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A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates, 1774-1875

Journal of the Confederate Congress --FRIDAY, March 20, 1863.

Journal of the Congress of the Confederate States of America, 1861-1865 [Volume 3]
FRIDAY, March 20, 1863.

OPEN SESSION.

Mr. Mitchell (by leave) introduced

A joint resolution (S. 9) for the relief of the clerks and employees in the Confederate States Arsenal at Richmond;
which was read the first and second times and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.

The President pro tempore laid before the Senate a resolution of the senate of Virginia, tendering the use of their chamber to the Senate of the Confederate States; which was read.

Ordered, That it lie upon the table.

Mr. Sparrow submitted the following resolution for consideration:

Resolved (the House of Representatives concurring), That the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives adjourn their respective Houses, sine die, on Monday, the sixth day of April next, at two o'clock postmeridian.

The Senate resumed, as in Committee of the Whole, the consideration of the bill (S. 5) to establish the court for the investigation of claims against the Government of the Confederate States.

On motion by Mr. Semmes, to amend the bill by striking out the words "against the Confederate States," section 2, line 2 and inserting the words
founded upon any law of Congress, or upon any regulation of an Executive Department, or upon any contract, express or implied, with the Government of the Confederate States,

It was determined in the negative,
• Yeas ... 8
• Nays ... 9

On motion by Mr. Orr,

The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the Senators present,

Those who voted in the affirmative are,

Messrs. Baker, Barnwell, Hunter, Maxwell, Orr, Peyton, Semmes, and Sparrow.

Those who voted in the negative are,

Messrs. Brown, Clark, Davis, Haynes, Henry, Hill, Mitchel, Oldham, and Wigfall.

On motion by Mr. Sparrow, to amend the bill by inserting at the end of the first section the following proviso:
Provided, That in all cases where, under the law, the examination and allowance of claims is authorized to be made by any officer in the Executive Departments, or any military or naval officers, that the Court of Claims shall not have cognizance thereof until the same has been examined by said officer or officers,

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It was determined in the negative.

On motion by Mr. Hill, to amend the bill by striking out, section 5, lines 1 and 2, the words "shall receive a salary ofdollars per annum,"

It was determined in the affirmative.

On motion by Mr. Clark, to amend the bill by filling the blank in the third line of the fifth section with "five thousand,"

It was determined in the affirmative.

On motion by Mr. Hill, to amend the bill by striking out, in the sixth and seventh lines of the fifth section, the words "and to do equal right to the poor and the rich,"

It was determined in the affirmative.

On motion by Mr. Semmes, to amend the bill by filling the blank in the ninth line of the sixth section with "twenty-five hundred,"

It was determined in the affirmative.

On motion by Mr. Sparrow, to amend the bill by striking out, in the eighth and ninth lines of the sixth section, the words "a salary of twenty-five hundred dollars per annum" and inserting the words
fees, to be fixed by the court, for services rendered by him: Provided, That the amount to be received by the clerk shall not exceed in any one year four thousand dollars, after deducting office expenses and clerk hire; and the balance, if any, shall be paid into the Treasury,

It was determined in the negative.

On motion by Mr. Hill, to amend the bill by filling the blank in the tenth line of the sixth section, fixing the salary of the assistant clerk, with "two thousand,"

It was determined in the affirmative.

On motion by Mr. Hill, to amend the bill by filling the blank in the tenth line of the sixth section, fixing the salary of the marshal, with "twelve hundred,"

It was determined in the affirmative.

On motion by Mr. Hill, to amend the bill by filling the blank in the eleventh line of the sixth section, fixing the salary of the master, with "twenty-five hundred,"

It was determined in the affirmative.

On motion by Mr. Hill, to amend the bill by filling the blank in the fourteenth line of the eighth section, fixing the salary of the solicitor, with "four thousand," and by filling the blank in the fifteenth line of the same section, fixing the salary of the junior solicitor, with "three thousand,"

It was determined in the affirmative.

