General Orders,} No. WAR DEP'T, ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE, I.—Hereafter no appointments of Major General or Brigadier General will be given except to officers of the regular army for meritorious and distinguished services during the war, or to volunteer officers who, by some successful achievement in the field, shall have displayed the military abilities required for the duties of a general officer. IL-No appointment to such grade will be issued by the War Department till an examination is made to ascertain if there are any charges or evidence against the character, conduct, or fitness of the appointee, and if there should be any such charges or evidenće, a special report of the same will be made to the President. BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF WAR: E. D. TOWNSEND, Assistant Adjutant General. General Orders, No. 112. War Dep'T, ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE, Washington, August 19, 1862. I.-The Department of the Ohio hereby created, will be composed of the States of Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Kentucky east of the Tennessee river, and including Cumberland Gap, and the troops operating in its vicinity. II.-Major General H. G. WRIGHT is assigned to the command of the Department of the Ohio. BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF WAR: E. D. TOWNSEND, Assistant Adjutant General. General Orders, No. 113. WAR DEP'T, ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE, Washington, August 20, 1862. Detachments of recruits will be furnished with at least two days' cooked rations before starting from the depot for their regiments. If delayed in any city en route, a detachment will be marched to the "Soldier's Rest," where additional cooked rations will be issued to the men sufficient to last till their arrival at the next "Rest," or at the destination of the detachment, according to circumstances. Superintendents of the recruiting service for States or Districts will see that this order is executed. The officers, or non-commissioned officers, in charge of detachments en route, are responsible that the rations are not wasted. Also that such as are required are obtained at the Rests. Purchases of articles of food on public account are not authorized. BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF WAR: E. D. TOWNSEND, Assistant Adjutant General. General Orders, No. 114. WAR DEP'T, ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE, Washington, August 21, 1862. I. No officer of the regular army or of the volunteers will hereafter visit the city of Washington without special permission. Leaves of absence will not be considered as including the city of Washington, unless so stated, and leaves for that purpose can only be given by the authority of the War Department, through the Adjutant General. II.-Officers on leave of absence will not leave the limits of their Military Department without special permission. BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF WAR: E. D. TOWNSEND, Assistant Adjutant General. General Orders, No. 115. WAR DEP'T, ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE, Washington, August 22, 1862. Colonel Rodney Mason, 71st Regiment Ohio Volunteers, is, by order of the President of the United States, cashiered for repeated acts of cowardice in the face of the enemy. BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF WAR: E. D. TOWNSEND, Assistant Adjutant General. General Orders, No. 116. WAR DEP'T, ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE, Washington, August 23, 1862. I.-Commissioned officers and enlisted men of the discharged three months' volunteer regiments who have been exchanged or released on parole by the enemy, and not yet discharged the United States service, are hereby mustered out and discharged from this date. II.