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Journal of the Confederate Congress --SATURDAY, May 14, 1864.

Journal of the Congress of the Confederate States of America, 1861-1865 [Volume 4]
SATURDAY, May 14, 1864.

OPEN SESSION.

Mr. Mitchel (by leave) introduced the following bills; which were severally read the first and second times and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs:

• S. 23. A bill to provide for the appointment of additional military storekeepers in the Provisional Army of the Confederate States; and
• S. 24. A bill to authorize the appointment of additional officers of artillery for ordnance duties.

Mr. Semmes (by leave) introduced

A bill (S. 25) for the relief of the widow and heirs of the late Brig. Gen. Leroy A. Stafford, of the Confederate States Army;
which was read the first and second times and considered as in Committee of the Whole; and no amendment being proposed, it was reported to the Senate.

Ordered, That it be engrossed and read a third time.

The said bill was read the third time.

Resolved, That it pass, and that the title thereof be as aforesaid.

Ordered, That the Secretary request the concurrence of the House of Representatives therein.

Mr. Graham (by leave) introduced the following bills; which were severally read the first and second times and referred to the Committee on Finance:

• S. 26. A bill declaratory of the meaning of the second section of an

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  act to reduce the currency and to authorize a new issue of notes and bonds, approved February 17, 1864; and

• S. 27. A bill to amend the act to levy additional taxes for the common defense and support of the Government.

Mr. Sparrow, from the Committee on Military Affairs, reported

A bill (S. 28) to amend an act entitled "An act creating the office of ensign in the Army of the Confederate States;"
which was read the first and second times and considered as in Committee of the Whole; and no amendment being proposed, it was reported to the Senate.

Ordered, That it be engrossed and read a third time.

The said bill was read the third time.

Resolved, That it pass, and that the title thereof be as aforesaid.

Ordered, That the Secretary request the concurrence of the House of Representatives therein.

Mr. Hill, from the Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred the bill (H. R. 8) to authorize the judge of the district court for the northern district of Georgia to change the place of holding said court, reported it with the recommendation that it ought not to pass.

Mr. Hill, from the same committee, also submitted a report (No. 2) in relation to the subject.

A message from the House of Representatives, by Mr. Dalton:

Mr. President: The House of Representatives have passed a joint resolution (H. R. 3) providing for the appointment of a special committee of the Senate and House of Representatives on the subject of impressments; in which they request the concurrence of the Senate.

The joint resolution (H. R. 3) last mentioned was read the first and second times and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

On motion by Mr. Burnett,

The Senate resolved into secret legislative session.

The doors having been opened,

Mr. Johnson of Arkansas submitted the following resolution; which was considered by unanimous consent and agreed to:

Resolved, That the thirty-first rule of the Senate be amended by adding thereto the following:

"A committee on the rules of the Senate, to consist of three members. But in this instance the President pro tempore of the Senate shall select and appoint said committee for the period of the present Congress, any rule to the contrary notwithstanding."

On motion by Mr. Orr,

The Senate resolved into secret legislative session.

The doors having been opened,

Mr. Johnson of Missouri (by leave) introduced

A bill (S. 29) to repeal the naturalization laws;
which was read the first and second times and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

On motion by Mr. Sparrow,

The Senate adjourned.

SECRET SESSION.

A message from the House of Representatives, by Mr. Dalton:

Mr. President: The House of Representatives have passed the bill of the Senate (S. 16) to fix the time for the assembling of the Congress at its next regular session,

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and to authorize the President to convene the Congress at any place other than the seat of government, with an amendment; in which they request the concurrence of the Senate.

The Senate proceeded to consider the amendment of the House of Representatives to the bill (S. 16) last mentioned; and

Resolved, That they concur therein.

Ordered, That the Secretary inform the House of Representatives thereof.

On motion by Mr. Orr, the vote on agreeing to the motion, submitted on yesterday, to print the communication from Thomas C. Reynolds, governor of the State of Missouri, in relation to the vacancy existing in the representation of that State in the Confederate States Senate, was reconsidered.

