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Journal of the Confederate Congress --NINTH DAY--FRIDAY, November 29, 1861.

Journal of the Congress of the Confederate States of America, 1861-1865 [Volume I]
NINTH DAY--FRIDAY, November 29, 1861.

OPEN SESSION.

Congress met pursuant to adjournment, and was opened with prayer by the Rev. Dr. Hoge.

Congress then resolved itself into secret session.

SECRET SESSION.

Congress having resolved itself into secret session,

Mr. Walker introduced

A bill to increase the pay of privates, and to reduce the pay of officers in the Army of the Confederate States;
which was read first and second times and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.

Mr. Curry presented the memorial of C. J. Clark, surgeon of the Tenth Alabama Regiment; which was referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, without being read.

Mr. Thomason introduced

A bill to enable the State of Missouri to elect members of the House of Representatives;
which was read first and second times, engrossed, read third time, and passed.

Mr. Morton offered

A resolution instructing the Committee on the Judiciary to inquire into the expediency of repealing an act to establish a court of admiralty and maritime jurisdiction at Key West, in the State of Florida; which was read and agreed to.

Mr. Brooke offered the following resolution; which was read and agreed to, to wit:

Resolved, That the papers which were before the Committee on Patents at the last session, and which were not acted upon and returned, be referred again to same committee.

Mr. Smith of North Carolina offered the following resolution, to wit:

Resolved, That the daily sessions of Congress shall be hereafter at eleven o'clock a. m.

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Mr. Avery moved to lay the resolution on the table; which was agreed to.

Mr. Avery offered

A resolution instructing the Committee on Military Affairs to inquire into the expediency of adding to each cavalry regiment an additional officer, with the rank and pay of major;
which was read and agreed to.

Mr. Caruthers presented the memorial of certain citizens of Tennessee; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, without being read.

Also, a bill to divide the State of Tennessee into three judicial districts; which was read first and second times and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Also, a bill to provide for drawing jurors in criminal cases; which was read first and second times and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Mr. House offered

A resolution instructing the Committee on Military Affairs to inquire into the expediency of reducing the pay of commissioned officers and increasing the pay of privates in the Confederate Army;
which was read and agreed to.

Mr. Tyler offered

A resolution instructing the Committee on Commerce to inquire into the expediency of providing a new system of weights and measures, and of coin;
which was read and agreed to.

Mr. Tyler also moved that an article from the October number of De Bow's Review, entitled "Commercial enfranchisement of the Confederate States," be printed for the use of Congress.

Mr. Kenner moved that the subject of printing the article be referred to the Committee on Public Printing.

The motion was agreed to.

Mr. Brooke moved that the memorial of Mr. Stout, of Tennessee, on the same subject, be referred to the same committee.

The motion was agreed to.

Mr. Bocock offered

A resolution instructing the Committee on Military Affairs to inquire into the expediency of paying for horses killed in the service, which have not been regularly mustered in;
which was read and agreed to.

The Chair presented a communication from the Secretary of Congress in relation to the disposition of certain law books; which was read and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Mr. William Ballard Preston, by unanimous consent, was allowed to record his vote in the affirmative upon the passage of an act for the admission of Missouri.

Mr. Curry moved that Congress do now resolve itself into executive session.

The motion was agreed to; and Congress having spent some time in executive session, again resolved itself into legislative session.

Mr. Miles, from the Committee on Military Affairs, reported the following resolution; which was read and agreed to, to wit:

Resolved, That an additional member be added to the Committee on Military Affairs from each State not now represented in said committee.

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The Chair announced as additional members of the committee:

Messrs. Hale of Alabama, Harris of Mississippi, Atkins of Tennessee, and Ochiltree of Texas.

Mr. Miles, from the same committee, to whom was referred a resolution of inquiry as to the authority under which the President appointed major-generals in the Confederate Army, reported the same back, and asked to be discharged from its further consideration, and that the resolution lie on the table, etc.

Mr. Rhett moved to commit the resolution reported back by the committee, to the Committee on the Judiciary, with instructions to report a bill legalizing the action of the President in appointing major-generals.

Mr. Harris moved to lay the whole subject on the table, and Mr. Kenan, at the instance of the State of Georgia, demanded that the yeas and nays of the whole body be recorded thereon.

Mr. McRae, from the Committee on Engrossment, reported as correctly engrossed and enrolled

An act to enable the State of Missouri to elect members to the House of Representatives.

