Show army intelligence the president of the united states ordered a general court martial to assemble at charleston S C on the instant for the trial of surgeon bernard AT byrne medical department anted un ted states army the court is is composed of the following members brigadier general churchill brevet colonel may brevet colonel waite brevet colonel dimick brevet lieutenant colonel chandler brevet lieutenant colonel walker brevet lieutenant colonel steptoe lieutenant colonel crittenden major nicholls Nf holls and captain samuel jones jonea as judge jude advocate captain aliens Allens company K second regiment cemment united states artillery AniU ery has been ordered by the war department from fort hamilton to Pl barracks lake champlain captain Z B tower tow er corps of engineers engineer gi i neer his has been granted a leave 0 of f absence for twelve tw elve monts with permission to 0 o go beyond the united states GENERAL ORDERS NO 2 WAR DEP department ADI GENERALS OFFICE 0 1 I IV washington ashington february 24 1859 1 the secretary of war desires it to be announced to the army that as the oba object ct of the act of august 16 1856 in in holding out the inducement of a more permanent appointment was to procure the services sen ices ot of a more competent body of hospital te wards no soldier nor citizen t it izen must henceforth bs be recommended to him for appointment ament under that act who is not lot known to be temperate hon est and in in every ev ery ibay ay reliable as well as sufficiently intelligent and skilled in in pharmacy for the proper discharge of the resDon responsible sible du da les ies likely to be devolved v e d upon hirn him and as the act of july 5 1838 sec tion 12 which authorizes the payment of soldiers employed as temporary y stewards is is till still ill in force and fairly provide for the current exigencies of the s ei vice ice at the same ame time that it affords the means for a careful probation of all S soldiers detailed as hospital stewards who rilay may be ambitious ot of one day deserving permanent appointment the S secretary ec detary wishes it it to be known know n that he will in in future only bestow the latter in in cases of special merit 2 hospital stewards appointed by the secretary of war whenever stationed i in a place 3 whence no pst post return is is made to thy the adjutant generals office or when on furlough will at the end of every month report themselves by letter to the ad gent ind and surgeon ge Gea leral cral as well w ell as to tho the medical director of the military department in in which they may ie be serving to each of whom they will also report each new assignment to duty or blange c ange of station ordered ordered in in their case noting carefully the number date and source of the order directing the same they will w ill likewise lihew i e report monthly when w hen on oil furlou turlough h to the medical officer in in bharga cf t tio ic hospital to which they are attached atti ched 3 all hospital stewards appointed by the secretary bechet irv of war who are now nov in in service service will immediately on the receipt of this order report by letter to the adjutant general and to the surgeon general their present station and the nu number aber date and source of the order under which they are acting by order of the secretary of war S COOPER t benl by direction of the war department a board aboard of officers will assemble at carlisle barracks pennsylvania on the ath 8 h dinst to examine into into a system of evolution t ion for I 1 mounted Aloun ted riflemen when acting in as skirmishers prepared by lieutenant maury mounted rifles the board is is further directed to report fully upon the merits of this system telof of instruction and give the their i r opinion 1 n as to its ada adaptation to the particular corps for which it is is designed the board will consist of tho the following 0 officers fl s lieutenant colonel crittenden brevet lieutenant colonel porter and lieutenant maury GENERAL GENERA L ORDERS NO 5 WAR department ADIT GENER GENERALS Is OFFICE cilc washington march lo 10 1809 5 promotions in in the army of the united states made by the pre president s ident by and with the ae advice and consent of the senate since since the publication of general orders no 15 of december 10 1858 1 I corps of engineers capt john G barnard to be a major december 13 1858 vice vice smith deceased first lieutenant wro wm H C whiting to be captain december 13 1858 vice vice barnard prom promoted otei second lieutenant james B son to bo be first lieutenant december 13 1859 vice vice whiting promoted brevet lieutenant hilward P alexander to be second lieutenant october 10 1858 1859 vice vice N F alexander deceased brevet second lieutenant Lieuie nant henry al roberts to be second lieutenant dec 13 1858 vice vice mcpherson promoted ordnance department brevet