The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-12-07
GENERAL ORDERS No. rs.

GENERAL ORDERS No. 10.
HEADQUARTERS OF THIS ARMY,
Adjutant Generals Office,
Washington, Dec 2, l84l.
Promotions and Appointments in the Army Of the
United States since the PRONUNCIATION of General
Orders" No. "a, Of August % 1871.
PROMOTIONS.
Major Joseph P. Taylor, Commissary Of Subsistence
To be Assistant Commlssary General with the rank
OF Lieut. Colonel, 3Oth November, ls4l, vice Hook,
deceased.
Breyet Major Richard b. Lee Commissary Of Sub
siscnce, to be Commissary with the rank Of Major,
3Oh November, 1912, vice Taylor promoted.
CoRPs OF TopoGRAPHIcAL ENGINEERS
Second Lieut., William Fl. Warner, to be LIST Lieu
tenant LIST September, 1871, vice Allen deceased.
SECOND REGIMENT OF DRAGONS.
Second Lieut. John H. Hill, to be LIST Lieutenant
Sh October, l8il, vice Lawton, resigned.
Brevet % Lieut.. Philip w. Mcdonald, to be Cd
Lieutenant 9Th October, vice Hill promoted
FIRST REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY.
Breyet ID Lieut. Samuel Jones to be I'd Lieutenant
/, 2Sth September 1871, vice Whipple transferred TO
the Corps of Typographical Engineers
THIRD REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY
Brevet Major John Erving Captain 4lh Artillery to
IL be Major 18th June, 1871, wee Churchill appoint
ed Inspector General.
First Lieut.. Robert Anderson to be Captain 23d
October, lsil, vice Garner deceased
First Lieut.. E d. Reyes, to be Captain 30th Novem-
ber l64l, vice Lee, promoted.
Second Lieut.. William Gillian, to be LIST Lieutenant
23d October, lS4l, vice Anderson, promoted
Second Lieut.. William L. Sherman, to be LIST Lieu
tenant 3Oth November, lS4l, vice Reyes, promo
Brevet ID Lieut.. Richard P. Hammond to be Cd Lieu
tenant 9th September, 1871 vice Jones, deceased.
Brewer 81 Lieut.. J. F Reynolds, TO be ID Lieutenant
23d October, lS4l, vice Gillian, promoted
FOURTH REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY.
First Lieut. John B. Scott 10 be Captain 25th June,
lS4i. vice Ewing promoted
Second Lieut., Edmund Bradford, to be lst Leuten-
ant 25h june, lS4l, vice Scott, promoted.
Brevet I'd Lieut.. Simon S. Fahnestockto be ID Lieu
tenant LIST July 1871.
THIRD REGIMENT OF INFANTRY.
Second Lieut. Daniel T. Chandler to be LIST Leuten-
ant Both September, 1S4l vice Currier, resigned.
Brevet 2d Lieut. Israel b. Richardson to be Leuten-
an, Both September, 1884, vice Chandler, pro-
NOTED.
SEVENTH REGIMENT OF INFANTRY
| Brevet ID Lieut.. Francis N. Page, 10 BIO ID Lieu
tenant Both October, ls4l, vice Gannet, deceased
EIGHTH REGIMENT OF INFANTRY.
Second Lieut.. William B. Hayward to be LIST Lieu
tenant 3lst August, lS4l, vice Johns, resigned.
Second Lieut.. Joseph Selden to be 81 Lieutenant 7th
| Sci TENDER, le4l. vice Harvie, deceased.
BIevet ID Lieut.. John Beardsley TO be I'd Lieutenant
3lst August, lS4l, vice Hayward promoted
Brevet I'd Lieut. Alexander G. II. Darnes to be ID
| Lieutenant 18th September l8fl, vice Selden, pro-
Brevet I'd Lieut.. Charles F. Morris, to be Cd Lieu
tenant 2Sn September, l64l, vice Clarke, trans
| ferred to the ID Dragons.
H.-APP OINTMENTs.
| Brevet Brigadier General John r.. Wool Inspector
| General. to be Brigadier General 25h June, lS4l
vice Brevet Major General Winfield Scott appoint
| ed Major General
Major Sylvester Churchill of the Sd Regiment OF Ar
tillery, to be Inspector General 25lh June ls4l,
vice Wool appointed Brigadier General
| First Lieut.. VIM g. Freeman of the 4th regiment of
/ Artillery, TO be Assistant Adjutant General with
the brevet rank of Captain, ID December, l64l vice
Anderson resigned
First Lieut.. G G. Wsggaman of the LIST regiment Of
| Artillery, 10 be Conmssary of Subsistence, with
the rank of Assistant Quartermas,er ed De, ember.
Is4, vice Lee promoted
| William Levely OF the State Of Maryland TO be As
| sistant Surgeon 30th September, 1S4l
Dabney Herndon, Of the State Of Virginia, to be As
| sistant Surgeon Both September, 1871.
St. Clair Denny, late Captain 9Th Infantry to be
Paymaster 18th October 1884, vice Herring dis
missed
Charles Davies, late Professor in the Military Acod-
! envy, to be Paymaser 18th November, vice Fraser
resigned.
J. Washington Tyson, of the State of Pennsylvania,
to be Commissary of Purchases llth October, SAL
vice Irvine, deceased.
IIL-CASUALTIES. Cls)
RESERVATIONS. 49,
i November 1871.
LIST Lieut. R. B. Lawton, I'd Dragons, 9Th October
l64l.
lst Lieut. Thomas Johns, 9Th Infantry 3ist August,
LIST Lieut.. Jacob Currer, Sd Infantry Both Septem-
Der, 1Sil.
I'd Lieut.. VIM. B. Greene, 7th Infantry, Goth No
vember, lS4l.
Psymsster d. Fraser, 18th November, 1911
Assistant Surgeon Henry Holt, Both September
Assistant Surgeon w W. Hoxton, Both September,
/ lS4I.
DEATns. (s)
It. Col. JAS H. Hook, Sub Dept at Washington
ID. c. Both Nov. l54l.
Captain Hezckiah Garner, Sd Art. at St. Augustine
| Fl 23d Oct 1871.
LIST. Lieut.. A. P. Allen, Top Eng. at For, Jcsup, La
LIST Lieut., John M Harvic, 9Th Inf. at Cedar Keys,
| FL 18th Sept lS4l.
I'd Lieut. Thos M. Gannett 7th Inf at Pilatka, FL
Both Oct. 1871.
ID Lieut. E. M. Thayer, ID Drag at Fort Shannon
FL 10th Sept 1871.
ID Lieut. VIM Page Jones, Sd Art. at Fl McHenry,
4 Md 9th Sept 1881
Assistant Surgeon X. Weightman, at Fort Marion
Fl. Both Oct. 1871.
Calender Irvine, Com. Of Pur. at Philadelphia, Pa
9Th Oct. 1871.
DISMISSED. (l)
Elber Herring, Paymas'er, Nth October, 1871.
The officers promoted and appointed will join their
proper stations and companies without delay those on
detached service, acting under special orders and
Instructions will report by letter TO their respective
| Colonies.