The New York herald., 1844-07-15
Price Two Cents.
HEAp QUARTERS OF THE AMY,
ADJUTANT GENERALS OFFICE,
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the lst of January, lSl4
l. PsoMoTloss -S,esnd Regiment Of Artillery Second
1874 vice Ptkin, resigned Brevst Second Leu,enant
David Gibson Of the Third Artillery TO be Second Lieut.
June 1874 vice Nichols, promoted Third Regiment ef
-qrfiAery- -Brevet First Lieutenant George Thonas
be First Lieutenant April 30 lsls vice kstchum resign.
ed Second Lieut. Horace Field 10 be Ftst Lsu,enbnt
June 81 l9ia vice FIszer, deceased Brevet Second
Lsuten0nt John Hhouse, OF the 4,h Artillery 10 be se
cond Lieutenant April 80, 1874 vice Thomas, promoted
bievst cond Lieutenant Charles L. Klburn, be
cond Li'utenant, June 81 1914 vice Field. promoted.
frst Rsgintnt Of hfanhy-second Lieutenant Garrett
barry TO be FRS, Leuensnt January 81 lsi4 vice Coxe
resigned Second Lieutenant Gsorgs w. asce, 10 he
Brevet second Lieut. Charles ~ Jordan OF the sh In.
intfy 10 he % Lent Jan 81 1874 vice Barry promoted
70 be Second Lieutenant, March 1, eai, Wallace.
promoted. Second RI eimtnt Of bJonhy y-BIevet ID
Second lcustnant, January - 1914 vice Hoffman, De-
ceased Third Regiment cf hyanigy -Fust Ii.t'tnent
George Fitld, TO be Cspain Febfre.N le44, wee
heeer. resigned sseond Lient ushrod r. Joh son,
70 he Fi.s Lieutenant, February 30 Is44 rlsA no
moed Btsvet I'd Lieut.. Andrew ! " iiaunsoas ol The
vice johnson promoted Si1h R.sfn,eru Of Ifanny-- "a
Lieut. Lewis Armsiead, to b. FiIst Lent udni, Elsch
80 U4i yice Ldes decsaAei Brevet second Lieuten-
ant Charles T. Baker. Of the 81 Infantry be Second
Lieutenant, March 80, isai, vica Asmstead promoted
Sertntt Regiment Of hJanf'y-sccond Lieut.. Cherries
Hanson, to be Fnst Lieutenant Msrch 49, 1874 vice Ba.
ker cashi.red Breyet Second Lieut. Lafayette McLaws
OF the 9th Infantry be Second LanteDant. March 49,
ls44 vice Hanson, promoted. Brspsfs.-Leu Colonel
Bennett Riley OF the I'd Regiment Of Infantry, TO be CO.
lionel by Brevet for long mertorous and gallant ser
vices take rank as such from thu I'd day Of June sao
the day which fought the battle Of Choknchatts
in Florida in which ulaly
by his bravery and good conduct Captain John Aber-
crombie Of the st Regiment Of Inanty be Major by
Brevet for gallant and meriforous services in Florida
rank such the 25h December 1887 the day on
which fought the battle OF the Okeschobee, which
occasion he acted" in the language OF his Commander
Brevet BrigAfier General Taylor with the greatest
galluntry anu cooness"
II. ArrorrrM,rrs.-M Medical DepGrtmn,
Surgeon Joseph j. Wright to be Surgeon, March 49,
1874, vice Macomb, deccased George BUST Of South Ca
rona date Assistant surgeon TO be Assistant surgeon
OF Georgia, to be Military Store keeper April a. Is44-
1'anys's-CaPtan John C. Casey, Of the % Artillery TO
below Captain Van orne Captain Henry out, #
the Sd Infantry TO the I'd Artillery, take plsce the
Lieutenant Cyrus Hail. of the 9Th Infantry to the LIST In
iantry, TO take place on the Army Register next below
Lieutenant Denman; Second Lieutenant Charles D Jor
dan OF the LIST Infantry the sh nfas,ry place
on the Army Register next below Lieutenant Clark
m ne ,oowng wi NAMED oadss graduates o. Mill
airy officers with the Brevet of Second
formty with the law and the direction Of the President
10 take rank fIo July l, lS44:
BRKvET SECOND LIEuTENANTs TO THE Conps %
TopoeRArHcAL EsoiNrsss
!. Cadet william @. Peck. of Connecticut.
BREyEr SECOND LIEuTkSANTs ATTACHED TO THE DnAcooN
.. Cadet Joseph II. whi,,lesey ofN York, I'd Drsgs
7. Cadet Alfred Pleasonton Of the Dis
.. Cadet Augustus Cook, Of Kentucky, Kad D.sss.
10 Cadet John Y Bcknell OF Tennessee, I'd prsgs.
bhVEr SLooSp LinurEsANTs ATTACHED TO THE ARrn-
3. Cadet samuel Gill, of Kentucky, B4,hAr.
A. Cadet Daniel VI Frost, Of New York, X Is. Art
D. Cadet Asher Eddy, OF Rhode Island, ist Art.
o. Cadet francis j. Thomas, of Mary land, & Sd Art.
