GENERAL ORDERS

No. 41.

HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY,
ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE,

Washington, May 24, 1880.

The following promotions and appointments in the Army of the United States, made by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and by the President alone, since the publication of General Orders No. 71, of July 10, 1879, are announced:

Those made by the President alone are designated thus *.

I-PROMOTIONS.

PAY DEPARTMENT.

Major George L. Febiger, Paymaster, to be Deputy Paymaster General with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, December 31, 1879, vice Prince, retired from active service.

CORPS OF ENGINEERS.

Lieutenant Colonel George Thom, to be Colonel, March 31, 1880, vice Simpson, retired from active service.

Major Henry L. Abbot, to be Lieutenant Colonel, March 31, 1880, vice Thom, promoted.

Captain Charles W. Howell, to be Major, June 30, 1879, vice Mendell, promoted.

Captain Garrett J. Lydecker, to be Major, March 31, 1880, vice Abbot, promoted.

First Lieutenant Daniel W. Lockwood, to be Captain, June 30, 1879, vice Howell, promoted.

First Lieutenant Ernest H. Ruffner, to be Captain, October 31, 1879, vice Lee, deceased.

First Lieutenant John C. Mallery, to be Captain, March 31, 1880, vice Lydecker, promoted.

First Lieutenant Clinton B. Sears, to be Captain, April 9, 1880, vice Brown, deceased.

Second Lieutenant Eugene Griffin, to be First Lieutenant, June 30, 1879, vice Lockwood, promoted.

Second Lieutenant Willard Young, to be First Lieutenant, October 31, 1879, vice Ruffner, promoted.

Second Lieutenant William M. Black, to be First Lieutenant, March 31, 1880, vice Mallery, promoted.

Second Lieutenant Walter L. Fisk, to be First Lieutenaut, April 9, 1880, vice Sears, promoted.

Additional Second Lieutenant Curtis McD. Townsend, to be Second Lieutenant, June 30, 1879, vice Griffin, promoted.

Additional Second Lieutenant Gustav J. Fiebeger, to be Second Lieutenant, October 31, 1879, vice Young, promoted.

ORDNANCE DEPARTMENT.

Major James M. Whittemore, to be Lieutenant Colonel, August 2, 1879, vice Treadwell, deceased.

Captain Clifton Comly, to be Major, August 2, 1879, vice Whittemore, promoted.

First Lieutenant Charles S. Smith, to be Captain, August 2, 1879, vice Comly, promoted.

FIRST REGIMENT OF CAVALRY.

First Lieutenant Edward Hunter (Adjutant), to be Captain, August 21, 1879, vice Trimble, retired from active service. (Company "H.") Second Lieutenant Frank A. Edwards, to be First Lieutenant, September 7, 1879, vice Upham, appointed Adjutant. (Company "K.") Second Lieutenant George B. Backus, to be First Lieutenant, January 12, 1830, vice Shelton, deceased. (Company "L.”)

SECOND REGIMENT OF CAVALRY.

First Lieutenant Martin E. O'Brien, to be Captain, April 1, 1880, vice Ball, promoted to the Seventh Cavalry. (Company "H.")

Second Lieutenant Frederick W. Kingsbury, to be First Lieutenant, April 1, 1880, vice O'Brien, promoted. (Company "B.")

THIRD REGIMENT OF CAVALRY.

First Lieutenant John C. Thompson (Adjutant), to be Captain, August 10, 1879, vice Moore, resigned. (Company "F.")

First Lieutenant John P. Walker, to be Captain, November 30, 1879, vice Andrews, retired from active service. (Company "I.")

Second Lieutenant James Allen, to be First Lieutenant, July 24, 1879, vice Simpson, appointed Regimental Quartermaster. (Company "C.") Second Lieutenant Bainbridge Reynolds, to be First Lieutenant, August 21, 1879, he being the Adjutant.

Second Lieutenant James E. H. Foster, to be First Lieutenant, November 30, 1879, vice Walker, promoted. (Company "B.")

Second Lieutenant George A. Dodd, to be First Lieutenant, February 29, 1880, vice Snead, resigned. (Company "D.")

FOURTH REGIMENT OF CAVALRY.

Captain Eugene B. Beaumont, to be Major, November 12, 1879, vice Bankhead, retired from active service..

First Lieutenant William A. Thompson, to be Captain, July 23, 1879, vice Rendlebrock, retired from active service. (Company "G.")

First Lieutenant Leopold O. Parker, to be Captain, November 12, 1879, vice Beaumont, promoted. (Company "A.")

Second Lieutenant James Parker, to be First Lieutenant, July 23, 1879, vice Thompson, promoted. (Company "K.")

Second Lieutenant Cunliffe H. Murray, to be First Lieutenant, September 2, 1879, vice Miller, resigned. (Company "L.")

Second Lieutenant Wilbur E. Wilder, to be First Lieutenant, November 12, 1879, vice L. O. Parker, promoted. (Company “M.”)

SIXTH REGIMENT OF CAVALRY.

Second Lieutenant Louis A. Craig, to be First Lieutenant, November 30, 1879, vice Sands, retired from active service. (Company "C.")

SEVENTH REGIMENT OF CAVALRY.

Captain Edward Ball, of the Second Cavalry, to be Major, April 1, 1880, vice Reno, dismissed.

First Lieutenant Frank M. Gibson, to be Captain, February 5, 1880, vice French, retired from active service. (Company "M.")

NINTH REGIMENT OF CAVALRY.

