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B. Rush Cowen, of Ohio, to be Additional Paymaster, June 1, 1861.
Howard Mathews, of Ohio, to be Additional Paymaster, June 1, 1861.
Edward Boyce, of the District of Columbia, to be Additional Paymaster,
June 1, 1861.

Horace A. Hutchins, of Ohio, to be Additional Paymaster, June 1, 1861.
Henry B. Reese, of Ohio, to be Additional Paymaster, June 1, 1861.
Joseph A. Lawyer, of New York, to be Additional Paymaster, June 1,

1861.

Henry P. Andrews, of New York, to be Additional Paymaster, June 1, 1861.

Adam M. Freeman, of New York, to be Additional Paymaster, June 1, 1861.

Roland G. Usher, of Massachusets, to be Additional Paymaster, June 1, 1861.

Coates Kinney, of Ohio, to be Additional Paymaster, June 1, 1861.
John P. Brua, of Pennsylvania, to be Additional Paymaster, June 1, 1861.
Henry L. King, of New York, to be Additional Paymaster, June 1, 1861.
Samuel A. Purviance, of Pennsylvania, to be Additional Paymaster, June 1,

1861.

Gilbert Marston, of New Hampshire, to be Additional Paymaster, June 1, 1861.

Robert Smith of Illinois, to be Additional Paymaster, June 1, 1861. Charles S. Jones, of the District of Columbia, to be Additional Paymaster, June 1, 1861.

F. W. Crane, of to be Additional Paymaster, June 1, 1861. Gideon J. Ball, of Pennsylvania, to be Additional Paymaster, June 1, 1861. John H. McBlair, of the District of Columbia, to be Additional Paymaster, June 1, 1861.

William Sherman, of New Jersey, to be Additional Paymaster, June 1, 1861. Henry O. Brigham, of the District of Columbia, to be Additional Paymaster, June 1, 1861.

John Ledyard Hodge, of the District of Columbia, to be Additional Paymaster, June 1, 1861.

Lewis E. Johnson, of Maryland, to be Additional Paymaster, June 1, 1861. Lyman S. Hapgood, of Massachusetts, to be Additional Paymaster, June 1, 1861.

Alvin V. Elliot, of New York, to be Additional Paymaster, June 1, 1861. George P. Folsom, of New Hampshire, to be Additional Paymaster, June 1, 1861. Anthony Ten Eyck, of Michigan, to be Additional Paymaster, June 1, 1861. Nathan S. Brinton, of Maryland, to be Additional Paymaster, June 1, 1861. Henry L. Benner, of Pennsylvania, to be Additional Paymaster, June 1, 1861. William Fessenden, of Maine, to be Additional Paymaster, June 1, 1861. James W. Carpenter, of Vermont, to be Additional Paymaster, June 1, 1861.

Francis Jordan, of Pennsylvania, to be Additional Paymaster, June 1, 1861.
Jabez True, of Maine, to be Additional Paymaster, June 1, 1861.
Obadiah II. Platt, of Missouri, to be Additional Paymaster, June 1, 1861.
H. T. Dixon, of Virginia, to be Additional Paymaster, June 1, 1861.
Wm. Richardson, of New York, to be Additional Paymaster, June 1, 1861.
Charles S. Stevenson, of Indiana, to be Additional Paymaster, June 1, 1861.
Samuel A. Safford, of New York, to be Additional Paymaster, June 1, 1861.
J. M. Potter, of Rhode Island, to be Additional Paymaster, June 1, 1861.
Henry Foote, of Kansas, to be Additional Paymaster, June 1, 1861.
Henry Gatzmer, of New Jersey, to be Additional Paymaster, June 1, 1861.
Abram W. Hendricks, of Indiana, to be Additional Paymaster, August 5, 1861.

Amos Binney, of Massachusetts, to be Additional Paymaster, August 5,

1861.