-Officers and men of the forces aforesaid, who may hereafter be exchanged or released by the enemy, will be considered as regularly mustered out and discharged the service of the United States from the date of their arrival in a loyal State. BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF WAR: E. D. TOWNSEND, Assistant Adjutant General. General Orders, No. 117. War Dep't, Adjutant GeneRAL'S OFFICE, Washington, August 26, 1862. By direction of the President, Colonel Gustave Waagner, 2d Regiment New York Volunteer Artillery, is hereby dismissed the service for habitual drunk I. The following partial list of officers of the United States service, who have been exchanged as prisoners of war, for prisoners taken in arms against the United States, is published for the information of all concerned : Brigadier General J. F. Reynolds, U. S. Volunteers, for Brigadier General Tilghman. Brigadier General G. A. McCall, U. S. Volunteers, for General S. B. Buckner. Colonel Michael Corcoran, 69th New York State Militia, for Colonel R. W. Hanson. Heiman. Colonel John R. Kenley, 1st Maryland Volunteers, for Colonel Colonel S. R. Wilcox, for Colonel Lillard, 26th Mississippi. Colonel T. W. B. Stockton, 16th Michigan Volunteers, for Colonel L. B. Williams, 1st Virginia. Colonel W. B. Brewster, 4th Excelsior (New York Volunteers,) for Colonel A. E. Reynolds, 26th Mississippi. Colonel J. H. Simpson, 4th New Jersey Volunteers, for Colonel A. H. Abernethy, 33d Tennessee. Colonel Thomas F. Gallagher, 11th Pennsylvania Volunteers, for Colonel J. E. Bailey, 49th Tennessee. Colonel S. A. Dodge, 87th New York Volunteers, for Colonel A. J. Brown, 55th Tennessee. Colonel S. S. Norton, 21st Ohio Volunteers, for Colonel C. Dorsey, Mississippi. Colonel E. C. Charles, 42d New York Volunteers, for Colonel E. C. Cook, 32d Tennessee. Colonel W. W. Duffield, 9th Michigan Volunteers, commanding 23d Brigade, U.-S. A., for Colonel R. Farquahaison, 42d Tennessee. Lieutenant Colonel George Varney, 2d Maine Volunteers, for Lieutenant Col. C. B. Alexander, 2d Missouri. Lieutenant Colonel S., M. Jackson, 11th Pennsylvania Volunteers, for Lieutenant Colonel M. Boone, 26th Mississippi. Lieutenant Colonel J. B. Sweetzer, 62d Pennsylvania Volunteers, for Lieutenant Colonel W. E. Baldwin, 14th Mississippi. Lieutenant Colonel W. B. Hatch, 4th New York Volunteers, for Lieutenant Colonel M. B. Carter, 20th Tennessee. Lieutenant Colonel O. W. C. Starr, 9th Virginia Volunteers, for Lieutenant Colonel A. J. Carden, 18th Tennessee. Lieutenant Colonel William Hoffman, 8th U. S. Infantry, for Lieutenant Colonel J. Grant, 9th Tennessee. Lieutenant Colonel G. C. Spear, 61st Pennsylvania Volunteers, Reserve Corps, for Lieutenant Colonel J. Jackson, 27th Alabama. Lieutenant Colonel Henry M. McIntyre, 1st Pennsylvania Volunteers, Reser ve Corps, for Lieutenant Colonel A. S. Hamilton, 1st Mississippi. Lieutenant Colonel Thomas L. Kane, 42d Pennsylvania Volunteers, for Lieutenant Colonel W. C. Wickham, 4th Virginia Cavalry. Major Wilder Dwight, 2d Massachusetts Volunteers, for Major H. B. Davidson, Assistant Adjutant General. Major E. S. Gilbert, 25th New York Volunteers, for Major E. A. Clark, 51st Tennessee. Major Delozier Davidson, 4th U. S. Infantry, for Major N. F. Chavis, 3d Tennessee. Major William E. Birney, 4th New Jersey Volunteers, for Major S. W. Davis, 14th Tennessee. Major Henry Clitz, 12th U. S. Infantry, for Major W. S. Dop, 14th Mississippi. Major Thomas O'Neill, 2d New York Battery, for Major J. S. Garvin, 3d Ala Major R. H. Woolworth, 3d Pennsylvania Volunteers, Reserve Corps, for Major S. K. Hays, C. S. Army. Major S. Tilton, 22d Massachusetts Volunteers, for Major J. H. Johnston, 1st Mississippi. Major P. A. Jones, 4th New Jersey Volunteers, for Major J. F. Gray, 10th Tennessee. Major A. Puckelstein, 4th New York Cavalry, for Major W. Grace, 10th Tennessee. Major William A. Nichols, Assistant Adjutant General U. S. Army, for Major G. H. Hill, 17th North Carolina. Major Israel Vodges, 1st U. S. Artillery, for Major H. W. Fry, 46th Virginia. Major David H. Vinton, Quartermaster U. S. Army, for Major J. Lawson, 59th Virginia. Major Daniel McClure, Paymaster U. S. Army, for First Lieutenant B. P. Williamson, 2d Battalion North Carolina Volunteers, and Second Lieutenant C. D. Roundtree, 8th North Carolina. Major Caleb C. Sibley, 3d U. S. Infantry, for First Lieutenant W. C. Bray, 2d Battalion North Carolina Volunteers, and Second Lieutenant H. C. McAllister, 8th North Carolina. Major H. A. Barnum, 12th New York Volunteers, for Major W. McCullum, 42d Tennessee. Major G. A. Woodward, 2d Pennsylvania Cavalry, for Major G. L. Lee, 15th Arkansas. Major H. O. Ryerion, 2d New York Volunteers, for Major D. A. Lynn, 49th Tennessee. Captain Alfred Gibbs, 3d U. S. Cavalry, for Lieutenant A. H. Warley, Navy. Captain N. B. Aaronson, 4th New Jersey Volunteers, for Captain W. C. Murphy, 9th Alabama. Captain E. Bierer, 11th Pennsylvania Volunteers, for Captain E. P. Bryan, Signal Corps. Captain John Reynolds, 4th