SPECIAL ORDERS,
HDQRS. DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTH, Numbers 150
Hilton Head, S. C., April 11, 1864.

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II. Colonel W. B. Barton, Forty-eighth New York Volunteers, will proceed with the following regiments of his brigade to Hilton Head, and report to Colonel J. R. Howell, Eighty-fifth Pennsylvania Volunteers, commanding district: Forty-seventh New York Vounteers, Forty-eighth New York Volunteers, One hundred and fifteenth New York Volunteers. * * *

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By command of Major General Q. A. Gillmore:

ED. W. SMITH,
[35.] Lieutenant-Colonel and Assistant Adjutant-General.

HDQRS. DISTRICT OF FLORIDA, DEPT. OF THE SOUTH,

Jacksonville, April 12, 1864.

Major General Q. A. GILLMORE,

Commanding Department of the South:

GENERAL: Major Brooks arrived this afternoon with your orders, Every efforts is being made to carry them out without loss of time. Five steamers will be employed removing troops and stores to Picolata. As soon as this is done the troops ordered north will come to this point and take shipping for Hilton Head. The Spaulding leaves to-morrow morning with the Seventh Connecticut; the Cosmopolitan will follow her day after to-morrow with the Seventh New Hampshire. We have to-day established communication by signal with the mounth of the river. The Cossack is telegraphed as off the bar with a general officer on board. The following disposition will be made of the troops for the present: Picolata, Montgomery's brigade and one battery; Yellow Bluff and Saint John's Bluff, one regiment; scouting the country between Saint John's River and the coast, Henry' light brigade, less four companies; remainder of command at Jacksonville. Henry will draw his supplies from Saint Augustine, near which place he will make his headquarters. As soon as I learn definitely that the enemy are withdrawing their forces Henry will be directed to cross the river and make raids into the country of the enemy. I suspect that part of the enemy's force are already leaving the State, but have no positive information on that subject. I regret having to evcaute Palatka, as a number of the citizens who have shown Union sentiments will be forced to leave their homes. There is more Union sentiment among the people than is generally supposes. All that is needed to develop it is the assurance that the Government will not again abandon the country.

Very respectfully, your obedient servant,

John P. HATCH,

[35.] Brigadier-General, Commanding.

SPECIAL ORDERS,
HDQRS. DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTH, Numbers 238.
Hilton Head, S. C., June 11, 1864.

I. The commanding officer of the Fifty-second Pennsylvania Volunteers, with his regiment, will immediately proceed on receipt of this order to Folly Island, S. C., reporting to Brigadier General A. Schimmel-