On motion by Mr. Semmes, to amend the bill by striking out "cause," section 11, line 3, and inserting "order;" by striking out, lines 3 and 4, the words "under the directions of the Superintendent of Public Printing," and by inserting at the end of the section the words "the said printing to be done at the expense of the claimant,"

It was determined in the negative.

On motion by Mr. Hill, to amend the bill by inserting at the end of the eleventh section the following proviso:
Provided, That the court shall deem such printing necessary to the proper understanding of the cause,

It was determined in the negative.

On motion by Mr. Davis, to amend the bill by striking out the eleventh section,

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It was determined in the affirmative.

Mr. Orr and Mr. Davis severally gave notice of their intention to propose sundry amendments to the bill; which were ordered to be printed;

When,

On motion by Mr. Brown,

The Senate resolved into secret legislative session.

The doors having been opened,

On motion by Mr. Orr,

Ordered, That when the Senate adjourn it be to Monday next.

On motion by Mr. Orr,

The Senate adjourned.

SECRET SESSION.

The Senate proceeded, as in Committee of the Whole, to the consideration of the bill (S. 58) to establish a volunteer navy; and

On motion by Mr. Brown,

Ordered, That it be recommitted to the Committee on Naval Affairs.

On motion by Mr. Sparrow,

The Senate resolved into executive session.

EXECUTIVE SESSION.

The following messages were received from the President of the Confederate States, by Mr. B. N. Harrison, his Secretary:

Richmond, March 19, 1863.

To the Senate of the Confederate States:

I nominate the persons named in the annexed letter of the Secretary of the Navy, agreeably to his recommendation.

JEFF'N DAVIS.

Confederate States of America, Navy Department,
Richmond, March 19, 1863.

The President.

Sir: I have the honor to recommend the following nominations for appointment in the Navy:

Assistant surgeons for the war.
• John P. Lipscomb, of North Carolina, vice H. B. Meade, of Mississippi, declined.
• William C. Jones, of Arkansas; Henry Christmas, of Mississippi; William Shepardson, of Alabama.

With much respect, your obedient servant,S. R. MALLORY,
Secretary of the Navy.

The message was read.

Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs.

Richmond, March 19, 1863.

To the Senate of the Confederate States:

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

JEFFERSON DAVIS.

Confederate States of America, War Department,
Richmond, February 11, 1863.

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

Promotions.
• Cadet E. W. Anderson, of Florida, to be second lieutenant,Corps of Artillery, November 12, 1861.
• Cadet J. L. S. Kirby, of Virginia, to be second lieutenant, Corps of Infantry, November 2, 1862.

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Appointments.
• Jacob Brice, of Mississippi, to be military storekeeper of ordnance, with rank of first lieutenant (vice Faulkner, resigned), October 23, 1862.
• George Marchbanks, of Tennessee, to be second lieutenant, infantry, December 4, 1862.

I am, sir, respectfully, your obedient servant,

JAMES A. SEDDON,
Secretary of War.

To His Excellency Jefferson Davis,
President, etc.

The message was read.

Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.

Richmond, March 19, 1863.

To the Senate of the Confederate States:

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

JEFFERSON DAVIS.

Confederate States of America, War Department,
Richmond, March 2, 1863.

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

Colonels.
• A. Coward, of South Carolina, to be colonel Fifth South Carolina Regiment (regiment formed from a battalion and an unattached company), to rank August 12, 1862.
• W. B. Wade, of Alabama, to be colonel Eighth Confederate Regiment Cavalry (regiment formed from battalions), to rank June 15, 1862.
• C. W. Sears, of Mississippi, to be colonel Forty-sixth Mississippi Regiment (regiment formed from a battalion and unattached companies), to rank December 11, 1862.
• Charles T. Goode, of Georgia, to be colonel Tenth Confederate Regiment (regiment formed from battalions), to rank December 27, 1862.

