The New York herald., 1874-10-04
ARMY INTELLIGENCE.
Promotions, Changes, Deaths and De-
sertions Since July g, 1874.

sertions Since July q, 1874.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 3, 1874.
The following general Orders are Just promni-
gated by the War Departments
The following promotions and appointments In
dent since the publication OF General ORDERS no.
", OF July 1874, aud No. a, OF July u, 1874, and
up to October !, 1871, are announced:-
FUSt-Prom btiOns-Corps OF Lngineers-Ma1or
Thomas l.. Casey 10 he Lieutenant Colonel, vice
Foster, deceased; Captain Samuel W. Mansfield TO
Henry n. Adams TO be captain, Vice Mansfield.
promoted; Second Lieutenant Carl +. Pallry To be
FIRST Lieutenant vice Adams, promoted.
Ordnance Observation-Disclosures Colonel
frnnkhn D. Coi.endtr To be Colonel, ~ date from
July 8, 1871. vice Maynadler, deceased Majors
from December II, 1870, wee Kingspury, rcdf ed;
John McNnit to be Lieutenant Col mel. from june
Z, ls7l, wee Rodman, deceased; Julian McAllstet 70
be Lieutenant Coonel from July B. 1871, wee Collen-
DER promoted; Captain James N. Whttemore. 10
he major from Apyember n, 1879, wee hdson de,
december 81. 1870. wee Benton, promoted; Daniel
W. tlaglcr, to be major from June 7, 1871, vice
froW January II, 1872 TO I'LL vacancy Alfred
Mordecal. 10 be major, from December 81. 1873,
@ h ee e. o
Chiel OF ordnance; First Lieutenant George w.
Mckee Mckee % to be CAPTAIN from July & - ls79'
PnIpps. TO ne captain rom September Il, 1870.
vice Harris honoiaby discharged: Leutenant
George D. Ramsey. Jr., to be Captain from Decen-
Der 81. 1870, vice Myers, hoDoraoiy discharged.
Lieutenant John A. kress. 10 be Captain ron
Juse 7. 1871. wee Fiagier, promoted; L'eutenaat
Ot:n H. Michaels, TO oe captain from July 3, 1871.
1arfai from December 81. 1sI1 vice Scnatf re.
signed; lieutenant Clarence Il. Dutton to be Cap
Lieutenant John &. Butler to be Captain from De.
cemDer 81. 1s73 vice Mordecais prom0red: Lieu
tenant Cullen Bryant, 10 be captain from January
!, l1s4, 10 III vacancy.
Lieutenant Martin Il. Poland to oe Captain from
June %, 1874. wee Lyiord. promoted; second Lieu
tenants Almon l.. Varney to he FIRST Iii utenant.
To date rom February ~. 1862 vice McGlnnls pro-
NOTED; Joseph Z. tiiiiord TO be FIRST Lieutenant,
ward N. Wright to be Flrst Lieutenant. % 10 date
November II, 1870, vice Reilly, promoted; John h.
Green, to be First lieutenant. to date December
Lieutenant to date Drcember 81, 1870 vice Ram
sey, promoted; Charles Snaer TO be tirst Lleuten-
ably discharged harry Metcalf TO be flrst Lieu
tenant to date June I, 1871, Klees, promoted
Filth Cavairy-Captain John j. upham. OF tne
sixth cavalry, to be major, August l. 1874, wee
Crttenden, deceased; First Lieutenant Edward
NJ. Hayes, to be captain TO date August Is, 1874
sixth Cavairy--First Lieutenant Adam Kramer
TO , ne captain TO & date August l. is4 wee upnam
temDer 20, 1874. wee Nesmith, deceased.
second lleutenant Jonn z. Kerr, 10 be first
lieutenant, to date August /, 1874 vice Kramer,
promoted; Second Lieutenant George ;. Andel-
son 10 be first lieutenant TO date SEPTEMBER 20
!, Nintn CavalJ-second Lieutenant Readc. IN
Washington, to be first lieuteuant, september 30.
1874, vlCc Gerhard, resigned.
tIrst Artery-Second Lieutenant William p.
Van Ness 10 be first lieutenant. September /.
