immediately attend to the condition and cleanliness of their troops, their arms, ammunition, and accouterments, putting all things in good order to-day, and will hold thorough inspections to-morrow at 10 a. m. Immediately after landing a careful field return will be made of each regiment, stating number of desertions, if any. Brigade commander and the chief of artillery are reminded that the tri-monthly reports of the 9th instant should be forwarded as soon as possible.

By command of Brigadier-General Hawley:

CHAS. H. GRAVES,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

GENERAL ORDERS,
HDQRS. PROVISIONAL DIVISION,
ARMY OF THE JAMES, No. 2.
New York Harbor, November 11, 1864.

The following-named officers will constitute the staff of this temporary organization and will be obeyed and respected accordingly:

Captain Charles H. Graves, assistant adjutant-general, U. S. Volunteers; Captain H. R. Pierson, assistant quartermaster, U. S. Volunteers; Captain William T. Seward, commissary of subsistence; First Lieutenant John Van Keuren, aide-de-camp; Second Lieutenant Albert Forster, aide-de-camp.

By command of Brigadier-General Hawley:

CHAS H. GRAVES,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

GENERAL ORDERS,
HDQRS. PROVISIONAL DIVISION,
ARMY OF THE JAMES, No. 3.
New York Harbor, November 11, 1864.

1. The organization of the troops of this command is announced as follows:

First Brigade, Colonel J. C. Abbott, Seventh New Hampshire Volunteers, commanding: Seventh New Hampshire Volunteers, Lieutenant Colonel A. W. Rollins; Sixth Connecticut Volunteers, Lieutenant Colonel Daniel Klein; Tenth Connecticut Volunteers, Captain Hickerson; Third New Hampshire Volunteers, Lieutenant Colonel J. F. Randlett; Seventh Connecticut Volunteers, Captain S. S. Atwell; Eleventh Maine Volunteers, Lieutenant Maxfield.

Second Brigade, Colonel A. P. Rockwell, Sixth Connecticut Volunteers, commanding: Ninth Vermont Volunteers, Lieutenant-Colonel Barney; Eighty-first New York Volunteers, Lieutenant-Colonel Raulston; Ninety-eighth New York Volunteers, Major Rogers; One hundred and forty-eighth New York Volunteers, Captain H. R. Gardner; One hundred and twelth New York Volunteers, Lieutenant-Colonel Smith; Thirteenth Indiana Volunteers, ---.

2. Captain L. L. Langdon will take command of the artillery.

3. Field returns will be required at division headquarters by 7.30 a. m. daily.

By order of Brigadier-General Hawley:

CHAS. H. GRAVES,

Assistant Adjutant-General.