Robert L. Wilson, of Illinois, to be Additional Paymaster, August 5, 1861. W. H. Scott, of Indiana, to be Additional Paymaster, August 5, 1861. Richard O. Warrener, of Illinois, to be Additional Paymaster, August 5, 1861.

William F. Camp, of New York, to be Additional Paymaster, August 5, 1861. Thomas McKibben, of Illinois, to be Additional Paymaster, August 5, 1861.

J. O. Culver, of Wisconsin, to be Additional Paymaster, August 5, 1861. Charles S. Hempstead, of Illinois, to be Additional Paymaster, August 5,

1861.

George Phelps, of Illinois, to be Additional Paymaster, August 5, 1861. Charles W. Campbell, of New York, to be Additional Paymaster, August 5,

1861.

Charles F. Davies, of New York, to be Additional Paymaster, August 5, 1861.

Moses F. Webb, of New Jersey, to be Additional Paymaster, August 5, 1861.

John M. Wallace. of Indiana, to be Additional Paymaster, August 5, 1861. George A. Mitchell, of Indiana, to be Additional Paymaster, August 5, 1861.

Henry C. Whitney, of Illinois, to be Additional Paymaster, Augst 6, 1861. Erie Locke, of Indiana, to be Additional Paymaster, August 5, 1861. *Robert P. Dodge, of the District of Columbia, to be Additional Paymaster, August 8, 1861. to be Additional Paymaster, August 8,

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1861.

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*John M. Pomeroy, of Pennsylvania, to be Additional Paymaster, August 14,

1861.

*Valentine Hanna, of Pennsylvania, to be Additional Paymaster, August 15,

1861.

*Morgan L. Martin, of Wisconsin, to be Additional Paymaster, August 17,

1861.

*Charles J. Sprague, of California, to be Additional Paymaster, August 17, 1861. II.-DEATH.

Brigadier General Nathaniel Lyon, killed in battle August 10, 1861, near Springfield, Missouri.

III. Such of the General Officers, enumerated in the above list, as may not have received their orders, will immediately apply for them, by letter, to the Lieutenant General commanding the Army.

IV. The Officers appointed on the General Staff will immediately report, by letter, to the Chiefs of their respective Departments of the Staff, their present address-and the orders under which they may be acting, or will apply for orders if they have received none.

BY ORDER:

L. THOMAS, Adjutant General.

General Orders,

No. 63.

WAR DEP'T, ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE,
Washington, August 22, 1861.

I. Capt. Beverly H. Robertson, 2d Cavalry, and 1st Lieut. W. T. Welker,

Ordnance Department, having given proof of their disloyalty, are dismissed the service of the United States. The dismissal of the former to date from August 8, 1861, and that of the latter from July 22, 1861.

Assistant Surgeon David P. Ramseur, Med. Staff, having deserted to the enemy, is likewise dismissed the service, to date from the 17th instant.

II. Carlisle Barracks, Penn., is hereby announced as a Chaplain Post. III. Commanding Officers of volunteer regiments will report to this office, immediately as they occur, any vacancies that may happen in their regiments, in order that steps may be taken to have them filled.

BY ORDER:

L. THOMAS, Adjutant General.

General Orders, }

No. 64.

WAR DEPT, ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE,

Washington, August 22, 1861.

Promotions and appointments in the Army of the United States, made by the PRESIDENT, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, since the publication of "General Orders" Nos. 21, 24 and 41 of this year, and by the PRESIDENT, alone, since the adjournment of the Senate. Those made by the PRESIDENT, alone, are designated by a star.

I.-PROMOTIONS.

ADJUTANT GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT.

Colonel Lorenzo Thomas, Adjutant General, to be Adjutant General with the rank of Brigadier General, August 3, 1861, to fill an original vacancy.

Lieutenant Colonel Edward D. Townsend, Assistant Adjutant General, to be Assistant Adjutant General with the rank of Colonel, August 3, 1861, vice Thomas, promoted.

