The New York herald., 1879-07-07


Major Edwin +. Townsend. Ninth infantry. to be
lieutenant colonel. First Lieutenants Ogden b.
Lieutenants Francis W. Mansfield and Ralph W. Hoyt
to be first lientenants. Cadet Arthur q. Ducat dr.
to be second lieutenant.
TtoeLtM Jntdnfyy.
Major Robert s. La Motto. Thirteenth infantry TO
be lieutenant colonel. Captain Melville A. Cochran
Second infantry. to be major. First Lieutenant
Frederick Won schrader and W. W. Wotherspoon 10
be first iieutenants
Lieutenant Colonel John r. Brooks. Third IN.
fanry, to be colonel snce transferred to the Third
infantry. to be lieutenant colonel Captain James
j. Van Horn Eighth infantry. to be major First
Lieutenant William Auman to be captain second
Lieutenants Mitchell +. lamar. Edmund L. Fletcher
and Samuel ". Holmes to be irst lieutenants Cadet
Marion u. Sahold to be second lieutenant.
Fourteenth Infdahy.
First Lieutenant Charles b. Western to be captain:
Second Lieutenant Richard T. Yeatman to be hrst
lieutenant. Cadets William B. Reynolds and FRANK
+. Eastman to be second lieutenants.
Fifteenth Iatdnfry.
Lieutenant Colonel George p. Buell., Eleventh IN.
fantrv 10 he colonel First Lieutenants Henry Il.
Brinkerhoff and John W. Bean to be captains Second
LieutenanIs George II. Kinzie and Ih0mas +. DAVIS
to be first lieutenauts. Cadet Will L. May to be
yirteenM Infantry.
Captain Charles A. Webb. Twenty second infantry,
TO be major First Lieutenant Merritt Barber to be
captain Second Lieutenant Samuel X. Whitall to be
FIRST lieutenant. Cadet Walter A. Thurston to be
second lieutenant.
SerenteenM IntIntry
Captain Joseph S. Conrad Second infantry. to be
major First Leutenants Thomas g. Troxel. Cyrus
s. Roberts and Lyster M. O'Brien to be captains
Second Lieutenants George II. Roach. Henry p
Walker and James Brennan to be first heutenants
Cadet Robert w. Dowdy to be second lieutenant
Eighteenth Infdntsy
First Lieutenants Charles r. Paul and Carroll H.
Potter to be captains. Second Leutenants John
Anderson and John H. Todd to be first lieutenants.
Cadets Charles Mcclure and Charles L. Steele to be
second ieutenants
Nineteenth Infantry.
Major Zenas r. Bliss, Twenty-htth infantry. to be
lieutenant colonel Captain Robert H. Offley. First
infantry to be major First Lieutenants Charles L.
Witherl and Richard Vance. to be captains. Second
Leutenants William M. Williams. Alexander McC.
ants Cadets Francis IL. French. Edmund d. Smith
and Alfred McC Ogle. to be second lieutenants.
7tDentieM Iafantry.
Captain Caleb r. Layton, Sixteenth infantry. to be
major. Cadets Henry A. Greene and James A. Irons,
to be second heutenants.
Taoenty:)i,st Infantry
Lieutenant Colonel Henry A. Morrow. Thirteenth
infantry, to be colonel. First Lieutenants Thomas
ond Lieutenant Charles f. s. Wood. to be first lieu
tenant Cadets Charles NJ. Truitt and John s. Parke,
Jr., to be second lieutenants.
Ttceny-sec0ad Infantry.
First Lieutenants Platt NJ. Thcrne and Thomas h.
Fisher to be captains; Second Lieutenant John
MICA Webster, to be first lieutenant; Cadets Angus
tine +. Hewitt and Frank b. Jones' to be second lieu
tenants.
First Lieutenants Greenlcaf A. Goodale and Louis
r. Stille, to be captains; Second Lieutenants Ed
ward b. Pratt and Calvin D. Cowcs. to be first lieu
T.oenty.tourn Infantry
Major John L. Yard, Twentieth infantry, to be
lieutenant colonel; Captain Richard F. O'Beirne.
Twenty-frst infantry. to be MAJOR First Lieuten.
ants Thomas +. Merritt. J. M. Thompson and Alfred
G. Markley, to be captains Second Iieutenants
Frank II. Mills John j. Kane, James s. Marsteler
and Charles j. Crane. to be frst iientenants Cadet
Benjamin w. Leavell. to be second lieutenant.
