Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-06-09

Second Lieutenant George H. Elliot, 1st Artil-
lery, to the corps of engineers, Jan: @, 1857.
Second Lieutenant John Mel. Hildt, First In
fantry, to the Sd infantry, Feb IS, 1857
VI.-CAsUALT1Es.
Resigned, (3.)-Major William III. Chase,
corps of engineers, Oct 81, 1856.
Major Joseph H. La Motto, 5th infantry, Oct.
81, 1856.
Captain John B. s. Todd, 9th infantry, Sept.
16, 1855
Brevet Major Hamilton W. Merrill, captain ID
Brevet Lieutenant Colonel Joseph II. Eaton,
captain Sd infantry, Dec. 81, 1856.
Brevet Major Sterne III. Fowler, captain 5th in
fantTy, April ], 1857.
Captain Francis E. Patterson, 9th infantry, May
l, 1857.
Captain George B. Mcclellan, 1st cavalry, Jan.
Is, 1857.
Captain Theodore O'Hara, ID cavalry, Dec. /,
Captain Richard c. W. Radford, 1st dragons,
Nov 80, 1856.
Brevet Major George w. Rains, captain 4th ar
tillery, Oct 81, 1856
Captain Theophilus d 'Oremeulx, 1st infantry,
Dec. g. 1856.
First Lieutenant Joseph J. Reynolds, Sd artil-
First Lieutenant George T. Andrews, Sd artil-
Brevet Captain Charles p Stone, first lieuten-
ant of ordnance, Nov. II, 1856.
First Lieutenant William T.. Jones' regiment
OF mounted rihemen Jan. 26, 1857.
First Lieutenant WilliamP. Trowbridge, corps
OF engineers, Dec. 1, 1856.
First Lieutenant James Curtiss, jr., ID infantry,
Jan. Is. 1857.
First Lieutenant Henry w. slocum, lst artille-
ry, Oct. 81, 1856.
First Lieutenant Joseph II. Wheelock, 4th ar
tillery, March 81. 1857.
First Lieutenant Jacob Culbertson lth artille-
ry, Jan. 10, 1857.
First Lieutenant Robert E. Patterson, 9th in
fantry, May /, 1857
Second Lieutenant Duff C. Green, Sd infantry,
Dec. 81, 1856.
Second Lieutenant George w Rose, corps OF
Typographical engineers, Oct. 7, 1856.
Second Lieutenant Curtis Dunham, 10th infan-
Second Lieutenant Henry A. Sargent. ID infan-
try, Sept.30, 1856.
Second Lieutenant George G. Garner, ID artil-
lery, Oct. 81, 1856
Second Lieutenant Ralph Abercrombie 9Th in
fantry, May 81, 1857.
artillery, Oct. l. 1856
Second Lieutenant Timothy NJ. Bryan, jr, 10th
infantry. January |, 1857.
Second Lieutenant Francis l.. Vinton 1st cav
airy, Sept. 80, 1856.
1856. 0'' '''
Assistant Surgeon George Suckley. Oct. 3. 1s5G.
1856. 0'o''' "'' =;
Commissions cacat.d undsr the 7th section of
me dct ot June IS, lSi6, (6. BY Br,vst Captain
Charles l.. KilbuTn, first lieutenant Sd artillery
colnlnlssary OF sGbSistence--his Teuimental COM
mission, only, Nov. II, 1855
BY Brevet Major Fitz- John Porter, first lieuten-
ant ith artillery, assistant adjutant general-his
reglmental commission, only, Oct 81, 1856
BY BreVet Captain Henry F. Clarke, first lieu
tenant "a artillery, commissary of subsistence
his regimental commission, only, March g 1857
BY First Lieutenant John G. McFerran. I'd in.
fantry, assistant quartermaSter-his repimentaI
commission, only, Dec. 81, 1856
BY First Lieutenant Frederick Myers, 5th in
fantry, assistant quartermaster-his reoimental
commission, only, ADTil l. 1S57
BY Brevet Captain Ralph w. Kirkham. first
lieutenant 9th Infantry, assistant quarterulaster-
MS reSimental commission, only, Dec. "A, lSJG
CommtSSiOns cdc0'ed6y nsU dpp0 ia tD1eHtS, (3)
BY Brgadier General Persifer F. smith, his
commission as colonel Of the regiment mounted
ritemen, Dec. 30, 1853.
BY Paymaster Samuel Woods his commission
as captain in the 9th infantry Dec "a 1856
BY Professor Henry L.. Kendfick. his commits
sion as captain in the 2d artillery, March 3, 1857
, Declined (2)--Chas. A. Ieake, of California,
the appointment of second lieutenant Fourth In
fantry, to date from June y, 1856
James A. McNutt, OF Tennessee the appoint
ment Of military stoFekeeper, attached to the
quartermasters department, to date from March
H. 1857.
Commissions cdncellsd-HJt hariHg been ar
ceptsd Q.)-Wm. ii. Snyder, commission of Sec
3nd lieutenant in the First Infantry, to date from
Died, Q4)-Brevet Brigader General James
Bankhead, colonel second artillery, at BaltimorJ,
Md, Nov. IL, 1856.
master general, at New Orleans, La, Dec. -,
1856.
Major George II. Dutton, corps of engineers, at
Philadelphia, Pa, Jan. S, 1857.
Captain John C.. Casey, commisSary of subsist-
ence, 1T Fort Brooke, Fla, Dec %, 1856
Captain Francis l.. Bowman, ninth infantry,
near Fort Dalles, o. T, Sept. 10, 1856.
First Lieutenant Arthur d. Tree, second dra-
goons, at Fort Riloy, X. T., Feb =, 1857
First Lieutenant Edward d. stockton. first I'm.
fantry, at San Antonio, Texas, March 3D. 1857
First Lieutenant Truman X. Walbridge, fourth
artillery, near Geneva, N. Nov 10, 1856
First Lieutenant Thomas j. Wright, adjutant
1857.
Second Lieutenant Israel Miller, ninth infantry,
lost overheard from steamboat Mary, on Column
bia river, between Cascades and Fort Dalles O
T., Sept. 80, 1856.
second Lieutenant Edward c. Moore, second
infantry, at Georgetown, ID. c., Jan. 16, 1857
PaymaSter Albert g. Bennett, at New Orleans,
La, Feb. 2S, 1857.
~ Paymaster John r. Hagner, at Fort Brown,
Texas, Dec. 6, 1856.
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Dropped Q.)-second Lieutenant Mervia E.
Gully, fourth infantry, Feb Is, 1857
Dismissed Q.)-First Lieutenant Matthew r
Stevenson, seventh infantry, Sept. 20, 1856
Nll.-Ofhcers have been arranged in the fore
going order, to the companies to which they
succeeded, in the natural course of promotion or
appointment. Should a different assignment,
however, have since been made by competent
authority, it will take precedence of the former.
VlIl-The number, preHxcd to the name of
each Of the Second Lieutenants, in the above list
OF appointments, indicates his rank among those
of the same date.
N-The officers appointed, and those whose
stations are changed by promotion or otherwise,
Will join their proper stations and companies
without delay ;-unless on detached service, act
ing under special instructions, or on leave Of alb
sence, when they will so report, by letter. to the
commanders of their respective corps, regiments,
and posts.
BY order Of the Secretary of War:
>. COOPER, Adjutant General