Mr. Brooke called the question, which was upon the motion of Mr. Harris, to lay on the table the report from the Military Committee, and the motion of Mr. Rhett, upon which motion, Mr. Kenan, at the instance of the State of Georgia, had demanded that the yeas and nays of the whole body be recorded; and the call being seconded, the question was put, and the yeas and nays thereon are as follows, to wit:

• Alabama--Yea: Messrs. Walker and McRae. Nay: Messrs. Smith, Curry, Chilton, Hale, and Jones.
• Arkansas--Yea: Mr. Thomason. Nay: Mr. Johnson.
• Florida--Nay: Messrs. Morton, Ward, and Owens.
• Georgia--Yea: Messrs. Hill, Kenan, and Stephens. Nay: Mr. Wright.
• Louisiana--Yea: Messrs. Perkins, De Clouet, Conrad, Kenner, and Sparrow.
• Mississippi--Yea: Messrs. Harris, Brooke, Harrison, and Campbell.
• North Carolina--Yea: Messrs. Davis, Avery, Morehead, and Davidson. Nay: Messrs. McDowell and Venable.
• South Carolina--Yea: Mr. Chesnut. Nay: Messrs. Rhett, Miles, and Boyce.
• Tennessee--Yea: Messrs. Thomas, House, Caruthers, and Currin. Nay: Messrs. Jones, Atkins, and De Witt.
• Texas--Yea: Messrs. Hemphill and Ochiltree.
• Virginia--Yea: Messrs. Bocock, Boteler, and Russell. Nay: Messrs. Seddon, William B. Preston, Macfarland, Rives, Scott, Staples, and Walter Preston.

Those States voting in the affirmative are,

Georgia, Louisiana. Mississippi, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas.

Those in the negative are,

Alabama, Florida, South Carolina, and Virginia.

The State of Arkansas being divided.

So the motion to lay on the table prevailed.

Mr. Harris introduced the following resolution, to wit:

Resolved, That the President be requested to communicate to Congress under authority of what law the appointments of major-generals in the Confederate service were appointed,

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And called the question; which was seconded, when Mr. Sparrow, at the instance of the State of Louisiana, demanded that the yeas and nays of the whole body be recorded thereon.

Mr. Jones of Tennessee moved that Congress do now adjourn.

Mr. Hemphill moved that when Congress do adjourn it adjourn to meet again on Monday next.

The motion was not agreed to,

And the vote being taken upon the motion of Mr. Jones to adjourn, the same was not agreed to.

The question then recurring upon the adoption of the resolution offered by Mr. Harris, upon which Mr. Sparrow had demanded that the yeas and nays of the whole body be recorded, the vote was taken, and resulted as follows, to wit:

• Alabama--Yea: Messrs. Smith, Hale, and Jones. Nay: Messrs. Walker, Curry, Chilton, and McRae.
• Arkansas--Nay: Messrs. Johnson and Thomason.
• Florida--Yea: Messrs. Morton, Ward, and Owens.
• Georgia--Yea: Mr. Hill. Nay: Messrs. Crawford, Wright, Kenan, and Stephens.
• Louisiana--Yea: Mr. Perkins. Nay: Messrs. De Clouet, Conrad, Kenner, and Sparrow.
• Mississippi--Yea: Messrs. Harris, Brooke, and Campbell. Nay: Mr. Harrison.
• North Carolina--Yea: Messrs. Davis, Smith, and Davidson. Nay: Messrs. Avery, McDowell, Venable, and Morehead.
• South Carolina--Yea: Messrs. Rhett and Boyce. Nay: Messrs. Chesnut and Miles.
• Tennessee--Yea: Messrs. House, Atkins, and Jones. Nay: Messrs. De Witt, Thomas, Currin, and Caruthers.
• Texas--Yea: Mr. Hemphill. Nay: Mr. Ochiltree.
• Virginia--Yea: Mr. William B. Preston. Nay: Messrs. Seddon, Macfarland, Bocock, Rives, Scott, Boteler, and Russell.

Those States voting in the affirmative are,

Florida and Mississippi.

Those in the negative are,

Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia.

The States of South Carolina and Texas being divided.

So the resolution was not agreed to.

Congress, on motion of Mr. House,

Then adjourned until 12 m. to-morrow.

EXECUTIVE SESSION.

Congress being in executive session,

The Chair laid before the body a communication from the President, nominating, for the advice and consent of Congress, "the officers on the accompanying list, to the rank affixed to their names, respectively, agreeably to the recommendation of the Secretary of War," viz:

Confederate States of America, War Department,
Richmond, November 27, 1861.

