GENERAL ORDERS, \ WAR DEPARTMENT,

n. Adjutant General's Office,

No* 87' ) Washington, July 24, 1862.

Promotions and appointments in the Army of the United States, made by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, since the publication of " General Orders," No. 73, of July 4,

1862.

I.. PROMOTIONS. Adjutant General's Department.

Lieutenant Colonel Don Carlos Buell, Assistant Adjutant General, to be Assistant Adjutant General with the rank of Colonel, July 17, 1862, to fill an original vacancy.

Major Seth Williams, Assistant Adjutant General, to be Assistant Adjutant General with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, July 17, 1862, to fill an original vacancy.

Major Julius P. Garesche, Assistant Adjutant General, to be Assist- ant Adjutant General with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, July 17, 1862, to fill an original vacancy.

Major Richard C. Drum, Assistant Adjutant General, to be Assistant Adjutant General with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, July 17, 1862, vice Buell, promoted.

Captain George L. HartsufT, Assistant Adjutant General, to be Assistant Adjutant General with the rank of Major, July 17, 1862, to fill an original vacancy.

Captain Nathaniel H. McLean, Assistant Adjutant General, to be Assistant Adjutant General with the rank of Major, July 17, 1862, to fill an original vacancy.

Captain John C. Kelton, Assistant Adjutant General, to be Assistant Adjutant General with the rank of Major, July 17, 1862, to fill an original vacancy.

Captain Robert Williams, Assistant Adjutant General, to be Assist- ant Adjutant General with the rank of Major, July 17, 1862, to fill an original vacancy.

Captain William D. Whipple, Assistant Adjutant General, to be Assistant Adjutant General with the rank of Major, July 17, 1862, to fill an original vacancy.

Captain Ckauncey McKeever, Assistant Adjutant General, to be Assistant Adjutant General with the rank of Major, July 17, 1882, to fill an original vacancy.

Captain Albert V. Colburn, Assistant Adjutant General, to be Assistant Adjutant General with the rank of Major, July 17, 1882, to fill an original vacancy.

Captain George D. Ruggles, Assistant Adjutant General, to be Assistant Adjutant General with the rank of Major, July 17, 1882, to fill an original vacancy.

Captain Thomas M. Vincent, Assistant Adjutant General, to be Assistant Adjutant General with the rank of Major, July 17, 1862, to fill an original vacancy.

Captain Oliver D. Greene, Assistant Adjutant General, to be Assist- ant Adjutant General with the rank of Major, July 17, 1862, vice Williams, promoted.

Captain Samuel Breck, Assistant Adjutant General, to be Assistant Adjutant General with the rank of Major, July 17, 1862, vice Garesche, promoted.

Medical Department.

Assistant Surgeon John Moore, to be Surgeon, May 12, 1882, vice Jarvis, deceased.

Assistant Surgeon Andrew K. Smith, to be Surgeon, June 11, 1882, vice Cuyler, appointed Medical Inspector.

Assistant Surgeon Richard H. Alexander, to be Surgeon, June 11, 1862, vice Coolidge, appointed Medical Inspector.

Assistant Surgeon Joseph E. Smith, to be Surgeon, June 11, 1862, vice Keeney, appointed Medical Inspector.

First Eegiment of Cavalry.

First Lieutenant Josiah H. Kellogg, to be Captain, May 20, 1862, vice Wheeler, cashiered. (Company C.)

Second Regiment of Artillery.

Second Lieutenant John A. Darling, to be first Lieutenant, May 31, 1862, vice Bailey, killed in battle. (Company K.)

Third Regiment of Artillery.

Second Lieutenant Henry F. Brownson, to be First Lieutenant, vice

Thomas, declined, and Morgan, who vacates his regimental commis- sion, to date from February 28, 1862. (Company K.)

Eighth Regiment of Infantry.

Second Lieutenant Hanson E. Weaver, to be First Lieutenant, vice Lewis, deceased, to date from February 27, 1862, and to take place on the Army Register next below First Lieutenant Samuel P. Ferris. (Company A.)

Promotions by Brevet.

Brigadier General Edwin V. Sumner, United States Army, to be Major General by Brevet, to date from May 31, 1862, for gallant and meritorious conduct at the battle of Fair Oaks, Virginia.

Colonel Samuel P. Heintzelman, of the Seventeenth Regiment of Infantry, to be Brigadier General by Brevet, to date from May 31, 1862, for gallant and meritorious conduct at the battle of Fair Oaks, Virginia.

Colonel Erasmus D. Keyes, of the Eleventh Regiment of Infantry, to be Brigadier General. by Brevet, to date from May 31, 1862, for gallant and meritorious conduct at the battle of Fair Oaks, Virginia.

Colonel Fitz-John Porter, of the Fifteenth Regiment of Infantry, to be Brigadier General by Brevet, to date from June 27, 1862, for gallant and meritorious conduct at the battle of Chickahominy, Virginia.

Colonel William B. Franklin, of the Twelfth Regiment of Infantry, to be Brigadier General by Brevet, to date from June 30, 1862, for gallant and meritorious conduct in the battle before Richmond, Virginia.

II ..APPOINTMENTS.

