The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-10-24
OUR REGULAR ARMY.

uhe Newly Appointed Omcers-The New
Regimcnts-Ficld OKcers Appointed to
General Rank-Thc b-Departments
or the War Department, &c., &c.
The Adstant General has issued CONCEAL Register Of
the Army of tho United States, for September 1881"
The many designations Of officers within the past few
months and the additions by the creation Of rcg
ments and the appointments to vacancies, have greatly
changed tho personnel of the army Since the publication
Of the last Register in January there have been two
hundred and sixty designations among the officers
These were Of all grades from that OF general officer to
second heutenants Eighteen officers have died, six
were dropped twenty nine were dismissed and one
cashicrcd There remains more than sufficient number
OF tho old officers Of tho army preserve its esprit an
corps
The general officers are:-Leutenant General, winfield
Scott; Major Generals George D. Mcclellan John O. FIRE.
and Henry W. Haleck Brigader Generals, John E.
Wool, William S. Harvey, Edwin Y. Sumner, JOS e. +.
Mansfield, Irwin Mcdowell, Robert Anderson and William
3. Rosccrans.
Brigader General Wool is a Major General by brevet
and Generals Harvey and Mansfield have brcvet ranks
The whole Of the above named Bradier Generals have
had command of divisions and many still hold the
positions.
Tho Adjutan Generals Department consists Of one Ad
jaan General Of the rank of Brgadier General Lorenzo
Thomas Colonel two Lieutenant Coonels four Majors
twelVc three Inspector GeneraS
with the rank Of Colonel; Judge Advocate Of the
Army and one Signal Officer each with the rank Of Major
The Quartcrmasers Department consists of one Quar-
tormaster General with the rank of Brgadicr General,
Montgomery c. Meigs threo Assistant Quartermaster
Generals with the rank Of Colonel four Deputy Quarter
master Generals with the rank Of Lieutenant Colonel;
eleven Quarermasers with the rank of Major and forty
Assistant Quartermasters, with the rank Of Captain
There six Military Storekecpers attached to this
branch OF the service.
Tho Subsistence Department Is In charge of Colonel Jo
scph Taylor (brothcr Of the late President Zachary
;Taylr). There is Assistant Commissary General Of
Subsistence, with The rank of Lieutenant Colonel six
Commissarics of Subsistence with the rank Of Major
sixteen with the rank of Captain
The Medical Department consists Of Surgeon General
Clement A. Finley, with tho rank OF Colonel forty Sur
geons, with tho rank Of Major twenty eight Assistant
Surgeons with the rank Of Captain, and seventy five with
that of First Lieutenant.
There is Paymaster General, Benjamin F. Iarned
with the rank Of Colonel Deputy paymaster Gene
rails with tho rank Of Lieutenant Colonel twenty five
Paymasters with the rank Of Major.
Six additional Aids de Camp with the rank of Colonel.
two with tho rank Of Major and four with that Of Cap
tain, have been appointed pursuance OF Au-
gust 8, 1861
Tho acts of Congress, approved July % and July %,
1861 or the organization Of the volunteer brought
snto the service of tho United States authorized the ap
pontment of great number Of general and staff officers
In pursuance Of those acts there have been appointed
four Major Generas-Na.hanie P. Banks John A.
Dix, Benjamin F. Butler and David Hunter; frty-
nine Brgadier Generals, twenty five Assistant Ad-
jutant Generals, hfty.six Assistant Quartermas.
tors, with the rank of Captain, nfty-two
Commissaries OF Subsistence, Captains forty brigade
Surgeons, with the rank Of Major hundred and ten
adj taste tha Mai
been appointed.
The Corps OF Engineers consists Of Colonel Joseph
G. Totem Brgadier General by brcve four Lieutenant
Colonels eight Majors twelve Captains fifteen First and
four Second Leatenahts.