Sir: I have the honor to recommend the following nominations for appointment in the Army of the Confederate States of America:

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• ADJUTANT-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT.
  • Lieutenant-colonel.
    • Robert H. Chilton, of Virginia, to rank from March 16, 1861.
  • Captain.
    • T. A. Washington, of Virginia, to rank from March 16, 1861.
• QUARTERMASTER-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT.
  • Lieutenant-colonel.
    • Larkin Smith, of Virginia, to rank from March 16, 1861.
• COMMISSARY-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT.
  • Colonel.
    • Lucius B. Northrop, of South Carolina, to rank from March 16, 1861.
  • Lieutenant-colonel.
    • R. B. Lee, of Virginia, to rank from March 16, 1861.
  • Majors.
    • William B. Blair, of Virginia, to rank from March 16, 1861.
    • T. G. Williams, of Virginia, to rank from March 16, 1861.
  • Captain.
    • Theodore Lewis, of Louisiana, to rank from March 16, 1861.
• MEDICAL DEPARTMENT.
  • Surgeon-General.
    • Samuel P. Moore, of South Carolina, to rank from March 16, 1861.
  • Surgeons.
    • David C. De Leon, of South Carolina, to rank from March 16, 1861.
    • T. C. Madison, of Virginia, to rank from March 16, 1861.
    • Charles H. Smith, of Virginia, to rank from March 16, 1861.
    • John M. Haden, of Mississippi, to rank from March 16, 1861.
    • Lafayette Guild, of Alabama, to rank from March 16, 1861.
    • Thomas H. Williams, of Maryland, to rank from March 16, 1861.
    • Edward W. Johns, of Maryland, to rank from March 16, 1861.
    • William W. Anderson, of South Carolina, to rank from March 16, 1861.
    • Elisha P. Langworthy, of Maryland, to rank from March 16, 1861.
  • Assistant surgeons.
    • Andrew J. Foard, of Georgia, to rank from March 16, 1861.
    • Richard Potts, of Maryland, to rank from March 16, 1861.
    • Robert L. Brodie, of South Carolina, to rank from March 16, 1861.
    • Nathaniel S. Crowell, of South Carolina, to rank from March 16, 1861.
    • J. J. Gaenslen, of Virginia, to rank from March 16, 1861.
    • Asa Wall, of Virginia, to rank from March 16, 1861.
    • Charles Brewer, of Maryland, to rank from March 16, 1861.
    • James H. Berrien, of Georgia, to rank from March 16, 1861.
    • Edward N. Covey, of Maryland, to rank from March 16, 1861.
    • A. M. Fauntleroy, of Virginia, to rank from March 16, 1861.
    • David P Ramseur, of North Carolina, to rank from March 16, 1861.

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• CORPS OF ENGINEERS.
  • Lieutenant-Colonel.
    • Jeremy F. Gilmer, of North Carolina, to rank from March 16, 1861.
  • Majors.
    • Martin L. Smith, to rank from March 16, 1861.
    • W. H. Stevens, of Texas, to rank from March 16, 1861.
  • Captains.
    • J. C. Ives, to take rank March 16, 1861.
    • George W. C. Lee, of Virginia, to take rank March 16, 1861.
    • Charles R. Collins, of South Carolina, to take rank March 16, 1861.
• REGIMENT OF CAVALRY.
  • Colonel.
    • Earl Van Dorn, of Mississippi, to rank from March 16, 1861.
  • Lieutenant-colonel.
    • E. K. Smith, of Florida, to rank from March 16, 1861.
  • • Major.
    • Richard H. Anderson, of South Carolina, to rank from March 16, 1861.
  • Captains.
    • James M. Hawes, of Kentucky, to rank from March 16, 1861.
    • Nathan G. Evans, of South Carolina, to rank from March 16, 1861.
    • James McIntosh, of Florida, to rank from March 16, 1861.
    • Charles W. Field, of Kentucky, to rank from March 16, 1861.
    • Robert Ransom, jr., of North Carolina, to rank from March 16, 1861.
    • Robert Johnston, of Virginia, to rank from March 16, 1861.
    • J. E. B. Stuart, of Virginia, to rank from March 16, 1861.
    • H. B. Davidson, of Tennessee, to rank from March 16, 1861.
    • John Pegram, of Virginia, to rank from March 16, 1861.
    • John B. Hood, of Kentucky, to rank from March 16, 1861.
  • First lieutenants.
    • John T. Mercer, of Georgia, to rank from March 16, 1861.
    • James P. Major, of Missouri, to rank from March 16, 1861.
    • Ed. Ingraham, of mississippi, to rank from March 16, 1861.
    • Lunsford L. Lomax, of District of Columbia, to rank from March 16, 1861.
    • George Jackson, of Virginia, to rank from March 16, 1861.
    • H. C. McNeill, of Mississippi, to rank from March 16, 1861.
    • Fitzhugh Lee, of Virginia, to rank from March 16, 1861.
    • S. W. Ferguson, of South Carolina, to rank from March 16, 1861.
    • Andrew Jackson, jr., of Tennessee, to rank from March 16, 1861.
    • R. H. Brewer, of Maryland, to rank from March 16, 1861.
  • Second lieutenants.
    • F. C. Armstrong, of Arkansas, to rank from March 16, 1861.
    • Charles S. Bowman, of Florida, to rank from March 16, 1861.
    • John M. Kerr, of North Carolina, to rank from March 16, 1861.

