The New York herald., 1862-12-26
List Of Generals, Colonels. Lieutenant
Colonels and Majors in the u
Regular Army.
OUR VOLUNTEERS ARMY.
GENERAL OFFICERS OF VOLUNTEERS.
MILITARY GEOGRAPHICAL DEPARTMENTS.
&C., Sc. &c.

Special Army Register, dated August, 1852, has
recently made its appearance in Washington, but does
not seem 70 be intended for general distribution as
none Of the regular army officers IN this locality have re-
ceived copies. It contains one hundred and eighteen
pages Of matter being larger by pages than the Re-
gster for January and forty eight pages larger than
the Register published eleven years ago. In addition 70
all the officers the regular army, tho names Of voun.
teer additional aids camp, hospital chapaIns, major
generals brgader generals assistant adutant generals
assistant commssaries Of subsistence,
brigade surgeons and additional paymasters are given
Since the Register published the names Of many
officers have been caried up" the rolls Of the army
other names have been "stricken OUT" others
"droppedn while against many others the honorable re-
mark, "Killed in action" has been recorded.
Comparing the August Register with the published
in January last we md that the most important changes
GENERAL OFFICERS.
The Of the veteran John E. Wool has been trans
ferrcd from the list Of brgaders that OF major gene
rah and against the name Of General Henry w. Haesk
the remark commanding army" has been inserted; ;
but General Mcclellan still retains his place at the head of
tho list, his being first On the Register. Generals
John Pope and Joseph Hooker have been appointed brga
der generals the former in the place Of WOOL promoted
and the latter in the place OF Mansfield killed. General
MansAeds name, however, remains on the list as his
death occurred subsequent to the publication OF tbs Re-
Riser and General Hookers Is not giveA for the
same reason.
THE ADJuTANT GHNRRAL's DEPARTMENT.
This department has been reorganzed. An additional
coonelcy and lieutenant colonecies were created BY
the act approved July IT. s62 and the thirteen captain
cies were carried up 10 mSortes, 80 that the lowest
grade IN the Adutant Generals Department Is that OF
major, with the pay and allowance Of cavalry officer Of
similar rank viz $3.50 per month"; including rations To-
rage, and servants wages, rations and clothing.
THE JUDGE ADVOCATES DEPARTMENT.
Up to July IT. 1852, there only one Judge Advo-
cate of the Army with the rank Of major There now
one Judge Advocate General, with the rank pay and
emouments Of colonel Of cavalry, and Judge Advc'
cate with the rank, &C.. Of major for each army In the
field Hon. Joseph Holt Of Kentucky, has been appointed
Judge Advocate General. The nams Of but ono judge
Advocate s given, viz-Levi c. Turner appointed from
New York. Since the Register published, Major John
T. Iee who has been Judge Advocate Of the army since
Is4o, has tcndored his resignation.
REORGANIZATION OF THE CAVALRY.
The reorganization Of the cavalry regiments under the
act public No. 1867 approved July IT, 1862 will add
hundred fifteen officers and two thousand eight hun
dred and nineteen 70 the existing cavalry force,
six hundred strong. Ths important items OF this
increase are the vacancies which created for five
majors ten captains, first ieutenants, ten second
ieutenants and seventytwo supernumsrary second lieu
tenants. the latter being entirely new grade.
The tabular statement Of the "organzation Of regi-
ments and companies, gives the following:-