The New York herald., 1874-07-09

var DEPARTMENT. ADJUrANr @ GENERALS OFFICE,
WASHINGTON, ID. g.. July 9, 1874
the following promotions and appointments In
one army OF the United states. made Dy the Presi-
aent, by ana with the consent 81 tne senate and
General orders No 2, OF April 1874, up to July 1,
.1s74, are announced d.
Subsistence Department-Liertenant Colonel
Marcus d. L. simpson, assistant commissary
sary general OF subsistence, with the rank OF
colonel May J. 1874, vice Shtras, appointed com
.missary general of subsistence.
haior William w. Burns. commissary OF subsis-
sence, 10 be assistant commissary general OF SUBJ
sistence, with tue rank OF lieutenant colonel, May
J. 1874, vice simpson, promoted.
Captain John p. Hawkins commissary OF snbsis.
rence, 10 be commissary OF subsistence, with the
Sank of major, May /, 1874, wee Burns promoted.
Captain Michael p. Smith, commissary OF subslst-
ence, 10 be commlssary OF subsistence with the
rank OF major, June % 1874 wee BecAwlth, APP
pointed lieutenant colonel ana assistahI commls-
aary general oil subsistence
second Regiment OF ArtIiery-Frst Lieutenant
Joseph q. Breckenridge to be captain, June ~,
1e74, vice Robertson. appointed major, under ae.
Oi Congress, approved June IL, 1874 company ~
Second Lieutenant Medorem CrawIord Jr, 10 oe
Arst lieutenant June IL, vice breckenridge, pro-
NOTED Company ~.
Fourth Regiment OF Artinery-second Lent
,epant John A. Lundeen 10 be first lieutenant
March I. 1874. wee Greer, resigned COMPANY NJ.
First Regiment OF lnfantry-second Lientenaat ,ss
Robert @. Armstrong 20 be first lieutenant. May
2 is74 vice Tyler, retired IRON active service
Serand Keptnent of Inlantry-Lieutensnt
Coionel Charles H. Woods, OF the Ft1tn infantry, 10
oe colonel February is, 1874. wee "slen' retifed
"In FitS n Regiment of IDantry-Major Joseph W.
c. Whistler, OF rne TWENTY second infantry TO oe
lieutenant colonel, February Is, la74, vice Woods,
pro noted 10 the second infantry.
sixth Regiment OF Infantry-Captain Orlando
Moore 10 be major, June 8, 1874 wee Roy, pro-
NOTED 20 the fifteenth infantry. First Lleutenant
Stephen Baker to be captain, June s, ls74 vice
ore, promoted Company b.. Second Lieu
Nelson s9nson ro oe nrst
seventh Regiment OF lnaatry-Captaih Guido
Dges, OF the Fourteenth infantry, 70 be major, De-
cember 10, 1873 vice Lewis, promoted 10 the Nine
teenth infantry.
Eighth Regiment OF In antryaLieutena ant Colo
be colonel, June 8, 1874, wee Bsmlord, retired
Thirteenth Regiment OF Infantry-Pirss Lieu
tenant Gustavus NJ. Bascom reaimental quarter
master, 10 he captain, December IL, ls'3 vice Os-
borne, promoted to Fifteenth infantry company
captain. February Is, 1874 VICE Hongh promoted
~ tue twenty second infantry COMPANY O. Sec
promoted Company Gl. second Lleuren-
@ san scs to nSne BE rs5 sa
ed regimental quarrermaster Company G).
Fourteenth Regiment OF lniantry-Frst Lieu
tenant James Remington TO be captain, Decem-
Der TO- 1879, vice Ilges promoted 10 he seventh in
fantry C.mpany Gl. Second Lieutenant James
A. Buchanan 10 be first lieutenant, December 10,
1s7a vice Remington, p-omoIed Company O.
Second Lieutenant William W. McCammon to be
frst lieutenant December 10 1873. he being tine
Yeglmenta adj0tsnt Second Lieutenant Thomas
h. Briggs be first lieutenant, February 9, 1874.
vice Robinson, deceased Company AZ.
Fifteenth Regiment OF 1nlantry-Major James
p. Roy, OF the Sixth infantry, TO De lieutenant
colonel, June S, 1874, wee kautz, promoted to the
ElgAth infantry. Captain Nathan ". Osborne, OF
she Thirteenth infantry, 20 be major December IL
1879 wee Mason, promoted 10 the Fourth iniantry,
quartermaster TO be captain, March 81, 1874,
Coleman resigned Company X.
Eighteenth Regiment OF InIantry-Leu:enant
Joseph X. Hyer, TO be captain, May 4, 1874,
Christopher, deceased Company c.. Second Lieu
tenant, Charles b. Hutton to be first lieutenant
Nay 4, 1874, vice Hyer promoted (Company H.
