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GENERAL ORDERS WAR DEPARTMENT, Adjutant General’s Office, No. 256. Washington, September 15, 1864. Promotions and appointments in the Army of the United States, made by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Sen- ate, and by the President alone, since the publication of “ General Or- ders” No. 316, of September 18, 1863. Those made by the President alone are designated by a star. I..PROMOTIONS. Adjutant General’s Department. Lieutenant Colonel William A. Nichols, Assistant Adjutant General, to be Assistant Adjutant General with the rank of Colonel, June 1, 1864, vice Buell, resigned. Major GeorgeL. Hartsuff, Assistant Adjutant General, to be Assistant Adjutant General with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, June 1, 1864, vice Nichols, promoted. Quartermaster’s Department. Major Robert E. Clary, Quartermaster, to be Deputy Quartermaster General jvith the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, April 15, 1864, vice Sibley, resigned. Captain John C. McFerran, Assistant Quartermaster, to be Quarter- master with the rank of Major, July 17, 1863, vice Montgomery, dis- missed. Captain Winfield S. Hancock, Assistant Quartermaster, to be Quarter- master with the rank of Major, November 30, 1863, vice Belger, dis- missed. Subsistence Department. Colonel CharlesL. Kilburn, Assistant Commissary Gen. eral of Subsistence, to be Assistant Commissary General of Subsistence with the rank of Colonel, June 29, 1864, vice Eaton, appointed Com- missary General of Subsistence. 2 Major Henry F. Clarke, Commissary of Subsistence, to be Assistant Commissary General of Subsistence with the rank of Lieutenant Col - onel, June 29, 1864, vice Kilburn, promoted. JohnKellogg, Commissary of Subsistence, tobe Commissary of Subsistence with the rank of Major, June 29, 1864, vice Clarke, pro- moted. Medical Department. Assistant Surgeon Lewis Taylor, to be Surgeon, August 14, 1863, vic e George Hammond, deceased. Pay Department. Paymaster Nathan W. Brown, to be Deputy Paymaster General with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, April 4, 1864, vice Ringgold, deceased. Corps of Engineers. Lieutenant Colonel James D. Graham, to be Colonel, June 1, 1863, vice Long, retired. Lieutenant Colonel Richard Delafield, to be Colonel, June 1, 1863, vice Thayer, retired. Lieutenant Colonel Henry Brewerton, to be Colonel, April 22, 1864, vice Delafield, appointed Chief Engineer. Major Daniel P. Woodbury, to be Lieutenant Colonel, June 1, 1863, vice Graham, promoted. Major James Simpson, to be Lieutenant Colonel, June 1, 1863 H. t vice Delafield, promoted. Major Lorenzo Sitgreaves, to be Lieutenant Colonel, April 22, 1864, vice Brewerton, promoted. Captain Robert S. Williamson, to be Major, May 7, 1863, vice Whip- ple, died of wounds received in battle. Captain Quincy A. Gillmore, to be Major, June 1, 1863, vice Wood- bury, promoted. Captain Frederick E. Prime, to be Major, June 1, 1863, vice Simpson promoted. Captain James St. C. Morton, to be Major, July 3, 1863, vice Meade > appointed Brigadier General. (Since dead.) 3 Captain Thomas L. Casey, to be Major, October 2, 1863, vice Hunt, deceased. Captain Nathaniel Michler, to be Major, April 22, 1864, vice Sit- greaves, promoted. First Lieutenant Orlando M. Poe, of the Corps of Topographical En ' gineers, to be Captain, March 3, 1863. First Lieutenant James H. Wilson, to be Captain, May 7, 1863, vice Williamson, promoted. First Lieutenant Orville E. Babcock, to be Captain, June 1, 1863, vice Gill more, promoted. First Lieutenant John M. Wilson, to be Captain, June 1, 1863, vice Prime, promoted. First Lieutenant Franklin Harwood, to be Captain, June 5, 1863, vice Cross, killed in battle. First Lieutenant John W. Barlow, to be Captain, July 3, 1863, vice Morton, promoted. First Lieutenant Peter C. Hains, to be Captain, July 18, 1863, vice Putnam, killed in battle. First Lieutenant Francis U. Farquhar, to be Captain, August 1, 1863, vice McPherson, appointed Brigadier General. First Lieutenant Arthur H. Dutton, to be Captain, October 2, 1863, vice Casey, promoted. (Since dead.) First Lieutenant Ranald S. Mackenzie, to be Captain, November 6, 1863, vice Paine, resigned. First Lieutenant George L. Gillespie, jr., to be Captain, April 22, 1864, vice Michler, promoted. Ordnance Department. Lieutenant Colonel William A. Thornton, to be Colonel, September 15, 1863, vice Ramsay, appointed Chief of Ordnance. Major Robert A. Wainwright, to be Lieutenant Colonel, September 15, 1863, vice Thornton, promoted. Captain Thomas J.Rodman, to be Major, June 1, 1863, vice Whiteley, promoted, instead of vice Hagner, as announced in “ G. 0.” 316, of September 18, 1863. Captain Theodore T. S. Laidley, to be Major, June 1, 1863, vice Hag ner, promoted. 