The Senate proceeded to consider the said motion; which was amended and agreed to as follows:

Ordered, That 50 copies of the communication from Thomas. C. Reynolds, governor of the State of Missouri, in relation to the vacancy existing in the representation of that State in the Confederate States Senate, be printed in confidence for the use of the Senate.

The Senate proceeded, as in Committee of the Whole, to the consideration of the joint resolution (S. 6) to authorize the removal of the public archives and of the Executive Departments of the Government; and no amendment being proposed, it was reported to the Senate.

Ordered, That it be engrossed and read a third time.

The said resolution was read the third time.

Resolved, That it pass, and that the title thereof be as aforesaid.

Ordered, That the Secretary request the concurrence of the House of Representatives therein.

On motion by Mr. Orr,

Ordered, That when the Senate adjourn to-day it be to meet at 12 o'clock on Monday next, unless sooner convened by the President pro tempore.

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:

Executive Department, Confederate States of America,
Richmond, May 14, 1864.

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.

War Department, Confederate States of America,
Richmond, May 14, 1864.

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

Lieutenant-general.
• Maj. Gen. Richard Taylor, of Louisiana, to be lieutenant-general in the Provisional Army of the Confederate States of America, to rank from April 8, 1864.

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Major-general.
• Brig. Gen. J. B. Gordon, of Alabama, to be major-general in the Provisional Army of the Confederate States of America, to rank from May 14, 1864.

I am, sir, respectfully, your obedient servant,

J. A. SEDDON,
Secretary of War.

To His Excellency Jefferson Davis,
President, etc.

The Senate proceeded to consider the nomination of Brig. Gen. J. B. Gordon, of Alabama, to be major-general; and in concurrence therewith, it was

Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to his appointment, agreeably to the nomination of the President.

Executive Department, Richmond, May 8, 1864.

To the Senate of the Confederate States:

Agreeably to the recommendation of the Secretary of War, I nominate D. G. Purse, of Georgia, to be military storekeeper of engineers, with rank of captain of infantry, under act approved February 17, 1864.

JEFFERSON DAVIS.

War Department, Confederate States of America,
Richmond, May 8, 1864.

Sir: I have the honor to recommend the nomination of D. G. Purse, of Georgia, to be military storekeeper of engineers, with rank of captain of infantry in the Provisional Army of the Confederate States of America (under act approved February 17, 1864), to date from March 24, 1864.

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.

Executive Department, Confederate States of America,
Richmond, May 14, 1864.

To the Senate of the Confederate States:

Agreeably to the recommendation of the Secretary of War, I nominate Col. B. D. Fry, of Alabama, to be brigadier-general in the Provisional Army of the Confederate States of America.

JEFFERSON DAVIS.

War Department, Confederate States of America,
Richmond, May 11, 1864.

Sir: I have the honor to recommend the nomination of Col. B. D. Fry, of Alabama to be brigadier-general in the Provisional Army of the Confederate States of America, to rank from date of confirmation.

I am, sir, respectfully, your obedient servant,

JAMES A. SEDDON,
Secretary of War.

To His Excellency Jefferson Davies,
President, etc.

The message was read.

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

Executive Department, Confederate States of America,
Richmond, May 11, 1864.

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.

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No. 8.]War Department, Confederate States of America,
Richmond, May 7, 1863.