Brevet Major Don Carlos Buell, Assistant Adjutant General, to beAssistant Adjutant General with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, May 11, 1861, vice Mackall, declined.

Brevet Major William A. Nichols, Assistant Adjutant General, to be Assistant Adjutant General with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, August 3, 1861, vice Townsend, promoted.

Brevet Captain Julius P. Garesché, Assistant Adjutant General, to be Assistant Adjutant General with the brevet rank of Major, May 14, 1861, vice McDowell, appointed Brigadier General.

Brevet Captain Theodore Talbot, Assistant Adjutant General to be Assistant Adjutant General with the brevet rank of Major, July 3, 1861, vice Mackall, resigned.

Brevet Captain Richard C. Drum, Assistant Adjutant General, to be Assis-. tant Adjutant General with the rank of Major, August 3, 1861, vice Nichols, promoted.

QUARTERMASTER'S DEPARTMENT.

*Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Swords, Deputy Quartermaster General, to be Assistant Quartermaster General with the rank of Colonel, August 3, 1861, to fill an original vacancy.

*Major David H. Vinton, Quartermaster, to be Deputy Quartermaster General with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, August 3, 1861, to fill an original va

cancy.

*Major Ebenezer S. Sibley, Quartermaster, to be Deputy Quartermaster General with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, August 3, 1861, to fill an origi

nal vacancy.

*Major Edwin B. Babbitt, Quartermaster, to be Deputy Quartermaster General with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, August 3, 1861, vice Swords, promoted.

Captain Alexander Montgomery, Assistant Quartermaster, to be Quartermaster with the rank of Major, May 17, 1861, to fill an original vacancy.

*Captain James Belger, Assistant Quartermaster, to be Quartermaster with the rank of Major, August 3, 1861, vice Vinton, promoted.

*Captain James L. Donaldson, Assistant Quartermaster, to be Quartermaster with the rank of Major, August 3, 1861, vice Sibley, promoted.

*Captain Langdon C. Easton, Assistant Quartermaster, to be Quartermaster with the rank of Major, August 3, 1861, vice Babbitt, promoted.

Captain Justus McKinstry, Assistant Quartermaster, to be Quartermaster with the rank of Major, August 3, 1861, having served fourteen years, continuously, as Captain.

Captain Stewart Van Vliet, Assistant Quartermaster, to be Quartermaster with the rank of Major, August 3, 1861, having served fourteen years, continuously, as Captain.

Captain Daniel H. Rucker, Assistant Quartermaster, to be Quartermaster with the rank of Major, August 3, 1861, having served fourteen years, continu ously, as Captain.

SUBSISTENCE DEPARTMENT.

Captain Marcus D. L. Simpson, Commissary of Subsistence, to be Commissary of Subsistence with the rank of Major, July 1, 1861, vice Grayson, resigned.

Captain Henry F. Clarke, Commissary of Subsistence, to be Commissary of Subsistence with the rank of Major, August 3, 1861, to fill an original vacancy. Captain William W. Burns, Commissary of Subsistence, to be Commissary of Subsistence with the rank of Major, August 3, 1861, to fill an origi nal vacancy.

MEDICAL DEPARTMENT.

Assistant Surgeon George E. Cooper, to be Surgeon, May 21, 1861, to fill an original vacancy.

Assistant Surgeon Ebenezer Swift, to be Surgeon, May 21, 1861, to fill an original vacancy.

Assistant Surgeon Glover Perin, to be Surgeon, May 21, 1861, to fill an original vacancy.

Assistant Surgeon Peter G. S. Ten Broeck, to be Surgeon, May 21, 1861, to fill an original vacancy.

Assistant Surgeon John Campbell, to be Surgeon, May 21, 1861, to fill an original vacancy.

Assistant Surgeon John E. Summers, to be Surgeon, May 21, 1861, to fill an original vacancy.

Assistant Surgeon Charles H. Crane, to be Surgeon, May 21, 1861, to fill an original vacancy.

