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The reports are made under these several head
ings: Department of West Virginia, Middle
Department, Department of East Virginia, De
partment of the West, South West and Gulf,
22nd Army Corps, Veteran Reserve Corps, De
partment of the South. The number of men,
regiment, State, and branch of service are sta
ted. The utmost care is taken to render this re
port correct. A copy of each daily report is en
tered in the morning report book.
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DISTRIBUTING.
Detachments belonging to the 22nd Army Corps
are sent to their commands daily; they are
placed in charge of competent non-commissioned
officers, who receive their instructions from
Lieut. Col. Sam'l McKelvy, commanding camp,
or R. P. Crawford, Capt. <fc A. A. G. The men
are turned over to their respective commands,
and a receipt taken for tho same.
Detachments are sent to distant departments
weekly, or as often as transportation can bo fur
nished. They are placed in charge of a commis
sioned officer, who receives his instructions from
the Lieutenant Colonel Commanding, Samuel
McKelvy, or R. P. Crawford, Capt. & A. A. G.,
who select and arms a guard for the detachment.
A correct register is kept of departures, and
numbered from the first day of the month, the
form of the Register of Departures, same as
Register of Arrivals, and entry made on Alpha
betical Register as before shown. A complete
list is also sent to the Receiving Office. In addi
tion to the aforementioned books, we have a
Regimental Register, after the form of the Alpha
betical Register, so that we can roadily inform
ourselves as to the names and number of man
in camp for any stated regiment outside the
Army of tho Potomac.
Total No. men received, Feb. 1864, 1477
" " sent to reg. " " 1114
" " received, Mar., " 1873
" " sent to reg. " " 1729
" " received, April, " 2094
" " sent to reg. " " 1793
" " received, May, " 1590
" " sent to reg. " " 2023
Morning Report, 377
CERTIFICATES
are given where men remain in camp over a
" muster day," showing that they are not mus
tered. These certificates are approved by Sam'l
McKelvy, Lieut. Col. commanding, or R. P.
Crawford, Capt. tfc A. A. G.
STAT X HE NTS
of men who claim their terms of service have
expired, and where they have claims for back
pay, &c., are carefully prepared, and with offi
cial papers, if any, promptly forwarded to R. P.
Crawford, Capt. <fe A. A. G., for instructions.
FOOD.
At the call for meals men are formed in two
ranks and marched to the dining rooms, undor
the charge of the several Wardmasters, where
their food is served on plates, and knife, fork
and spoon is furnished. The food is exceedingly
well cooked and bountifully supplied. The
kitchens and dining rooms are under the excel
lent suporintendence of Capt. J, N, P. Bird, 7th
Wis. Vols.
CLOTHING.
Great care is taken in issuing clothing, and
only such clothing is issued as is absolutely ne
cessary. Lists of names and articles of clothing
required are submitted to the Division com
mander, and on being approved, men are formed
\n two ranks, and marched by the Wardmasters
•to the office for tho purpose of signing the rolls,
tb© Wardmasters witness theaigning of the rolls
to prevent fraud. Three rolls are signed, two of
form No. 52, the third a regimental roll simihir
in form to Form No. 52, which is sent promptly
at the end of each month to tho Adjutant of the
regiment, with request to charge to accounts of
men the different articles drawn, and to acknow
ledge receipt of roll to these headquarters. The
clothing is not issued in this office, but an order
is give on J. A. Elison, Capt. and A. Q. M., who
issues to the men, and at the end of the month
transfers and receipts are exchanged. The men
are charged with clothing drawn in a book of
ledger form, for future reference, and when their
descriptive lists are on file at this office, the sev
eral articles drawn aro endorsed upon them.
descriptive lists.
A record is kept of every list or official paper
of any kind, tending to account for the absence
of men from their commands, <fee.
When men are sent to regiments or elsewhere
their descriptive lists (if any on file at this of
fice,) invariably accompany the men.
PASSES.
A limited number of passes are'issued every
day (Sundays excepted) to visit Washington or
Alexandria. These passes are given in blank to
the division commanders, by Lieut. Col. Samuel
McKelvy, commanding camp. Each applicant
is examined and only those cases most urgent,
and where the applicant proves to the entire sat
isfaction of the Division commander, that he is
really entitled to a pass, are those passes grant
ed. A correct register is kept of all passes
granted.
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DESERTIONS.
