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Army General Orders.

Army General Orders.
GENERAL ORpEks,) WAR DEPARTMENT,
ApyvrANT GENERAL's OFFIcE,
No. 80. Washington, Sept /, le4S.
Promotions and appointments in the regular army
the United States exclusive of those nnounced in
General Orders" Nos 81, 43, and Az made by the
and with the consent OF the Ssnate and by the Pres
dent since the publication of General Orders No &c.
of December 4, lS4I -
PROMOTIONS.
ADJUTANT Generals DEPARTMENT
Brevet Captsin Oscar +. Winship, assistant adiu-
TAM uers TO be assistant &c neral Wit the
who vacates his staff commission.
CORPS OF ENGINEERs
fiTst Lieut. Henry w Benham to be captain May
"A; ls4e' wee Welcker deceased
Second Lieut.. Horato O. Wright, to be first lieuten
ant. feh nary Is ls4s, vice Trapier, resigned.
Second Lieut. Massilon Harrison, to be first lieuten
ant May "A. 1s4s vice Be nham, promoted
Brevet Second Lieut. Charles E. Blunt, to be second
lieutenant February Is, le4S vice Wright promoted.
lieutenant, May -, 1913, vice Harrison, promoted.
CORPS OF ToPoGRAPHIcAL ENGINEERS.
First Lieut.. Andrew A Humphreys, to be captain,
May 81, ls4s, vice Msckay, deceased.
Second Lieut. William Palmer, to be first lieu
tenant, May 81 ls4s, vice Humphreys promoted.
Eeutensnt, May 81, 1s4S vice Palmer, promoted.
ORDNANCE DEPARTMENT.
Lie1t Col. George Talcott, to be colonel March %
1s4s vice BomfoId d. deceased
Major Henry X Craig, to be lieutenant colonel
March 25, ls4s vise Talcott promoted.
Capt William H Bell, to be major March 25, 1s4s
Frst Lieut. Louis A. b wslbach, to be captain
March rs lS4s vice Bell, promoted.
Second Lieut. James q. Benton, to be first lieuten-
ant. March rs, 1s4S vice Walbach promoted.
FIRST REGIMENT DRAGONS.
Major Edwin V. Sumner, OF the second dragoons tn
be lieutenant colonel July H. 1s4s vice Wharton de-
ceased.
First Lieut. Lucius B. Nortbrop, to be captain July
81, 1s4S; vice Turner resigned
Second Lieut.. John w Davidson, to be first Iieut .
January ls4S vice Northrop dropped from the rolls
SECOND REGIMENT OF DRAGONS.
Captain Marshall s. Howe, to be major July IS Is4s
vice Sumner promoted to first dragons
First Lieut.. Washington ]. Newton, to be captain
July 10, 1S4S vice Howe, promoted.
Second Lieut. Lewis Ne to be first lieutenant
December 20, ls47 the date Of First Lieut. Stees an
pointme MT adjutsnt.
Second Lieut. Richard H Anderson to be first lisut
July 10, ls4S, vice Newton promoted.
Brevet Second Lieut.. Samuel H Starr, to be second
lieutenant, July Is, lS4S, vice Anderson promoted
REGIMENT MOUNTED RFLEMrN
Major William w. Loring, to be lieutenant colonel
March Is 1S4s. vice Fremon mt, resigned.
Capt. Winsow Sanderson, to be major January
s. 1915, vice Burbridge, resigned
Capt. George B. Crittenden. to be major, March Is
ls4s, vice Loring, promoted
Capt John s. Smonson. to be major, August 10
lS4S vice Crttenden, cashiered.
First Lieut. Lewelyn Jones, to be captain Decem.
81. 1s47, vice Pope, resigned.
First Lieut. Noah Newton, to be captain, January g.
1S4s, vice Sanderson, promoted.
First Lieut. Thomas Duncan, to be captain March
Is. 1S4S. vice Crittenden, promoted.
First Lieut.. William w. Taylor, to be captain Aug
70. 1s4S, vice Simonson promoted.
Second Lieut. Robert M. Morris, to be first lieute
nant, January s, 1s4s vice Newton, promoted
Second Lieut. Franois s X Russell, to be first leu
Second Lieut.. Julian May, to be first lieutenant
August 10. 1s4s, vice Taylor promoted.
Brevet Second Lieut. Alfred Gibbs, to be seeond
lieutenant, December 81, 1s47 vice Second Lieut.
Hatch, appointed adjutant
Brevet Second Lieut. George H. Gordon to be second
lieutenant, January s, ls4s vice Morris, promoted
Brevet Second Lieut.. William B Lane to be second
lieutenant, August 10, 1s4S vice May, promoted
REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY
First Lieut. Israel Vogdes to be captain August 90
1s47 vice Mackall assistant adjutant general, who
vacates his regimentsl commission.
