Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-03-20
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THE DAILY SPY.
Army Promotions.
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Fifteenth Rsgiment Massaohusetts Volunteers.

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Potomac, entered the service of the United
States for three years, from July 18th, 1861,
numbering ten hundred and forty-six men. 1t
has taken part in the following battles Balls
Bluff, orktown, West Point, Fair Oaks, and
in the seven days battles, South Mountain,
Anhetam, and Fredericksburg; and during
this time has received recruits to the number
OF five hundred and fifty, making total of
fifteen hundred and ninety-six men, and now
numbers but two hundred and eighty-seven
now present for duty.
FIELD AND STAFF
Colonel, Charles Devens, Jr., to be briga-
der general.
Lieutenant colonel, Geo. II. Ward, to be
colonel, now acting brgader general.
MAJOR, j. w. Kimball, to be lieutenant col
onel, since promoted to colonel tfty-third
Massachusetts volunteers.
Captain Chase Philbrick, of company H, to
be major, since promoted to lieutenant col
onel.
Captain Geo. C. Joslin, of company 1, to
be major.
ADJUrANrs-Geo. H. Hicks, promoted to
assistant adiutant general on Gen. Burns's
staff; Geo. w. Baldwin, promoted to assist
ant adjutant general on Gen. Devenss staff;
l. harris Hooper, promoted from second lieu
tenant, company X.
QUARTERMAsTERs.-C Howe, promo
ted to captain, aid to major general Sedgwick;
VIM. Brandt Storer, aid to Gen. Devens, re-
signed; Charles H. Eager, promoted to cap
tain OF company b; VIM. r.. Wheelock, pro-
NOTED from sergeant.
SURGEoNs.-Joseph n. Bates, discharged;
5. Foster Haven, promoted from assistant
surgeon, killed at the battle of Fredericks burg;
L. l.. Is. Munroe, promoted from assistant
surgeon of first Massachusetts volunteers
Henry lockwood, first assistant surgeon, APP
pointed; Theo. 0. Cornish, second assistant
surgeon, appointed.
CHAPLAIN.-W G. Scandlin, resigned.
SERGEANT MAJoRs.-Francis A. Walker,
promoted to lieutenant colonel, and assistant
aUutant general on major general COUGHS
stall; John S. Hall, promoted to second lieu
tenant Of company ID; Henry G. Blgelow,
promoted to second lieutenant Of company II
Henry G. Ward, promoted from private.
QUARrERMAsTER SERGEANTs.-William r.
Steele, promoted to second lieutenant and aid
to mayor general Howard; S. S. Stocking,
discharged; VIM. BiXby, Jr., promoted from
commIssary sergeant.
CoMMIssARY SERGEANTs.-Wm G. Wa
tiers, promoted to first lieutenant company B
Joshua Freeman, promoted from private.
HosPlTAL STEwARD-Henry Deanrig
COMPANY A.-George w. lockwood, cap
tain, resigned; II. P. Jorgensen, promoted
from sergeant to second lieutenant, from sec
ond lieutenant to first lieutenant, from first
lieutenant to captain; Leonard Wood, pro-
NOTED from first lieutenant to captain compa-
ny K; Charles II. Stevens, promoted from
first sergeant to second lieutenant, second
lieutenant to first lieutenant: Frank w. Polly,
second lieutenant, resigned; Geo w Brown,
promoted from sergeant to second lieutenant.
COMPANY B.-Clark S. Simonds, captain,
killed at the battle of Antietam; Charles IL.
Eager, from second lieutenant to first lieu
tenant, first lieutenant to captain; j. Myron
Goddard, first lieutenant, resigned William
G. Waters, first lieutenant; William r. Steele,
second lieutenant.
COMPANY C.-Henry Bowman, captain,
promoted to colonel OF the thirty-sixth Mas
sachusettS volunteers; Walter Gale, captain,
promoted from sergeant to second lieutenant,
Second lieutenant to first lieutenant, first lieu
tenant to captain; Richard Derby, promoted
from second lieutenant company II to first
lieutenant, killed at Antietam; James N.
johnson, second lieutenant, resigned; Chas.
Frazer, promoted from sergeant to be second
lieutenant.
COMPANY D.-John M: Studley, captain,
promoted to lieutenant colonel of the fifty
first Massachusetts volunteers Z. p.
Woodward, first lieutenant, signal officer; j.
W. Grout, second lieutenant, killed at Balls
Bluff; j. S. Hall, second lieutenant, pro-
NOTED from sergeant major, resigned; G. M.
Murray, second lieutenant, promoted from
first sergeant
COMPANY E Charles H. Watson, captain
resigned; Albert Prince, promoted from first
sergeant to second lieutenant, from second
lieutenant to first lieutenant, from first lieu
tenant to captain; Nelson Bartholomew, first
lieutenant, died at Poolesvile Md. Bernard
b. Fassall, second lieutenant, resigned; A.
A. Smith, promoted from sergeant to second
lieutenant of Co. G.
COMPANY F.-Sardus S. Sloan, captain,
resigned; Jeremiah E. Green, captain pro-
NOTED from first lieutenant, resigned; Lyman
II. Ellingwood, captain, promoted from Sec
ond lieutenant to first lieutenant, and from
first lieutenant to captain; E. j. Russell, first
lieutenant, promoted from first sergeant to
second lieutenant, and from second lieuten-
ant to first lieutenant; Lyman Doane, second
lieutenant, promoted from first sergeant, re-
signed Frederick Billiard, second lieutenant,
promoted from first sergeant.
COMPANY G.-Walter Forehand captain,
resigned; John Murkland, captain, promoted
from hrSt sergeant company b N. Il. Hol-
den, first lieutenant, resigned Thomas ].
Spur, hrst lieutenant, killed at battle of An
uetam; stephen L. Kearney, second lieuten-
anu leslShSui ". NJ. Stakeholder, second lieu
tenant, promoted from first sergeant.
COMPANY H.-Chase Philbrick. captain, pro-
NOTED to major, and from major to iieut. colo
mel; Amos Bartlett, captain, promoted from
first lieutenant company l, resigned: Henry
S. Taft, captain, promoted from first Iieuten-
ant, signal officer; Samuel j. Fletcher. nro-
NOTED from first sergeant to second lieuten-
ant and from second lieutenant to first lien
tent; Richard Derby, second lieutenant. pro-
NOTED to first lieutenant, killed at Antietam
James Taft, second lieutenant, promoted from
first sergeant, resigned; Henry B. Blgelow.
second lieutenant, promoted from sergeant
major.
COMPANY I.-George c. Joslin, captain,
promoted to major; Amos Bartlett, first lieu
tenant, promoted to captain company II, re-
signed; Frank S. Corbin, first lieutenant,
promoted from second lieutenant to first lieu
tenant, killed at Antietam; A. j. Bradley,
first lieutenant, promoted from first sergeant
to second lieutenant, and from second lieu
tenant to first lieutenant; Pliny W. George,
second lieutenant, promoted from first ser
geant to second lieutenant.
COMPANY K.-M. w. Gatchell, captain,
killed at Balls Bluff; Leonard Wood, cap
tain, promoted from first lieutenant, resigned
Church Howe, captain, aid to Maj. Gen. Sedg-
wick; Edwin b. Staples, first lieutenant re-
signed; George w. Bolster, first lieutenant,
promoted from first sergeant to second lieu
tenant, and from second lieutenant to first
lieutenant; 1. Harris Hooper, second leuten-