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Journal of the Confederate Congress --THURSDAY, December 29, 1864.

Journal of the Congress of the Confederate States of America, 1861-1865 [Volume 4]
THURSDAY, December 29, 1864.

OPEN SESSION.

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

Mr. President: The President of the Confederate States has notified the House of Representatives that on the 24th instant he approved and signed an act (H. R. 243) to regulate the pay and mileage of members, and the compensation of officers of the Senate and House of Representatives.

Mr. Walker, from the Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred the bill (S. 139) to provide for the compensation of persons whose slaves have been lost while in the service of the Confederate States, reported it without amendment.

Ordered, That it be printed.

The President laid before the Senate a communication from the Secretary of the Treasury, recommending the establishment of a separate office of commissioners of taxes for the Trans-Mississippi Department; which was read.

Ordered, That it lie upon the table.

Mr. Maxwell, from the committee, reported that they had examined and found truly enrolled bills of the following titles:

• S. 96. An act to extend the time within which holders of Treasury notes of the old issue may exchange the same for notes of the new issue; and
• H. R. 214. An act to define and punish conspiracy against the Confederate States.

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The President having signed the enrolled bills last reported to have been examined, they were delivered to the Secretary of the Senate and by him forthwith presented to the President of the Confederate States for his approval.

On motion by Mr. Maxwell,

The Senate resolved into secret legislative session.

The doors having been opened,

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

Mr. President: The President of the Confederate States, on the 22d instant, approved and signed an act (S. 136) to provide funds to meet a deficiency in the appropriation to pay the officers and employees of the War Department.

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

Mr. Barnwell (by leave) introduced

A bill (S. 151) to provide for the canceling of four per cent bonds and certificates received in payment of taxes and other public dues;
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.

On motion by Mr. Barnwell,

The Senate adjourned.

SECRET SESSION.

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

Mr. President: The House of Representatives have passed a resolution providing for the appointment of a joint committee of the two Houses of Congress to inquire into our present and future means of public defense; in which they request the concurrence of the Senate.

Mr. Caperton submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to:

Resolved, That the President of the Confederate States be requested to inform the Senate, in secret session, as to the state of the finances in connection with the payment of the troops; the means of supplying the munitions of war, transportation, and subsistence; the condition of the Army, and the possibility of recruiting the same; the condition of our foreign relations, and whether any aid or encouragement from abroad is expected, or has been sought, or is proposed; so that the Senate may have a clear and exact view of the state of the country and of its future prospects, and what measures of legislation are required.

The Senate proceeded to consider the resolution of the House of Representatives providing for the appointment of a joint committee of the two Houses of Congress to inquire into our present and future means of public defense.

On motion by Mr. Sparrow, to amend the resolution by striking out the words "and by such other means as they shall deem proper," lines 5 and 6,

It was determined in the negative,
• Yeas ... 3
• Nays ... 10

On motion by Mr. Sparrow,

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

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Those who voted in the affirmative are,

Messrs. Barnwell, Hill, and Sparrow.

Those who voted in the negative are,

Messrs. Brown, Caperton, Garland, Johnson of Missouri, Maxwell, Oldham, Semmes, Simms, Walker, and Watson.

On motion by Mr. Semmes, to amend the resolution by striking out "by the Congress of the Confederate States," lines 1 and 2, and inserting "(the Senate concurring),"

It was determined in the affirmative.

On motion by Mr. Semmes, to amend the resolution by striking out the preamble, viz:

There being reason to apprehend that a crisis in our public affairs is impending, for which no adequate provision may have been made; therefore,

It was determined in the affirmative.

No further amendment being made,

Resolved, That this resolution pass with amendments.

Ordered, That the Secretary request the concurrence of the House of Representatives in the amendments.

On motion by Mr. Semmes,

The Senate resolved into executive session.

EXECUTIVE SESSION.