Lieutenant-colonels.
• Maj. J. T. Montgomery, of Georgia, to be lieutenant-colonel First Georgia Battalion Artillery (battalion increased to over five companies), to rank October 14, 1862.
• Maj. M. M. Slaughter, of Alabama, to be lieutenant-colonel Tenth Confederate Regiment (regiment formed from battalions), to rank December 27, 1862.

Majors.
• Capt. T. W. Brevard, of Florida, to be major Second Florida Battalion, Partisan Rangers (battalion formed from unattached companies), to rank September 2, 1862.
• John S. Prather, of Alabama, to be major Eighth Confederate Regiment (regiment formed from battalions), to rank June 15, 1862.
• John B. Rudolph, of Georgia, to be major Tenth Confederate Regiment (regiment formed from battalions), to rank December 27, 1862.

I am, sir, respectfully, your obedient servant,

JAMES A. SEDDON,
Secretary of War.

To His Excellency Jefferson Davis,
President, etc.

The message was read.

Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.

Richmond, March 19, 1863.

To the Senate of the Confederate States:

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

JEFFERSON DAVIS.

Confederate States of America, War Department,
Richmond, March 2, 1863.

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

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SIGNAL CORPS.
• Major.
  • William Norris, of Virginia, to be Chief Signal Corps, to rank October 8, 1862.
• Signal officer, with the rank of captain.
  • M. L. Randolph, of Virginia, to be assigned to duty by Maj. W. Norris, to rank October 8, 1862.
• Signal officers, with the rank of first lieutenant.
  • R. J. Brownfield, of South Carolina, to be assigned to duty by Maj. W. Norris, to rank December 19, 1862; S. M. Routh, of Louisiana, to be assigned to duty by Maj. W. Norris, to rank October 8, 1862.
• Signal officers, with the rank of second lieutenant.
  • James L. Crittenden, of Texas, to be assigned to duty by Maj. W. Norris, to rank December 6, 1862; George E. Tabb, of Virginia, to be assigned to duty by Maj. W. Norris, to rank December 16, 1862; John Bellinger, of Georgia, to be assigned to duty by Maj. W. Norris, to rank December 29, 1862.

I am, sir, respectfully, your obedient servant,

JAMES A. SEDDON,
Secretary of War.

To His Excellency Jefferson Davis,
President, etc.

The message was read.

Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.

Richmond, March 19, 1863.

To the Senate of the Confederate States:

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

JEFFERSON DAVIS.

Confederate States of America, War Department,
Richmond, March 2, 1863.

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

Colonels.
• Lieut. Col. H. B. Granbury, of Texas, to be colonel Seventh Texas Regiment, vice Col. J. Gregg, appointed brigadier-general August 29, 1862.
• Lieut. Col. D. B. Penn, of Louisiana, to be colonel Seventh Louisiana Regiment, vice Col. H. T. Hays, appointed brigadier-general July 25, 1862.
• Lieut. Col. W. C. Wickham, of Virginia, to be colonel Fourth Virginia Regiment Cavalry, vice Col. B. H. Robertson, appointed brigadier-general June 9, 1862.
• Lieut. Col. R. H. Crockett, of Arkansas, to be colonel Eighteenth Arkansas Regiment, vice Colonel Daly, killed October 4, 1862.
• Lieut. Col. W. P. Shingler, of South Carolina, to be colonel Holcombe Legion, vice Col. P. F. Stevens, resigned November 5, 1862.
• Lieut. Col. C. T. Zachry, of Georgia, to be colonel Twenty-seventh Georgia Regiment, vice Col. L. B. Smith, killed September 17, 1862.
• Lieut. Col. H. G. Bunn, of Arkansas, to be colonel Fourth Arkansas Regiment, vice Col. E. McNair, appointed brigadier-general November 4, 1862.
• Lieut. Col. Emory F. Best, of Georgia, to be colonel Twenty-third Georgia Regiment, vice Col. W. P. Barclay, killed September 17, 1862.
• Lieut. Col. R. Q. Mills, of Texas, to be colonel Tenth Texas Regiment, vice Col. A. Nelson, appointed brigadier-general September 12, 1862.
• Lieut. Col. Alfred Rhett, of South Carolina, to be colonel First South Carolina Regiment Artillery, vice Col. W. R. Calhoun, died September 5, 1862.
• Lieut. Col. M. W. Gary, of South Carolina, to be colonel Hampton Legion, vice Col. J. B. Griffin, declined August 25, 1862.
• Lieut. Col. J. H. Morehead, of North Carolina, to be colonel Forty-fifth North Carolina Regiment, vice Col. J. Daniel, appointed brigadier-general September 30, 1862.