Considering the large number of men received
at this post there are very few desertions—not
over five per month. Whenever such cases oc
cur they are promptly reported to the Lieutenant
Colonel commanding, and effective means taken
to secure their apprehension.
INSPECTIONS
Are made of this command by the Division com
mander every Sunday morning at &i o'clock A.
M. Men are required to appear in uniform, hair
cut short, beard neatly trimmed, shoes well
blacked, <fee.
There is a monthly inspection made by R. P.
Crawford, Captain and A. A. General, usually
on or about the 20th of the month, and tho pre
scribed inspection report furnished.
HEALTH
Of the command is excellent. The number sent
to hospital will not average over three per day,
the most of those are cases of incomplete recov
ery of patients sent from hospital. Very few
cases of small pox have occured. In such cases
the bed clothing is promptly burned, and every
means taken to prevent its further progress.—
Men are given passes to go to the creek and
bathe as often as required, and are placed in
charge of a reliable sergeant, who sees that they
return at the proper time.
MONTHLY RETURNS OF QUARTERMASTERS
STORES, ETC.,
Are made to the Quartermaster General, by the
Division commanders, always before the 10th of
tho month. Great care is taken that such stores
aro not wasted or improperly expended.
Hoping that this report will prove satisfactory,
I am sir, very respectfully
Your obedient servant,
L. SAMUELS,
Lieutenant 62 N. Y. S. Vols.,
Com'g. 2d Div. Rend'z. Dis., Va.
Headquarters Deserters' Division, )
Rendezvous of Distrirution, Va., >
May 31, 1864. J
Capt. R. P. Crawford, A. A, G<.—Captain :—
I have the honor to report the manner in which
the business of this Division is conductod.
1. Tho Division is composed of five (5) bar
racks, set apart for the exclusive use of men ar
rested and held as deserters. It is guarded by a
detachment of the Veteran Reserve Corps, de
tailed daily by order of the commanding officer
of the post, from whom they receive instructions,
2. All men are received in this Division through
the General Receiving Office of the Post, their
names recorded in a book kept for tliat purpose,
on which is also transcribed from the accompa
nying rolls and papers, all matters relating to
each individual case, thusshowingat a glance as
complete a history of each man as can be obtain
ed. The original rolls are then placed on file for
reference. The men are assigned to barracks by
corps or departments, one barrack being reserv
ed for belonging to such regiments, the location
of which we have no knowledge. All papers re
lating to the men, after being separated, are re
corded by corps or departments and placed on
file.
3. All orders relative to the disposition of the
men are received from Headquarters of tho Post.
The departure of each man is recorded, together
with the date of the same, and the place to which
he is sent.
4. All men sent to regiment and returned not
identified, are reported through Headquarters to
the proper authorities, their cases investigated
and disposed of with as little delay as possible.
Reports are also made of the cases of men whose
regiments have been mustered out of service,
that in case they are deserters they may be as
signed to regiments to serve out the term of their
enlistment, and make good the time lost by de
sertion.
5. There have been received in this Division
since tho 29th of March last, the date I took com
mand, sixty-five (65) men who haveboen releas
ed from confinement and furnished transporta
tion to the place of their arrest, it having been
ascertained that they had been illegally arrested
and held as deserters. This has been at a cost to
the government, so far as can be ascertained
from the papers received with the men, of two
hundred and seventeen dollars, ($217) exclusive
of cost and subsistence and transportation.
6. A daily Morning Report is made, noting all
changes in the Division; also monthly and tri
monthly reports. These reports are made to
Headquarters of the Post.
7. There are employed for the work of this Di
vision, one (1) commissioned officer, command
ing, and eight (8) detailed men as clerks and
wardmasters. Very Respectfully,
Your ob't servant,
J. T. STEWART,
Lieut. 29th Ohio V. 1., Comd'g Division.
Ordinance Department, )
Rendezvous of Distribution, Va., >
June 10. 1864. J
Number and kind of arms, equipments, «fco.,
issued from this Department to men being for
warded to the Army of the Potomac during th<»
month of May:
( Springfield rifled muskets 1 278
Enfield rifled muskets 3,445
Total, „ t 4J23
Complete sets of equipments , 4*733
Rounds of cartridge 582,000
CHARLES J. BROWN,
Ist Lieut, and A. O, O.
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The rebel iron-clad North Carolina, which re
cently came a short distance over the Wilming
ton bar, leaked so badly as to compel her to run
ashore. When the tide fell she broke ihWaJn
amidships.
