Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-08-11
DAILY EVENING STAR.
ARMY ORDERS.

GENERAL oRDERs,) WAR DEPARTMENT.
AD's1.sr GEsz..l's o,,ler
| No. II. Washington, Aug. o, 1854
Promotions and appointments in tn.
Army of the United States, made by tn,
President, by and with the advice anG
consent Of the Senate, and by the Presi.
dent, since the publication Of Genera
Orders" No. S, of April l, 1854.
l.-PRoMoTlo-.s
| Pay Department.
/ Deputy paymaster general Benjamin F.
Larned, to be paymaster general, witt
the rank of colonel, July 20, 1854, vic.
Towson, deceased. @.- q. ss7s.
Paymaster Adam D. Steuart, to b,
deputy paymaster general, July 20, 1854
vice Larned, promoted, and Leslie, wht
declines promotion. = -a %. 1855
Corps Of Engineers =
.Brevet second lieutenant Thomas L.
Casey, to be second lieutenant, June %
1854, the date of captain Scarritt' 8 death
| .Breyet second lieutenant Newton F.
Alexander, to be second lieutenant, Aug
l, 1854, the date of captain Halleck's
resignation.
Corps Of Typographical Engineers.
Brevet second lieutenant Nathaniel
Michler, to be second lieutenant, April Z
1854, the date of captain Webster's re.
signation. :
Brevet second lieutenant John G.. Parke,
to be second lieutenant. April 1S, 1854,
the date of captain Oanfeld's death.
Ordnance Department.
First lieutenant Charles P. Kingsbury
to be captain, July l, 1854, having served
fourteen years continuous service as
Second lieutenant Silas Crispin, to be
first Lieutenant, July !, vice Kingsbury,
promoted. ............
Second lieutenant George T. Balch, to
be first lieutenant, July l, 1854, vice Nc.
Mutt, promoted.
Brevet second lieutenant Joshua w.
Sill, to be second lieutenant, May IL, 1854,
the date of captain Ringgold's death.
Brevet second lieutenant Francis j.
Skunk, to be second lieutenant, June 8,
1854, the date of captain. Talcott's death.
First Regiment Of Dragons.
First lieutenant Henry W. Stanton, to
be captain, July Is, vice Chiffon, appoin-
ted paymaster. Comp any B. +
Second lieutenant George Stoneman,
jr., to be first lieutenant, July 25, 1854,
vice Stanton, promoted. Company O.
Brevet second lieutenant Nelson B.
Sweitzer, of the second dragons, to be
second lieutenant, July Is, 1854, vice
Stoneman, promoted. Company G.
Second Regiment Of Dragons.
Brevet second lieutenant Thomas Hight,
of the first dragons, to be second lieu.
tenant, May "a, 1854, vice De Lano, de-
ceased. Company K.
Regiment of Mounted RiRlemen.
First lieutenant Washington L. Elliot,
to be captain July 20, 1854, vice Van
Buren, deceased-of wounds received in
action. Company A.
Brevet second dlieutenantJ S. Bowen,
to be second lieutenant, July 20, 1854,
the date of captain Van Buren's death.
Company B. 2
First Regiment of Artiiiery.
Second lieutenant Adam J. Slemnier,
to be first lieutenant, April 80, 1854, vice
Dement,, resigned: Company G.
Second Regiment of Arls.y..rv.
Second lieutenant Armistead l.. Long,
to be first lieutenant, July l, 1854, vice
Rush, resigned. Company F.
Third Regiment Of Artillery
Second lieutenant Charles S. Winder,
to be first lieutenant, April 5, 1854, vice
Fremont, resigned. Company L.
Fourth Regiment of Au,lieYy
Second lieutenant Delavan D. Perkins,
to be first lieutenant, May q, 1854, vice
Holmes, deceased. Company I.
Second Rsgiasnt Of Infantry.
Breyet I'd lieut.. John P. Hawkins, of
the sixth infantry, to be second lieutenant
June 23, 1854, vice Paine, deceased
Company E.
Third Regiment of Infantry.
Brevet second lieutenant Alexander
Med. McCook, to be second lieutenant,
June 80, 1854, vice Maxwell, killed in
action. Company D.
Fourth Regiment of Infantry.
First lieutenant Thomas j. Montgom.
cry, to be captain, March 27, 1854, vice
Lsrnard, deceased. Company A.
First lieutenat David A. Russell. to be
captain, June %, 1854, vice Alvord, ap-
pointed paymaster. Company K.
First lieutenant De Lancey Floyd Jones,
to be captain, July 81, 1854, vice Grant,
resigned. Company F.
Second lieutenant Benjamin D. For.
sythe, to be first lieutenant, March q,
1854, vice Montgomery promoted. Com
pany K.
Second lieutenant William A. Slaught.
er, to be first lieutenant, June %, 1854,
vice Russell, promoted. Company A.
Second lieutenant John Withers, to be
| first lieutenant, July 81, 1854, vice Floyd
Jones, promoted. Company @.
Brevet second lieutenant William Ny
ers, of the fifth infantry, to be second
Lieutenant, March q, 1854, vice Forsythe,
promoted. Company l. ..-.s
Brevet second lieutenant Lawrence A.
Williams, of the seventh infantry, to be
second lieutenant, June %, 1854, vice
Slaughter, promoted. Company c.
Brevet second lieutenant Hezekiah II.