Assistant Surgeon Lyman H. Stone, to be Surgeon, May 21, 1861, to fill an original vacancy.

Assistant Surgeon Thomas A. McParlin, to be Surgeon, May 21, 1861, to fill an original vacancy.

Assistant Surgeon William F. Edgar, to be Surgeon, May 21, 1861, to fill an original vacancy.

Assistant Surgeon Joseph B. Brown, to be Surgeon, July 4, 1861, vice SimpFon, deceased.

CORPS OF ENGINEERS.

Major Richard Delafield, to be Lieutenant Colonel, August 6, 1861, to fill an original vacancy.

Major Henry Brewerton, to be Lieutenant Colonel, August 6, 1861, to fill an original vacancy.

Captain George W. Cullum, to be Major, August 6, 1861, to fill an original

vacancy.

Captain Henry W. Benham, to be Major, August 6, 1861, to fill an original

vacancy.

Captain Daniel P. Woodbury, to be Major, August 6, 1861, to fill an original vacancy.

Captain Zealous B. Tower, to be Major, August 6, 1861, to fill an original vacancy.

Captain Horatio G. Wright, to be Major, August 6, 1861, vice Delafield, promoted.

Captain John Newton, to be Major, August 6, 1861, vice Brewerton, promoted.

First Lieutenant James C. Duane, to be Captain, August 6, 1861, vice Cullum, promoted.

First Lieutenant Quincy A. Gillmore, to be Captain, August 6, 1861, vice Benham, promoted.

First Lieutenant Frederick A. Prime, to be Captain, August 6, 1861, vice Woodbury, promoted.

First Lieutenant James St. C. Morton, to be Captain, August 6, 1861, vice Tower, promoted.

First Licutenant Thomas L. Casey, to be Captain, August 6, 1861, vice Wright, promoted.

First Lieutenant James B. McPherson, to be Captain, August 6, 1861, vice Newton, promoted.

Second Lieutenant Miles D. McAlester, to be First Lieutenant, May 2, 1861, vice Stevens, dismissed.

Second Lieutenant George H. Elliot, to be First Lieutenant, August 3, 1861, to fill an original vacancy.

Second Lieutenant John C. Palfrey, to be First Lieutenant, August 3, 1861, to fill an original vacancy.

Second Lieutenant Henry M. Robert, to be First Lieutenant, August 3, 1861, to fill an original vacancy.

Second Lieutenant William C. Paine, to be First Lieutenant, August 6, 1861, vice Duane, promoted.

Second Lieutenant William E. Merrill, to be First Lieutenant, August 6, 1861, vice Gillmore, promoted.

Second Lieutenant Chauncey B. Recse, to be First Lieutenant, August 6, 1861, vice Prime, promoted.

Second Lieutenant Walter McFarland, to be First Lieutenant, August 6, 1861, vice Morton, promoted.

Second Lieutenant John A. Tardy, jr., to be First Lieutenant, August 6, 1861, vice Casey, promoted.

Sceond Lieutenant Charles E. Cross, to be First Lieutenant, August 6, 1861, vice McPherson, promoted.

Brevet Second Lieutenant Charles E. Cross, to be Second Lieutenant, vice Houston, promoted, to date from May 6, 1861.

Brevet Second Lieutenant, Orville E. Babcock, to be Second Lieutenant, vice McAlester, promoted, to date from May 6, 1861.

Brevet Second Lieutenant Patrick H. O'Rorke, to be Second Lieutenant, June 24, 1861, to fill the vacancy occasioned by Captain Meigs' appointment as Colonel of the 11th Infantry.

Brevet Second Lieutenant Francis U. Farquhar, to be Second Lieutenant, June 29, 1861, the date of Captain Gilmer's resignation.

Brevet Second Lieutenant Arthur H. Dutton, to be Second Lieutenant, August 3, 1861, to fill au original vacancy.

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