Bright.
Fort Harrison
(Federal) opened its batteries on our lines at Chaffin's Farm yesterday
evening, without effect. An officer tells me that heavy and quick firing was
also heard on the Petersburg lines, indicating, he thought, a battle. We have
nothing of this in the papers, or in any dispatch I have seen.
Assistant Secretary
Campbell is writing a portion of Mr. Secretary Seddon's report for him. Mr.
C.'s son was promoted to a majority yesterday.
At 2 P.M. we have a
rumor that Gen. Early has been defeated, losing all his guns but one.
A letter from the
Secretary of the Treasury recommends the detail or exemption of the bank
officers of South Carolina. The poor country clod-hoppers have no friends, and
must do the fighting.
The following order,
dictated by the President, has been published :
ADJUTANT
AND INSPECTOR-GENERAL'S OFFICE,
RICHMOND,
October 20th, 1864.
GENERAL
ORDERS No. 82.
I.
The Chief of the Bureau of Ordnance will, without delay, take measures to place
in the field one-fifth of all the men employed in his department (including
contractors and their employees) of the classes specified in General Order
No. 77, A. and I. G. Office (current series). To this end he
will direct the several officers in charge of arsenals, workshops, depots, etc.
to turn over to the nearest enrolling officers, by lists showing their ages,
occupations, and residences, such proportion of their employees (including
contractors and employees under them) of the classes above referred to as will
constitute in the aggregate one-fifth of the whole number in the said classes,
according to returns in his office of Sept. 30th, 1864. Duplicates of such
lists will be sent to the Generals of Reserves of the States, and triplicates
to the Chief of Ordnance. Three days are allowed for the execution of this
Order after its reception at any post or station of the Ordnance Department.
II.
he Chief of the Niter and Mining Bureau will, in like manner, turn over, on
similar lists, one-fifth of all men of the classes specified in General Order
No. 77, employed in iron, lead, copper, and coal mines, and all
service appertaining thereto, whether directly under officers of his Bureau or
by contractors. Duplicate and triplicate lists to be furnished as above
directed in the Ordnance Bureau, and will in the same manner turn over
one-fifth of all such men now employed in the Niter service.
The
period of three days, under the same conditions as above mentioned, is allowed
for the execution of this order.
III.
The list of persons directed in the foregoing sections to be turned over to the
enrolling officers will be prepared at once on the reception of this Order, and
will be furnished to the said officers within three days, as above prescribed,
by the various officers of each of the above Bureaus, having men under their
charge, and every assistance will be rendered by the latter to the enrolling
officer to carry out the intention of this order.
IV.
So much of General Order No. 77 as relates to men employed in the two Bureaus
named above is hereby suspended, and the foregoing Orders will stand in lieu of
all requirements under the former.
By
order.
S.
COOPER
A. and I. General.
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