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• Lieut. Col. Philip Cook, of Georgia, to be colonel Fourth Georgia Regiment, vice Col. G. Doles, appointed brigadier-general November 1, 1862.
• Lieut. Col. J. B. Gilmore, of Louisiana, to be colonel Third Louisiana Regiment, vice Col. F. C. Armstrong, resigned November 5, 1862.
• Lieut. Col. T. Harrison, of Texas, to be colonel Eighth Texas Regiment, vice Col. J. A. Wharton, appointed brigadier-general November 18, 1862.
• Lieut. Col. W. Monaghan, of Louisiana, to be colonel Sixth Louisiana Regiment, vice Col. Nat. Offutt, resigned November 7, 1862.
• Lieut. Col. C. A. Battle, of Alabama, to be colonel Third Alabama Regiment, vice Col. T. Lomax, killed May 31, 1862.
• Lieut. Col. P. M. B. Young, of Georgia, to be colonel Cobb's (Georgia) Legion, vice Col. T. R. R. Cobb, appointed brigadier-general November 1, 1862.
• Lieut. Col. E. J. Walker, of Georgia, to be colonel Third Georgia Regiment, vice Col. J. R. Sturges, killed July 1, 1862.
• Lieut. Col. T. J. Simmons, of Georgia, to be colonel Forty-fifth Georgia Regiment, vice Col. T. Hardeman, resigned October 13, 1862.
• Lieut. Col. R. W. Folsom, of Georgia, to be colonel Fourteenth Georgia Regiment, vice Col. Felix Price, resigned October 23, 1862.
• Lieut. Col. B. H. Holt, of Georgia, to be colonel Thirty-fifth Georgia Regiment, vice Col. E. L. Thomas, appointed brigadier-general November 1, 1862.
• Lieut. Col. Tully Graybill, of Georgia, to be colonel Twenty-eighth Georgia Regiment, vice Col. J. G. Cain, dropped November 3, 1862.
• Lieut. Col. John F. Conoley, of Alabama, to be colonel Twenty-ninth Alabama Regiment, vice Col. J. R. F. Tattnall, resigned December 9, 1862.

