The New York herald., 1861-12-31

Assistant Adjutant General
Aa.... .............. .lacutenaht "eo1Se u ~ nay
General Williams in charge Of the troops at Hatteras
Inlet, forming out-ofthe-way portion Of General
wool's department
Brigadcr General. THOMAS J. WOOD.
STAFF
| Assistant Adutant General Captain VIM H. scheater.
Act Assist Adj. General. Lieutenant Geo. w. Leonard
General Wood has been appointed to tho command Of
Of the brgades of General Mccoos division Of Gene
| raj Buell. corps ddrmee.
| Brigadier General. .......... .HORATIO G. WRIGHT
STAFF.
Assistant Adjutant General. Captain c. W. Foster.
Assistant Quartermaster Ge-
neral ...........,........C Captain H p. Goodrich.
Assistant Commissary Gene
ral......................Ca ral Captain AbUah Keith.
brigade Surgeon .......... Major Craven.
AID d.....................l Lieutenant J. Stotler.
Aid .................... Lieutenant r. L. hayden.
This command forms the third brigade Of General shor
mars expedtonary corps and is stationed at Port Roya
Harbor.
Brgadier General. -. JOHN b. wYMAN.
Assistant Adjutant General.
Acting ASS. Quartcrmaster,
Commis y OF Subsistence. Captain M, p. Small.
General wymans brigade is in possession Of Rolla and
portion Of tho southwest branch Of the Pacific Railroad
His newly appointed staff has yet officially
nounccd.
ACTING GENERALS.
Acting General. "A. ASBOTH
A. Asboh having been appointed an acting general by
General Fremont without consent OF the
Washington he has by virtue Of the general order TO
that effect dismissed from the service of the United
States.
Acting Brigader General. Col. HY. B. CARRINGTON
Colonel Darlington, OF tho United States Army has
been appointed to tho command Of brigade under Gen.
Buell., in Kentucky.
Acting Brigadier General. Colonel - CARTER
Colonel Carter has charge Of the volunteers from Ten
nessee the Union brigade now fight
ing In Kentucky.
Acting Brigadier General. Colonel JOHN COOK.
Colonel Cook Of the Seventh Illinois Volunteers. has
been appointed to the command OF the Fourth brigade
Cairo.
Acting Brgadier General Colonel ROBERT COWDIN
Colonel Cowdin Of the First Massachusetts volunteers
being senior Colonel Of tho brigade in which is his reg
ment, takes command Of the until General is ap
pointed The brigade the second in General Hookers
division.
Acting Brigadier General Colonel CHARLES CRUFT.
Colonel Cruft Of the Thrtyhrst Indiana Volunteers
has recently been appointed to the temporary command
Of four Indiana regiments in Kentucky.
Acting Brgadier General Colonel +, G. D'UTASSI.
Several regiments having brgaded so as to form
third brigade in General Blenkers DIVISION Colonel
DUtassi Of the Garibadi Guard Thrty ninth New York
volunteers) being senior Colonel, takes command.
Acting Btlgadier General. Colonel GRAHAM N. FITCH
Colonel Fitch, Of the Forty-sxth Indiana Volunteers
has been appointed 10 the charge Of four Indiana reg
ments in Kentucky
Acting Brigadier General. Col. GEO. H. GORDON.
Acting Brgadier General Colonel J. A. GARFIELD
STAFF.
Act. ASS. Adjutant General.
Acting Quartermaster Capt. Ralph Plumb.
Acting Commissary.... Capt. jacob Hea.on.
Colonel Garfield, of the Forty second Ohio has charge
Of the Eighteenth brigade Of Kentucky under General
Buell..
An additional brigade having been formed of certain
regiments under Gen. Banks Col Gordon, Of the Second
Massachusetts, Volunteers, being senior Colonel
command in the absence Of Brigader General.
Acting Brigadier General. Col. EDWARD HARLAND.
Gen. Burnsdcs division Is being divided into brigades
and the Second brigade being at present without duly
commissioned Brigader General, Col. Harand OF the
Eighth Connecticut Volunteers takes as senior
officer.
Acting Brigadier General. Col E. W. KINKS.
STAFF.
Assistant Adjutant General. Captain Chadwick.
Colonel Kinks, of the Nineteenth Massachusetts voun
teers for time the command Of the brigade
recently under the charge Of General Lander in General
Stones division He has been recommended by infiuen
ta persons the full rank of Brgader General for his
bravery at Balls Bluff, &c.
Acting Brgadier General. Col. ALDIN p HOvEY.
Assistant Adutant General. Capt. Richard +. Bcster
Commissary.. ........... Lieut.. Mon. p. Schmuck,
Assistant Commissary.... Lieut.. Flem Durham.
Col Hovey, OF the Twenty-fourth Indiana, was tempo
rariy appointed Acting Brigader General but whether
he still retains the command since Gen. Fremont's re.
moval is not certain.
Acting Brigadicr General. Colonel J. c. KELToN
Colonel John c. Kelton, of the Ninth Missouri yolun
teers, has had charge Of brigade under Gen. Pope
Acting Brigadier General. Colonel W. H. LAMON.
Colonel Lamon of the Virginia volunteer cavalry has
had the temporary charge brigade ON the Maryland
side of the Potomac.
Acting Brgadier General. Col JAMES LANE.
Assistant Adutant General. Capt. T. J. Weed.
| Quartermastcr.. Capt. N. II. Insley.
| Commissary.. .......... Capt. A. G. Wilder.
| Paymaster. Capt. II. J. Adams.
Paymaster. ...... 49,. Capt. W. w. Updegraf
surgeon. Capt. X. fitzpatrick, M. d.
| Engineer Lieut. z 4 Anderson.
Military Secretary Lieut.. II. Gray Ioring.
Aid. d.......................L Lieut.. r. Fl. Kerr.
Aid. Lieut. Lyman Scott.
| Wagon Master. General j. n Mccall.
whether Acting General Lane, who holds Colonel's
commission from The Indiana will retain his
command of tho Kansas troops that Gen. Hunter Is
the bead of tho department. Is not present known
He is occupying his seat United States Senator
and Gen Denver being in Kansas, change may be in
tended
Acting Brigadier General. Colonel s. H., LEONARD
Acting Brigadier General. Colonel w. ii. LYSLE.
Colonel Iysle of the Tenth Ohio Volunteers has been
appointed the charge Of brigade Of troops in Ken
tucky.
On several occasions has Colonel Samuel H. Leonard Of
the Thirteenth Massachusetts Volunteers, as Gene
raj three regiments Of General Banks division
having been temporarily brgaded. and he being senior
Colonel, taking command the absence Of any general
He reported command or fair sized brigade
in the neighborhood Of Williamsport
Acting Brigadier General. BENJAMIN LOAN
General Loan has charge of that portion of the Mis-
souri, State Militia in tho field in the Of Bu
ehanan, Andrew Nodaway Atchson and Holt Missouri
Acting Brigadier General. Colonel NJ. D. MANSON
Colonel Manson has chgrgc Of four regiments in Ken
lucky consisting Of volunteers from Indiana Ohio and
Kentucky
Acting Brigader General Col. THOMAS. +. MEAGHER
Acting General Meagher is engaged in organizing
brigade Of Irish citizens part which is already at the
seat Of When complete he will doubtless have his
full commission granted ut which time his staff will be
duly announced.
Acting Brigadier General. Colonel r. j. oGIEsBY
Colonel Oglesby Of the Eighth Illinois yolpnteorg has