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

To the Senate of the Confederate States:

Agreeably to the recommendation of the Secretary of the Navy, I nominate the person named on the annexed list to the office designated.

JEFFERSON DAVIS.

Richmond, Va., December 29, 1864.

No. 8.]Navy Department, Confederate States of America,
Richmond, December 20, 1864.

The President.

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

Assistant paymaster.
• Elijah J. Vasser, of Mississippi.

I am, respectfully, your obedient servant,S. R. MALLORY,
Secretary of the Navy.

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

1.]Executive Department, Confederate States of America,
Richmond, December 29, 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 grades affixed to their names, respectively.

JEFFERSON DAVIS.

NO. 101.]War Department, Confederate States of America,
Richmond, December 19, 1864.

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

CORPS OF ENGINEERS.
• Colonel.
  • Lieut. Col. John J. Clarke, of Virginia, to be colonel (an original vacancy), to rank from October 19, 1864.

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• Lieutenant-colonel.
  • Maj. S. R. Johnston. of Virginia, to be lieutenant-colonel (an original vacancy), to rank from September 15, 1864.
• Majors.
  • Capt. E. T. D. Myers, of Virginia, to be major, vice Major Nocquet, deserted, to rank from October 19, 1864.
  • Capt. John McCrady, of South Carolina, to be major, vice Major Meriwether, promoted, to rank from October 19, 1864.
  • Capt. A. H. Campbell, of Virginia, to be major (an original vacancy), to rank from October 19, 1864.
  • Capt. John Johnson, of South Carolina, to be major (an original vacancy), to rank from October 19, 1864.
• Captains.
  • First Lieut. E. E. Mason, of Virginia, to be captain, vice Captain Pickett, promoted, to rank from October 19, 1864.
  • First Lieut. O. Heinrichs, of North Carolina, to be captain, vice Captain Howard, promoted, to rank from October 19, 1864.
  • First Lieut. J. F. Lanneau, of South Carolina, to be captain, vice Captain Foster, promoted, to rank from October 19, 1864.
  • First Lieut. J. H. Toomer, of Georgia, to be captain, vice Captain Johnson, promoted, to rank from October 19, 1864.
  • First Lieut. J. W. Glenn, of Texas, to be captain, vice Captain Ramsay, dismissed, to rank from October 19, 1864.

I am, sir, respectfully, your obedient servant,

JAMES A. SEDDON,
Secretary of War.

To His Excellency Jefferson Davis,
President, etc.

2.]Executive Department, Confederate States of America,
Richmond, December 19, 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 grades affixed to their names, respectively.

JEFFERSON DAVIS.

No. 100.]War Department, Confederate States of America,
Richmond, December 19, 1864.

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

ARTILLERY OFFICERS FOR ORDNANCE DUTY, UNDER ACTS APPROVED APRIL 21, 1862, SEPTEMBER 16, 1862, AND JUNE 10, 1864.
• Major.
  • Capt. J. Wilcox Brown, of Virginia, to be major artillery, report to Chief of Ordnance (an original vacancy), to rank from November 4, 1864.
• Captains.
  • First Lieut. R. H. Glenn, of Kentucky, to be captain artillery, to report to Chief of Ordnance (an original vacancy), to rank from August 3, 1864.
  • First Lieut. F. M. Colston, of Maryland, to be captain artillery, report to Chief of Ordnance (an original vacancy), to rank from September 10, 1864.
  • First Lieut. James McHenry, jr., of Virginia, to be captain artillery, report to Chief of Ordnance (an original vacancy), to rank from October 27, 1864.

I am, sir, respectfully, your obedient servant,

JAMES A. SEDDON,
Secretary of War.

To His Excellency Jefferson Davis,
President, etc.

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3.]Executive Department, Confederate States of America,
Richmond, December 29, 1864.

To the Senate of the Confederate States:

Agreeably to the recommendation of the Secretary of War, I nominate Brig. Gen. P. M. B. Young, of Georgia, to be major-general, with temporary rank (under act approved May 31, 1864), in the Provisional Army of the Confederate States of America.