1871, wee Iotten, appointed reglmental quarter
MASTER
second Regiment OF Artlllery-First Lieutenant
James r. wilson TO be captain, July "a 1874, wee
Olnlstead, dismissed; second Lieutenant John A.
Campbeh, TO oe hrst lieutenant July ~, 1874, wee
wilson, promoted.
seventeenth lnlanry-second Lieutenant James
pnr fp hn finer In,sa t.,I,,
Rogers, appointed reGlmenral adJutant.
twentieth iniantry-Ffst Lieutenant Charles O.
Bradley, 10 be captain, August %, 1874 wee stan
ley. dismissed; second Lieutenant Wawortm W.
Wood to be brst lieutenant, August %, 1871, vice
Bradley, promoted.
Twenty -hrst lnlantry-Second Lieutenant Id
ward y. Rheem. TO De first lieutenant, July s. 1879.
vice spurgln, appointed resmentai quarter
master.
Twenty-thtrd lnfantry-Second Lieutenant Pat
lick 4. Bruderck, TO DC frst lieutenant, July -,
1874, vice McDermott, dismissed.
Stc0nG-Arpoin:ments fiith cavalry, under act
OF Congress. approved June %, ls74-Second Lac
tenant j. scott Pasne, OF the Sixth cavalry, 10 be
WIN da,c OF commission and relative rank in the
army rom May z3 1871. TO I'LL the vacancy created
by the promotion OF First Lieutenant Edward NJ.
hea apponted-lbird cavalry, AdoIrhus X. Won
Luettwliz, late FIRST Lieutenant ihrd cavalry, to
be FIRST Lieutenant Ihlrd catary, september 4,
1874, with dale OF cOmnIssion ana reiatye lank
IN the army IRON january 2s 1870. kesigned-
Nine Major Robert Z. Walker. Paymaster, sep
lemuer 3, 1874; captain George Meade, FIRST arti-
ery, october j, 1874; FL st Lieutenant James II.
Jones, Fourth cavalry, september -, 1s14; First
Lieutenant Gerhard Ninth cavalry, September 30,
1874; second Lieutenant Robert IL Loxe, Eighth
Calvary September g. 1874: Second Lieutenant
Luther NJ. Longshon, Fourth In antry, September
Il, 1874; Second Lieutenant kusseH Ihayer Elev
enth infantry, September 20, 1874: Second Lieu
tenant Charles Metca,ie, seventeenth inlaniry
September 80, 1874: Second Lieutenant Rcnaro IL
Po,ilon 1wen nty-tnlrd inlantry, August l. 1874.
Commission vacated ny new appoin tmen,--By
First Lieutenant j. Scott PAYNE, OF the Fifth cav
airy. ms commission as second Lieutenant OF the
Sixth cavalry. september 8, lo14.
observation-disclosures Colonel Frederick
N. NJ, July !, 1874; Lieutenant Colonel John q.
Foster. OF the Corps OF Engineers, at Nashua, N.
H., September =, 1874; Lieutenant Colonel Joseph
A. Haskln. United states Army, retlred at Oswe9o.
n. r. August 3, 1874; MAJOR Adam N McLoren,
Surgeon, at Boston. Mass. August l, 1874; MAJOR
Eugene w. Crlttenden, Fllh cavalry, at camp
Bowie, A. T., August i, 1874; captain James
Burns. Fifth cavalry. at CerezO Greek, A.
T., seventy-fve niles west OF Fort VIM
gate. N NJ, August La, 1874; Captain Clarence
r. Nesnltn, sixth cavalry, at Foit Wallace. Kan
sas. september 70, 1874; First Leutenant Robert
NJ. Hal, FIRST artillery, at Summerviie, ). t., July
ls, lo74 FIRST Lieutenant Horatlo Potter. Jr,, Sew
enteenth inlantry, at New YORK CITY, July % 1874.
Dropped ior Deserton--Ohe: Second Lieutenant
John Asplnwall, seventh cavalry July IL, 1874.
Dismissed -Three Captain George T. 0mstead
Second artillery; Captain William Stanley 1wen-
tietn infantry; Fist Lieutenant George Il. McDer-
mott. 1wentv-thlrd iniantry.
rne President has accepted the resignation OF
Second Lieutenant Russell Ihaycr, OF the Elev-
h IN "A upfp