Thomas W. Sherman to L. H. Pelouze, October 17, 1861

No. 15. Annapolis, Md., October 17, 1861.

The embarkation of the troops of this division will commence imme. diately and in accordance with the following order and assignment:

I. First Brigade, Brigadier-General Viele, commanding.

Third Regiment New Hampshire Volunteers to steamer Atlantic.

Forty-sixth Regiment New York Volunteers to steamer Webster.

Forty-seventh Regiment New York Volunteers to steamer Roanoke.

Forty-eighth Regiment New York Volunteers to steamer Empire The horses and wagons pertaining to the First Brigade are assigned to the steamers Belvidere and Philadelphia.

I. I. Second Brigade, Brig. Gen. I. I. Stevens, commanding. Roundhead Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers to steamer Ocean ueen. g Five companies of the Fiftieth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers to steamer Ocean Queen. ~

Five companies of the Fiftieth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers to steamer Vanderbilt. “

Eighth Regiment Michigan Volunteers to steamer Vanderbilt.

The horses and wagons pertaining to the Second Brigade are assigned to the steamer Ben De Ford. À

III. Third Brigade, Brig. Gen. H. G. Wright, commanding. A

Fourth Regiment New Hampshire Volunteers to the steamer Baltic.

Sixth Regiment Connecticut Volunteers to the steamers Marion and Parkersburg.

Seventh Regiment Connecticut Volunteers to the steamer Illinois.

Ninth Regiment Maine Volunteers to the steamer Coatzacoalcos.

The horses and wagons pertaining to the Third Brigade are assigned to the steamer Baltic.

I. V. Hamilton’s light battery to steamer Ericsson.

V. The Battalion of Volunteer Engineers (now at Fortress Monroe, Va.) to the steamer Star of the South.

V. I. The regiment of Rhode Island volunteers (now at Fortress Monroe, Va.) to the steamer Cahawba.

VII. Division headquarters to the steamer Atlantic and the horses pertaining thereto to the steamer Ericsson.

VIII. Each brigade commander will select from the transports assigned to his brigade the one upon which the headquarters will embark, the name of the transport thus selected to be reported to these headquarters.

I. X. The horses and equipments of mounted officers will,as far as praetieable, be so placed as to be disembarked at the shortest notice.

X. Brigade commanders will issue and enforce such orders as will effectually prevent any person not belonging to the military organization from embarking on their transports, and will prevent any stores from being shipped but the necessary provisions and supplies, including the authorized allowance of camp and garrison equipage.

X. I. No sutler but the one appointed by the Secretary of War will be recognized in any manner or received on board the transports belonging to this command.

By order of General T. W. Sherman: