The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-12-19
Army INTELLIGENCE.
GENERAL ORDERS, NO. Is.

GENERAL ORDERS. NO. Is.
WAR DEPARTMENT, ADJnrASr GENERALS 0PncR,
Washington, Dec 10, 1858.
Promotions and appointments in the army OF the
United States made by the President since the pubca
ton of General Orders No. 8, of July 3, 1858
PROMOTIONS
MccM Department. Assistant Surgeon James Simmons
to be surgeon, vice Harvey, deceased to date from
August 20, 1885, and to take place the Army Register
next below Surgeon David G. Deieon.
Corps Of Ea3iaeersBrevet Second Lieutenant Richard
X. Meade r, to be second lieutenant July 20 1853
the date OF Captain Sanders death
Fra Regiment Of Dragons Second Lieutenant VIM
d. Penier to be first lieutenant, May II, 1883 vice
Taylor killed in action Company o.
Brevet Second Lieutenant Samuel W. Ferguson, of the
second Dragons to be second Lieutenant vice Pender
promoted to date from June IA, 1868. Company H.
Brevet Second Lieutenant Marcus A. Reno, to be
ond lieutenant, vice CASTOR, killed in actionto date
from june IA, 1858 Company e.
Second Regiment Of CIcalry Second Lieutenant John
Hood, to be first lieutenant, August is, 1858, vice
Radzimnski, deceased Company Ky
Blevet Second Lieutenant Manning NJ Kimmc of the
first cavalry to be second lieutenant August 49, 1858
vice Hood, promoted Company G.)
Brevet Second Lieutenant George A. Cunningham, of
the first cavalry, to be second lieutenant, October L.
1858, vice Van Camp killed in action. Company D.
Ryin'ss Of Mounted Rg9ensa First Lieutenant Robert
Morris to be captain, June IL, 1858, vice Rhett ap
pointed paymaster Company CD
Second Lieutenant Joseph G. Tford, TO be first lieu
tenant June II, 1858, vice Morris, promoted. Compa
ny Ed
Brevet Second Lieutenant Ira W. Clain to be second
lieutenant June Ia, 1858, vice Ttord promoted Com
pany HI
Third Regiment Of Artiilery Second Lieutenant Lyman
NJ Kellogg, to be first lieutenant, July 81, 1885, vice
Mowly, resigned. Company A.
Brevet Second Lieutenant William Sinclair, Of the
second artillery to be second lieutenant July 81 1885,
vice Kellogg, promoted Company K.)
Eighth R9ine,a Of Infantry. First Lieut.. Lafayette B.
Wood, to be captain, July 10, 1858, vice Longsticet
appointed paymaster, deceased. Company ID
Second Lieut. Thomas NJ. JONES' to be first lieutenant
July 10, 1858, vice Wood, promoted. Company A.
Brevet Second Lieut.. James J. Van Horn Of the first
infantry to be second lieutenant July 49, 1885, vice
Jones, promoted. Company CD
NinM Regiment Of Infantry .B,evet Second Lieutenant
Charles G. Harker, of the second infantry to DO second
lieutenant August Is, 1858, vice Allen died of wounds
received in action. Company CD
1s7im Rgimaa Of Agfantry First Lieutenant Cuynr
Grover to be captain, September L. 1883 vice Pitcher
deceased Company
Second Lieutenant james Dcshlcr to be first lieuen-
ant, September H. 1858, vice Grover, promoted Com
Breyet Second Lieut. sardine p Reed, Of the Sd in
antry to be second lieutenant September IL 1853 vice
Desher, promoted. Company Ed
APPOINTMENTS
Subsistence Department First Lieutenant William
Burns of the 9th infantry to be commissay Of snbii
cncc with rank of captain, November 3, 1858, ro
Bowen deceased.
Medical Department. - Cooper McKee, of Pennsylvania,
to be assistant surgeon October 2, 1885, vice Simon
promoted
Tay Department Irevet Major James Longstreet cap
tain in the 9Th regiment of Infantry to be paymaer
July 10, 1858, vice Daslliell dismissed.
Daniel AlcCue of Indiana, to be paymaster, October
%, 1883, vice Denny, deceased.
Ordnance Department. Richard Fatherly, OF Arkansas
to be military storekecper August 9, 1885, vice An
drews, deceased
TpANsfrRREp
Brevct Second Lieutenant John s. Saunders, second
artillery, to the Ordnance department, September i
1858.
Second Lieutenant Lafayette Peck, seventh infantry
to the eighth infantry, November 80, 1858.
Second Lieutenant Charles H. Ingraham, eighth IN
fintIy, to the seventh infantry, November 80 1858
cAsuALrini
Resigned l2First Lieutenant Sylvester Mowry, third
artillery July 81, 1858.
Second Lieutenant Edgar o'Connor, seventh Infantry
October %, 1858.
Commissions Vdcao5 By Np appointments, (2.)-By Pay
master James Longstrcet, his commission captain
the eighth infantry July 10, 1858.
BY Paymoser Thomas q. Rhett, his commission 81
captain in the regiment of mounted rlemen, June II,
1858.
Died, 05.)-Brevet Lieut.. Col Francis Taylor, MAJOR
first artillery at Fort Brown, Texas, Oct. H. 1858
Brevet Major John Sanders, captain corps of engineer
at Fort Delaware, Del. July 20, 1858.
Capt Isaac Bowen, comnissary OF subsistence, at rus
Christian Miss Oct 3, 1853
Capt Mathew S. Pitcher tenth infantry, at New YORK.
N. Y, Sept. IL, 1858.
Capt Lafayette B. Wood, eighth infantry, at Washing
ton, d. c., Oct. 10, 1855.
Brevet Capt Oliver III. F. Taylor, first lieutonant mn
Dragons killed in action on Colye Trail, Washington
Territory eishty-fyc miles north of Snake river, May IL
1858
First Lieutenant Charles Radzimnsli, second cavah'
at Memphis, Tenn, August 1855.
Second Lieutenant Newton L. Alexander, corps OF GU
Qinecrs at Blox MissisSpni 1853.
Second Lieutenant Cornelius Van Camp, second ee,
sry, killed Ia action, near the Wchtatylage, ie4qs
October |, 1853 ttt
Second Lieutenapt Jesse x. Allen ninth Infantry "