Lieutenant-colonels.
• Maj. T. M. Terry, of Louisiana, to be lieutenant-colonel Seventh Louisiana Regiment, vice Lieut. Col. D. B. Penn, promoted July 25, 1862.
• Maj. William H. Payne, of Virginia, to be lieutenant-colonel Fourth Virginia Regiment Cavalry, vice Lieut. Col. W. C. Wickham, promoted June 9, 1862.
• Maj. J. D. Mathews, of Georgia, to be lieutenant-colonel Thirty-eighth Georgia Regiment, vice Lieut. Col. L. J. Parr, promoted July 15, 1862.
• Maj. Thomas H. Owen, of Virginia, to be lieutenant-colonel Third Virginia Regiment Cavalry, vice Lieut. Col. W. H. Jones, resigned October 21, 1862.
• Maj. J. R. Lane, of North Carolina, to be lieutenant-colonel Twenty-sixth North Carolina Regiment, vice Lieut. Col. H. K. Burgwyn, promoted October 11, 1862.
• Maj. J. H. Huggins, of Georgia, to be lieutenant-colonel Twenty-third Georgia Regiment, vice Lieut. Col. E. F. Best, promoted September 17, 1862.
• Maj. Willis C. Holt, of Georgia, to be lieutenant-colonel Tenth Georgia Regiment, vice Lieut. Col. J. B. Weems, assigned to duty as commandant Camp of Instruction, Macon, Ga., October 29, 1862.
• Maj. R. B. Young, of Texas, to be lieutenant-colonel Tenth Texas Regiment, vice Lieut. Col. R. Q. Mills, promoted September 12, 1862.
• Maj. J. A. Yates, of South Carolina, to be lieutenant-colonel First South Carolina Regiment Artillery, vice Lieut. Col. A. Rhett, promoted September 5, 1862.
• Maj. David Zable, of Louisiana, to be lieutenant-colonel Fourteenth Louisiana Regiment, vice Lieut. Col. Z. York, promoted August 15, 1862.
• Maj. D. R. E. Winn, of Georgia, to be lieutenant-colonel Fourth Georgia Regiment, vice Lieut. Col. P. Cook, promoted November 1, 1862.
• Maj. N. H. Harris, of Mississippi, to be lieutenant-colonel Nineteenth Mississippi Regiment, vice Lieut. Col. J. Mullins, promoted November 24, 1862.
• Maj. S. D. Russell, of Louisiana, to be lieutenant-colonel Third Louisiana Regiment, vice Lieut. Col. J. B. Gilmore, promoted November 5, 1862.
• Maj. A. Johnston, of Kentucky, to be lieutenant-colonel Third Kentucky Regiment, vice Lieut. Col. B. Anderson, resigned June 1, 1862.
• Maj. L. J. Glenn, of Georgia, to be lieutenant-colonel Cobb's (Georgia) Legion, vice Lieut. Col. J. M. Lamar, died September 15, 1862.
• Maj. Jos. Hanlon, of Louisiana, to be lieutenant-colonel Sixth Louisiana Regiment, vice Lieut. Col. W. Monaghan, promoted November 7, 1862.
• Maj. C. Forsyth, of Alabama, to be lieutenant-colonel Third Alabama Regiment, vice Lieut. Col. C. A. Battle, promoted May 31, 1862.
• Maj. W. G. Delony, of Georgia, to be lieutenant-colonel Cobb's (Georgia) Legion, vice Lieut. Col. P. M. B. Young, promoted November 1, 1862.
• Maj. R. B. Nisbet, of Georgia, to be lieutenant-colonel Third Georgia Regiment, vice Lieut. Col. E. J. Walker, promoted July 1, 1862.
• Maj. W. L. Grice, of Georgia, to be lieutenant-colonel Forty-fifth Georgia Regiment, vice Lieut. Col. T. J. Simmons, promoted October 13, 1862.

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• Maj. Jonathan Rivers, of Georgia, to be lieutenant-colonel Forty-ninth Georgia Regiment, vice Lieut. Col. S. M. Manning, died September 9, 1862.
• Maj. W. H. McCullohs, of Georgia, to be lieutenant-colonel Thirty-fifth Georgia Regiment, vice Lieut. Col. B. H. Holt, promoted November 1, 1862.
• Maj. T. B. Manlove, of Mississippi, to be lieutenant-colonel Forty-eighth Mississippi Regiment, vice Lieut. Col. W. S. Wilson, died November 3, 1862.
• Maj. Bruce Menger, of Louisiana, to be lieutenant-colonel Fifth Louisiana Regiment, vice Lieut. Col. W. T. Dean, resigned January 3, 1863.

