Allowance of Transportation, Tents, and Baggage.
Head-Quarters, Army of the Potomac.
Camp near Harrison’s Landing, Va., August 10, 1862.
General Orders,
No. 153.
I. The following allowance of wagons is authorized:
| For the Head-Quarters of an Army Corps | Four |
| ” ” a Division or Brigade | Three |
| For a Battery of Light Artillery, or Squadron of Cavalry | Three |
| For a full regiment of Infantry | Six |
This allowance will in no case be exceeded, but will be reduced to correspond as nearly as practicable with the number of officers and men actually present. All means of transportation in excess of the prescribed standard will be immediately turned in to the depot, with the exception of the authorized supply trains, which will be under the direction of the Chief Quartermasters of Corps. The Chief Quartermaster of this Army will direct the organization of the supply trains.
II. The Army must be prepared to bivouac when on marches away from the depots. The allowance of tents will therefore be immediately reduced to the following standard, and no other accommodations must be expected until a permanent depot is established:
For the Head-Quarters of an Army Corps, Division, or Brigade, one wall tent for the General Commanding, and one to every two officers of his staff.