The New York herald., 1876-12-09
ARMY AND NAVY.
LIST OF oFFIcERs TO BE NOMINATED FOR FRO
MOTION IN THE ARMY. NAVY AND MARINR
coRrs-HRw APPOINTMENTS IN THE ARMY
AND NAVY.


CoRrs-HRw APPOINTMENTS IN THE ARMY
AND NAVY.
WASHINGTON, Dec. Z. 1876.
The following promotions and appoin lments in the
army and navy require confirmation by the Senate.
The comparative meagrencss OF the list, when viii DO
submitted The in the OF day two,
IS attributable to the proractcd hrst OF the
Forty-lourth Congress, nearly all appointments made
prior TO the adjournment having boon confirmed To
the list Of army appointments Will Uc added the names
OF several enlisted and young gentlemen from
civil lilo, who have been selected 10 I'LL vacant second
iieutenances in cavalry and infantry regiments. and
notified TO appear before special examining boards.
PROMOTIONS.
Assistant Surgeon Alfred A. Woodruff 10 be surgeon.
with the rank OF major, October ls76 vice MIhau
resigned.
Major Alexander Chambers, Fourth infantry, TO be
lieutenant coloreI Twcpty-nrst infantry, October %
wee Mack deceased.
CIpta,n Henry W. Closson, First artillery, to be
majer Fifth artillery. November =. vice Seymour,
retired.
Captain Henry G. Thomas, Twentieth infantry, to be
MAJOR Fourth infantry, October o. vico Chambers.
promoted.
To BE CAPrAIss-Eirst lieutenants Randolph Nor
wood Second cavalry, July 10, 1876, vice Thompson,
deceased; Joseph Lawson, Third cavalry. September
25 sutorius, d,smIsscd Edmund C. Henug,
sixth cvalry, November 10, vice Harper, Jr., dis.
missed John Lalerty, Eighth cavalry, October J. vice
Hartweil, deceased Thomas Ward. FIRST artlery,
November - wee Cosson, promoied William ID.
Beck Fth Artillery October 80, vice james W. Piper,
deceased; D. Mortimer Lee Sixth infantry, October 81
wee Am.s, resigned; Rodney N. Taylor. Twentieth
inan.ry, October -, vice Thomas, promoted :.
ns Finsr LEuTESANrs-Sccoud ieutenants
Charles Morton, lhsrd cavalry, september rs, vice
Lawson, promoted; Abram +. Wood, Fourth cavalry,
November % vice Mckinney, killed IN acton with
Indians; Austin Hencly, ska cavalry, November l5,
vice HebtiI, promoted; William W. Robinson Jr
Seventh cavalry. August IL, Larne. resigns
his regimeu,ai com N lssion only; Edward A. Godwin,
Eighth cavalry, October g. vice Lafcrty, promoted;
Henry l.. Harris FIRST artillery, November :. wee
Ward. promoted; Horace b. sarson Second Infantry,
August To- vice Bard dismissed David L. Craft, sixth
infantry, October 81, vice Lee, promotcd Daniel =.
Styles, November 2. vice Hanson, deceased; George
Runen, Seventeenth infantry, September 1s wee
Mcrapgart, deceased; Herbert Cushman. lwentieth in
ianry. October y, vice Taylor, promoted; Harry lie
W. Moore, Twenty,nrst niautry, vice Ebsscin, ap-,
pointed regimentsl quartermasier.
ARMY APPOINTMENTS.
James X Wasson OF Iowa, to be paymasicr, with
the rank OF major. September IA, vice Seward, de-
ceased
10 Rs SECOND LrEcrKxASrs-E Edward r. Brewer OF
Ohio, seventh cavalry, August 81 vice Roe. appointed
regimentsl adIutant; j. Wiiiams Biddic, OF Pennsyl-
vania. seventh cavalry August 81, vice Andrus, VINO
declines transfer from Filth cavalry; Bogardus El.
drdse Tenth cavalry August 81 vice Clark dismissed
al vics Jaeger, resigned; William A Kimbal, Of
Utah. Fourteenth infantry. August 81, vice Sckei,
transferred to seventh cavalry Theodore H. Eckcrson
from large (lae second lieutenant Sixth inantry)
Nineteenth infantry August 81 vice Wcnie, promoted
s Alien Dyer. Of the District of Columbia Twenty.
third infantry August 81 vice Cherry transferred
Fifth cavalry.
NAVAL PROMOTIONS.
To BE REAR AphiKALs-Com modores Edward Don-
adson, September -, 1876. Pennock. deceased;
George II. Prcbic. September 30, vice Donaldson, re-
tired; Edward Middleton, commodore on the retircd
list 10 be rear admiral on retired list upder the Of
August ID, 1876.
To RI CoxxoDoREs-Captains Robert w. ShufedI
September 81 wee Donaldson, promoted; Alexander
G. Rh,nd September 80 vice .Preoie, promoted.
10 NE CAPrAiSs-Cominandcrs William Y. Mccain,
September 81, vice shufeidt, promotcd; James II.
Giiis September so, vice RhiDd, promoted; william
Il. Fitzhuqn, November rs, vice Shirley, deceased.
To BE COMMANDERS Lieutenant commanders James
D. Graham. September Q. vice Smell, deceased; Will
lam K idgman. September Il, vice McCann, pro-
motca; Alexander II. Mccormick September 30 vice
Guiis promoted; Henry L. johnson, November %,
vice Fitzhugh, to be promoted.
r. ~ LfsurxsAxrs--kAs.srs Joseph 3. Hobson,