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

ENGINEERS.
• Colonel.
  • A. L. Rives, of Virginia, to take rank from March 17, 1864.
• Lieutenant-colonels.
  • John J. Clarke, of Virginia, to take rank from March 17, 1864.
  • John A. Williams, of Texas, to take rank from March 17, 1864.
  • M. Meriwether, of Tennessee, to take rank from March 17, 1864.
• Majors.
  • George B. Pickett, of Kentucky, to take rank from March 17, 1864.
  • Conway R. Howard, of Virginia, to take rank from March 17, 1864.
  • William F. Foster, of Tennessee, to take rank from March 17, 1864.
  • Samuel R. Johnston, of Virginia, to take rank from March 17, 1864.
• Captains.
  • F. Y. Dabney, of Mississippi, to take rank from March 17, 1864.
  • Henry C. Force, of Alabama, to take rank from March 17, 1864.
  • D. G. Campbell, of Alabama, to take rank from March 17, 1864.
  • Henry, J. Roger, of Minnesota, to take rank from March 17, 1864.
  • W. D. Stuart, of North Carolina, to take rank from March 17, 1864.
  • W. G. Bender, of Maryland, to take rank from March 17, 1864.
  • J. W. Smith, of Virginia, to take rank from March 17, 1864.
  • G. H. Hazlehurst, of Georgia, to take rank from March 17, 1864.
  • C. M. Randolph, of North Carolina, to take rank from April 2, 1864.
  • F. Gardner, of Alabama, to take rank from April 2, 1864.
• First lieutenants.
  • L. A. Dade, of Virginia, to take rank from March 17, 1864.
  • D. E. Henderson, of Virginia, to take rank from March 17, 1864.
  • M. B. Grant, of Georgia, to take rank from March 17, 1864.
  • P. C. Johnson, of Virginia, to take rank from March 17, 1864.
  • J. M. Freret, of Louisiana, to take rank from March 17, 1864.
  • E. A. Ford, of Mississippi, to take rank from March 17, 1864.
  • H. B. Cozzens, of Mississippi, to take rank from March 17, 1864.
  • T. R. Price, jr., of Virginia to take rank from March 17, 1864.
  • J. M. Fairbanks, of Florida, to take rank from March 17, 1864.
  • B. L. Blackford, of Virginia, to take rank from March 17, 1864.
  • F. R. R. Smith, of Tennessee, to take rank from March 17, 1864.
  • J. M. Couper, of Georgia, to take rank from April 2, 1864.
  • D. W. Currie, of North Carolina, to take rank from April 2, 1864.
  • George R. McRee, of Georgia, to take rank from April 2, 1864.
  • James A. Corry, of Georgia, to take rank from April 2, 1864.
• Second lieutenants.
  • E. J. White, of South Carolina, to take rank from March 17, 1864.
  • H. M. Graves, of Maryland, to take rank from March 17, 1864.
  • John C. Gilmer, of North Carolina, to take rank from March 17, 1864.
  • W. K. Park, of Virginia, to take rank from March 17, 1864.
  • F. M. Hall, of South Carolina, to take rank from March 17, 1864.
  • M. M. Farrow, of South Carolina, to take rank from April 2, 1864.
  • M. S. Elliott, of South Carolina, to take rank from April 2, 1864,
  • Charles McCalley, of Texas, to take rank from April 2, 1864,

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  • J. N. Turner, of North Carolina, to take rank from April 2, 1864.
  • G. H. Browne, of Georgia, to take rank from April 2, 1864.

I am, sir, respectfully, your obedient servant,

JAMES A. SEDDON,
Secretary of War.

To His Fxcellency Jefferson Davis,
President, etc.

The message was read.

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

Executive Department, Confederate of America,
Richmond, May 11, 1864.

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.

No. 10.]War Department, Confederate States of America,
Richmond, May 7, 1864.

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

Military secretary, colonel of cavalry.
• J. B. Sale, of Mississippi, for duty as military secretary to Gen. B. Bragg, to rank from March 15, 1864.

Aids-de-camp, majors of cavalry.
• Towson Ellis, of Louisiana, for duty as aid-de-camp to Gen. B. Bragg; Francis S. Parker, of South Carolina, for duty as aid-de-camp to Gen. B. Bragg; to rank from February 25, 1864.

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.

Executive Department, Richmond, May 11, 1864.

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.

No. 11.]War Department, Confederate States of America,
Richmond, May 8, 1864.

