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GENERAL ORDERS,

No. 34.

HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY,
ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE,

Washington, April 5, 1889.

The following promotions, appointments, and transfers 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, No. 27, of May 3, 1888, together with retirements and casualties, are announced. The names of captains and lieutenants of the line are arranged so as to show the troops, batteries, and companies to which they have succeeded by promotion, or to which they have been assigned by competent authority:

I. PROMOTIONS.

INSPECTOR GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT.

Lieutenant Colonel Robert P. Hughes, inspector general, to be inspector general with the rank of colonel, August 31, 1888, vice Jones, appointed Inspector General with the rank of brigadier general.

Lieutenant Colonel Edward M. Heyl, inspector general, to be in spector general with the rank of colonel, February 12, 1889, vice Breckinridge, appointed Inspector General with the rank of brigadier general.

Major George H. Burton, inspector general, to be inspector general with the rank of lieutenant colonel, August 31, 1888, vice Hughes, promoted.

Major Henry W. Lawton, inspector general, to be inspector general with the rank of lieutenant colonel, February 12, 1889, vice Heyl, promoted.

JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT.

Major Herbert P. Curtis, judge advocate, to be deputy judge advocate general with the rank of lieutenant colonel, September 10, 1888, vice Burnham, retired from active service.

QUARTERMASTER'S DEPARTMENT.

Lieutenant Colonel Henry C. Hodges, deputy quartermaster general, to be assistant quartermaster general with the rank of colonel, October 19, 1888, vice Saxton, retired from active service.

Major George H. Weeks, quartermaster, to be deputy quartermaster general with the rank of lieutenant colonel, October 19, 1888, vice Hodges, promoted.

Major William B. Hughes, quartermaster, to be deputy quartermaster general with the rank of lieutenant colonel, February 15, 1889, vice Card, retired from active service.

Captain Lewis C. Forsyth, assistant quartermaster, to be quartermaster with the rank of major, October 19, 1888, vice Weeks, promoted.

Captain Charles H. Hoyt, assistant quartermaster, to be quartermaster with the rank of major, February 15, 1889, vice Hughes, promoted.

SUBSISTENCE DEPARTMENT.

Lieutenant Colonel Amos Beckwith, assistant commissary general, to be assistant commissary general with the rank of colonel, August 28, 1888, vice Simpson, retired from active service.

Major Michael R. Morgan, commissary of subsistence, to be assistant commissary general with the rank of lieutenant colonel, August 28, 1888, vice Beckwith, promoted.

Captain Samuel T. Cushing, commissary of subsistence, to be commissary of subsistence with the rank of major, August 28, 1888, vice Morgan, promoted.

MEDICAL DEPARTMENT.

Lieutenant Colonel Basil Norris, surgeon, to be surgeon with the rank of colonel, November 14, 1888, vice Baily, retired from active

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Major Charles H. Alden, surgeon, to be surgeon with the rank of lieutenant colonel, November 14, 1888, vice Norris, promoted.

Major Charles C. Byrne, surgeon, to be surgeon with the rank of lieutenant colonel, March 29, 1889, vice R. H. Alexander, deceased. Captain John V Lauderdale, assistant surgeon, to be surgeon with the rank of major, July 3, 1888, vice Bentley, retired from active service.

Captain Leonard Y. Loring, assistant surgeon, to be surgeon with the rank of major, October 9, 1888, vice Meacham, deceased.

Captain Joseph K. Corson, assistant surgeon, to be surgeon with the rank of major, November 14, 1888, vice Alden, promoted.

Captain Julius H. Patzki, assistant surgeon, to be surgeon with the rank of major, February 28, 1889, vice Webster, retired from active service.

Captain Curtis E. Munn, assistant surgeon, to be surgeon with the rank of major, March 29, 1889, vice Byrne, promoted.

Assistant surgeons who have reached the rank of captain after five years' service, under the provisions of the act of Congress approved June 23, 1874.

Assistant Surgeon William D. Dietz, December 3, 1888.