Trenty:ftiA Infantry
Captain Joseph Bush. Twenty-second infantry. to
be major. First Lieutenants Cyrus n. Gray and
Knpd ALL IL.
tenants James c. Ord and Waiter s. Scott to be hrst
lieutenants.
Inspector Generals Department.
Colonel Randolph Is. Marcy to be Inspector Gen.
eral with the rank of brgader general lact Decem-
''- 49, wv Signal Corps
Sergeants Leroy 4. Sebree and James A. Swift to
Ouartermaster's Department.
Lieutenants Alonzo L. Miltmore, First artillery;
Charles +. Humphrey. Fourth artillery and Charles
W. Williams. Eighteenth infantry. be assistant
quartermasters, with the rank OF captain.
Medical Department.
James l.. Powell, John ]. Kane. James M. Bannis-
ter william b. Brewster. Aaion A. Appel. Charles
Richard and Carter W. Fltzhugh, to be assistant
surgeons with the rank of first lieutenant.
Pay Department.
George Baird Fifth infantry George
Robinson. William t1 Creary y ana d. Larned'
Corps cf Engineers.
Colonel Horato Il. Wright. to be chief OF engineers
with the rank of brigadier general
David Wills George N. Collier and Stephen G.
Dodd to be post chaplans with the rank OF captain
of infantry.
Second Cdcalry.
Sergeant Major A. NJ. Fuller. Second cavalry. to be
second Lieutenant yy,,f,a 1aan,,r
Corporal Horace Is. Steee. general service. to be
second lieutenant.
Ttcenty.fourh Intdntry
Corporal Henry l.. Ripley Engineer battalion, to
be second lieutenant.
uEAppoINrMENrs ac.. UNDER SPECIAL ACTS OF CON-
Granville o. Haller, late major Seventh infantry,
to be colonel OF infantry February -, 1873 Ut Colo
mel Haller had not been illegally dismissed July rs.
1863 he would have become lieutenant colonel Four
teenth infantry July 80. 1865 and colonel Third in
fantry February -. 1871 Joint resolution. March
3, 1879.
Francis O. wyse. late lieutenant colonel Fourth
artillery to be lieutenant colonel on the retired list
Joseph b. Collins, late major Second infantry. to
be major the retired list Act March 3, 1879
Philip w. Stanhope, late captain Twelfth infantry,
to be major on the retired list. Act March g. 1879.
Thomas b. Hunt. late assistant quartermaster, to
be assistant quartermaster with the rank Of captain.
Edwin X. Clarke, late second lieutenant Tenth in
fantry, to be second lieutenant same regiment Act
March ., 1917.
Colonel John r. Brooke Thirteenth infantry to
Third infantry. Colonel Luther =. Bradley, Third
infantry to Thirteenth infantry. First Lieutenants
Charles c. MORRISON, Sixth cavalry. to the Ordnance
Department; Prank Baker, Thirteenth infantry. to
the Ordnance Department.; Eli l.. Huggins. Second
artillery to Second cavalry since promoted captain;
Frank c. Grugan. Second cavalry. to Second
artillery. Second Lieutenants Charles A. II. Nc
Cauley Third artillery to Third cavalry lsince pro-
NOTED first lieutenanp; Henry II. Lemly. Third cav
airy to Third artillery; James Richards. Jr.. Ninth
cavalry to Fourth cavalry; Abiel L. Smith. Nine
teenth infantry to Fourth cavalry; Augustus Q.
Macomb. Fourth infantry to Firth cavalry; II. +.
Kendall, Third infantry to Twentieth infantry and
from Twentieth infantry to Eighth cavalry; Charles
NJ Schseffer. Fifteenth infantry to Ninth cavalry;
George p Scriven, Eighth infantry to Third artil-
ery; James s. Petti First infantry to Third artil-
lery (since revoked); Douglas A. Howard. Ninth in
antry to Third artillery; John X. Totem, First in
fantry to Fourth artillery.
REVOKED.
The acceptance OF the esgnation OF Post Chaplain
Charles NJ. Blake and he is restored to his original
rank with pay from May IA, 1878. The transfer of
Second Lieutenant James S. Petit from First in
tantry 10 Third artillery.
FROM ACTIVE SERVICE
On Their Owa Application, Under Section DAB Re
used Stdfutes.
Brieadicr General Andrew A. Humphreys. Chief OF
Engineers; Coones Washington l.. Elliott, Third
cavalry; lnnis n. Palmer, second cavalry; James
Oakes. sixth cavalry; DE Lsncey Foyd-Jones, Third