General Officer. *

Captain John Pope, of the Corps of Topographical Engineers, and Major General of Volunteers, to be Brigadier General, vice Wool, ap- pointed Major General, to date from July 14, 1862.

Medical Department.

William W. Keen, of Pennsylvania, to be Assistant Surgeon, July 11, 1862, to fill an original vacancy.

George L. Porter, of Pennsylvania, to be Assistant Surgeon, July 11, 1862, to fill an original vacancy.

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David L. Huntingdon, of Pennsylvania, to be Assistant Surgeon, July 11, 1862, to fill an original vacancy.

T. W. Williams, of the District of Columbia, to be Assistant Sur- geon, July 11, 1862, to fill an original vacancy.

Charles M. Colton, of Virginia, to be Assistant Surgeon, July 11, 1862, vice Hammond, appointed Surgeon General.

T. M. Brown, of Ohio, to be Assistant Surgeon, July 11 , 1862, vice Moore, promoted.

Charles S. De Graw, of New York, to be Assistant Surgeon, July 11, 1862, vice A. K. Smith, promoted.

Edward C. Strode, of Illinois, to be Assistant Surgeon, July 11, 1862, vice Vollum, appointed Medical Inspector.

Andrew H. Smith, of New York, to be Assistant Surgeon, July 11, 1862, vice Alexander, promoted.

Van Buren Hubbard, of Ohio, to be Assistant Surgeon, July 11, 1862, vice J. R. Smith, promoted.

Ordnance Department.

John Jamison, of Maryland, to be Military Storekeeper, July 14, 1862, vice Green, resigned.

First Regiment of Cavalry.

6. John H. Nichols, jun., of New York, to be Second Lieutenant, July 14, 1862, vice Swain, promoted. (Company K.)

7. Edward P. Bigelow, of New York, to be Second Lieutenant, July^ 14, 1862, vice Alexander, deceased. (Company E.)

First Regiment of Infantry.

, 3. John H. Purcell, Master Armorer of Ordnance, to be Second Lieutenant, July 14, 1862, vice Cusack, promoted. (Company K.)

Third Regiment of Infantry.

1. George K. Pomeroy, of Massachusetts, to be Second Lieutenant, July ,17, 1862, vice McGuire, promoted. (Company E.)

Fifth Regiment of Infantry.

2. James D. Crolly, of New York, to be Second Lieutenant, July 17, 1862, vice Mullins, promoted. (Company G.)

Eleventh Regiment of Infantry.

3. Alfred B. Farnsworth, of , to be Second Lieutenant, July 17, 1862, vice Fletcher, promoted.

Fourteenth Regiment of Infantry.

1. Sergeant Major Thomas E. Collins, of the Second Battalion, to be Second Lieutenant, July 14, 186*2, to fill an original vacancy.

2. Sergeant Augustus H. Bainbridge, of Company A, Second Bat- talion, to be Second Lieutenant, July 14, 1862, to fill an original vacancy.

Eighteenth Regiment of Infantry.

4. First Sergeant John J. Adair, of Company E, Third Battalion, to be Second Lieutenant, July 14, 1862, to fill an original vacancy.

5. First Sergeant Henry G. Litchfield, of Company Gr, Second Bat- talion, to be Second Lieutenant, July 14, 1862, to fill an original vacancy.

RE-APPOINTED.

Eighth Regiment of Infantry.

Hanson E. Weaver, of the District of Columbia, to be Second Lieu- tenant, June 25, 1861.

III. .TRANSFERRED.

Captain William B. Lane, Third Cavalry, from Company F to Com- pany D, July 24, 1862.

Captain Christopher H. McNally, Third Cavalry, from Company D to Company F, July 24, 1862.

First Lieutenant John M. Wilson, of the Second Artillery, to the Corps of Topographical Engineers, July 24, 1862.

First Lieutenant Adelbert Ames, of the Fifth Artillery, to the Corps of Topographical Engineers, July 24, 1862.

First Lieutenant Edmund Kirby, of the First Artillery, to the Corps of Topographical Engineers, July 24, 1862.

First Lieutenant Franklin Harwood, of the Third Artillery, to the Corps of Topographical Engineers, July 24, 1862.

First Lieutenant John W. Barlow, of the Second Artillery, to the Corps of Topographical Engineers, July 24, 1862.

First Lieutenant Alonzo H. Gushing, of the Fourth Artillery, to the Corps of Topographical Engineers, July 24, 1862.

First Lieutenant Peter C. Hains, of the Second Artillery, to the Corps of Topographical Engineers, July 24, 1882.

Appointments which have expired by Constitutional limitation-— not having been confirmed by the Senate.

Of Henry Van Rensselaer, as Brevet Brigadier General U. S. Army, July 17, 1882.

Of Louis H. Marshall, as additional Aide-de-Camp, with the rank of Colonel, July 17, 1882.

Of E. Detchy, as additional Aide-de-Camp, with the rank of Major, July 17, 1862.

Of Louis C. Bailey, as Second Lieutenant in the Fifth Cavalry, July 17, 1882.

IV.. CASUALTIES.

Resigned. (10.)