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

Colonels.
• Lieut. Col. S. E. Baker, of Mississippi, to be colonel Sixteenth Mississippi Regiment, vice Colonel Posey, promoted, to rank from December 20, 1862.
• Lieut. Col. D. N. Moody, of Mississippi, to be colonel Twenty-first Mississippi Regiment, vice Colonel Brandon, resigned, to rank from October 28, 1863.
• Lieut. Col. P. Brent, of Mississippi, to be colonel Thirty-eighth Mississippi Regiment, vice Colonel Adams, resigned, to rank from September 24, 1862.
• Lieut. Col. S. H. Walkup, of North Carolina, to be colonel Forty-eighth North Carolina Regiment, vice Colonel Hill, died, to rank from December 4, 1863.
• Lieut. Col. W. L. Saunders, of North Carolina, to be colonel Forty-sixth North Carolina Regiment, vice Colonel Hall, resigned, to rank from December 31, 1863.
• Lieut. Col. James S. Gholston, of Georgia, to be colonel Sixteenth Georgia Regiment, vice Colonel Bryan, promoted, to rank from November 29, 1863.

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• Lieut. Col. C. C. Sanders, of Georgia, to be colonel Twenty-fourth Georgia Regiment, vice Colonel McMillan, resigned, to rank from January 9, 1864.
• Lieut. Col. C. R. Fontaine, of Virginia, to be colonel Fifty-seventh Virginia Regiment, vice Colonel Magruder, died, to rank from July 5, 1863.
• Lieut. Col. James W. Moss. of Kentucky, to be colonel Second Kentucky Regiment, vice Colonel Johnston. resigned, to rank from October 19, 1863.
• Lieut. Col D. W. Jones, of Texas, to be colonel Ninth Texas Cavalry Regiment, vice Colonel Townes, resigned, to rank from March 30, 1863.
• Lieut. Col. W. L. Eakin, of Tennessee, to be colonel Fifty-ninth Tennessee Regiment, vice Colonel Cooke, resigned, to rank from March 19, 1863.
• Lieut. Col. S. K. McSpadden of Alabama, to be colonel Nineteenth Alabama Regiment, vice Colonel Wheeler, promoted, to rank from October 30, 1862.
• Lieut. Col. William A. Stowe, of North Carolina, to be colonel Sixteenth North Carolina Regiment, vice Col. J. S. McElroy, resigned, to rank from December 8, 1863.
• Lieut. Col. C. W. McCreary, of South Carolina, to be colonel First South Carolina Regiment, vice Colonel Hamilton, resigned, to rank from January 4, 1864.
• Lieut. Col. E. Capers, of South Carolina, to be colonel Twenty-fourth South Carolina Regiment, vice Colonel Stevens, promoted, to rank from January 20, 1864.
• Lieut. Col. Thomas N. Adaire, of Mississippi, to be colonel Fourth Mississippi Regiment, vice Colonel Layton, resigned, to rank from July 16, 1863.
• Lieut. Col. M. Magevney, of Tennessee, to be colonel One hundred and fifty-fourth Tennessee Regiment, vice Colonel Fitzgerald, died, to rank from August 30, 1862.
• Lieut. Col. R. P. McKelvaine, of Mississippi, to be colonel Twenty-fourth Mississippi Regiment, vice Colonel Dowd, resigned, to rank from January 19, 1864.
• Lieut. Col. T. J. Hardin, of Mississippi, to be colonel Nineteenth Mississippi Regiment, vice Colonel Harris, promoted, to rank from January 20, 1864.
• Lieut. Col. T. B. Lamar, of Florida, to be colonel Fifth Florida Regiment, vice Colonel Hateley, resigned, to rank from July 6, 1863.
• Lieut. Col. J. C. Phillips, of Virginia, to be colonel Thirteenth Virginia Cavalry Regiment, vice Colonel Chambliss, promoted, to rank from December 19, 1863.
• Lieut. Col. W. S. McLemore, of Tennessee, to be colonel Fourth Tennessee Regiment, vice Colonel Starnes, died, to rank from February 25, 1864.
• Lieut. Col. W. L. J. Lowrance, of North Carolina, to be colonel Thirty-fourth North Carolina Regiment, vice Colonel Riddick, died, to rank from February 10, 1863.
• Lieut. Col. J. B. Williams, of Mississippi, to be colonel Forty-first Mississippi Regiment, vice Colonel Hearn, resigned, to rank from March 1, 1864.
• Lieut. Col. Jos. Armstrong, of Georgia, to be colonel Eighteenth Georgia Regiment, vice Colonel Ruff, killed, to rank from January 6, 1864.
• Lieut. Col. M. B. Harris, of Mississippi, to be colonel Twelfth Mississippi Regiment, vice Colonel Taylor, dropped, to rank from March 19, 1864.
• Lieut. Col. A. A. Lowther, of Alabama, to be colonel Fifteenth Alabama Regiment, vice Colonel Canter, promoted, to rank from April 28, 1863.
• Lieut. Col. W. L. L. Bowen, of Florida, to be colonel Fourth Florida Regiment, vice Colonel Hunt, killed, to rank from September 2, 1862.
• Lieut. Col. E. Warfield, of Arkansas, to be colonel Second Arkansas Regiment, vice Colonel Govan, promoted, to rank from December 29, 1863.
• Lieut. Col. C. C. Blacknall, of North Carolina, to be colonel Twenty-third North Carolina Regiment, vice Colonel Johnston, promoted, to rank from September 1, 1863.