Col John J. Albert is the senior officer of the Corps of
Typographical Engineers In the corps there are four
Lieutenant Coloncs eight Majors, Captains thirteen
First and twoSecond Lieutenants.
Tho Ordnance Department under the command Of Br
gader Gen. James W. Ripley. Under him are two Colo
nels, two Lieutenant Cooncls four Majors twelve Cap
tans twelve First and two Second Ieutenans Attached
to this department arc thirteen Military Storekecpers
who employed the different arsenals and armories
by recent order of the War Department the First and
Second Dragons tho First and Second cavalry the
regiment Of mounted rifles have been consolidated and
Are now known as the First Second Third Fourth and
Fifth regiments Of cavalry.
The field officers Of the regiments OF cavalry arc ne fol-
lows
FIRST REGIMENT OF CAVALRY.
Colonel, Benjamin l. Bea.
Lieutenant Colonel, George A. H. Blake.
Majors, Enoch Steen and Andrew J. Smith
SECOND REGIMENT CAVALRY.
Colonel, Philip Sc. George Cooke.
Lieutenant Colonel, Marshall S. Howe
Majors, Lawrence p. Graham (B. G. w and VIM. N
Grier.
REGIMENT or CAVALRY
Colonel, John S. Smonson (rctircd).
Lieutenant Colonel, Charles +. Rnti.
Majors, Benjamin S. Roberts and Thomas s. Duncan
Ent-pru
Colonel, John Sedgwick.
Lieutenant Colonel, Thomas J. Wood.
Majors, Samuel d. Sturgs and George Stoneman 3D. GY)
FIFTH REGIMENT or CAVALRY.
Lieutenant Colonel, Belos Sacket
MAJORS, James Cakes o. 6. w. and Innis N Palmer
The Sixth regiment Of cavalry authorized by the last
Congress, has been organized It's aed officers arc
Colonel David Hunter On. Gy)
Lieutenant Colonel William II. Emory
MAJOR Edwin H. Wright (atd to General Scott, with
rank Of COLONEL.
The cavalry regiments have each ten companies with
captain, first and second lieutenant each company
There are Ave regiments OF artillery one having
been raised in accordance with the late OF Congress
authorizing the increase of the army.
The field officers Of the artillery regiments are
FIRST REGIMENT ARTILLERY
Colonel, John Erving.
Lieutenant Colonel, John l.. Gardner
Majors, Israel Vogdcs and LOWS G. Arnold,
SECOND REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY.
Lieutenant Colonel, Justin pimck
Majors, Martin Burke and Horace Brooks.
THIRD RE5MESr ARTILLERY.
Colonel, William Gates.
Lieutenant Colonel, Charles s. Merchant.
Majors, George Nauman and Henry 5. Barton
FOURTH REGIMENT ARTILLERY.
Lieutenant Colonel, William W Norris.
Majors, Giles Porter (retired) and Francis O. Wysc.
The Fifth regiment of artillery the newly organized
regiment Its held officers are
Colonel, Harvey Brown
Lieutenant Colonel, Thomas w. Sherman d. G. Wy
Majors, Thomas Williams, william f. Barry OBJ G. w
and Henry j. Hunt laid to General Mcclellan with rank
OF ColonoD
The field officers of the infantry regiments are as fol-
lows
FIRST REGIMENT INFANTRY.
Colonel Carlos A. Waite.
Lieutenant Colonel Gouverneur Morris (reired}.
Majors, Isaac v. ID. Reeve and John I. Spraguc
SECOND REGIMENT INFANTRY
Colonel, Dixon $. Miles
Lieutenant Colonel Hannibal Day
Majors, Edgar $. Hawkins and WIN. Chapman.
THIRD REGIMENT INFANTRY.
Colonel, Benz L. Z. Bonneville (retred).
Lieutenant Colonel, Electus Rackus.
Majors Nathaniel Macrae (retircd and Caleb c. Sibey
FOURTH RE5INEST or fNfANIRy.