I am, sir, respectfully, your obedient servant,

J. P. BENJAMIN,
Secretary of War,

To His Excellency Jefferson Davis.
which were referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.

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The Chair also laid before Congress the following communication from the President, viz:

Richmond, November 28, 1861.

To the Congress of the Confederate States:

I nominate the officers on the accompanying list to the rank affixed to their names, respectively, agreeably to the recommendation of the Secretary of War.

JEFFERSON DAVIS.

• EIGHTH ALABAMA REGIMENT, PROVISIONAL ARMY.
  • Colonel.
    • John A. Winston, of Alabama, to rank from June 11, 1861.
  • Lieutenant-colonel.
    • John W. Frazer, of Alabama, to rank from June 17, 1861.
  • Major.
    • Thomas E. Irby, of Alabama, to rank from June 17, 1861.
• TENTH ALABAMA REGIMENT, PROVISIONAL ARMY.
  • Colonel.
    • John H. Forney, of Alabama, to rank from June 4, 1861.
  • Lieutenant-colonel.
    • James B. Martin, of Alabama, to rank from June 11, 1861.
  • Major.
    • J. J. Woodward, of Alabama, to rank from September 4, 1861.
• ELEVENTH ALABAMA REGIMENT, PROVISIONAL ARMY.
  • Colonel.
    • Sydenham Moore, of Alabama, to rank from June 11, 1861.
  • Lieutenant-colonel.
    • Stephen F. Hale, of Alabama, to rank from July 8, 1861.
  • Major.
    • A. Gracie, jr., of Alabama, to rank from July 12, 1861.
• FOURTEENTH ALABAMA REGIMENT, PROVISIONAL ARMY.
  • Colonel.
    • Thomas J. Judge, of Alabama, to rank from July 19, 1861.
  • Lieutenant-colonel.
    • D. W. Baine, of Alabama, to rank from July 19, 1861.
  • Major.
    • O. K. McLemore, of Alabama, to rank from September 9, 1861.
• NINETEENTH ALABAMA REGIMENT, PROVISIONAL ARMY.
  • Colonel.
    • Joseph Wheeler, of Alabama, to rank from September 4, 1861.

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  • Lieutenant-colonel.
    • E. D. Tracy, of Alabama to rank from October 12, 1861.
  • Major.
    • S. K. McSpadden, of Alabama, to rank from September 4, 1861.
• TWENTIETH ALABAMA REGIMENT, PROVISIONAL ARMY.
  • Colonel.
    • I. W. Garrott, of Alabama, to rank from October 8, 1861.
  • Lieutenant-colonel.
    • E. W. Pettus, of Alabama, to rank from October 8, 1861.
  • Major.
    • Charles D. Anderson, of Alabama, to rank from November 9, 1861.
• TWENTY-SECOND ALABAMA REGIMENT, PROVISIONAL ARMY.
  • Colonel.
    • Z. C. Deas, of Alabama, to rank from October 25, 1861.
  • Lieutenant-colonel.
    • John C. Marrast, of Alabama, to rank from October 25, 1861.
  • Major.
    • Robert B. Armistead, of Alabama, to rank from October 25, 1861.
• THIRD ARKANSAS REGIMENT, PROVISIONAL ARMY.
  • Colonel.
    • A. Rust, of Arkansas, to rank from July 5, 1861.
  • Lieutenant-colonel.
    • Seth M. Barton, of Arkansas, to rank from July 8, 1861.
  • Major.
    • Van H. Manning, of Arkansas, to rank from July 9, 1861.
• FIRST ARKANSAS BATTALION, PROVISIONAL ARMY.
  • Lieutenant-colonel.
    • J. S. Marmaduke, of Arkansas, to rank from September 19, 1861.
  • Major.
    • James B. Johnson, of Arkansas, to rank from September 19, 1861.
• SECOND ARKANSAS BATTALION, PROVISIONAL ARMY.
  • Major.
    • W. N. Bronaugh, of Arkansas, to rank from October 29, 1861.