4 Captain James G. Benton, to be Major, September 15, 1863, vice Wainwright promoted. First Lieutenant William H. Harris, to be Captain, June 1, 1863, vice Rodman, promoted, instead of vice McNutt, as announced in “ G. 0.” 316, of September 18, 1863. First Lieutenant Alfred Mordecai, to be Captain, June 1, 1863, vice Laidley, promoted, instead of vice Rodman, as announced in “G. 0.” 316, of September 18, 1863. First Lieutenant David H. Buell, to be Captain, July 30, 1863, vice Strong, died of wounds received in battle. First Lieutenant Stephen C. Lyford, to be Captain, September 15, 1863, vice Benton, promoted. SecondLieutenant William S. Beebe, to be First Lieutenant, July 30, 1863, vice Buell, promoted. Second Lieutenant George D. Ramsay, jr,, to be First Lieutenant, September 15, 1863, vice Lyford, promoted. First Regiment of Cavalry. Elmer Otis, of the Fourth Cavalry, to be Major, May 9, 1864, vice Smith, promoted to the, Fifth Cavalry. First Lieutenant Isaac R. Dunkelberger, to be Captain, June 9, 1863, vice Davis, killed in battle. [Company K.] First Lieutenant Edwin Y. Sumner, to be Captain, September 23, 1863, vice Hastings, promoted to the Fifth Cavalry. [Company D.] First Lieutenant Judson Haycock, to be Captain, December 29, 1863, vice Carr, retired. [Company F.] Lieutenant James A. Hall, to be Captain, June 3, 1864, vice McKee, died of wounds received in battle. [Company B.j °First Lieutenant James C. Hunt, to be Captain, June 28, 1864, vice Feilner, killed by Indians. [Company M ] Second Lieutenant Henry Ogilvie, to be First Lieutenant, June 9, 1863, vice Dunkelberger, promoted. (Since dropped.) Second Lieutenant William Deane, to be First Lieutenant, June 9, 1863, vice Ogilvie, the regimental commissary. Second Lieutenant Reuben F. Bernard, to be First Lieutenant, Juue 21, 1863, vice Fisher, died of wounds received in battle. [Company I.] Second Lieutenant William T. Pennock, to be First Lieutenant, Sep- etmber 1, 1863, vice Nichols, the regimental commissary. [Company G.] 5 Second Lieutenant Thomas McGregor, to be First Lieutenant, Sep- tember 10, 1863, vice Bigelow, retired. [Company G.] Second Lieutenant Edward Myers, to be First Lieutenant, September 23, 1863, vice Sumner, promoted. [Company H.] ‘"'Second Lieutenant Harrison Moulton, to be First Lieutenant, Octo- ber 13, 1863, vice Ogilvie, dropped. [Company E.] Lieutenant John McDonald, to be First Lieutenant, Decem- ber 29, 1863, vice Haycock, promoted. [Company K.] “’Second Lieutenant John S. Walker, to be First Lieutenant, Febru- ary 12, 1864, vice Swain, dismissed. [Company B.] Lieutenant John Barry, to be First Lieutenant, April 2, 1864, vice Benton, resigned. [Company M.] Lieutenant Joel G. Trimble, to be First Lieutenant, June 3, 1864, vice Hall, promoted. [Company C.] Second Regiment of Cavalry. Major Innis N. Palmer, of the Fifth Cavalry, to be Lieutenant Col- onel, September 23, 1863, vice Steen, retired. Captain Frank Wheaton, of the Fourth Cavalry, to be Major, No- vember 5, 1863, vice Whiting, dismissed. First Lieutenant Charles McK. Leoser, to be Captain, June 9, 1863, vice Canfield, killed in battle. [Company M.] First Lieutenant James F. McQuesten, to be Captain, February 13, 1864, vice Clary, dismissed. [Company A.] Second Lieutenant Edward J.Spaulding,to be First Lieutenant, June 9, 1863, vice Leoser, promoted. Second Lieutenant Michael Lawless, to be First Lieutenant, June 9, 1863, vice Spaulding, the regimental commissary. [Company A.] (Since killed in battle.) Second Lieutenant Elijah R. Wells, to be First Lieutenant, Novem- ber 25, 1863, vice Burnham, dismissed. [Company K.] Second Lieutenant Paul Quirk, to be First Lieutenant, February 13, 1864, vice McQuesten, promoted. [Company H.] Lieutenant Charles H. Lester, to be First Lieutenant, May 30, 1864, vice Gibson, resigned. [Company F.] Lieutenant James Cahill, to be First Lieutenant, June 11, 1864, vice Lawless, killed in battle. [Company A.] 6 Third Regiment of Cavalry. Major George Stoneman, of the Fourth Cavalry, to be Lieutenant Colonel, March 30, 1864, vice Ruff, retired. Captain Joseph H. McArthur, of the Fifth Cavalry, to be Major, Sep- tember 25, 1863, vice Newby, retired. (Since retired.) Captain Kenner Garrard, of the Fifth Cavalry, to be Major, Novem- ber 2, 1863, vice McArthur, retired. First Lieutenant Andrew J. Alexander, to be Captain, September 13, 1863, vice Elbert, deceased. [Company G ] First Lieutenant Elisha W. Tarlton, to be Captain, October 27, 1863, vice Hatch, promoted to the Fourth Cavalry. [Company I ] First Lieutenant William Hawley, to be Captain, February 15, 1864, vice Treacy, deceased. [Company A.] Second Lieutenant John E. Phelps, to be First Lieutenant, October 1, 1863, vice Sachs, the regimental quartermaster. [Company L.] Second Lieutenant Frederick J. James, to be First Lieutenant, Octo- ber 27, 1863, wee Tarlton, promoted.