The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-10-21
Army Movements.


PROMOTIONS, APPOINTMENTS, AND CASUALTIES.
GENERAL oRDMcs-No. a.
WAR DEPARTMENT ADJUTANT GENERALS OFrcn
WASHINGTON Oct. II, 1858
Promotions and Appointments in the Army OF the Unite
states, made by the President since the publication Of
General Orders, No. 10, of July !, 1858.
L-PRoMorioNs.
AdjusdM Generals Department
Brevet Captain VIM. W. Mackall, Assistant Adjutant
General to be Assistant General with the Breyet rank Of
Major, Aug. 8, 1859, vice Bliss, deceased.
Assistant Surgeon Eugene H. Abad to be Surgeon July
"a, 1853 vice Wells, deceased.
Corps Of Engineers
Brevet I'd Lieutenant Quincy Gilmore to be I'd Lieu
tenant Sept. g. 1858, the date of Nasons death.
Breyet I'd Lieutenant Frederick Prime, to be % Lieu
tenant sept. IL, 1858, the date Of Smiths death
Ordnance Department
Brevet Cd Lieutenant John Todd to be I'd Lieutenant
Sept. 20, 1852, the date of Morgan's death.
First Regiment Of Dragons.
First Lieut.. Abraham Buford to be Captain July Is,
1858, vice steen promoted, (Major I'd Dragoons Com
Second Lieut. Samuel D. sturgis, to be First Lieut.
July ., 1879 vice B p, promoted. Company
IS @ to BE- "a
Second Regiment Of Dragons.
Major Phillips st. G. Cook to be Lieut.. Colonel July 49,
1853 vice Boone resigned.
Capt Enc CHI Seen LIST Dragons to be Majsr July 15
1853, vice Cooke promoted
Prst Lieut., p Calhoun to be Captain Sept. 9th, 1858
vice Arnold, deceased Company r.
Second Lieut. John Buford Jr to be First Lieut. July
0, 1853, vice Kane, deceased e S COMPANY H
Brevet I'd Lieut. Charles N Norris to be I'd Lieut., July
O. 1858, wee Buford, promoted. Company Al
Regiment Of Mounted Rfemen.
First Lieutenant Thomas Claiborne, to be Captain,
Aug. 80, 1858, vice Newton, deceased COMPANY b.
nant, Aug. 80, 1885, vice Claiborne, promoted lCom
pany
be Second Lieutenant, Aug 80, 1885, vice Gordon pro-
Second Regiment Of artillery
First Lieutenant Augustus A. Gibson, to be Captain,
July 0, 1863 vice Luther, deceased COMPANY II.
Second Lieutenant Thomas Haines to be First Lieu;
tenant 'ay ds I ' Reme q p Hr
Second Lieutenant VIM. A. Wnder to be First Iieute.
nant Aug ~ 1893 vice Brown deceased Company
tenant, Sept 6, 1853 vice sherman, resigned. lCom.
Second Lieutenant Isaac w. Patton to be First Lieu
tenant Oct, 2 1853, vice Burnside, resigned [Com-
pany X
Bevet Second Lieutenant James Van voast to be Sc.
cond Lieutenant. Aug rs, 1858, vice Winder, promoted
Second Regiment of Infantry.
Breyet Second Lieutenant John u. OConnel to be Sc
cond Lieutenant, July 81, 1853 vice Hale, deceased
Fourth Regiment Of Infantry.
First Lieutenant Ulysses Grant to be Captain, Aug
FIRST FIRST Lieutenant Henry jusah to be Captain Sept
90, 1858, vice Alden, resigned. Go. Ell
Second Lieutenant Joseph B. Collins to be First Lieu
tenant, July Z, 1858, vice Scott resigned. [Co. B.
Lieutenant, Aug 5, 1853 vice Grant promoted [Co FL
Second Lieutenant Hiram Dryer, to be First Lieutenant
Sept 20, 1858, vice Judah, promoted [Co H.
Beyet Second Lieutenant George Crook, to be Second
Lieutenant, July l. 1853, vice Collins, promoted Co. E.
II APPOINTMENTS.
Adjtant Generals Department.
