The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-08
THE ARM Y.
List of Promotions and Ap.
pointments.
DEATH AND RETIREMENT
Movements Of Officers on Ac-
tive Duty.

WAShiN1AoSs APsu =, Aos"
The following promotions and appointments in the
army Of the United States, made by the President by
and with the consent the Senate the publca-
ton OF General Orders No. S. OF October J. 1875, and
up to April !, 1876, announced by the Adjutant
General:-
PRoxorIoSa
Subsistence Department John w. Burriger
commissary OF subsistence TO be cominissary Of sub
sisience with the rank Of major, November Il, 1872
vice Taylor, deceased
sistant surgeon 10 be surgeon, with the rank OF major
October l. 1875 Weeds, deceased Captain George
the rank OF major, December l, 1875, Peters,
tired from active service.
Corps 81 Engineers-First Lieutenant James Mercur
TO be captain December o. 1875, vice Hogate resigned
Second Lieutenant William Ii. BixUy be first heu
tenant December 8, 1875. wee Aercur, promoted
First Regiment Of Cdrdiru lieutenant Colonel
Culver Grover OF tho Third cavalry TO DO colonel De-
comber ., vico Gilem, deceased; Second Lieutenant
Frederick X Ward to be first lieutenant, November II,
1870, vice Winters, appointed regimcntal quarter
master. Company G.
Thud Regsment of Caralry-Major William B. Roy
all OF the Fifth cavalry, 10 be lieutenant colonel De-
cemoer =, 1870 vice Grover, promoted TO The First
cavalry.
:. Fya Regiment Of Caralry --captan ver.ins X.
HART OF the seventh cavalry 10 be major December
1875, vice Royal, promoted to the Third cavalry
SerenA Re0sment Of CarairS-First Lieutenant Thos.
". Custer to be captain December 2, 1875. Hart,
promoted TO the Fiith cavalry company o.; First
Lieutenant Thos- II. McDougall 10 be captain, Decem
Der 10. 1915, vice Thompson retired from active SER
vice company B); Second Lieutenant VIM. T. Cray
croft TO be lrst lieutenant December 2, 1875, vico
Custer promoted company ~; Second Lieutenant
Chas Braden TO be first lieutenant, December o $780,,
vice Weston, who resigns his regimentai commission
only company ~; second Lieutenant Chas &. Do
Rudlo 10 DO hrst lieutenant December 10, 1876, vice
McDougal promoted company e.
Ninth Regiment Of CdUdlyy-Second Lieutenant John
Conline TO DO first lieuenant November 10, 1875
Davidson, dismissed, company ~; Second Lieutenant
Beers Taylor 10 be hrs, lieutenant, February 25
Washington dismissed company ~.
Second Regiment of Aytltery-Second Lieutenant
ElUpr nudlav tn ha FIRST 1eu anant 0einh aP
1876 vice Campbell, deceased Battery El
Fourth Regiment Of Irvastry First Lieutenant Ger
hard L. Luhn 10 DO captain, December 81, 1875, vice
De Laubenels, dismissed company ~; First Leuten-
Thomas T. Quinn to be captain, January TO- 1876,
wee Bartlett promoted to the Eleventh infantry ICON.
lieutenant, January ~, 1876, vice Quinn promoted
company K)
Eighth Regiment Of Infantry Second Lieutenant p.
Henry Ray to irst lieutenant, December 81, 1875,
vice Loshe resigned company ~.
Eleventh regiment 81 Infantry. Captain Charles G.
Bartlett OF the Fourth infantry to DO MAJOR, January
To- 1876 vice Douglass, promoted TO the Fourteenth in
fantry.
Doug ass of the Eleventh infantry, to be lieutenant
colonel, January TO- 1876 vice Woodward, promoted
to the Fifteenth infantry; Second Lieutenant Charles
A. johnson to DO first lieutenant, January 23, 1876,
vice Warren, deceased company FL; Second Leuten-
ant John Murphy TO be first lieutenant February !,
1876, vice Steele, resigned company b.
Fifteenth Regiment Of Infantry Lieutenant Colonel
George A. Woodward, OF the Fourteenth infantry, to
be colonel January 10, 1876, vice Granger, deceased
~
uary 1876 vice ELLIS, deceased company C Second
Lieutenant Lcverett H. Walker to DO nrst lieutenant
Second Lieutenant George A. Cornish to be first
lieutenant January 25 1875, vice Conrad. promoted
company II.
Bureau Of Military Justice.--Colonel William Mex.
Dunn. Ass slant Judge Advocate General, to be Judge
Advocate General with the rank Of brigadier general
December J. 1885, vice Holt, retired from active
vice.
Subsistence Department Lieutenant John f.