Lieutenant-colonels.
• Maj. B. S. Proffitt, of North Carolina, to be lieutenant-colonel Twenty-ninth North Carolina Regiment, vice Lieutenant-Colonel Creasman, promoted, to rank from March 16, 1863.
• Maj. W. D. La F. Craig, of Texas, to be lieutenant-colonel Tenth Texas Cavalry Regiment, vice Lieutenant-Colonel Earp, promoted, to rank from March 20, 1863.
• Maj. A. M. Feltus, of Mississippi, to be lieutenant-colonel Sixteenth Mississippi Regiment, vice Lieutenant-Colonel Baker, promoted, to rank from December 20, 1862.
• Maj. C. Sykes, of Mississippi, to be lieutenant-colonel Forty-third Mississippi Regiment, vice Lieutenant-Colonel Harrison, promoted, to rank from November 9, 1862.
• Maj. G. A. C. Holt, of Kentucky, to be lieutenant-colonel Third Kentucky Regiment, vice Lieutenant-Colonel Bowman, resigned, to rank from August 30, 1863.
• Maj. J. N. Chandler, of Georgia, to be lieutenant-colonel Twenty-fourth Georgia Regiment, vice Lieutenant-Colonel McMillan, resigned, to rank from January 5, 1864.
• Maj. W. W. Wier, of Mississippi, to be lieutenant-colonel Thirty-seventh Mississippi Regiment, vice Lieutenant-Colonel Patton, resigned, to rank from January 26, 1864.