First Lieutenant John S. Loud (Adjutant), to be Captain, January 13, 1880, vice Dodge, who vacates his regimental commission by the appointment of Paymaster. (Company "D.”)

Second Lieutenant Henry H. Wright, to be First Lieutenant, March 18, 1880, vice Valois, appointed Regimental Quartermaster. (Company “K.”)

TENTH REGIMENT OF CAVALRY.

Second Lieutenant Thaddeus W. Jones, to be First Lieutenant, November 20, 1879, vice Orleman, retired from active service. (Company "B.")

FIRST REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY.

First Lieutenant John C. White, to be Captain, July 18, 1879, vice Graham, promoted to the Fourth Artillery. (Battery "I.”)

Second Lieutenant Frank S. Rice, to be First Lieutenant, July 1, 1879, vice Miltimore, who resigns his regimental commission on accepting appointment of Assistant Quartermaster. (Battery "I.")

Second Lieutenant John T. Honeycutt. to be First Lieutenant, July 18, 1-79, vice White, promoted. (Battery “D.”)

Second Lieutenant John P. Wisser, to be First Lieutenant, January 13, 1850, vice Wheeler, who resigns his regimental commission on being confirmed as Assistant Quartermaster. (Battery "L.")

SECOND REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY.

Lieutenant Colonel Romeyn B. Ayres, of the Third Artillery, to be Colonel, July 18, 1879, vice Barry, deceased.

THIRD REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY.

Major Joseph Stewart, of the Fourth Artillery, to be Lieutenant Colouel, July 18, 1879, vice Ayres, promoted to the Second Artillery. (Since retired from active service.)

Major Gustavus A. DeRussy, to be Lieutenant Colonel, August 25, 1879, rice Stewart, retired from active service.

Captain Richard Lodor, of the Fourth Artillery, to be Major, August 25, 1879, vice DeRussy, promoted.

Second Lieutenant Henry R. Lemly, to be First Lieutenant, February 23, 1880, vice Verplanck, dismissed. (Battery "E.”)

FOURTH REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY.

Captain William M. Graham, of the First Artillery, to be Major, July 18, 1879, vice Stewart, promoted to the Third Artillery.

First Lieutenant John W. Roder (Adjutant), to be Captain, August 25, 1879, vice Lodor, promoted to the Third Artillery. (Battery “E.”) Second Lieutenant Montgomery M. Macomb, to be First Lieutenant, September 6, 1879, vice Dyer, appointed Adjutant. (Battery "E.") Second Lieutenant James L. Wilson, to be First Lieutenant, January 1, 1880, vice Bloom, resigned. (Battery "C.")

FIRST REGIMENT OF INFANTRY.

First Lieutenant Robert G. Heiner, to be Captain, September 29, 1879, vice DeRussy, promoted to the Fourth Infantry. (Company "A.") First Lieutenant Francis E. Pierce (Regimental Quartermaster), to be Captain, January 8, 1830, vice Johnston, deceased. (Company "G.") Second Lieutenant Marion P. Maus, to be First Lieutenant, September 29, 1879, vice Heiner, promoted. (Company “I.”)

Second Lieutenant Louis Wilhelmi, to be First Lieutenant, March 16, 1880, he being the Adjutant.

THIRD REGIMENT OF INFANTRY.

Second Lieutenant William Gerlach, to be First Lieutenant, October 8, 1879, vice Belger, deceased. (Company "I.")

FOURTH REGIMENT OF INFANTRY.

Captain Isaac D. DeRussy, of the First Infantry, to be Major, September 29, 1879, vide Thornburgh, killed in affair with Indians.

FIFTH REGIMENT OF INFANTRY.

Second Lieutenant Thomas M. Woodruff, to be First Lieutenant, July 5, 1879, vice Rice, appointed Adjutant. (Company “B.”)

Second Lieutenant Hobart K. Bailey, to be First Lieutenant, November 17, 1879, vice Rousseau, wholly retired from service. (Company "D.") Second Lieutenant William H. C. Bowen to be First Lieutenant, November 30, 1879, vice Lewis, retired from active service. (Company "K.”)

SIXTH REGIMENT OF INFANTRY.

Second Lieutenant Richard T. Jacob, jr., to be First Lieutenant, November 30, 1879, vice Bronson, retired from active service. (Company "G.")

Second Lieutenant Richard E. Thompson, to be First Lieutenant, March 30, 1880, vice Gibbs, who resigns his regimental commission on accepting appointment of Assistant Quartermaster. (Company "C.")

EIGHTH REGIMENT OF INFANTRY.

Second Lieutenant Edward Lynch, to be First Lieutenant, July 4, 1879, vice Whitney, appointed Adjutant. (Company "F.")

THIRTEENTH REGIMENT OF INFANTRY.

Second Lieutenant Samuel N. Holmes, to be First Lieutenant, July 24, 1879, vice Fornance, appointed Adjutant. (Company "B.")

FIFTEENTH REGIMENT OF INFANTRY.

Second Lieutenant George F. Cooke, to be First Lieutenant, November 3, 1879, vice Davis, appointed Adjutant. (Company "B.")

SIXTEENTH REGIMENT OF INFANTRY.

First Lieutenant Henry C. Ward (Regimental Quartermaster), to be Captain, February 8, 1830, vice Fletcher, promoted to the Twenty-third Infantry. (Company "E.")

Second Lieutenant George E. Bacon, to be First Lieutenant, December 7, 1879, vice Rosencrantz, deceased. (Company "C.")