First entenA mt Seth Williams, of the First Regiment
of Artillery to be Assistant Adutant General with the
Brevet rank of Captain, vice Macka promoted to date
from Aug 16, 1858.
Q,arter7naste,s Department.
First Lieutenant VIM X. Van Bokkelin of the Seventh
Regiment of Infantry to be Assistant
Searle deceased, TO date from July 2S 1903.
NulcTenCe DEPARTMENT.
First Lieut. Cbas L. Kilburn of the Third Regiment Of
Artillery to be Commssary OF Subsistence with the rank
of Captain vice Sherman, resigned to date from Sept T.
1858.
Medical Department.
John Moore of Indians to be Assistant Surgeon vice
Conrad dropped to date from June 30 1858.
Andrew X Smith, of Conn.,, to be Assistant Surgeon,
vice Abadl promoted, to date from July 20, 1853
Edward II. Watson, of Pennsylvania, to be Assistant
Surgeon Sprague, deceased to date from August Ill
1858.
Richard Potts, of Maryland, to be Assistant Surgeon
vice Hammond resigned, to date from Sept, 16, 1858.
Ordnance Department
Theodore j. Eckerson, Of Washington Territory to be
Military Storekeeper of the Ordnance Department. vice
Comstock resigned; to date from Sept. 10, 1853
HI.-CAsuALTEs.
designations, (lO)
Lieut. Col Nathan Bonnie I'd Dragons, July 10, 1883.
Capt Bradford r. Alden, 4th Infantry Sept 20, 1858.
Capt. VIM. T. Sherman, Commssary Of Subsistence and
first Lieut.. Sd Artillery Sept 8, 1858
First Lieut.. Ambrose Burnside, Sd Artillery, October
2, 1858.
Second Lieut. Milo S Hascal ID Artillery, Sept. 80,
1863
Brevet Second Lieut. Arthur P. Bagbey, sth Infantry
Sept 80, 1858.
Military Storekeeper, John NJ. Comstock, Ordnance De-
partment, July 10, 1858
Brevet Lieut. Col w. W. g. Bliss, Assistant Adjutant
General, at East Pascagoula, Miss, Aug. s, 1853.
Brevet Lieut. Col James L. Mason Captain Corps Engi
neers at San Francisco, California, Sept. S, 1858.
Mai Fro mt Omar
Brevet Major Ripley A. Arnold Capt. "a Dragons, at
Captain Roland A. Luther I'd Artillery, atNew Holland
Pa, July Q, 1858.
CAPT james Mor gan Ordnance Department at Baton
Brevet Capt Hachalah Brown, at jefferson Barracks
Mo- Aug. %, 1858.
| at Fort, Ewell, Texas Aug 30, 1858.
Captain Elias X. Kane, Assistant Quarermaster ant
First Lieutenant Second Dragons Belevie, Illinois, July
Captain Henry L. Smith, Corps of Engineers, at Madi
sonvile, Ia, September 10, 1853.
Second Lieut. Joseph Halle Second infantry at Thomp
Surgeon John W. Wells Baltimore, Nd, July "a, 1853
Assistant Surgeon Laurence Sprague, at Fort Ontario
W. The officers promoted and appointed will join the
proper stations and companies without delay those on
report by letter to the commanders of their respective
s. COOPER, Adjutant General.
MEMORANDA.
l. The letters of companies given in the foregoing order
those to which the several officers concerned naturally
succeeded in due course, by their pro notion appoint
ment transfer If any subsequent changes have beer
made by proper authority it is not the intention of the
order to disturb them.
H. The authority given by the first paragraph of Spe
cia Orders No TO- from the headquarters Of the army
September IT, 1853 to officers whose duties require then
to pass through points the Gulf Of Mexico t.
delay going to passing through such places until tho
LIST of November next will apply to all officers whose sta
tions changed by this 0rder and whose
ing to their stations would require them to pass
| through places on the Gulf Of Mexico.
Military Affairs.
At regular meeting of the Veteran Corps Of the
War Of 1872 held at Ga Iispenard street. Tuesday
nng October 49, the following lutons submitted by
John Alwaise, were unanimously adopted
Resolved, That Friday, the 7th Of October, 1882 was