GENERAL ORDERS,
HDQRS. CAVALRY, MIDDLE MILITARY DIV., No. 11.
September 8, 1864.

Captain George B. Sanford, First U. S. Cavalry, is hereby relieved from duty as acting assistant adjutant-general, and announced as commissary of muskets for the cavalry, Middle Military Division, in pursuance of paragraph 9, Special Orders, No. 27, headquarters Middle Military Division, September 7, 1864. He will be obeyed and respected accordingly.

By command of Brigadier-General Torbert:

WM. RUSSELL, JR.,

Major and Assistant Adjutant-General.

SPECIAL ORDERS,
HDQRS. CAVALRY, MIDDLE MILITARY DIV., No. 17.
September 8, 1864.

I. By direction of the major-general commanding, the Sixth Pennsylvania Cavalry is temporarily detached from the Reserve Brigade, First Division, and will immediately proceed to Pleasant Valley, Md., near Harper's Ferry, and camp near the dismounted cavalry camp. On arriving at the latter place the senior officer of the regiment will assume command of the dismounted camp.

II. Those men of the Sixth Pennsylvania who are to be discharged in September and October will be at once dismounted and the horses turned over to men of the Reserve Brigade in dismounted camp, veterans being mounted first.

III. On the arrival of the Sixth Pennsylvania Cavalry, Captain Stevenson, Company C, and Lieutenant Cafferty, Company D, First New York (Lincoln) Cavalry, will report to Brigadier-General Torbert, chief of cavalry, without delay, for duty with their regiment.

By command of Brigadier-General Torbert:

W. M. RUSSELL, JR.,
Major and Assistant Adjutant-General.

HEADQUARTERS CAVALRY, MIDDLE MILITARY DIVISION,

September 8, 1864 - 8 p. m.

General MERRITT:

GENERAL: The chief of cavalry directs that you detail one good sized regiment to proceed at 5 a. m. to-morrow to Charlestown, for the purpose of conducting to the front the trains of the army, which will be escorted to that place by a detail of General Stevenson's command. The commanding officer of the train from Charlestown by the Berryville pike, and will be held responsible for its safety. A regiment of infantry will be stationed at Rippon, and will remain at that point until the rear of the train has passed.

Very respectfully, &c.,

WM. RUSSELL, JR.,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

HEADQUARTERS CAVALRY, MIDDLE MILITARY DIVISION,
September 8, 1864.

[General MERRITT:]

GENERAL: General Torbert directs that the commanding officer of the regiment detailed to go to Charlestown to-morrow a. m. report