Iwenty-1rst Regiment oil Iniantry-First Lieu
tenant stephen y. Jocelyn TO be captain,
Fmst Lieutenant, John L. Johnson, regimental
Qudrtermaster, TO be captain May 20, 1874, vice
se%na epsenaDt Henry H. Pierce to Se arss rs
lieutenant. May 20 ls'4, wee Joceiyn promoted,
company F..
Alfred l.. Hough, ofthe Thirteenth infantry, to he
MAJOR, February ls, 1874, vice Whistler, promoted
- tne ruth infantry.
APPOINTMENTS.
Inspector Generals Department:-Maicr Abea-
som Bard, Assistant Inspector General to lie AZ
Ustant Inspector General. with the ranA OF Leuten-
ant Colonel, o date from June 13, 1867, in acc0r-
dance with an act or Congress approved June ID,
1874.
Quartermaster's Department:-MajOr william
Meyers, Quartermaster, to be Quartermaster with
the rank OF Major TO date rom January, Is, 1867,
- take place on the Army Register next below
MAJOR JonD G. Chandler, Quartermaster, IN aceor-
dance with the act OF Congress approved June 20.
1a74.
subsistence Department Colonel Alexander
i. snIras. Assistant Commissary General OF Sub
a,stence to be COmmissary General OF subsistence,
W tn the rank OF Brigadier General, May l, 1874,
Eaton, retired from active service; Major
Ines Beckwith. Commlssary OF subsistence, to be
Assistant Gomm,s5ary General OF Subsistence
with the rank OF Lieutenant Colonel, June %, ls74
FIRST Lieutenant Charles >. Eagan Twelfth lnian-
Fry, 70 be Commissary Of Subsistence. with the
rank Of Captain. June %, 1874, vice small, pro-
NOTED Major.
medical Observation-Disclosures Colonel Jede- :
diah n. Baxter, Chief Medical Purveyer, to be
Chief Medical Purveyor, with the rank OF Colonel
June %, 1874 10 I'LL an original vacancy under the
Act OF Congress approved June 23, 1874.
Ordnance DeDarr nt-dajor stephen Y. BeRet
"a be Chiei OF Ordnance with the rank or Briga-
atel General, June 2s- 1874, vice Dyer deceased.
Second Regiment OF fArtfiiery-Captain James NJ
Robertson TO be Major June II, io,4, under the
Act OF Congress approved June IL 1874.
Reapppinted 20 the Ninth Regiment of Cavalry
Charles Parker, late Captain o. the Ninth cavairy
80 pc Captain, Apri 20 1874, with the i0rEper rank
from January IL ls1o, VICE upmtresile, dismissed
company k.
RETIRED FOR TyCAPACIrY
resulting from long ana faithful services, from
Wounds ~ injury recelved rom disease con-
tracsed or from exposure In the line OF duty in
conformity with sections 16 ana IL OF the act or
August 8, 1851 Captain william Nelson, OF the
Twenty-brst iniantTy, May %, 1874; First Lieu
tenant Jobn ryer FIRST infantry, May 80 1874.
BY direction OF the President, iE conformity with
section II OF the act OF Juy u, 1862 Brigadier Gen.
,. srai AMOS n Eaton, Coiamissary General Of Sub
ot she Eighth infantry, June g 1874
Resfgned-Najor James r. Ghlselin, Surgeon,
M.
Twenty-brst iniantry.
Commissions vacated by new appointments: -
by Brgadler General Alexander +. Shiras Com
niissary General OF Subsistence hs commission as
Comm ssary General or subsistence, with the rank
OF Colonel May |, 1874; by Brigader General = v
Benet, Chlef or ordnance, bis commission OF Major
OF Ordnance, June 2J, 1874; by Colonel Jedediah H.
Baxter, Chief Medical Purveyor, his commiss on
~ Chief Medical Purveyor with the rank of Lieu
tenant Colonel June %, 1874; by Lieutenant Colonel
Absaiom Baird. Assistant Inspector General, his
commission as Assistant Inspector General, with
tne rank OF Major, June 20, 1874.
BY Lieutenant Colonel Amos Beckvftl, Assist
ant Commissary General OF Subsistence, his co IN
mission as Commlssary OF Subsistence, wieb he
rank OF Major, June 23d, 1874. By Major VILLA VI
Meyers, Qnartermaster, his commission a. Quarter
master, with the RANK OF MAJOR from June g. 1872,
TO June %. 1874. BY MAJOR James ~. RObertson
Second artillery, his commission as Captain second
al tilery, June IL, 1874
DIED.
Major General George l.. HartsUf, United StRfs's
Army, retired, at New York clty May l6 1874
Brgadier General Alexander b. Dyer, Cnief o.
dlrdnancc. al WaahlnptOu. O.. My l.fA.