Colonel Thomas T. Gantt, Additional Aide-de-Camp, July 5, 1862.

Major James Lake, Additional Aide-de-Camp, July 16, 1862.

Captain Alvah H. Bereman, Eighteenth Infantry, July 22, 1882.

Captain Louis Philippe d'Orleans, Additional Aide-de-Camp,, July 15, 1882.

Captain Robert d'Orleans, Additional Aide-de-Camp, July 15, 1882.

First Lieutenant Claudius Schmidt, Eighteenth Infantry, June 30, 1862.

Second Lieutenant Howard Reeder, First Infantry, July 23, 1862.

Second Lieutenant Samuel S. Bigger, Nineteenth Infantry, July 7, 1882.

Assistant Surgeon Pascal A. Quinan, July 7, 1862.

Military Storekeeper John A. Green, Ordnance Department, June 27, 1882.

Died. (6.)

Colonel Electus Backus, Sixth Infantry, at Detroit, Michigan, June 7,1882.

Colonel Charles Ellet, Additional Aide-de-Camp, of wounds received in the naval engagement before Memphis, Tennessee, June 21, 1862.

Major Nathan B. Russell, Third Infantry, killed at ike battle oj Gaines1 Mill, Virginia, June 27, 1862.

Captain Henry V. DeHart, Fifth Artillery, near Fort Hamilton, New York, of wounds received in the battle before Richmond, Virginia, July 13, 1882.

Captain Albert Dodd, Seventeenth Infantry, killed at the battle of Gaines1 Mill, Virginia, June 27, 1862.

First Lieutenant Martin V. B. Lewis, Eighth Infantry, at Winchester, Virginia, June 29, 1862.

Cashiered. (1.)

Captain Edmund C. Jones, Seventh Infantry, July 9, 1862.

V.. CASUALTIES IN THE VOLUNTEER FORCE RAISED UNDER THE ACTS APPROVED JULY 22 AND 25, 1861, AND JULY 5, 1838.

Appointments which have expired by Constitutional limitation — not having been confirmed by the Senate.

Of Justus McKinstry, as Brigadier General of Volunteers, July 17, 1862.

Of John B. S. Todd, as Brigadier General of Volunteers, July 17, 1862.

Of Randolph B. Marcy, as Brigadier General of Volunteers, July 17, 1862.

Of Stewart Van Vliet, as Brigadier General of Volunteers, July 17, 1862.

Of George W. Cullum, as Brigadier General of Volunteers, July 17, 1862.

Of Andrew C. Kemper, as Assistant Adjutant General, with the rank of Captain, July 17, 1862.

Of John P. Finkelmeier, as Assistant Adjutant General, with the rank of Captain, July 17, 1862.

Resigned. (9.)

Captain Edward M. Davis, Assistant Quartermaster, July 7, 1862. Captain Dexter F. Parker, Assistant Quartermaster, July 15, 1862. Captain Ira B. Gibbs, Commissary of Subsistence, August 7, 1862.

Captain Sylvanus B. Hance, Assistant Adjutant General, July 7, 1862.

Captain Skidinore E. Lefferts, Assistant Quartermaster, July 7, 1862.

Captain Charles Shields, Assistant Quartermaster, July 1, 1862.

Brigade Surgeon O. Martin, July 23, 1862.

Brigade Surgeon Alpheus B. Crosby, June 30, 1862.

Brigade Surgeon W. G. Lowman, July 7, 1862.

Commission vacated by new appointment, (1.)

By Medical Inspector George T. Allen, his commission as Brigade Surgeon of Volunteers, June 29, 1862.

Declined, (2.)

By Speed Butler, of Illinois, the appointment of Commissary of Subsistence, August 3, 1861.

By Anthony L. Weaver, of Ohio, the appointment of Commissary of Subsistence, April 14, 1862.

Died, (1.)

Captain Henry Clay, Assistant Adjutant General, at Louisville, Kentucky, June 5, 1862.

Discharged, (1.)

Captain W. W. Leland, Commissary of Subsistence, June 24, 1862.

Dismissed, (1.) Additional Paymaster Obadiah H. Piatt, June 21, 1862.

VI.. Officers have been arranged, in the foregoing Order, to the Companies, to which they succeeded in the natural course of promotion or appointment. Should a different assignment, however, have since been made by competent authority, it will take precedence of the former.

VII.. The numbers prefixed to the names of certain officers, in the above list of appointments, indicate their rank among those of the same date.

VIII. .Acceptance or non-acceptance of appointments, and, in case of acceptance, the birth-place of the officer appointed, his age and residence when appointed, and his full name, correctly written, will in every case be promptly reported to the Adjutant General.

IX.. With the exception of those detached from their regiments on special duty, or unable from some other valid cause to comply with the order, the officers promoted and appointed will join their proper regiments, companies, and stations, without delay. Those recently ap- pointed, who fail to do so within a reasonable time, will be considered as having declined their appointments. And those who- deem themselves included in the exception just above made, will immediately submit a statement of their case, through the proper channel, to this office, for further consideration.

By order of the Secretary of War:

L. THOMAS,

Adjutant General. Official:

Assistant Adjutant General.

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