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• Maj. W. L. Keirn, of Mississippi, to be lieutenant-colonel Thirty-eighth Mississippi Regiment, vice Lieutenant-Colonel Brent, promoted, to rank from September 24, 1862.
• Maj. A. A. Hill of North Carolina to be lieutenant-colonel Forty-eighth North Carolina Regiment, vice Lieutenant-Colonel Walkup, promoted, to rank from December 4, 1863.
• Maj. A. C. McAlister, of North Carolina, to be lieutenant-colonel Forty-sixth North Carolina Regiment, vice Lieutenant-Colonel Saunders, promoted, to rank from December 31, 1863.
• Maj. John Sims, of Mississippi, to be lieutenant-colonel Twenty-first Mississippi Regiment, vice Lieutenant-Colonel Moody, promoted, to rank from October 28, 1863.
• Maj. J. Hamilton, of Georgia, to be lieutenant-colonel Phillips Legion, vice Lieutenant-Colonel Barclay, resigned, to rank from December 31, 1863.
• Maj. J. P. Fitzgerald, of Virginia, to be lieutenant-colonel Twenty-third Virginia Regiment, vice Lieutenant-Colonel Walton, killed, to rank from November 27, 1863.
• Maj. W. P. Crawford, of Georgia, to be lieutenant-colonel Twenty-eighth Georgia Regiment, vice Lieutenant-Colonel Cain, resigned, to rank from January 20, 1864.
• Maj. L. B. Pardue, of Mississippi, to be lieutenant-colonel Seventh Mississippi Battalion, vice Lieutenant-Colonel Rosser, transferred, to rank from January 2, 1863.
• Maj. R. G. Kelsey, of Mississippi, to be lieutenant-colonel Forty-fourth Mississippi Regiment, vice Lieutenant-Colonel Thompson, killed, to rank from September 20, 1863.
• Maj. J. P. Brown, of Tennessee, to be lieutenant-colonel Fifty-ninth Tennessee Regiment, vice Lieutenant-Colonel Eakin, promoted, to rank from March 19, 1863.
• Maj. B. E. Stiles, of Georgia, to be lieutenant-colonel Sixteenth Georgia Regiment, vice Lieutenant-Colonel Gholston, promoted, to rank from November 29, 1862.
• Maj. W. P. Shooter, of South Carolina, to be lieutenant-colonel First South Carolina Regiment, vice Lieutenant-Colonel McCreary, promoted, to rank from January 4, 1864.
• Maj. W. L. Davidson, of North Carolina, to be lieutenant-colonel Seventh North Carolina Regiment, vice Lieutenant-Colonel Hill, killed, to rank from May 3, 1863.
• Maj. W. M. Arnold, of Georgia, to be lieutenant-colonel Sixth Georgia Regiment, vice, Lieutenant-Colonel Anderson, resigned, to rank from January 20, 1864.
• Maj. W. H. Wylly, of Georgia, to be lieutenant-colonel Twenty-fifth Georgia Regiment, vice Lieutenant-Colonel Winn, promoted, to rank from November 16, 1863.
• Maj. R. W. Phipps, of Mississippi, to be lieutenant-colonel Nineteenth Mississippi Regiment, vice Lieutenant-Colonel Hardin, promoted, to rank from January 20, 1864.
• Maj. W. S. Phillips, of Georgia, to be lieutenant-colonel Forty-seventh Georgia Regiment, vice Lieutenant-Colonel Cone, resigned, to rank from August 30, 1863.
• Maj. J. S. Jones, of South Carolina, to be lieutenant-colonel Twenty-fourth South Carolina Regiment, vice Lieutenant-Colonel Capers, promoted, to rank from January 20, 1864.
• Maj. A. J. Cloud, of North Carolina, to be lieutenant-colonel Sixteenth North Carolina Regiment, vice lieutenant-Colonel Lee, resigned, to rank from January 27, 1864.
• Maj. J. W. Carter, of Georgia, to be lieutenant-colonel Forty-fifth Georgia Regiment, vice Lieutenant-Colonel Grice, resigned, to rank from March 17, 1864.
• Maj. B. F. Little, of North Carolina, to be lieutenant-colonel Fifty-second North Carolina Regiment, vice Lieutenant-Colonel Richardson, killed, to rank from July 3, 1863.
• Maj. J. C. Francis, of Alabama, to be lieutenant-colonel Thirtieth Alabama Regiment, vice Lieutenant-Colonel Patterson, resigned, to rank from January 28, 1864.
• Maj. G. R. Kimbrough, of Alabama, to be lieutenant-colonel Nineteenth Alabama Regiment, vice Lieutenant-Colonel McSpadden, promoted, to rank from October 30, 1862.
• Maj. L. Hodges, of Mississippi, to be lieutenant-colonel Forty-first Mississippi Regiment, vice Lieutenant-Colonel Williams, promoted, to rank from March 1, 1864.
• Maj. E. M. Morrison, of Virginia, to be lieutenant-colonel Fifteenth Virginia Regiment, vice Lieutenant-Colonel Tucker, died, to rank from January 24, 1863.
• Maj. F. E. P. Stafford, of Tennessee, to be lieutenant-colonel Thirty-first Tennessee Regiment, vice Lieutenant-Colonel Hudson, died, to rank from November 20, 1862.
• Maj. F. M. Ford, of Georgia, to be lieutenant-colonel Eighteenth Georgia Regiment, vice Lieutenant-Colonel Stewart, resigned, to rank from March 25, 1864.
• Maj. I. B. Feagin, of Alabama, to be lieutenant-colonel Fifteenth Alabama Regiment, vice Lieutenant-Colonel Treutlin, resigned, to rank from April 28, 1863.
• Maj. J. S. Brooks, of North Carolina, to be lieutenant-colonel Twentieth North

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  Carolina Regiment, vice Lieutenant-Colonel Slough, resigned, to rank from November 2, 1863.

