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

rCM hestMent V IDdnry.-Captain Seth
81, 1856, vice La Motto, resigned
S,Tth Rsgiment Of IafaHtyy.-First Lieuten-
ant an Ia5s s[snsn Kiln Flint to be captain, September
First Lieut.. George w Lay, to be captain. Dec
pany F.. p' '0''''
:. second Lieut. Robert F.. Patterson. to be frs,
pany A; resigned
Second Lieut. Benin F. Smith to be first lieut.
Dec. "a 1856, vice KiTkham, who vacates his re-
gimental commission; company H.
Second Lieut.. Silas p Higgins to be first lieut.
Dec. u, 1850, vice Lay, promoted; company B.
Brevet I'd lieut.. Owen X. McLemore, of the sth
infantry to be I'd lieut., Sept. IS, 1856, vice Pat
terSon, promoted; companyK
SereHth Regiment of Infdntrv Second I.ieut
Andrew w. Evans, TO be lst lieut. Sept 20, 1856,
VICE Stevenson, dismissed; company II.
Ntnm hsgtnsHtof IntaHtTy.-First Lieuten't
Henry NJ Black, to be captain, Sept. 10, 1856 vice
Bowman, dec ID; company G.
Second Lieut.. Henry Douglass. to be 1st lieut.,
sept lO, 1856, vice Black, promoted; company F..
fifth infantry, to be I'd lieut. Sept. 10, 1856, vice
Douglass, promoted; company G..
Brevet ID Lieut.. VIM. B. Hughes, of the 4th
infantry to be I'd lieut., Sept. 30, 1856, vice Mil
Tenth Regiment Of fInfantry.-Brevet 2d lieut.
Samuel >. Carroll, of the ninth infantry, to be I'd
lieut., Oct. L, lo56, vice Dunham, resigned; COM
panyl.
H.-APPoINTMENrs.
General Orders.-Brevet Major General Persi-
for r. Smith, colonel of the regiment of mounted
rlhemen, to be brigader general, Dec. 80, 1856,
TO MI an original vacancy.
QRaTtermaSteT'S Dspartmsnt.-FirSt Lieuten't
George II. Paige, of the I'd infantry, to be assist
ant quartermaster, with the rank of captain, Dec.
%, 1856, vice Sibley, promoted.
Samuel III. MONTGOMERY. of Arkansas to be mil
itary storekeeper, March IA, 1857.
VIM. X. Gibson, of Oregon Territory, to be mil
itary store keeper, March IA, 1857.
james A. McNutt, of Tennessee, to be military
storekeeper, March II, 1857; declined.
Lawrence Taliaferro, of Pennsylvania to he
military storekeeper, March Il, 1857.
Subsistence DepGrtmsnt.-Brevet Capt. Henry
r. Clarke, first. lieut. in the ID regiment of artil-
lery, to be commissary OF subsistence, with the
rank of captain, Jan. r. 1857, vice Casey decd
Medical Dspdrtmsnt.-Charles T. Alexander,
OF Arkansas, to be Assistant Surgeon. Oct 1856,
vice Peters, resigned.
Bennett A. Clements, of New York, to be as
signed
Lewis Taylor, of Pennsylvania, to be assistant
Pay eparfnsnt-BrevetM Major Saml Woods.
captain In the 9th regiment of Infantry, be pay
master, Dec; "a, 1856, vice Hagner deceased
Abraham B. Raglan of Georpia to he navnas
ter, March 13, 1857, vice Bennett decd
First Regiment Of ArtiIEery-l5 Samuel Nj
Cooper, of the District of Columbia, to be second
Lieutenant Feb. II, 1857; company X.
Third Regiment Of ArtiIlsry .Brevet Second
Lieutenant Richard :. C.. Lord, of the seventh
regiment of infantry, to be second lieutenant.
Oct. 81, lo56; company G..
Z. First Sergeant George F. y. Dandy company
A, hrst artillery to be second lieutenant, Feb 2i
1857; company NJ.
>. .. James Howard, of Maryland to be second
lieutenant, Fe1: 81, 1857; company B.
IL. Gabriel Hill, of North Carolina. TO be
second lieutenant, Feb ~, 1857; company d.
Fourth Regiment of 4rtillsry.-9. John r
Waddy, of Virginia, to be second lieutenant,
FeD u, 1857; company |.