- ,a.
subsistence, with the rank Of captain November "a
1875, vice Barge, promoted
Post CA0ptainx-Thc Rev. George A England, OF
Colorado Territory TO be post chaplain, February l,
1876. vice Pcthcrbridge resgned the Rev. George w.
simpson, Of Maryland, to DO post chaplain, February
!, 1876 vico Chevcrs, deceased; the Rev Moses i.
Adams, OF Minnesota TO be post chaplain, February
IA, 1876 vice Raglan, deceased.
Ftfa Regiment ef Cdroiry -Homor W. Wheeler. OF
Kansas, 10 DO second lieutenant, october Is, 1873,
vice Ekerson dismissed company L.
Tenth Regiment Of Cavalry William Van W. Reilly,
October 10. 1875 Gilmore resigned company Ky.
Since transferred to the Seventh cavalry.
First Regiment q Iatdntry hilhelmI Of Penn
Armstrong, promoted COMPANY e.
Second Regiment If Infantry Richard Earle, of tho
District OF Columbia to be second lieutenant, Novem-
Der 1875. Clark, appointed Regimenta Quarter
FviA Regiment Of Irfamtry-wilIam H. Q. Bowen.
OF Name, TO be second lieutenant October 10 1876,
vice Ribett, resigned company A.
Sizth Regiment Of Ivaatvy-B A. Byrne, OF tho
Is, 1875 vice Eckerson resigned company "; Charles
II. Ingalls,. OF Maine TO DO second lieutenant Febru-
AIRY 20 1875, vice Wetheri, promoted company b.
Seventh Regiment Of ifydnfry-A. Il. Johnson, OF
Minnesota TO be second lieutenant, October Is 1876,
vice Amot, deceased company ~; Francis Woodbridge,
OF Pennsylvania, TO be second lieutenant February l.
1876, vice Long, dismissed company AZ.
Etghh Regiment ofInfanf,y-Eenry johnson, Jr., Of
California, 10 be second lieutenant October 15, 1875,
vice Summcrhaycs, promoted company III.
Tenth Regiment IF Infantry stephen Y. Leyburn,
Of Louisiana, TO be second lieutenant, october IL,
1876, vcc Duggan, promoted company Al
E.epenM Rsgimsnt Of IHjanfry.-First Sergeant
William W. Shpman, Company Twelfth infantry, 10
be second lieutenant October Is, 1875, vice Thayer,
FourteenM Regiment Of Inquiry Private stephen
Mulhai Of the General Service, To DO second lieu
tenant, February ~, 1876, vice johnson, promoted
IytssnM Re0iment Of Infantry George =. Cooke.
OF ONO, TO be second lieutenant October 10, 1878,
Waters OF the Signal Servce TO be second lieutenant
October 10, 1879, vice Dc Lang, promoted company
tenant February 20. 1876 vice Walker, promoted
company k)
Sixteenth Regiment Of Infantry. Richard X stecd-
man, Of Massachusetts, TO DO second lieutenant Feb
ruary /, 1876 Balance transferred 10 Twenty
second infantry company Az
Ssr~nteemh Regiment ef Infantry Andrew L. XII
patrick. OF Mississippi, 10 be second lieutenant Octo-
Der 15 1875, vice Cairns. promoted company KL
Private James ID. Nckcrson Of the general service 10
ceased company o.
EigAteenut Regiment Of Infantry Williams s. Patten,
1878, vice Benner, promoted company u.
TUenfieh Regiment Of bydntry--Jonn J. Crittendcn,
OF Kentucky To be second lieutenant October 10. 1873
vice Ribbed, resigned company Gl Palmer Tilton Of
Massachusetts,, 10 be second lieutenant October Is
1875, vicc Howgatc promoted company Az
Isrenfy-ttsrd Regiment Of Iyantry-J. Rozcr Clag-
ett oil The District OF Columbia, to be second cutcn-
ant, November 20, 1878. vice Winters dismissed tcom-
pany CO.
Ticeniy. fourth Regiment Of Infantry The Rev. James
z. Layeriy, OF Pennsylvania 10 be chaplain March ID,
1876, vice Schultz, resigned
T~enfy.ffM Regiment n Infantry james H. Lane.
OF Kansas, 10 be second LIEUTENANT October l5 1873
vice Wheeler, resigned company Az Robert II. X
Loughborough OF Virginia, 10 be second lieutenant,
October Is, 1875, vice Thompson, cashcrsd company
b.
second Lieutenant William Van w. Reilly, from the
Tenth cavalry to the Seventh cavalry, January ~,
1876, vlce Craycraft, promoted company -
RETIRED
For incapacity resulting from long and faithful
vice for wounds or injury received from disease
tracted from exposure the line OF duty in con
formiiy with sections Ia aud IL OF the August
1861 lsecton l,2jl, Revised staucsl -Msjor do Wit
q. Peters, Surgeon, December l, 1875; Captain Ham
s..x It..~ ~.