• Maj. J. T. Jordan, of Georgia, to be lieutenant-colonel Forty-ninth Georgia Regiment, vice Lieutenant-Colonel Pate, resigned, to rank from February 23, 1864.
• Maj. William H. Ramsey, of Virginia, to be lieutenant-colonel Fifty-seventh Virginia Regiment vice Lieutenant-Colonel Fontaine, promoted, to rank from July 5, 1863.
• Maj. W. W. Randolph, of Virginia, to be lieutenant-colonel Second Virginia Regiment, vice Lieutenant-Colonel Colston, killed, to rank from April 26, 1864.

Majors.
• Capt. E. C. Councill, of Mississippi, to be major Sixteenth Mississippi Regiment, vice Major Feltus, promoted, to rank from December 20, 1862.
• Capt. T. J. Borden, of Mississippi, to be major Sixth Mississippi Regiment, vice Major Stevens, resigned, to rank from December 17, 1863.
• Capt. J. J. May, of Alabama, to be major Sixteenth Alabama Regiment, vice Major Ashford, promoted, to rank from October 7, 1863.
• Capt. H. D. E. Redwine, of Texas, to be major Tenth Texas Cavalry Regiment, vice Major Craig, promoted, to rank from March 20, 1863.
• Capt. Wilson Faris, of Virginia, to be major Forty-eighth Virginia Regiment, vice Major White, promoted, to rank from May 3, 1863.
• Cap. J. O. Banks, of Mississippi, to be major Forty-third Mississippi Regiment, vice Major Sykes, promoted, to rank from November 9, 1862.
• Capt. R. C. McCay, of Mississippi, to be major Thirty-eighth Mississippi Regiment, vice Major Keirn, promoted, re rank from September 24, 1862.
• Capt. J. M. Crow, of Alabama to be major Ninth Alabama Regiment, vice Major Williams, promoted, to rank from September 11, 1863.
• Capt. G. M. Crawford, of Tennessee, to be major Forty-fourth Tennessee Regiment, vice Major Ewin, died, to rank from January 7, 1863.
• Capt. A. J. Richardson, of Virginia, to be major Twenty-third Virginia Regiment, vice Major Fitzgerald, promoted, to rank from November 27, 1863.
• Capt. James Dickey, of Georgia, to be major Fifty-first Georgia Regiment, vice Major Dunwody, killed, to rank from July 2, 1863.
• Capt. J. B. Kennedy, of Mississippi, to be major Twenty-seventh Mississippi Regiment, vice Major McLemore, killed, to rank from October 5, 1863.
• Capt. D. E. Scruggs, of --, to be major Second Virginia Battalion, Troops Local Defense, vice Major Waller, transferred, to rank from March 10, 1864.
• Capt. C. B. Johnston, of Alabama, to be major Twenty-first Alabama Regiment, vice Major Williams, promoted, to rank from April 30, 1863.
• Capt. T. M. Atkins, of Tennessee, to be major Forty-ninth Tennessee Regiment, vice Major Cording, promoted, to rank from October 7, 1863.
• Capt. G. W. Flowers. of North Carolina, to be major Thirty-eighth North Carolina Regiment, vice Major McLauchlin, resigned, to rank from February 16, 1864.
• Capt. J. H. Skelton, of Georgia, to be major Sixteenth Georgia Regiment, vice Major Stiles, promoted, to rank from November 29, 1863.
• Capt. T. P. Alston, of South Carolina, to be major First South Carolina Regiment, vice Major Shooter, promoted, to rank from January 4, 1864.
• Capt. W. H. Fitz Gerald, of Mississippi, to be major Twenty-first Mississippi Regiment, vice Major Sims. promoted, to rank from October 28, 1863.
• Capt. John R. Kennard, of Texas, to be major Tenth Texas Regiment, vice Major Brasher, died, to rank from May 4, 1863
• Capt. W. H. Jones, of North Carolina, to be major Forty-eighth North Carolina Regiment, vice Major Hill, promoted, to rank from December 4, 1863.
• Capt. S. J. C. Dunlop, of Georgia, to be major Forty-sixth Georgia Regiment, vice Major Speer, resigned, to rank from January 19, 1864.
• Capt. A. W. Smith, of Georgia, to be major Twenty-fifth Georgia Regiment, vice Major Wylly, promoted, to rank from November 16, 1863.
• Capt. D. F. Hill, of South Carolina, to be major Twenty-fourth South Carolina Regiment, vice Major Jones, promoted, to rank from January 20, 1864.
• Capt. W. M. Hadden, of South Carolina, to be major First South Carolina Rifle Regiment, vice Major Moore, resigned, to rank from August 28, 1863.
• Capt. M. D. Bennett, of Virginia, to be major Fourth Virginia Regiment, vice Major Terry, promoted, to rank from September 11, 1863.
• Capt. W. T. Steele, of Arkansas, to be major Thirty-third Arkansas Regiment, vice Major Crenshaw, resigned, to rank from November 12, 1862.