JEFFERSON DAVIS.

No. 110.]War Department, Confederate States of America,
Richmond, December 30, 1864.

Sir: I have the honor to recommend the nomination of Brig. Gen. P. M. B. Young, of Georgia, to be major-general, with temporary rank (under act approved May 31, 1864), in the Provisional Army of the Confederate States of America, report for duty to General Beauregard, to rank from December 30, 1864.

I am, sir, respectfully, your obedient servant,

JAMES A. SEDDON,
Secretary of War.

To His Excellency Jefferson Davis,
President, etc.

4.]Executive Department, Confederate States of America,
Richmond, December 29, 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 grades affixed to their names, respectively.

JEFFERSON DAVIS.

No. 98.]War Department, Confederate States of America,
Richmond, December 19, 1864.

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

COMMISSARY DEPARTMENT.
• Majors.
  • Capt. R. H. Herbert, of Mississippi, to be major, for duty with Hodge's brigade, Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana (an original vacancy), to rank from August 20, 1864.
  • Capt. T. E. Ballard, of Virginia, to be major, for duty with chief commissary Army of Northern Virginia, to rank from June 15, 1864.
  • Capt. B. C. Adams, of Alabama, to be major, for duty with chief commissary Army of Northern Virginia, to rank from June 15, 1864.
  • Capt. W. W. Thornton, of Virginia, to be major, for duty with chief commissary Army of Northern Virginia, to rank from June 15, 1864.
  • Capt. R. A. Howard, of Texas, to be major, for duty in crossing cattle over the Mississippi River, to rank from October 25, 1864.
  • Capt. T. U. Dudley, of Virginia, to be major, for duty as assistant to Commissary-General, to rank from November 5, 1864.
  • Capt. T. H. Bostick, of Tennessee, to be major, for duty with Maney's brigade, vice Major Maney, transferred, to rank from November 2, 1864.

I am, sir, respectfully, your obedient servant,

JAMES A. SEDDON,
Secretary of War.

To His Excellency Jefferson Davis,
President, etc.

5.]Executive Department, Confederate States of America,
Richmond, December 29, 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 grades affixed to their names, respectively.

JEFFERSON DAVIS.

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No. 62.]War Department, Confederate States of America,
Richmond, December 28, 1864.