Assistant Surgeon Walter W. R. Fisher, December 3, 1888.
Assistant Surgeon William Stephenson, December 3, 1888.
Assistant Surgeon Adrian S. Polhemus, December 3, 1888.
Assistant Surgeon John L. Phillips, December 3, 1888.
Assistant Surgeon Reuben L. Robertson, December 3, 1888.
Assistant Surgeon William C. Borden, December 3, 1888.
Assistant Surgeon Edgar A. Mearns, December 3, 1888.
Assistant Surgeon Guy L. Edie, December 3, 1888.
Assistant Surgeon William D. Crosby, December 3, 1888.
Assistant Surgeon William L. Kneedler, December 3, 1888.
Assistant Surgeon Charles M. Gandy, December 3, 1888.
Assistant Surgeon Charles S. Black, December 3, 1888.
Assistant Surgeon James E. Pilcher, December 3, 1888.
Assistant Surgeon Alonzo R. Chapin, December 3, 1888.

PAY DEPARTMENT.

Lieutenant Colonel William A. Rucker, deputy paymaster general, to be assistant paymaster general with the rank of colonel, December 30, 1888, vice McClure, retired from active service.

Major William Smith, paymaster, to be deputy paymaster general with the rank of lieutenant colonel, September 6, 1888, rice Johnston, retired from active service.

Major Charles M. Terrell, paymaster, to be dept paymaster general with the rank of lieutenant colonel, December 30, 1888, vice Rucker, promoted.

CORPS OF ENGINEERS.

Lieutenant Colonel Orlando M. Poe, to be colonel, July 23, 1888, vice Casey, appointed Chief of Engineers.

Major Samuel M. Mansfield, to be lieutenant colonel, July 22, 1888, vice McFarland, deceased.

Major William R. King, to be lieutenant colonel, July 23, 1888, vice Poe, promoted.

Captain Charles E. L. B. Davis, to be major, April 7, 1888, vice Smith, promoted.

Captain James B. Quinn, to be major, July 22, 1888, vice Mansfield, promoted.

Captain Daniel W. Lockwood, to be major, July 23, 1888, vice King, promoted.

1st Lieutenant George McC. Derby, to be captain, April 7, 1888, vice Davis, promoted.

1st Lieutenant James L. Lusk, to be captain, June 15, 1888, vice Wheeler, retired from active service.

1st Lieutenant Frederic V. Abbot, to be captain, July 22, 1888, vice Quinn, promoted.

1st Lieutenant Thomas L. Casey, jr., to be captain, July 23, 1888, vice Lockwood, promoted.

2d Lieutenant William L. Sibert, to be 1st lieutenant, April 7, 1888, vice Derby, promoted.

2d Lieutenant Joseph E. Kuhn, to be 1st lieutenant, June 15, 1888, vice Lusk, promoted.

2d Lieutenant William E. Craighill, to be 1st lieutenant, July 22, 1888, vice Abbot, promoted.

2d Lieutenant Henry C. Newcomer, to be 1st lieutenant, July 23, 1888, vice Casey, promoted.

ORDNANCE DEPARTMENT.

Lieutenant Colonel Adelbert R. Buffington, to be colonel, February 28, 1889, vice Crispin, deceased.

Major Joseph P. Farley, to be lieutenant colonel, February 28, 1889, vice Buffington, promoted.

Captain Otho E. Michaelis, to be major, February 28, 1889, vice Farley, promoted.

1st Lieutenant Orin B. Mitcham, to be captain, June 17, 1888, in accordance with section 1207, Revised Statutes, having served fourteen years continuously as lieutenant.

FIRST REGIMENT OF CAVALRY.

1st Lieutenant Otto L. Hein, to be captain, January 16, 1889, vice Hunter, appointed judge advocate with the rank of major. [Troop H.]

1st Lieutenant Thomas T. Knox, to be captain, January 23, 1889, vice Jackson, promoted to the 2d Cavalry. [Troop B.]

2d Lieutenant Samuel C. Robertson, to be 1st lieutenant, January 16, 1889, vice Hein, promoted. [Troop I.]

2d Lieutenant Albert L. Mills, to be 1st lieutenant, January 23, 1889, vice Knox, promoted. [Troop G.]

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