9 Cadet Thomas j. Curd OF Kentucky, IstA
BREvET SECOND LiEuTkNANIs ATTACHED TO TnE IMAM.
II. Cadet Simon B. Buckner. OF Kentucky, Iod Inf
IL. Cadet John TrevIt of Ohio II ID Inf
II. Cadet Erustus Strong of Arkansas, 7th Inf.
10 Cadet william I. BurwelI, Of Virginia. 9Th Inf
l6. Cadet william Read. of Delaware d 9Th Inf
H. Cadet James $. Woods Of Pcnpsy lrsna 4th lni
ls Cadet Winfield s. Hancock, Pennsyl-
vonia, 9th Inf
10. Cadet James NJ, Henry, Of the District
Of fColumbia, X 7th Inf
20 Cadet Alexander Hays of Pennsyl.
a. Cadet George wainwright, of Masfa-
% Cadet Henry D Schroeder, of fMarylnnd. psl Int
% Cadet Joseph Smith, OF New Hampshire @ 5th Inf
81 Cadet John J. Bib, Of Kentucky, d Sd Inf
20 Cadet George w. Hawkins, OF North
- Carolina, LIST Inf
The foregoing assignments to Regiments and Companies
wiii be regarded as temporary arrangement necessary
tor the convenience of the service Vacancies will be
hed according to seniority in the particular .q,m
iornity with the establish rule
IV:-CAsuALTIrs -Resenotions 6)- Capt. Otis Wheel
er 81 Infantry February 90 s44 First Lieut. James NJ
Kechum, Sd Artillery April 30 isl4 Fist Lieu, saml
f. Muse, lst Infantry, March l. sia First Lieut. Ferd
naDd Coke, LIST Infsnry, January 81 Is44 First Lieut.
Lucius Pkn, ID Artillery, June Isia Breve, ID Lieut.
smhh Stansbury, Ordnance Department, May 81 isaI--
D,afhs N)Fifst Lieut. william Frazer. Sd Art at Lam
caster, "a June ~ lsa4 Firs, Lieu, b. Edes 9th inf
AZ Key West, Fla. March 30, ls4a Second Lieut. A. T.
Hoffman, u Inf at ST. Augustine Fla. June o5, ls44;
surgeon Edward Macomb. al Fort Monroe, Va March
hose detached service under special nstInc
her respective regiments VIThe usual leave Of alb.
sence allowed by the Regulations hereby granted to the
several graduates at the expiration OF which (septsmber
VIM they VIII JON their proper stations and companies
VII Acceptsnces or accsptanses Of appointments
will be reported TO the Adjutant General OF the Amy
nd In case Of acceptance The birthplace Of the person
appointed will be stated.
yilL-coGRrerlOs-Msd by and with The advice AMI
consent OF the Senate Captain Frederick seare OF the
Qusrermasors Department. 10 be- Major by brevtt for
gallantry and good conduct several in the
lb 1899 ~ .0''
The above is substitute for the announce men, made
in General Orders" No. E6 OF ls42.
ArrKH oRpxR-l So much of " General ordersr No.
40 OF lsiI having reference TO the detail OF subasrns
or me iour companies OF Light Artillery requires tho
ftt Lieutenans TO be annually relieved is hereby
scinded and they WILL in future be attached to thoso
companies IN the same manner US the first eucnants OF
The respective Colones will accordingly select tho
s, Lieu'ensn,s who are to be permanently assigned to
ue light companies. so that the arrangement mny take
Effect alter the 30th of September next
S-The brevet "a enenents attached TO the light
artillery companies viii transferred 10 other
after the ist Of October when they will he reved by
other breyet ID euensns so that the compem.n nt in
Indng The graduates OF this year, will be for each
light conIany.
R.JoNEs, .9duaant General
MrnoRASpuM--Th name OF ARNOLD f. Jorrs. First
hspsaS nv N be ,he 20 % p Aey H,g been
ArNolp Elz,Y, he will hereafter be known tand rscog
mLed IN the army accordingly
IHB FLOODS AND THE CROPS The following il
an extract OF letter from experienced planter near
Nhchez 10 commercial house in this city is dated
July 9d-The destruction of cotton by the food in Ar.
KANSAS on Red River and IN Mississippi viii he less
than 500 600 bales in few days may reach 400 600 or
pcrhsps 400, 900. This is the general bsliefv
SENTENCE or THE TREASURY NoTE FoNcEps.-
Judge McCaleb yesterday ovei-rued motion for
arrest OF Judgment in the Of Holiday and Watson
who have been convicted Of forging and ut,ering u s.
Treasury notes and then proceeded TO pass on
AL the parties as follows Breedlove and Watson each
70 Ten years imprisonment OF hard labor in the Penien
nary and Holiday tho Grst conviction also TO ten
years hard labor in the Pententary and on the second
conyicon to hve dayS imprisonment and to pay 6ne Of
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