second lieutenant charles C lee to be second lieutenant december 20 1858 the date ot of captain brereton Breret ons 0 resignation first regiment of dragoons second lieutenant alfred B to be first lieutenant january 6 1859 vice vice orren chapman dee deceased de eased cased company B alvet brevet second lieutenant leroy napier jr to be second lieutenant january a ry 6 1859 vice vice chaplain promoted company K first Re gilin ni of captain erasmus D keyes Keye of the third artillery to be major october 12 1858 vice vice taylor deceased third regiment of 0 dr tillery first lieutenan george P andrews to be captain october 12 1858 vice vice keyes promoted noted to first artillery company al first lieutenant john 11 II lendrum to bo be captain december vice nee looser loeser resumed resigned company 1 second lieutenant thomas al saunders to be first lieutenant october 12 1858 18 58 vice vice andrews promoted company F lIi Seco secolia lieutenant henry V de hart to be first lieutenant december 3 vice lendrum promoted company M brevet second lieutenant augustus G robinson of the fourth four t it artillery to ie e second lieutenant october 12 1 1858 vice nee saunders erb promoted company compan y 11 brevet abrev et second lieutenant edward edn ard R warner of the first artillery to be second lieutenant december 3 1858 1859 vice vice do de hart promoted company 1 I second regiment of infantry lieutenant colonel dixon S miles allies of the third infantry to be colonel january Janu 19 1859 vice ice lee deceased thud third regiment of major electus backus to be lieutenant colonel january 19 1859 vice miles promoted to secand mitry captain caleb C sibley of the fifth infantry if ice an to be major january Jai luary 19 vice ba backus kus promoted first lieutenant henry D clitz to be captain ca etain december b 3 1853 1859 vice ward deceased company E second lieutenant alexander mcd mccook to be first lieutenant december 6 1959 19 59 vice v ice clitz promoted company G brevet second lieutenant wm win 11 bell to be second lieutenant december vice mccook promoted company D fifth regiment of in infantry fantry first lieutenant augustus II 11 seward sew ard to be captain januar january 19 1859 vice vice sibl sibley ey promoted to the third infantry company E second lieutenant alex aiex chambers to be first lieutenant january 19 1859 vice barns who vacates es his regiment commission commission company E second lieutenant lucius L rich to be first lieutenant lieutenan january vice vice seward Sev vard promoted company F brevet second Li lieutenant lieutenan eutena nt bryan AT thomas of the eighth infantry to be second lieutenant january januar y 19 1859 1659 vice chambers promoted company 1 I brevet second lieutenant wm win J L nicodemus nicodem us to be second lieutenant january 19 1859 vice vice rich promoted company F leond regiment of infantry brevet second lieutenant asa B cary of the sixth infantry to be second lieu lieutenant heuie nent october 22 1859 vice oconner resigned company E eidth regiment of infantry first lieutenant thomas G pitcher to be captain cap ain october 0 tober 19 1859 vice vice wood d deceased a ea S ed company I 1 second lieutenant wm craig to bo be first lieutenant october 19 1858 vice pitcher promoted company D brevet second lieutenant royal T frank of the fifth infantry to be second lieutenant october 19 1659 vice vice craig promoted company E IT II resigned 2 captain lucien lucian loe lee ser Third artillery december ad 1858 1859 captain thomas J brereton ordnance department december 20 isis commission vacated under und erthe the seventh section oftie of the act of june IS 18 by first lieutenant william W burns fifth infantry commissary cf subsistence subsist enee his regimental regime 0 only january 19 1859 died 6 colonel francis lee second infantry at st louis mo jan 19 1859 i brevet colonel john L smith smi h major corps of engineers at new york N Y dec 13 1858 captain james N ward third infantry at st anthony Alinne minnesota sota dec first lieutenant orren chapman firt first Dra dragoons at st louis mo jang 1859 second lieutenant junius B roane fourth artillery at brooklyn iowa ion a feb I 1 eb second lieutenant sardine P reed tenth ID infantry fantry at west point new york feb 5 1859 III officers have hav e been arranged in in the foregoing order to the companies to which they succeeded in in the natural course of promotion should a different assignment however hon ever have since since been made by competent authority it will i take precedence of the former IV the officers promoted will join their proper stations and companies without delay dela unless on detached service service acting under special instructions or on leave of absence when they will so report by letter to the commanders of their respective corps regiments and posts by order of the secretary of war S COOPER adjutant general |