Majors.
• Capt. John T. Jones, of North Carolina, to be major Twenty-sixth North Carolina Regiment, vice Maj. J. S. Kendall, promoted September 27, 1862.
• Capt. A. Brady, of Louisiana, to be major Fifteenth Louisiana Regiment, vice Maj. McG. Goodwyn, promoted August 30, 1862.
• Capt. R. S. Taylor, of Arkansas, to be major Third Arkansas Regiment, vice Maj. J. H. Capers, resigned April 23, 1862.
• Capt. E. M. Morrison, of Virginia, to be major Fifteenth Virginia Regiment, vice Maj. St. G. Tucker, promoted August 19, 1862.
• Capt. W. R. Carter, of Virginia, to be major Third Virginia Regiment, vice Maj. T. H. Owens, promoted October 21, 1862.
• Capt. Joseph Palmer, of Georgia, to be major Fourteenth Georgia Battalion Artillery, vice Maj. J. T. Montgomery, appointed lieutenant-colonel October 14, 1862.
• Capt. John R. Bagby, of Virginia, to be major Fourth Virginia Regiment Artillery, vice Maj. J. W. Leigh, resigned November 3, 1862.
• Capt. J. J. Longmire, of Alabama, to be major Twenty-third Alabama Regiment, vice Maj. F. Tate, resigned August 9, 1862.
• Capt. T. M. Logan, of South Carolina, to be major Hampton Legion, vice Maj. J. H. Dingle, killed September 17, 1862.
• Capt. John L. Miller, of South Carolina, to be major Second South Carolina Regiment, vice Maj. W. H. McCorkle, promoted September 17, 1862.
• Capt. M. R. Ballenger, of Georgia, to be major Twenty-third Georgia Regiment, vice Maj. J. H. Huggins, promoted September 17, 1862.
• Capt. P. H. Loud, of Georgia, to be major Tenth Georgia Regiment, vice Maj. W. C. Holt, promoted October 29, 1862.
• Capt. S. C. Brasher, of Texas, to be major Tenth Texas Regiment, vice Maj. R. B. Young, promoted September 12, 1862.
• Capt. O. Blanding, of South Carolina, to be major First South Carolina Regiment Artillery, vice Maj. J. A. Yates, promoted September 5, 1862.
• Capt. J. P. Brewster, of Georgia, to be major Fifty-sixth Georgia Regiment, vice Maj. M. L. Pool, resigned August 20, 1862.
• Capt. J. O. Hensley, of Virginia, to be major Tenth Virginia Battalion, vice Maj. W. Allen, resigned August 19, 1862.
• Capt. W. G. Vaughan, of Mississippi, to be major Nineteenth Mississippi Regiment, vice Maj. N. H. Harris, promoted November 24, 1862.
• Capt. D. Pierson, of Louisiana, to be major Third Louisiana Regiment, vice Maj. S. D. Russell, promoted November 5, 1862.
• Capt. James H. Bowman, of Kentucky, to be major Third Kentucky Regiment, vice Maj. A. Johnston, promoted June 1, 1862.
• Capt. Thomas Camak, of Georgia, to be major Cobb's (Georgia) Legion, vice Maj. L. J. Glenn, promoted September 15, 1862.
• Capt. William H. Manning, of Louisiana, to be major Sixth Louisiana Regiment, vice Maj. Joseph Hanlon, promoted November 7, 1862.
• Capt. R. M. Sands, of Alabama, to be major Third Alabama Regiment, vice Maj. C. Forsyth, promoted May 31, 1862.
• Capt. John F. Jones, of Georgia, to be major Third Georgia Regiment, vice Maj. R. B. Nisbet, promoted July 1, 1862.
• Capt. M. R. Rogers, of Georgia, to be major Forty-fifth Georgia Regiment, vice Maj. W. L. Grice, promoted October 13, 1862.
• Capt. S. T. Player, of Georgia, to be major Forty-ninth Georgia Regiment, vice Maj. J. Rivers, promoted September 9, 1862.
• Capt. J. M. Fielder, of Georgia, to be major Fourteenth Georgia Regiment, vice Maj. W. A. Harris, promoted October 23, 1862.
• Capt. W. L. Groves, of Georgia, to be major Thirty-fifth Georgia Regiment, vice Maj. W. H. McCullohs, promoted November 1, 1862.
• Capt. W. H. Toler, of Louisiana, to be major Fourteenth Louisiana Regiment, vice Maj. D. Zable, promoted August 15, 1862.