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• FIRST FLORIDA CAVALRY BATTALION PROVISIONAL ARMY.
  • Lieutenant-colonel.
    • W. G. M. Davis, of Florida, to rank from November 4, 1861.
  • Major.
    • G. T. Maxwell, of Florida, to rank from November 4, 1861.
• TENTH GEORGIA REGIMENT, PROVISIONAL ARMY.
  • Colonel.
    • Alfred Cumming, of Georgia, to rank from September 25, 1861.
  • Lieutenant-colonel.
    • J. B. Weems, of Georgia, to rank from September 25, 1861.
  • Major.
    • R. R. Hawes, of Georgia, to rank from September 25, 1861.
• TWELFTH GEORGIA REGIMENT, PROVISIONAL ARMY.
  • Colonel.
    • Edward Johnson, of Georgia, to rank from July 2, 1861.
  • Lieutenant-colonel.
    • Z. T. Conner, of Georgia, to rank from July 2, 1861.
  • Major.
    • Abner Smead, of Georgia, to rank from June 10, 1861.
• SIXTEENTH GEORGIA REGIMENT, PROVISIONAL ARMY.
  • Lieutenant-colonel.
    • Goode Bryan, of Georgia, to rank from July 19, 1861.
  • Major.
    • Henry P. Thomas, of Georgia, to rank from July 19, 1861.
• TWENTIETH GEORGIA REGIMENT, PROVISIONAL ARMY.
  • Colonel.
    • William D. Smith, of Georgia, to rank from July 14, 1861.
  • Lieutenant-colonel.
    • J. B. Cumming, of Georgia, to rank from September 5, 1861.
• TWENTY-FIRST GEORGIA REGIMENT, PROVISIONAL ARMY.
  • Colonel.
    • John T. Mercer, of Georgia, to rank from September 28, 1861.
  • Lieutenant-colonel.
    • James J. Morrison, of Georgia, to rank from September 28, 1861.
  • Major.
    • Thomas W. Hooper, of Georgia, to rank from September 28, 1861.

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• TWENTY-EIGHTH GEORGIA REGIMENT, PROVISIONAL ARMY.
  • Colonel.
    • T. J. Warthen, of Georgia, to rank from November 13, 1861.
  • Lieutenant-colonel.
    • George A. Hall, of Georgia, to rank from November 13, 1861.
  • Major.
    • James G. Cain, of Georgia, to rank from November 13, 1861.
• THIRD GEORGIA BATTALION, PROVISIONAL ARMY.
  • Lieutenant-colonel.
    • M. A. Stovall, of Georgia, to rank from October 8, 1861.
  • Major.
    • A. F. Rudler, of Georgia, to rank from October 31, 1861.
• FOURTH GEORGIA BATTALION, PROVISIONAL ARMY.
  • Lieutenant-colonel.
    • W. H. Stiles, of Georgia, to rank from September 19, 1861.
  • Major.
    • Thomas J. Berry, of Georgia, to rank from October 25, 1861.
• FIRST KENTUCKY REGIMENT, PROVISIONAL ARMY.
  • Colonel.
    • Thomas H. Taylor, of Kentucky, to rank from October 14, 1861.
  • Lieutenant-colonel.
    • William Preston Johnston, of Kentucky, to rank from October 14, 1861.
  • Major.
    • Edward Crossland, of Kentucky, to rank from November 16, 1861.
• SECOND KENTUCKY REGIMENT, PROVISIONAL ARMY.
  • Colonel.
    • R. W. Hanson, of Kentucky, to rank from September 2, 1861.
  • Lieutenant-colonel.
    • Robert A. Johnston, of Kentucky, to rank from July 12, 1861.
  • Major.
    • James W. Hewitt, of Kentucky, to rank from July 19, 1861.
• FOURTH KENTUCKY REGIMENT, PROVISIONAL ARMY.
  • Colonel.
    • Robert P. Trabue, of Kentucky, to rank from September 23, 1861.