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

Aids-de-camp--first lieutenants.
• Henry J. Rains, of North Carolina, aid to Brigadier-General Rains, Department of Richmond, vice Lieutenant Rundell.
• Mims Walker, of Alabama, aid to Brigadier-General Law, Army of Northern Virginia (an original vacancy).
• William Semple, of Mississippi, aid to Brigadier-General Brandon (an original vacancy).
• W. S. Drayton, of South Carolina, aid to Brigadier-General Drayton, Trans-Mississippi Department, vice Lieut. J. E. Drayton, resigned.
• P. Dawson, of Virginia, aid to Brigadier-General Terry, Army of Northern Virginia (an original vacancy).
• Augustus Micou, of Louisiana, aid to Brigadier-General Fry, Army of Northern Virginia (an original vacancy).
• E. M. Seabrook, of South Carolina, aid to Brigadier-General Ripley, Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, vice Lieutenant Middleton, resigned.
• Graham Daves, of North Carolina, aid to Lieutenant-General Holmes, vice Lieutenant Holmes, killed.
• W. H. Crane, of --, aid to Brigadier-General Liddell, Trans-Mississippi Department, vice Lieutenant Bostick, dropped.
• H. M. Judge, of South Carolina, aid to Brigadier-General Bratton, Army of Northern Virginia (an original vacancy).
• George W. Scott, of Mississippi, aid to Brigadier-General Scott, Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana (an original vacancy).
• H. L. Davis, of Mississippi, aid to Brigadier-General Hodge (an original vacancy).
• J. Stephenson, of Virginia, aid to Major-General Field, Army of Northern Virginia, vice Lieutenant Robb, resigned.
• A. G. McGrath, of South Carolina, aid to Brigadier-General Conner, Army of Northern Virginia (an original vacancy).
• S. M. G. Gary, of South Carolina, aid to Brigadier-General Gary, Department of Richmond (an original vacancy).
• W. Abercrombie, of Georgia, aid to Major-General French, vice Lieutenant Sanders, promoted.
• J. M. Davis, of South Carolina, aid to Major-General Kershaw, Army of Northern Virginia, vice Lieutenant Doles, killed.
• E. B. Meade, of Virginia, aid to Brigadier-General Lane, Army of Northern Virginia, vice Lieutenant Lane, deceased.
• S. W. Oliver, of Alabama, aid to Major-General Gardner (an original vacancy), the date, April 29, 1863, ordered by Secretary of War.
• James H. Murray, of Mississippi, aid to Major-General Anderson, Army of Tennessee (an original vacancy).
• C. V. Haile, of Louisiana, aid to Brigadier-General Stevens, Army of Northern Virginia (an original vacancy).
• A. P. Moore, of Louisiana, aid to Brigadier-General Major, Trans-Mississippi Department (an original vacancy).
• Richard H. Burks, of Virginia, aid to Brigadier-General McCausland, Army of Northern Virginia (an original vacancy).
• A. Huguenin, of South Carolina, aid to Major-General McLaws, Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, vice Lieutenant Tucker, retired.
• Charles H. Law, of Georgia, aid to Brigadier-General Cook, Army of Northern Virginia (an original vacancy).
• John G. Thomas, of Georgia, aid to Brigadier-General Thomas, Army of Northern Virginia (an original vacancy).
• John R. Carwile, of South Carolina, aid to Major-General Kershaw, Army of Northern Virginia (an original vacancy).
• Frank H. Govan, of Mississippi, aid to Brigadier-General Govan, Army of Tennessee, vice Lieutenant Bostick, deceased.
• John E. Saunders, of Tennessee, aid to Major-General Johnson, Army of Northern Virginia (an original vacancy).
• F. C. Foard, of North Carolina, aid to Brigadier-General Barringer, Army of Northern Virginia (an original vacancy).

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• Jos. F. Dennis, of Alabama, aid to Brigadier-General Baker, Army of Tennessee, vice Lieutenant Black, declined.

I am, sir, respectfully, your obedient servant,

JAMES A. SEDDON,
Secretary of War.

To His Excellency Jefferson Davis,
President, etc.

6.]Executive Department, Confederate States of America,
Richmond, December 29, 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 grades affixed to their names, respectively.

JEFFERSON DAVIS.

No. 108.]War Department, Confederate States of America,
Richmond, December 21, 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. M. R. Hall, of Georgia, to be colonel Forty-eighth Georgia Regiment, vice Colonel Gibson, resigned, to rank from November 12, 1864.
• Lieut. Col. W. H. Weems, of Georgia, to be colonel Sixty-fourth Georgia Regiment, vice Colonel Evans, killed, to rank from July 30, 1864.
• Lieut. Col. W. R. Moore, of Florida, to be colonel Second Florida Regiment, vice Colonel Pyles, retired, to rank from July 12, 1864.
• Lieut. Col. J. B. Bibb, of Alabama, to be colonel Twenty-third Alabama Regiment, vice Colonel Beck, killed, to rank from October 12, 1864.
• Lieut. Col. R. N. Lewis, of Tennessee, to be colonel Thirty-fourth Tennessee Regiment, vice Colonel McMurry, deceased, to rank from October 2, 1863.

Lieutenant-colonels.
• Maj. O. A. Bradshaw, of Tennessee, to be lieutenant-colonel Thirty-fourth Tennessee Regiment, vice Lieutenant-Colonel Lewis, promoted, to rank from October 2, 1863.
• Capt. G. W. Arnold, of Alabama, to be lieutenant-colonel Fiftieth Alabama Regiment, vice Lieutenant-Colonel Chadick, resigned, and the major waived his claim, to rank from April 2, 1864.