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• Capt. R. A. Wayne, of Georgia, to be major First Georgia Regiment (enlisted men), vice Maj. John D. Walker, died of wounds October 3, 1862.
• Capt. L. C. Lee, of Mississippi, to be major Forty-eighth Mississippi Regiment, vice Maj. T. B. Manlove, promoted November 3, 1862.
• Capt. Z. A. Rice, of Georgia, to be major Cobb's (Georgia) Legion, vice Maj. W. G. Delony, promoted November 1, 1862.
• Capt. A. Hart, of Louisiana, to be major Fifth Louisiana Regiment, vice Maj. B. Menger, promoted August 3, 1862.

Captains.
• First Lieut. C. W. Parker, of South Carolina, to be captain, First South Carolina Regiment Artillery, vice Capt. J. A. Yates, promoted July 17, 1862.
• First Lieut. J. R. Macbeth, of South Carolina, to be captain, First South Carolina Regiment Artillery, vice Capt. O. Blanding, promoted September 5, 1862.
• First Lieut. John Howard, of Georgia, to be captain, First Georgia Regiment (enlisted men), vice Capt. John G. Patton, killed August 30, 1862.
• First Lieut. E. P. Bowdre, of Georgia, to be captain, First Georgia Regiment (enlisted men), vice Capt. R. A. Wayne, promoted October 3, 1862.
• First Lieut. L. B. Haynes, of Louisiana, to be captain, First Louisiana Regiment Artillery, vice Capt. J. B. Anderson, appointed major, provisional artillery, September 5, 1862.

First lieutenants.
• Second Lieut. H. W. Frost, of South Carolina, to be first lieutenant, First South Carolina Regiment Artillery, vice First Lieut. J. C. Haskell, appointed brigade quartermaster July 17, 1862.
• Second Lieut. John S. Bee, of South Carolina, to be first lieutenant, First South Carolina Regiment Artillery, vice First Lieut. C. W. Parker, promoted July 17, 1862.
• Second Lieut. T. G. Dargan, of South Carolina, to be first lieutenant, First South Carolina Regiment Artillery, vice First Lieut. R. Croft, died July 25, 1862.
• Second Lieut. John Middleton, of South Carolina, to be first lieutenant, First South Carolina Regiment Artillery, vice First Lieut. J. R. Macbeth, promoted September 5, 1862.
• Second Lieut. W. Palfrey, of Louisiana, to be first lieutenant, First Louisiana Regiment Artillery, vice First Lieut. J. G. Devereux, appointed major and assistant adjutant-general November 4, 1862.
• Second Lieut. W. B. Jones, of Louisiana, to be first lieutenant, First Louisiana Regiment Artillery, vice First Lieut. L. B. Haynes, promoted September 5, 1862.
• Second Lieut. A. J. Quigley, of Louisiana, to be first lieutenant, First Louisiana Regiment Artillery, vice First Lieut. B. C. Kennedy, appointed brigade quartermaster August 21, 1862.
• Second Lieut. W. T. Mumford, of Louisiana, to be first lieutenant, First Louisiana Regiment Artillery, vice First Lieut. L. B. Taylor, appointed quartermaster Twenty-first Louisiana Regiment September 14, 1862.
• Second Lieut. J. P. Butler, of Louisiana, to be first lieutenant, First Louisiana Regiment Artillery, vice First Lieut. A. N. Ogden, promoted November 10, 1862.
• Second Lieut. E. D. Woodlief, of Louisiana, to be first lieutenant, First Louisiana Regiment Artillery, vice First Lieut. C. Hunt, resigned October 30, 1862.

I am, sir, respectfully, your obedient servant,

JAMES A. SEDDON,
Secretary of War.

To His Excellency Jefferson Davis,
President, etc.

The message was read.

Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.

On motion by Mr. Orr,

The Senate resolved into open legislative session.

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