H. First Sergeant Warren To,bro.
pany A. corps of engineers, to be second leuteD-
ant, Feb: 81, 1857; company X
F'rSf hsgtmeHt of Infdntry @ William f.
Burnet, of Texas, to be second lieutenant, Feb
u, 1857; company e.
13 James III. Holman, of Tennessee, TO be sec
ond lieutenant, Feb. 2l, 1857; company I.
= ore0sa nL hsg,msmt re Of InfdntTy,-l; Alexander
February 81, 1857; company D.
=, .. Charles b. Watson, of Indiana, to be second
heTtenanti T4ena pt; FEB: 2i; 1857; company c.
Dickinson, of Connecticut, to be second lieuten-
ant, Feb. u, 1857; company b.
lO. Cornelius ID. Hendfen, Of Mississippi 70
De second Lieutenant, Feb. 2l, 1857; company A.
Scott, of California, to be second lieutenant Feb
81, 1857; company g.
Strth Regiment Of Infanry-3. Montgomery
2l, 1857; company /
S. Archibald |. Harrison, of Ohio. to be second
Lieutenant, Feb. 81, 1857; company A.
4, ,! l,"H ne eStht,Ht OF IDdrfTy.-Cadet Arthur s.
cunningham, to be second lieutenant Jan l. 1857
Military AeGdsmy.-Brevet Major Henry L.
kendrlck, captain in the second regiment Of ar
hllery, to be professor of chemistry mineraIopy
Baily, deceased.
Rs-dpPointmsnt.-Jas. Simons, of South Caro-
Ina, to be assistant surgeon, July IL, 1899, the
date OF his original appointment.
=, Promotions and appointments in the army of
the United States, made by the President since
the adjournment of the Senate
UI.-PRoMorIoNs
second Regiment Of Dragons. Lieu
tenant Thomas Hight, to be first lieutenant, Feb
:, 1857, vice Tree, deceased; company b.
second Lieutenant John PeGram, to be first
lieutenant; Feb. y, 1857, vice Givens, promoted /;
company I.
Second Lieutenant Thomas ]. Wright. adiu-
tan to be FIRST Lieutenant, Feb. 2s 1857, the date
OF FIRST Lieutenant Given's promotion; deceased
Brevet Second Lieutenant George Jackson, of
the first Dragons, TO be second lieutenant Feb 2,
l72,, vice Hight, promoted; company K
Breyet Second Lieutenant John h Mizner To
be second lieutenant, Feb 2s 1857. vice PeTrnm
promoted; company ID.
Second Regiment Of ArtiHsry.-First Lieuten-
aSt ss Josiah ii. Carlisle, to be captain, March g.
istry, &c, at the Military Academy company B
Second Lieutenant John r. Smead, to be first
Lieutenant, March 3, 1857, vice Clarke, who va
Gates his regimental commission company H
Second Lieutenant John T. Greble to be first
lieutenant March3 3, 1857, vice Carlisle promoted
company Is.
Fourth Regiment of fArtillerv.-Second Iieu-
tenant William :. Albert, to be first lieutenant
March 81, 1857, vice Wheelock, resigned com.
pany l..
First Rsgiulsn: Of fInfantry-Second Lieuten-
ant Joseph A. Mower, TO be first lieutenant March
l3 1857, vice Stockton. deceased company A
FJth Regiment Of InfaHtry l.: 9 tenant
Thomas II Neill, to be captain. April l. 1857,
vice Fowler, resigned company G.
Second lieutenant Thomas Wilson to be first
lieutenant, April l, 1857, vice Myers, who yacates
his Tegimental commission; company b.
, Second lieutenant w i4iam A. Webb, to be first
company A.
Styth Regiment Of fIafantry-Second lieuten
ant Henry IL Walker, TO be first lieutenant. Nav
/, 1851, vice Patterson resigned companv
NIHth Regiment Of LaJdHtry.-First Lieutenant
Johh w r raZer, to be captain, May /, 1857, vice
Patterson, resigned company c.
, Second Lieutenant William Myers to be first
lieutenant; May /, 1857, vice Frazer, promoted !:
company G.
N.-APPOINTMENTs
QHGTteTnaSfsT'S DsPdTtmeHf-C B. White of
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