The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-12-11

RESIGNED
Lieutenant Colonel Charles G. wacutt, Tenth United
Captain H. Farnsworth, Assistant Quartermaster 70
duty Chief Quarermastsr Of the Military District Of
Florida assuming the duties OF the late Bvevet Colonel
W. Lathrop, Assistant Quartcrmaster Captain X =.
Johnston Forty United States infantry TO duty t
Lexington, KY.
John n. Donavsn. ~ Captain, and 3 r Rice and A.
r. Rogers Second Ieutensnts The Forty fourth IN.
fantrv; Brevet Major A. = Kmbail Assistant Quarter
master United states Volunteers a. Captain and Assist
ant Quariermastcr In the regular army.
r.. Madden. 10 a lieutenancy in the Forty second
United States infantry and ordered TO duty with the reg
ment at Philadelphia
Brevet Major General Absalom Baird AZ Inspector Cen
era Department Of the Lakes
pfsHOSopABfY DisCHARGED.
Hospital Steward r. +. Allen
hsGISwER CORPS FLAGS
General Order No. Oh from the War Department de-
srnaes the size color &C. the flags hereafter 70 be
used BY the Engineer Corps.
RETIRED
The following officers have been retired from service
Breve Major General Charles Thomas, slant quarter
muster general; Brevet Brigader General y. vinton,
assistant quariermaser general Brcvct Brgadier Gen
era George H. Crossman, assistant quarermaster gen
cra Lieutenant Colonel Osborne Cross, deputy quarter
master general: Colonel r. Rabbit. deputy quarter
master general; Captain WIN p HUGHES quartcrfnsyter
Department Of California; Captain II. Becher Louis
willie. Ky Colonel G. Crane, inspector Cincinnati,
Brevet Major J. G Mann, Northboro. Mass. r. W
b. Resaux, Louisville. KY; Brcvet Lieutenant Colonel
IL skinner, Little ROCK, w L. mayer, LNOn,
Conn, and r. NJ Potter military sorekeeper New York
CITY, are placed on waiting orders.
GOING rBK PACIFIC
Brevet Major General James D. Fry Il announced "A
Adjutant General OF the military division OF the Pacific
ASSIGNED.
Rrevet Colonel r. W. Kirkham, Quarterrnaster United
States Army Chief Quarermaster OF the Department
Of California: Brevet Colonel II Bachelor. Assistant
Qnarermaster as pcpot QuarsermssterM Jcnersonvile
Ind, relieving Colonel X G. Rutherford
PROMOTION OF LfGUrgSAyr II v. JACKSON.
The President has appointed Lieutenant Huntington
W jackson, of Newark, N. j., lieutenant colonel OF
United States Volunteers, for gallant and mertorous
In the eld hs brevet " bear rank from March
snd ~s @ pro I.
mot on By that officer together with Gsneras sedgwck
curvy ouARrrHxAsrxws
General II. W. Halieck commanding the Military
Division II the Pacific, announced n General Orders
sssmsd n. tiles Of Chief Of he division
according TO his brsves rank Brcvet colonel y,
Babbitt, IDENTITY Qpartermaser General. having been
relieved By General Allen has been directed report
Tor duty the headquarters Department Of the Columbia
~ Chief Qnartermsstor If that department.. Brevs'
CSs oasr,srass..q ~ the nepsrnsn Of California
MsCyL,ASKaus
The orders accepting tns resgnaiions ~ First Lieu
tenant Bennett Eighteenth United states infantry
and SECOND Lieutenant John u. Baker, Ninth United
stns~s infantry, have bsen revoked
Brevet Brgadier General Seth Eastman Lieutenant
Colonel United states amy has relieved from duty
member Of the board ~ officers ut Carlisle Pa
vened bv Special Orders 4o AUGUST 1864 ana ordered
10 assume duty performed BY Brevet Brgadier General
Bonneville at that pscs.
Nv direction ~ the President the disability Of Myes
Movlan, Second Lieutenant Filth United States cavalry,
enter tho service caused by his dismissal has boon
removed.
Major General Buttsrnsld General Recruiting Agent
United staes Army has within tho past fcw DAYS sent
400 r,crns various regiments ~ follows-S04 me
10 thu Seventeenth infantry Ill men to tho First
faptry and l85 men 10 tina Seventh infantry
Yesterday detachment Of l7a recruits sad three or
Acers from Bedess Island. saed the steamer Hunts
villa for N.w Orleans
I'm ina I'm ,c.sart NJ 400 yeerr,ta vji
Governors Island tho Nicaragua mail for
the Po,rt~snth infantry, located IN California THIS
from the second ami third bataons Of the three os
talon regiments