Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-03-23
OF FIC IAL.
DItmissals for the week ending March 1S,
1861.

Dltmissals for the week ending March 1s,
1861.
Ma ;or Frank Backof, ID NJ issouri artillery
70 date March Is, 1861, with loss OF all pay and
allowances, for advising and persuadinx
SOLDIERS 10 desert, NAL king false musrers and
returns, conduct unbecoming an officer and
gentleman, and conduct prejadicial to good
order and military discipline.
Surgeon T. L. Fenham. 10th Missouri caval
r!' TO cate MarGh 18th, 1864, for absence with.
ou leave.
Captain Daniel H. Conuess, I'd Penu.yiva-
MIA Reserves, to date December 1, 1853, for de-
strtion.
Captain John F. Coulter, Assistant Quarter.
nastr of volunteers, to date March Us, 1854
fer drunkenness.
Captain John T.. Dillon, First Lieutensnt
Rotert Stockdale, and First Lieut. ,nant James
A. Orr, 35th Indiana volunteers, to data March
8, 1864, for drunkenness. deser.iou of their COM
mands, and unoficerlike conduct, erroneously
published March Is, 1864, as Captain John E
Dillon, SD Indiana volunteers, First Lieuten-
ant Robert Stock6ai. 33d Indiana volunteers,
and First Lieutenant James A. Orr, 33d In.
diana volunteers.
Lieutenant and Q Quartermaster Robert O vii.
con, 5th Illinois cavalry, to date March 12 1854,
for non-rendition of his accounts.
Second Lieutenant Charlie. Stierliu 1st Mis-.
souIi artillery, to date March Ie, 1851, with loss
OF all pay and allowances, for making false
musters and failing TO have certain enlisted
men under his command punished for COM
mitting depredations on the property OF q pri-
vate citizen OF Missouri.
Second Lieutenant A. b. Farms worth, IIth
United States infantry, to date Febr uary g. 1864.
for absence without proper authority, having
been published officially and failed To appear
before the commission.
The following officers, to date February ~,
1854, for the causes mentioned, having been
published officially, and failed to appear before
the Commission:
absence ,Uithout proper authority.
Surgeon William F. McCurdy, s?th Penn.
sylNania volunteers;
Captain Henry Ciayborn, 3sth Iowa volun-
teers;
First Lieutenant William @. Ashtor, lOCth
Pernsyl lvania volunteers;
First Lieutenant l.. Herrick, 9th New York
Cavalry:
First Lieutenant o. s. Brown, I60th New
York volt nteers;
First Lieutenant Andrew j. Dingman, I2Sth
Ohio volunteers;
Lieuter ant ustave Scharf, 10th New York
volunteers;
Second Lieutenant William rfndal, 10Th New
DIX VOlunpelk, SD0
Second Lieutenant G. ". McOolloch, eth
Maryland volunteers. "
Absence ,cithout Leave
Chaplain W. Gibson, 45th Pennsylvania vol.
unteers; and
First Lieutenant R. NJ. Gross, 3Sth Masea-
chusetts volunteers.
Dismissol Approrea.
The order of dismissal heretofore issued In
the following case has been approved:
First Lieutenant James II. Brown, 1st IndI-
ana artillery, to date January 25, 1854, for
neglect of duty and absence without leave.
Restored to Com~ission.
Captain r. NJ Taylor, l2th New York cav.
airy, heretofore dismissed, is restored with psy
from the da,e at which he rejoins bis regiment
for duty, provided the vacancy has not been
filled by the Governor Of his State.
E. ID. TOWNSEND,
Assistant Adjutant General.