First Lieut.. Bennett H. Hill, to be captain January
IL 1S4s, vice Aisquith. negatived by the Senate
Second Lieut. Truman Seymour: to be first lieu
tenant. to date fl IN August 49, 1S47.
Second Lieut. Lewis O Morris to be first lieutenan
December %. 1S47, vice Green, deceased.
Second Lieut. John B. GIBSON to be first lieutenant
January IL, 1S48, vice HILL promoted,
SECOND REGIMENT ARTILLERY
First Lieut.; William w; Chapman, to be captain,
October q, ls47, vice Daniels, deceased.
First Lieut. Francis Woodbridge to be captain, De.
cember G. 1S4T vice Ridgely, resigned.
First Lieut.. Edward d. Townsend to be captain
April 81 ls4S vice De Hart. deceased.
First Lieut. Henry c. Pratt, to be captain, April 81
1s4s, vice Townsend assistant adjutant general who
vacates his regimental commission
Second Lieut. Henry B. Sears to be first leutena Mt
October ~, 1s47 Woe Chapman, promoted.
Second Lieut. Richard n Rush to be first Lieutenant,
Second Lieut. Joseph Totten, to be first eute nt
April 81 lS4s, vice Townsend promoted.
tenant, April 81. 1S4S, vice Pratt promoted
Brevet ID Lieut. James Nj Robinson, to be second
lieutenant, to FIJI vacancy, to date from June 49,
1S4s, the date Of bis entry into the army
THIRD REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY.
Second Lieut. John II, Lendrum, to be first lieu.
tenant, March "a, lS4S, vice WEIGH, deceased
Brevet I'd Lieut.. John H. Heck, Sd artillery to be
second lieutenant to fill a vacancy to date from June
IS, 1s4S, the date of his entry into the army.
FOURTH REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY
First Lieut. Joseph Roberts, to be captain, August
20 lS4S, vice Smead, deceased.
Second Lieut. John A. Brown, to be first lieutenant
August 20. 1S4S. vice Roberts, promoted.
BIevet I'd Lieut., Robert W. Howard, to be second
lieutenant, August 90, 1s4s vice Brown, promoted.
rIRsT REGIMENT INFANTRY.
CAPTAIN Thompson Morris of the second infantry,
to be major January L. 1S4s vice Hutter, hegatved
First Lieut. Alexander w. Reynolds to be captain.
March 15 1SiS, vice Miller promoted to Second In
fan,ry.
March 16 1s4s vice Reynolds assistant quarter master
who vacates his regime ntal commission.
Second Lieut. Joseph b. Plummer, to be first lieute-
nsut, March 15 ls4s, vice Reynolds promoted
Second Lieut. Schuyler Hamilton, to be first lieute.
nant, March Is, 1s4s, vice Mumford, promoted.
Brevet I'd Lieut.. Charles N Underwood to be second
g. 1s4S the date his entry into the
army.
SECOND REGIMENT OF INFANTRY
Captain Albert S Miller of the first ntry to be
major, March Is 1s4s, vice Allen, deceased.
First Lieut. Justus McKinstry, to be captain, Jan.
First Lieut. Christopher S Lowell, to be captain,
January IL, 1885, vice McKnstry, assistant quarter
master who vacates MS reg ime ntal commission
First Lieut. James w. Schureman to be first lieute-
nant, January II 1s4S, vice McKinstry promoted
Second Lieut.. Charles f. Jarvis to be first lieute-
nant, January II. 1S4S vice Lowell, promoted
Second Lieut. Frederick Steele, to be first lieutenant
June 9, 1S4S, vice Tilden resigned
Brevet % Lieut. George Bruce, to be second lieute
MT vice Steele promoted to date from June 2s 1S4s
the date of his entry into the army
THIRD REGIMENT INFAHTRr
Captain George A. Mccall of the 4th infantry, to
be major, December 20, 1s47 vice Barnum, deceased.
First Lieut.. Oliver L. Shepherd, to be captain, Dec
l. 1s47 vice Dobbins dismissed
First Lieut.. VIM. B. Johns to be captain, December
T. 1917 vice Smith deceased.
Second Lieut. John Trevitt, to be first lieutenant,
December'1, 1S47, vice Shepherd, promoted.
Second Lieut.. Henry B. Schroeder, to be first lieu.
tenant December 4, lS47, vice Johns, promoted.
FOURTH REGIMENT INFANTRY.
Captain Lorenzo Thomas, to be major, January 1,
1s4S vice Cobbe deceased.
Captain George Wright, Of the eight infantry, to be