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Surg. A. B. Mott, U. S. Volunteers, to be lieutenant-colonel by brevet, from April 9, 1865.

Asst. Surg. Morris J. Asch, U. S. Army, to be major by brevet, from April 9, 1865.

Asst. Surg. A. A. Woodhull, U. S. Army, to be major by brevet, from April 9, 1865.

Asst. Surg. J. W. Hayward, U. S. Volunteers, to be major by brevet, from April 9, 1865.

Captain Charles B. Atchison, Third U. S. Infantry,

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and aide-de-camp, to be major by brevet, U. S. Army, from 31st March, 1865.

Bvt. Lieutenant Colonel Placidus Ord, assistant adjutant-general, U. S. Volunteers, to be colonel by brevet, from 29th October, 1864.

Captain T. G. Welles, aide-de-camp, to be major by brevet, from April 9, 1865.

Lieutenant Hamberg, Twenty-third Regiment U. S. Colored Infantry, to be captain by brevet, from April 9, 1865.

Captain W. R. King, U. S. Engineers, to be brevet major, from April 9, 1865.

Captain W. H. Male, to be major by brevet, from April 9, 1865.

Captain Fred. Martin, to be major by brevet, from April 9, 1865.

Captain William H. Walling, One hundred and forty-second Regiment New York Volunteers, to be brevet major, from January 15, 1865; gallant conduct at Fort Fisher.

Colonel Donohoe, Tenth New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry, to be brevet brigadier-general, from September 27, 1864.

Lieutenant Colonel John Coughlin, Tenth New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry, to be brevet colonel, from April 9, 1865.

For meritorious and distinguished services:

Brigadier General George H. Gordon, U. S. Volunteers, to be major-general by brevet, from April 9, 1865.

Colonel Joseph Roberts, Third Regiment Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery Volunteers, to be brigadier-general by brevet, from April 9, 1865.

Asst. Surg. Ely McClellan, U. S. Army, to be major by brevet, from April 9, 1865.

Bvt. Lieutenant Colonel S. S. Seward, aide-de-camp, U. S. Volunteers, to be colonel by brevet, from April 9, 1865.

Lieutenant Colonel E. W. Smith, assistant adjutant-general, U. S. Volunteers, to be colonel by brevet, from April 9, 1865.

Lieutenant Colonel John B. Howard, assistant quartermaster, U. S. Volunteers, to be colonel by brevet, from April 9, 1865.

Very respectfully, sir, your obedient servant,

E. O. ORD,

Major-General, U. S. Volunteers.

[First indorsement.]


HEADQUARTERS ARMIES OF THE UNITED STATES,
Washington, D. C., June 5, 1865.

Approved and respectfully forwarded to the Secretary of War.

U. S. GRANT,

Lieutenant-General.

[Second indorsement.]

JUNE 5, 1865.

Approved.

EDWIN M STANTON,

Secretary of War.


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