Majors.
• Capt. Jos. Bostick, of Tennessee, to be major Thirty-fourth Tennessee Regiment, vice Major Bradshaw, promoted, to rank from October 2, 1863.
• Capt. M. D. Jones, of Georgia, to be major Ninth Georgia Cavalry Regiment, vice Major Wright, promoted, to rank from October 9, 1863.
• Capt. J. N. Shedd, of South Carolina, to be major Twenty-second South Carolina Regiment, vice Major Stewart, cashiered, to rank from December 2, 1864.

I am, sir, respectfully, your obedient servant,

JAMES A. SEDDON,
Secretary of War.

To His Excellency Jefferson Davis,
President, etc.

7.]Executive Department, Confederate States of America,
Richmond, December 29, 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 grades affixed to their names, respectively.

JEFFERSON DAVIS.

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No. 103.]War Department, Confederate States of America,
Richmond, December 19, 1864.

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

ARTILLERY OFFICERS, FOR ORDNANCE DUTY, UNDER ACTS APPROVED APRIL 21, 1862, SEPTEMBER 16, 1862, AND JUNE 10, 1864.
• First lieutenants.
  • J. M. Payne, of Virginia, to rank from June 14, 1864.
  • W. M. Fontaine, of Virginia, to rank from June 14, 1864.
• Second lieutenants.
  • N. M. Osborne, of Virginia, to rank from June 14, 1864.
  • J. T. Allyn, of Virginia, to rank from June 14, 1864.
  • J. Howard Smith, of Virginia, to rank from June 14, 1864.
  • J. J. Hay, of Mississippi, to rank from June 14, 1864.
  • J. M. Armistead, of Mississippi, to rank from June 14, 1864.
  • P. B. Dallas, of Florida, to rank from June 14, 1864.
  • Percy Bell, of Texas, to rank from June 14, 1864.
  • J. W. Carrington, of Mississippi, to rank from June 14, 1864.
  • Joseph Packard, jr., of North Carolina, to rank from June 14, 1864.
  • J. B. Prince, of North Carolina, to rank from June 14, 1864.
  • T. B. Bailey, of North Carolina, to rank from June 14, 1864.
  • N. H. Hazlewood, of North Carolina, to rank from June 14, 1864.
  • Thomas C. Pinckard, of Alabama, to rank from June 14, 1864.
  • W. T. Weaver, of Alabama, to rank from June 14, 1864.
  • J. G. Garrett, of Alabama, to rank from June 14, 1864.
  • C. H. Withrow, of Mississippi, to rank from June 14, 1864.

I am, sir, respectfully, your obedient servant,

JAMES A. SEDDON,
Secretary of War.

To His Excellency Jefferson Davis,
President, etc.

8.]Executive Department, Confederate States of America,
Richmond, December 29, 1864.

To the Senate of the Confederate States:

Agreeably to the recommendation of the Secretary of War, I nominate Capt. A. Meade Smith, to be promoted major in the Subsistence Department, Provisional Army of the Confederate States of America.

JEFFERSON DAVIS.

No. 106.]War Department, Confederate States of America,
Richmond, December 21, 1864.

Sir: I have the honor to recommend the nomination of Capt. A. Meade Smith, of Virginia, to be promoted major in the Subsistence Department, Provisional Army of the Confederate States of America, for duty with Payne's brigade, Army of Northern Virginia (an original vacancy), to rank from June 14, 1864.

I am, sir, respectfully, your obedient servant,

JAMES A. SEDDON,
Secretary of War.

To His Excellency Jefferson Davis,
President, etc.

10.]Executive Department, Confederate States of America,
Richmond, December 29, 1864.