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• Capt. L. A. J. Williams, of Georgia, to be major Thirty-fifth Georgia Regiment, vice Major Groves, resigned, to rank from December 21, 1863.
• Capt. N. McK. McNeill, of North Carolina, to be major Forty-sixth North Carolina Regiment, vice Major McAlister, promoted, to rank from December 21, 1803.
• Capt. J. S. Cone, of Georgia, to be major Forty-seventh Georgia Regiment, vice Maj. J. G. Cone, resigned, to rank from August 30, 1863.
• Capt. M. Burke, of Missouri, to be major First Missouri Regiment, vice Major Duffy, dropped, to rank from March 30, 1864.
• Capt. E. Erson, of North Carolina, to be major Fifty-second North Carolina Regiment, vice Major Richardson, killed, to rank from July 3, 1863.
• Capt. W. D. Conyers, of Georgia, to be major Cobb's Legion, vice Major Camak, killed, to rank from July 3, 1863.
• Capt. J. T. Huff, of North Carolina, to be major Sixtieth North Carolina Regiment, vice Major Weaver, promoted, to rank from December 23, 1863.
• Capt. S. G. Jamison, of South Carolina, to be major Third Virginia Battalion, Troops Local Defense, vice Major Henley, resigned, to rank from April 20, 1864.
• Capt. T. H. Patterson, of Alabama, to be major Thirtieth Alabama Regiment, vice Major Smith resigned, to rank from January 28, 1864.
• Capt. C. K. Massey, of Mississippi, to be major Twentieth Mississippi Regiment, vice Major Chatfield, killed, to rank from February 18, 1864.
• Capt. L. Ball, of Mississippi, to be major Forty-first Mississippi Regiment, vice Major Hodges, promoted, to rank from March 1, 1864.
• Capt. W. C. Oates, of Alabama, to be major Fifteenth Alabama Regiment, vice Major Daniel, resigned, to rank from April 28, 1863.
• Capt. T. H. Bomar, of Georgia, to be major Thirty-eighth Georgia Regiment, vice Major Parr, resigned, to rank from July 2, 1863.
• Capt. C. H. Stewart, of Virginia, to be major Second Virginia Regiment, vice Major Moore, appointed assistant adjutant-general, to rank from April 21, 1864.
• Capt. D. P. Heckman, of Virginia, to be major Fifty-seventh Virginia Regiment, vice Major Ramsey, promoted, to rank from July 5, 1863.

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. Sparrow,

The Senate resolved into open legislative session.

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