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  • Lieutenant-colonel.
    • Andrew R. Hynes, of Kentucky, to rank from September 23, 1861.
  • Major.
    • Thomas B. Monroe, jr., of Kentucky, to rank from October 15, 1861.
• FOURTEENTH LOUISIANA REGIMENT, PROVISIONAL ARMY.
  • Colonel.
    • V. Sulakowski, of Louisiana, to rank from June 15, 1861.
  • Lieutenant-colonel.
    • R. W. Jones, of Louisiana, to rank from September 20, 1861.
  • Major.
    • Zebulon York, of Louisiana, to rank from September 2, 1861.
• FIRST LOUISIANA BATTALION, PROVISIONAL ARMY.
  • Lieutenant-colonel.
    • N. H. Rightor, of Louisiana, to rank from October 2, 1861.
  • Major.
    • J. H. Beard, of Louisiana, to rank from October 2, 1861.
• THIRD LOUISIANA BATTALION, PROVISIONAL ARMY.
  • Lieutenant-colonel.
    • Charles M. Bradford, of Louisiana, to rank from September 4, 1861.
  • Major.
    • Edmund Pendleton, of Louisiana, to rank from September 19, 1861.
• FOURTH LOUISIANA BATTALION, PROVISIONAL ARMY.
  • Major.
    • G. C. Waddill, of Louisiana, to rank from September 19, 1861.
• FIFTH LOUISIANA BATTALION, PROVISIONAL ARMY.
  • Lieutenant-colonel.
    • J. B. G. Kennedy, of Louisiana, to rank from October 22, 1861.
• NINETEENTH MISSISSIPPI REGIMENT, PROVISIONAL ARMY.
  • Colonel.
    • Christopher H. Mott, of Mississippi, to rank from June 11, 1861.
  • Lieutenant-colonel.
    • L. Q. C. Lamar, of Mississippi, to rank from June 11, 1861.
  • Major.
    • John Mullins, of Mississippi, to rank from June 20, 1861.

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• TWENTY-SECOND MISSISSIPPI REGIMENT, PROVISIONAL ARMY.
  • Colonel.
    • D. W. C. Bonham, of Mississippi, to rank from October 10, 1861.
  • Lieutenant-colonel.
    • Frank Schaller, of Mississippi, to rank from October 2, 1861.
  • Major.
    • Charles G. Nelms, of Mississippi, to rank from October 10, 1861.
• FIRST MISSISSIPPI CAVALRY REGIMENT, PROVISIONAL ARMY.
  • Colonel.
    • Wirt Adams, of Mississippi, to rank from October 15, 1861.
  • Lieutenant-colonel.
    • Robert C. Wood, of Mississippi, to rank from October 15, 1861.
  • Major.
    • James Hagan, of Mississippi, to rank from October 29, 1861.
• THIRD MISSISSIPPI BATTALION, PROVISIONAL ARMY.
  • Major.
    • A. B. Hardcastle, of Mississippi, to rank from November 16, 1861.
• SECOND MISSISSIPPI BATTALION, PROVISIONAL ARMY.
  • Lieutenant-colonel.
    • John G. Taylor, of Mississippi, to rank from November 2, 1861.
  • Major.
    • W. S. Wilson, of Mississippi, to rank from November 2, 1861.
• JEFF, DAVIS LEGION, BATTALION CAVALRY, PROVISIONAL ARMY.
  • Major.
    • William T. Martin, of Mississippi, to rank from October 24, 1861.
• FIRST MISSOURI REGIMENTS, PROVISIONAL ARMY.
  • Colonel.
    • John S. Bowen, of Missouri, to rank from June 11, 1861.
  • Lieutenant-colonel.
    • Lucius L. Rich, of Missouri, to rank from July 1, 1861.
  • Major.
    • C. C. Campbell, of Missouri, to rank from July 13, 1861.
• FIRST MARYLAND REGIMENT, PROVISIONAL ARMY.
  • Colonel.
    • George H. Steuart, of Maryland, to rank from September 4, 1861.

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  • Lieutenant-colonel.
    • Bradley T. Johnson, of Maryland, to rank from September 4, 1861.
  • • Major.
    • Edward R. Dorsey, of Maryland, to rank from September 4, 1861.
• FIRST SOUTH CAROLINA REGIMENT, PROVISIONAL ARMY.
  • Colonel.
    • Maxey Gregg, of South Carolina, to rank from July 25, 1861.
  • Lieutenant-colonel.
    • D. H. Hamilton, of South Carolina, to rank from July 26, 1861.
  • Major.
    • A. M. Smith, of South Carolina, to rank from July 26, 1861.
• FIRST SOUTH CAROLINA CAVALRY BATTALION, PROVISIONAL ARMY.
  • Lieutenant-colonel.
    • John L. Black, of South Carolina, to rank from October 31, 1861.
• PALMETTO BATTALION ARTILLERY (SOUTH CAROLINA), PROVISIONAL ARMY.
  • Major.
    • E. B. White, of South Carolina, to rank from November 2, 1861.
• THIRD TEXAS MOUNTED REGIMENT, PROVISIONAL ARMY.
  • Colonel.
    • E. Greer, of Texas, to rank from July 1, 1861.
  • Lieutenant-colonel.
    • Walter P. Lane, of Texas, to rank from July 2, 1861.
  • Major.
    • George W. Chilton, of Texas, to rank from August 2, 1861.
• FOURTH TEXAS MOUNTED REGIMENT.
  • Colonel.
    • James Reily, of Texas, to rank from August 19, 1861.
  • Lieutenant-colonel.
    • William R. Scurry, of Texas, to rank from August 23, 1861.
  • Major.
    • Henry W. Raguet, of Texas, to rank from August 23, 1861.
• FIFTH TEXAS MOUNTED REGIMENT, PROVISIONAL ARMY.
  • Colonel.
    • Thomas Green, of Texas, to rank from August 20, 1861.

