L, Thomas to August 10, 1862, March 22, 1862

GENERAL ORDERS, ) WAR DEPT., ADJT. GENERAL’S OFFICE,

March 22, 1862.

No, 29. f Washington, March 22, 1862. In the changes recently made in the boundaries of department commands it may happen that troops belonging to one department may either be in, or may unavoidably pass into, another. In such a case the troops so situated will continue under the command of the general under whose orders they may have been operating; but it is expected that they will be withdrawn as soon as the position they may occupy comes within the control of the proper commander of the department.

By order of the Secretary of War: Ñ

Adjutant- General.

[Indorsement.]

AUGUST 10, 1862.

Respectfully forwarded. ‘ ELA l

I have supposed that General Orders, No. 29, of 1862, applied to

troops passing through, even temporarily within, the limits of a depart100 OPERATIONS ON THE PACIFIC COAST. [Cuap. LXI.

ment to which they did not belong, but it will be seen that General