The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-08-12


~ Csdst z r. Townsend, to be Brevet Second
a. Cadet xea b cispnsn q 5. q srsssss n sss
end Lieutenant, July ], 1854 Company K, 2arsgt
!. %. Cadet Geo. A. Gordon, to BE- Brevst Second
Lisutenant joy \, 1884 Company NJ Sd resi-
IL Cadet Archibald Oracle, IT,, 70 be Brsvst Bee
ond Lieutenant, July !, 1854 Company g, ~ reg
81. Cadet John 0. Long, 70 Be Brsyst Second
Lieutenant, July !, 1854 Company O, ID regiment.
81. Cadet Benz. y. Davis, 70 b Brsve9 Sec
ond Lieutenant, July l, 1854. Company G, 9th reg
81. Cadet Waterman Palmer, jr., to be Brsvet
Second Lieutenant, July I. 1854. Company A, 9Th
Is. Cadet David P. Hancock, TO be Brsvet Second
Lieutenant, July l, 1854. Company G, 7th regi-
IS. Cadet Samuel T. shspperd, to b Brevet Sec
cDd Lieutenant July l, 1854. Company G, I'd reg
s.. Cadet Chas. G. sawtelle, to be Breve. Sec
cnd Lieutenant, July !, 1854. Company X, ID reg
40. Cadet John T. Mercer, to be Brevst Second
Lieutenant, July l, 1854: Company 9Th regiment.
II. Cadet ZeDas II. Bliss, to be Brevet Second
Lieutenant, July 1, 1854 Company F, lat regiment
AZ. Cadet Edgar Conner, to Be Brevet Second
Lieutenant. July !, 1854. Company +, 18th rsgi-
IS. Cadet John Mullins, to be Brsvss Second
Lieutenant, July !. 1854. Company l. tn regiment.
"A. Cadet David H. Brotherton, TO be Bcvet
Second Lieutenant, July !, 1854. Company 9, 9TH
'es"s GsI.t r.ors.. p.,a., "a y. pr.v.t s..o,a
Lieutenant. July !, 1864: Company G, 9Th regiment:
.l6. Cadet John AcCleary, to be Breyet Second
e. III W-TRANsFER.
Bryet Second Lieut.. VIM R. Boggs lJune 2sth),
Ordnance DEPARTMENT, to stand on the Army Re-
eiater next below Brevet Second Lieut.. Francis J.
Skunk.
v-CASUALrIES.
8 taiE DESIGNATIONS (l0)
Brevet Lieut. COL Abraha am Van Buren,, Paymas-
ter, June /, 1854.
Brevst Major Robert H. Chiffon, Captain lst ORA
1854, the date Of his appointment as Psymasser.
Brevet Major BENZ. Alvord, Captain 4th Infantry,
his regmertal commission, (only) June ~, 1854,
the date Of bis appointment Is Paymsster.
AS Capt; He1Iy W. HAls'k' Corps Of Engineers
Capt Ulysses s. Grant, 4th Infantry, July 81, 1854.
Capt. jos d. Webster, Corps Of Typographical
Engineers, April z, 1854. .4.
First Lieut.. Richard H. Rush, I'd Artillery, Jaly
l, 1854. p
First Lieut.. John Dement,, Lat Artillery, April 80,
second Lieut.. VIM. 8. Smith, I'd Artillery, June
10, 1854 " l
DEATHS, (l2)
Brevet Major. General Nathan Towson, Colonel
ana Psypsster General In the city Of Washington,
Brevet Major Charles H. Larnard, Captain All In
fantry, drowned IN Puget's Sound, near Fort Madi-
Brevet Major George II. Talcott, Captain OF
Ordnance, at Indian Springs, Ca, June 8, 1854.
Captain Augustus Garfield, Corps OF T0pogra-
phical Engineers, at Detroit, Mich, April Is,
Capt. Michael Z. Van Buren,, Regiment Of Mount.
cd Rifemen. At Corpus Christi, Texas, July 20,
1864, Of wounds received (July llA) in an affair
with Csmanche Indians.
Capt. jeremiah M. Scarritt, Corps of Engineers
at Key West, Fla, June %, 1864.
Capt Thos. L. Ringgold, Ordnance Department
in the city OF Washington, d. e., May IL, 1854.
Fnst Lieut. James Holiness 4th Artillery, at Fort
Independence, Mass, May n, 1854.
Second Lieut.. Ferdinand Paine, I'd Infantry, ct
Jefferson barracks, No., June %, 1854.
Second Lieut.. Horace +. De Lano, ID Dragons,
at Fort Bliss, Texas, May "a, 1854.
in skirmish with the Apache Indians, near Nero
river, New Mexico, June 30, 1854.
Assist. Surgeon Alex. 8. Wotherspoon. in city Of
Warrington, D. c., May 4, 1854.
vi. The officers promoted and appointed viii join
their proper n giments, companies or stations VITA
out celsy except those on detached service or act
ing DER special instructions who will report, by
letter. TO the commanders of their respective regi
ments and corps.
VII. The General Regulations (paragmpbr zsg1
allow thrc months leave of absence to the gradu
aies Of the Military Academy ON entering servi e:
and any one who shall fail e, join at the expira-
ton Of his leave viii be considered decinioe his
appointments, and his name will be dropped from the
army rolls."
Accordingly, all the graduates, whose appoint
meLts are herein announced except those alta ched
to companies serving in the department Of New
Mexico will join their stations on the 30ih Of 3ep
TENDER next The graduates afsigned to the dra-
eocn arm. and who belong TO companies in New
Nl,a 2n0 Vnvrxka
at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri, and those attached
to the artillery and infantry arms at Newport bar
racks, Kentucky. The stations OF Il Brevet second
Leniensnts Of Engineers. Topogl aphical Engineers
and Ordnance will be designated hereafter.
All the graduates, on the receipt Of this order,
viii Immediately report, by letter. to the headquar
tiers OF the Amy, and to The commanders Of their
respective corps and regiments. If the stations OF
ports will he forwarded urder cover To the Adju.
tant General for trabsmittal.
BY order Of the Secretary Of War,
g. CooPER, Acjutant General.
MEMORANDA.
]. The Companies now serving in the Depart
i, and n, lst Dragons; companies D, +, H. and
K, % Dragons; companies b. and D, I'd Artillery
the Sd Regiment Of Infantry and companies B, Il,
!, and X, 9Th Infantry;
2. The letters or companies given in the forego-
Ing order are those Of the companies 10 which the
several officers CON erned succeeded, in due course,
BY their promotion o. appointment. II any changes
have subsequently been made by competent autho-
rity, it is not intended TO disturb them.
8. BY "spt ciAl Orders" No. 96. from the Head
quarters Of the Army dated June 90 1854, officers
Belonging to companies serving in the Depart.
ment Of Texas are authorized to delay proceeding
to JOIN till the 18th Of October next" The troops
serving in tt xas are companies A, b. @. +, G, and
/, I'd Dragons; the regiment Of mounted rlficmen;
companies G and F, lst artillery; companies B, d,
aud M, 4th artillery; the lat and 9Th regiments
of infantry; companies and l. It'll infantry. ard
companies A, G, d, f, G., and H, 9Th infantry.
5. COoPER, Adjutsnt General.
Court OF General Sessions.
Before His Honor the Recorder.
AUa. lls-Ssnfenced- Hageusen and Brown who