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  • Lieutenant-colonel.
    • Henry C. McNeill, of Texas, to rank from August 20, 1861.
  • Major.
    • Sam. A. Lockridge, of Texas, to rank from August 20, 1861.
• SIXTH TEXAS MOUNTED REGIMENT, PROVISIONAL ARMY.
  • Colonel.
    • B. Warren Stone, of Texas, to rank from September 12, 1861.
  • Lieutenant-colonel.
    • John S. Griffith, of Texas, to rank from September 12, 1861.
  • Major.
    • L. S. Ross, of Texas, to rank from September 12, 1861.
• SECOND TEXAS INFANTRY REGIMENT, PROVISIONAL ARMY.
  • Colonel.
    • J. C. Moore, of Texas, to rank from September 2, 1861.
  • Lieutenant-colonel.
    • J. F. Ward, of Texas, to rank from September 2, 1861.
  • Major.
    • X. B. Debray, of Texas, to rank from September 2, 1861.
• THIRD TEXAS INFANTRY REGIMENT PROVISIONAL ARMY
  • Colonel.
    • P. N. Luckett, of Texas, to rank from September 4, 1861.
  • Lieutenant-colonel.
    • A. Buchel, of Texas, to rank from September 4, 1861.
  • Major.
    • E. F. Gray, of Texas, to rank from September 4, 1861.
• FOURTH TEXAS INFANTRY REGIMENT, PROVISIONAL ARMY.
  • Colonel.
    • John B. Hood, of Kentucky, to rank from September 30, 1861.
  • Lieutenant-colonel.
    • John Marshall, of Texas, to rank from October 2, 1861.
  • Major.
    • Bradfute Warwick, of Texas, to rank from October 2, 1801.
• FIFTH TEXAS INFANTRY REGIMENT, PROVISIONAL ARMY.
  • Colonel.
    • J. J. Archer, of Maryland, to rank from October 2, 1861.

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  • Lieutenant-colonel.
    • J. B. Robertson, of Texas, to rank from October 10, 1861.
  • Major.
    • W. B. Botts, of Texas, to rank from November 4, 1861.
• SIXTH TEXAS INFANTRY REGIMEN% PROVISIONAL ARMY.
  • Colonel.
    • R. R. Garland, of Virginia, to rank from September 3, 1861.
  • Lieutenant-colonel.
    • [Thomas] Scott Anderson, of Texas, to rank from September 3, 1801.
  • Major.
    • A. M. Haskell, of District of Columbia, to rank from September 3, 1861.
• THIRTY-FOURTH TENNESSEE REGIMENT, PROVISIONAL ARMY.
  • Colonel.
    • William M. Churchwell, of Tennessee, to rank from August 16, 1861.
  • Lieutenant-colonel.
    • James A. McMurry, of Tennessee, to rank from August 16, 1861.
  • Major.
    • Robert N. Lewis, of Tennessee, to rank from August 16, 1861.
• THIRTY-FIFTH TENNESSEE REGIMENT, PROVISIONAL ARMY.
  • Colonel.
    • B. J. Hill, of Tennessee, to rank from September 11, 1861.
  • Lieutenant-colonel.
    • John L. Spurlock, of Tennessee, to rank from September 11, 1861.
  • Major.
    • Joseph Brown, of Tennessee, to rank from September 11, 1861.
• THIRTY-EIGHTH TENNESSEE REGIMENT, PROVISIONAL ARMY.
  • Colonel.
    • R. F. Looney, of Tennessee, to rank from October 26, 1861.
  • Lieutenant-colonel.
    • E. J. Golladay, of Tennessee, to rank from October 26, 1861.
  • Major.
    • D. H. Thrasher, of Tennessee, to rank from October 26, 1861.
• FORTIETH TENNESSEE REGIMENT, PROVISIONAL ARMY.
  • Colonel.
    • L. M. Walker, of Tennessee, to rank from November 11, 1861.

