Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-05-20
BREvET APPOINTMENTS, &c.


UrrlClAL.--fRoM ThE UNION.
We publish the list Of Brevets which have beer
confirmed in the Senate. 1t is proper to state tina
the lists of brevets for all the different actions were
transmitted to the Senate at the same time Blu
the list which we now publish, for Gen. TAYLOR.
line, is all that has yet received the confirmation o
that body.
BREvET PROMOTIONS BY THE PRESIDENT,
BIZ and ,oih the adUice and consent the Senate
List NJ officers for brepet promotion for gallant and ,neri
riouS conduct in the battles Of Pao Alto" and Resaet
de Ia Palma" in Teras, The sM and 9A Of May, 1876
10 date from oh May 1916.
Brevet Major GEoRGE A. Mccall, since major of the 80
infantry, to be Lieutenant Colonel by brevet.
Captain WILLIAM W. s. Bliss assistant aJutant genera
TO be Major by bEeVet
Second Lieutenant DELos B. SAcKErT LIST Dragons be
First Lieutenant by brevet.
Second Lieutenant THOMAS j. BREREroN ordnance depart
ment to be FIRST Lieutenant by brevet.
Brgadier General DAVID E. TwIGss, to be Major Gene
raj by breve for gallant and meorous services in the
vera conflicts at Monterey, Mexico, the alst, 3d. and
23i Of September 1885, date from the Esd Of September
1896
List Of o6fcers for breeet promotion for gallant and neitO
rous conduct in the several ic al Monterey, Mer-
co. on he 2lst, 22d and 23d of September ls46 TO date
from the 23d Of September, 1916.
Captain GEonGE D. RAMSAY, ordnance department, to be
Major by breyet.
Captain HEsRr BAISnnIDeE Sd infantry, since major Of
the 7h infantry, to be Major by breve
Captain WILLIAM s. HLNRY, Sd infantry to be Major by
brevet
Captain LEWIS 8. CRAIe, Sd infantry to be Major by
breyet
First Lieutenan, WILLIAM w. MAcKALI, lst artillery, to
be Captain by brevet
First Lieutenant DoS CARLOS BUELL. Sd infantry, BE-
Captain by brevet.
First Lieutenant WILLIAM T. H. Brooks, Sd infantry,
be Captain by brevet.
Second Lieutenant CHARLES L. KILBURs, Sd artillery,
since first lieutenant, to be First Lieutenant by bevet
Second Lieutenant JOSEPH j. REYSoLDs, Sd artillery, since
first lieutenant, to be First Lieutenant by brevet.
Second Lieutenant SAMUEL g. FREScH Sd artillery,
first lieutenant, 10 be First Lieutenant by brevet.
Second Lieutenant SCHUYLER HAMILTos, LIST infantry, to
be First Lieutenant by brevet.
List of officers for brepet promotion for gallant and mrto-
rious conduct in the battles Of Buena vista, erico,
the ed and 2sd Of February, ls47, TO date from the 2sd
Of February, ls47.
Bgader General JoHs E. WooI, to be Major General by
brevet.
BrigadIer General by brevet.
Brevet Lieutenant Colonel JoHs MuSRoE, major ID al
lery, to be Colonel by brevet.
Brevet Lieutenant Colonel JOSEPH X MANSFIELD cap
tain corps of engineers, to be Colonel by brevet.
Major JONI NJ. WAsnIsGTos, Sd artillery, be Lieutenant
Colonel by brevet.
Major ROGER s. Dirk paymaste be Lieutenant Colonel
by breyet.
Brevct Major WILLIAM w. S. BLIss assistant adutant
general, to be Lieutenant Colonel by bevet
Brevet Major BRAxToS BRAGG, captain 81 artillery, to be
Lieutenant Colonel by breyet
Captain Thomas B. LisSARD, typographical engineers
be Major Ivy brevet
Captain Amos b. E1ros ccmssary Of subsistence to be
Captain EBESEzER s. SBLEr, assistant quarerusster, to
be Major by brevet
Captain WILLIAM w. CHAPMAN, assistant quar,ermaser
to be Major by brevet.
Captain THoMAs W. SHERMAN, Sd artillery, to be Major
by brevet.
Brevet Captain WILLIAM H. SHOWER Sd artillery, since
captain, to be Major by brevet.
Breve Captain JAMES L. since assistant quar-
termaster to be Major by brevet.
Brevet Captain GEoRGE III. THoMAs LIST lieutenant Sd ar
tilery, TO be Major by brevet.
Breyet Captain RoBERr s. GARSErT, LIST lieutenant 4h
artillery, to be Major by brevet.
Captain JoHs p. J. oBRIES, assistant quaemaster
FRS, Lieutenant HEsnr W. BrsHAM corps Of engineers,
TO be Captain by breyet.
First Lieutenant Thomas L. BREsr, 4lh artillery, since
captain and assistant quaemar to be Captain by breve
First Lieutenant Lorenzo SITsREAvEs topoq raphica en-
gineers, to be Captain by brevet.
First Lieutenant IRWIN Mcdowell, lst artillery, since
sistant adjuant general, 10 be Captain by brevet.
Brevet First Lieutenant JoHS PorE I'd lieutenant topO.
graphical engineers, to be Captain by brevet.
First Lieutenant JOHN F. REYNOLDS, Sd artillery TO be
Captain by brevct
First Lieutenant CHAnLEs L. KIIBuRs, Sd artillery to be
Captain by brevet.
Brevet First Lieutenant SAMUEL g. FREScH, Sd artillery
since fret lieutenant and assistant quaermaster, be Cap
tain by brevet
Second Lieutenant CHARLEs p. KISesBuRr, ordnance
department. since first lieutenant be First Lieutenant by
brevet.
Second Lieutenant HEsRr NJ. WHITING, 4,h artillery
since FIRST lieutenant, to be First Lieutenant by brevet
Second Lieutenant WILLIAM B. FRISKIIs fopooraphcaI
engineers, TO be First Lieutenant by brevet
Second Lieutenant DARIus N. COUCH 4h artillery, since
first lieutenant, 10 be First Lieutenant by brevet
Brevet Second Lieutenant FRAscIs T. BRrAS topograph