To the Senate of the Confederate States:

Agreeably to the recommendation of the Secretary of War, I nominate Second Lieut. Eli Duvall, of Maryland, to be first lieutenant and signal officer in the Provisional Army of the Confederate States of America.

JEFFERSON DAVIS.

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No. 102.]War Department, Confederate States of America,
Richmond, December 19, 1864.

Sir: I have the honor to recommend the nomination of Second Lieut. Eli Duvall, of Maryland, to be promoted to first lieutenant and signal officer in the Provisional Army of the Confederate States of America, vice Lieutenant Burke, resigned, to rank from August 16, 1864.

I am, sir, respectfully, your obedient servant,

JAMES A. SEDDON,
Secretary of War.

To His Excellency Jefferson Davis,
President, etc.

11.]Executive Department, Confederate States of America,
Richmond, December 29, 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 grades affixed to their names, respectively.

JEFFERSON DAVIS.

No. 96.]War Department, Confederate States of America,
Richmond, December 19, 1864.

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

ADJUTANT-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT.
• Lieutenant-colonels.
  • Maj. E. Surget, of Louisiana, to be lieutenant-colonel, for duty in Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana, to rank from September 20, 1864.
  • Maj. M. W. Levy, of Louisiana, to be lieutenant-colonel, for duty in Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana, to rank from September 20, 1864.
  • Maj. H. E. Peyton, of Virginia, to be lieutenant-colonel, for duty with Army of Northern Virginia (an original vacancy), to rank from September 20, 1864.
• Majors.
  • Capt. S. L. Black, of Arkansas, to be major, for duty with Hardee's old corps, Army of Tennessee (an original vacancy), to rank from July 26, 1864.
  • Capt. J. M. Adams, of North Carolina, to be major, for duty with Hoke's division, Army of Northern Virginia (an original vacancy), to rank from August 31, 1864.
  • Capt. H. E. Young, of South Carolina, to be major, for duty with Army of Northern Virginia, vice Major Peyton, promoted, to rank from September 20, 1864.

I am, sir, respectfully, your obedient servant,

JAMES A. SEDDON,
Secretary of War.

To His Excellency Jefferson Davis,
President, etc.

12.]Executive Department, Confederate States of America,
Richmond, December 29, 1864.

To the Senate of the Confederate States:

Agreeably to the recommendation of the Secretary of War, I hereby nominate Col. J. E. Harrison, to be brigadier-general.

JEFFERSON DAVIS.

No. 109.]War Department, Confederate States of America,
Richmond, December 23, 1864.

Sir: I have the honor to recommend the nomination of Col. J. E. Harrison, of Texas, to be brigadier-general in the Provisional Army of the Confederate States, to command a brigade in the Trans-Mississippi Department, to rank from December 22, 1864.

I am, sir, respectfully, your obedient servant,

JAMES A. SEDDON,
Secretary of War.

To His Excellency Jefferson Davis,
President, etc.

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13.]Executive Department, Confederate States of America,
Richmond, December 29, 1864.

To the Senate of the Confederate States:

Agreeably to the recommendation of the Secretary of War, I nominate Maj. J.P.W. Read, of Georgia, to be lieutenant-colonel of artillery (under act approved January 22, 1862) in the Provisional Army of the Confederate States of America.

JEFFERSON DAVIS.

No. 99.]War Department, Confederate States of America,
Richmond, December 19, 1864.

Sir: I have the honor to recommend the nomination of Maj. J. P. W. Read, of Georgia, to be promoted to lieutenant-colonel of artillery (under act approved January 22, 1862) in the Provisional Army of the Confederate States of America, report for duty to Gen. R. E. Lee, to rank from October 277 1864.

I am, sir, respectfully, your obedient servant,

JAMES A. SEDDON,
Secretary of War.

To His Excellency Jefferson Davis,
President, etc.

The messages were severally read.

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

On motion by Mr. Hill,

The Senate resolved into open legislative session.

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