SPECIAL ORDERS,
HDQRS. DEPT. OF THE SUSQUEHANNA, No. 274.
Chambersburg, Pa., November 15, 1864.

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2. The verbal instructions of the commanding general of November 6, 1864, to Colonel H. A. Frink, One hundred and eighty-sixth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers, to proceed from Harrisburg to Philadelphia and assume command of his regiment during the time of the election, after which to return, is hereby confirmed.

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By command of Major-General Couch:

JNO. S. SCHULTZE,
Assistant Adjutant-General.

CITY POINT, VA., November 15, 1864-11.30 a. m.

Major General A. DIX, New York:

Have the troops sent to New York started back yet? I wish you would urge provost-marshal in your department to forward all troops and recruits to the field without delay.

U. S. GRANT,

Lieutenant-General.

NEW YORK, November 15, 1864.

Lieutenant General U. S. GRANT, City Point:

Your dispatch received. General Butler's troops have gone, and all dispatch will be used in forwarding the others.

JOHN A. DIX,

Major-General.

HEADQUARTERS MIDDLE MILITARY DIVISION,
November 16, 1864.

Major-General HALLECK, Chief of Staff:

I have not yet heard from the list of promotions which I asked for on account of meritorious conduct on the 19th of October. The service of some of these officers will soon expire, and they will be lost to the Government. Colonel Devin, of the cavalry, goes out on the 18th; Colonel Duval will also go out by expiration of service. The promotions I referred to are scarcely an equivalent for services performed.

P. H. SHERIDAN,

Major-General, Commanding.

SPECIAL ORDERS,
HDQRS. MIDDLE MILITARY DIVISION, No. 85.
November 16, 1864.

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7. Major H. H. Young, Second Rhode Island Volunteers, is hereby assigned to duty as acting aide-de-camp on the staff of the major-general commanding, and will be obeyed and respected accordingly.

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By command of Major-General Sheridan:

C. KINGSBURY, JR.,
Assistant Adjutant-General.