New Jersey Volunteers, for Captain W. Monehan, 6th Louisiana. Captain Thomas H. Spiers, 11th Pennsylvania Volunteers, for Captain W. P. Thompson, 24th Virginia. Captain Charles J. Whiting, 5th U. S. Cavalry, for Captain G. H. Smith, 25th Virginia. Captain E. G. Lante, 7th Pennsylvania Volunteers, for Captain R. R. Aplurhiff, 12th Mississippi. Captain Levi Emerson, 2d Maine Volunteers, for Captain W. Baird, Assistant Adjutant General. Captain W. Hiney, for Captain R. P. Crochet, 18th Tennessee. Captain John B. Wherf, 22d Massachusetts Volunteers, for Captain W. T. Estepp, Assistant Quartermaster. Captain B. F. Fisher, 16th Michigan Volunteers, for Captain J. L. Hoon, Assistant Quartermaster, 3d Tennessee. Captain C. Kingsbury, Assistant Adjutant General U. S. Volunteers, for Captain A. W. Jones, 9th Virginia. Captain Charles C. Conant, 22d Massachusetts Volunteers, for Captain J. S. Kirby, 17th Virginia. Captain Samuel Mulford, 4th New Jersey Volunteers, for Captain S. D. McChesney, 3d Louisiana. Captain B. Ridgway, 4th New Jersey Volunteers, for Captain T. Ruffin, 1st North Carolina. Captain Thomas N. Fetter, 4th New Jersey Volunteers, for Captain J. M. Stewart, 17th Virginia. Captain L. B. King, 7th Pennsylvania Volunteers, for Captain R. H. Simpson, 17th Virginia. Captain William Nippins, 4th New Jersey Volunteers, for Captain A. J. Scott, 14th Mississippi. Captain H. N. Jewitt, 4th New Jersey Volunteers, for Captain C. N. Whitehead. Captain Nathaniel Nesbitt, 11th Pennsylvania Volunteers, for Captain Frank Lee, 32d Virginia. Captain Daniel Kistler, 11th Pennsylvania Volunteers, for Captain W. B. Newton, 4th Virginia Cavalry. Captain D. S. Corbin, 5th Vermont Volunteers, for Captain Charles W. Knight, 31st North Carolina. Captain W. B. Moore, 100th New York Volunteers, for Captain Julian Picot, 31st North Carolina. Captain P. J. Smith, 2d Pennsylvania Volunteers, Reserve Corps, for Captain J. A. D. McKay, 21st North Carolina. Captain J. P. Spear, 11th Pennsylvania Volunteers, Reserve Corps, for Captain J. Whitley, 31st North Carolina. Captain C. J. Newlin, 71st Pennsylvania Volunteers, for Captain H. C. Wheeler, 2d Battalion North Carolina. Captain Kenner Garrard, 5th U. S. Cavalry, for Captain L. M. Allen, 2d Battalion North Carolina. Captain J. M. Whitley, 69th New York Volunteers, for Captain W. H. Wheeler, 2d Battalion North Carolina. Captain Charles Brutel, 7th New York Volunteers, for Captain E. Smith, 2d Battalion North Carolina. Captain O. Hogan, 29th New York Volunteers, for Captain R. C. Overbie, 2d Battalion North Carolina. Captain Alfred Reid, 2d Indiana Volunteers, for Captain W. S. Dubose, 2d Battalion North Carolina. Captain William P. Chambliss, 5th U. S. Cavalry, for Captain H. S. Andrews, 2d Battalion North Carolina. Captian H. Mede, 2d Pennsylvania Volunteers, Reserve Corps, for Captain Milton Smith, 2d Battalion North Carolina. Captain M. Donovan, 16th Massachusetts Volunteers, for Captain W. J. Sergeant, 23d Virginia. Captain P. W. Stanhope, 12th U. S. Infantry, for Captain J, L. McAlease, Low's Brigade. Captain H. B. Comb, 12th New York Volunteers, for Captain J. L. Pittman, 33d Virginia. Captain J. M. Tobin, 41st New York Volunteers, for Captain T. S. Mays, General Whiting's Staff. Captain John Echleberger, 8th Pennsylvania Volunteers, for Captain Tully Graybill, 28th Georgia. Captain T. B Hamilton, 33d New York Volunteers, for Captain W. S. Wingfield, 28tli Virginia. Captain Charles D. Jordan, 8th U. S. Infantry, for Captain V. Shillha, General Mackall's Staff. Captain Andrew W. Bowman, 3d U. S. Infantry, for Captain H. H. Robertson, 27th Virginia. Captain George W. Wallace, 1st U. S. Infantry, for Captain B. West, 48th Virginia. Captain Matthew R. Stevenson, 7th U. S. Infantry, for Captain C. S. Coffey, 19th Mississippi. Captain Joseph H. Potter, 7th U. S. Infantry, for Captain T. B. Bailey, 13th North Carolina. Captain D. A. Moore, 61st New York Volunteers, for Captain J. H. Hutton, Crescent Artillery. Captain Alexander McDonald, 62d Pennsylvania Volunteers, Reserve Corps, for Captain H. G. Trader. Carolina. , for Captain J. Brookfield, 5th North Captain W. H. Spencer, 61st New York Volunteers, for Captain J. W. Hinton, 8th North Carolina. Captain Robert R. Means, 62d Pennsylvania Volunteers, for Captain J. M. Whitson, 8th North Carolina. Captain E. B. Gates, 4th Pennsylvania Volunteers, Reserve Corps, for Captain H. McRae, 8th North Carolina. |