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  • Lieutenant-colonel.
    • C. C. Henderson, of Tennessee, to rank from November 11, 1861.
  • Major.
    • J. A. Minter, of Tennessee, to rank from November 11, 1861.
• TWENTY-NINTH VIRGINIA REGIMENT, PROVISIONAL ARMY.
  • Colonel.
    • A. C. Moore, of Virginia, to rank from November 4, 1861.
  • Lieutenant-colonel.
    • William Leigh, of Virginia, to rank from November 4, 1861.
  • Major.
    • James Giles, of Virginia, to rank from November 4, 1861.
• FORTY-FIFTH VIRGINIA REGIMENT, PROVISIONAL ARMY.
  • Colonel.
    • Henry Heth, of Virginia, to rank from June 17, 1861.
  • Lieutenant-colonel.
    • W. E. Peters, of Virginia, to rank from November 14, 1861.
  • Major.
    • W. H. Werth, of Virginia, to rank from November 14, 1861.
• FORTY-SIXTH VIRGINIA REGIMENT, PROVISIONAL ARMY.
  • Colonel.
    • J. Lucius Davis, of Virginia, to rank from June 24, 1861.
  • Lieutenant-colonel.
    • John H. Richardson, of Virginia, to rank from June 24, 1861.
  • Major.
    • H. W. Fry, jr., of Virginia, to rank from June 24, 1801.
• FIFTIETH VIRGINIA REGIMENT, PROVISIONAL ARMY.
  • Colonel.
    • A. W. Reynolds, of Virginia, to rank from July 10, 1861.
  • Lieutenant-colonel.
    • W. W. Finney, of Virginia, to rank from July 3, 1861.
  • Major.
    • C. E. Thorburn, of Virginia, to rank from July 10, 1861.
• FIFTY-FIRST VIRGINIA REGIMENT, PROVISIONAL ARMY.
  • Colonel.
    • Gabriel C. Wharton, of Virginia, to rank from July 17, 1861.

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  • Lieutenant-colonel.
    • James W. Massie, of Virginia, to rank from July 17, 1861.
  • Major.
    • David S. Hounshell, of Virginia, to rank from July 17, 1861.
• FIFTY-NINTH VIRGINIA REGIMENT, PROVISIONAL ARMY.
  • Colonel.
    • C. F. Henningsen, of Georgia, to rank from August 1, 1861.
  • Lieutenant-colonel.
    • F. P. Anderson, of Louisiana, to rank from July 13, 1861.
  • Major.
    • John Lawson, of Virginia, to rank from August 13, 1861.
• SIXTIETH VIRGINIA REGIMENT, PROVISIONAL ARMY.
  • Colonel.
    • W. E. Starke, of Virginia, to rank from October 12, 1861.
  • Lieutenant-colonel.
    • James L. Corley, of Virginia, to rank from October 12, 1861.
  • Major.
    • James W. Sweeney, of Virginia, to rank from October 14, 1861.
• SEVENTH VIRGINIA CAVALRY, PROVISIONAL ARMY.
  • Colonel.
    • Angus W. McDonald, of Virginia, to rank from June 5, 1861.
  • Lieutenant-colonel.
    • Turner Ashby, of Virginia, to rank from July 17, 1861.
  • Major.
    • Oliver R. Funsten, of Virginia, to rank from July 17, 1861.
• EIGHTH VIRGINIA CAVALRY, PROVISIONAL ARMY.
  • Colonel.
    • Walter H. Jenifer, of Virginia, to rank from September 24, 1861.
  • Lieutenant-colonel.
    • Albert G. Jenkins, of Virginia, to rank from September 24, 1861.
  • Major.
    • P. M. Edmondson, of Virginia, to rank from September 24, 1861.
• FIRST VIRGINIA BATTALION, PROVISIONAL ARMY.
  • Major.
    • John D. Munford, of Virginia, to rank from July 19, 1861.

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• GEORGIA LEGION, PROVISIONAL ARMY.
  • Lieutenant-colonel.
    • Pierce M. B. Young, of Georgia, to rank from November 15, 1861.
  • Majors.
    • Benjamin C. Yancey, of Georgia, to rank from November 15, 1861.
    • Jefferson M. Lamar, of Georgia, to rank from November 16, 1861.

Congress then resumed legislative session.

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