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Journal of the Confederate Congress --MONDAY, January 16, 1865.

Journal of the Congress of the Confederate States of America, 1861-1865 [Volume 4]
MONDAY, January 16, 1865.

OPEN SESSION.

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

Mr. President: The House of Representatives have passed a bill and joint resolution of the Senate of the following titles:

• S. 122. An act regulating the compensation of postmasters, special agents, and route agents; and
• S. 23. Joint resolution requesting the President to appoint a day of fasting, humiliation, and prayer, with thanksgiving.

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And they have passed Senate bills of the following titles:

• S. 111. An act to authorize the President to appoint commissioners for the exchange of prisoners; and
• S. 117. An act to authorize the commanders of the reserves in each State to order general courts-martial and to revise the proceedings of courts-martial and military courts, with amendments; in which they request the concurrence of the Senate.

The Speaker of the House of Representatives having signed two enrolled bills, I am directed to bring them to the Senate for the signature of their President.

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

Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate be instructed to purchase, for the use of the Committee on the Judiciary, a copy of the orders which have been heretofore issued from the Adjutant and Inspector General's Office.

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

Resolved, That the Committee on Finance be instructed to inquire into the expediency of providing for an issue of certificates, to be used in payment of present and future debts contracted by the Government in the purchase or impressment of corn, wheat, oats, cotton, tobacco, cattle, meat, leather, horses, and mules; said certificates to be issued in sums not less than one hundred dollars, assignable by indorsement, payable twelve months after the war, and to contain an alternative obligation to return, in kind, a similar quantity and quality of the objects impressed or purchased, or to pay the market value thereof at the time of impressment or purchase in specie, with interest thereon at the rate of six per cent per annum, at the option of the holder.

On motion by Mr. Walker,

Ordered, That the leave of absence heretofore granted the Hon. Robert Jemison be extended until Wednesday, the 25th instant.

Mr. Barnwell, from the Committee on Finance, to whom was referred the bill (H. R. 229) to provide more effectually for the reduction and redemption of the currency, reported it with amendments.

Ordered, That the amendments be printed.

Mr. Barnwell, from the Committee on Finance, who had been instructed by a resolution of the Senate to inquire into the subject, reported

A bill (S. 161) to increase, for a limited period, the salary of the Vice-President;
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. Barnwell, from the Committee on Finance, to whom was referred the joint resolution (H. R. 20) construing the act of January 30, 1864, increasing the compensation of certain officers and employees of the Government, reported it with the recommendation that it ought not to pass.

The Senate proceeded to consider the amendments of the House of Representatives to the following bills:

• S. 111. An act to authorize the President to appoint commissioners for the exchange of prisoners; and

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• S. 117. An act to authorize the commanders of the reserves in each State to order general courts-martial and to revise the proceedings of courts-martial and military courts; and

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

The Senate proceeded, as in Committee of the Whole, to the consideration of the following bills:

• H. R. 321. An act supplementary to an act entitled "An act to authorize the formation of new commands, to be composed of supernumerary officers who may resign to join such commands, and to limit and restrict the appointment of officers in certain cases," approved June 14, 1864; and
• H. R. 305. An act to grant free transportation to officers, noncommissioned officers, and privates of the Army traveling on leave of indulgence; and

On motion by Mr. Sparrow,

Ordered, That the further consideration of the said bills be postponed indefinitely.

Mr. Graham presented the memorial of the mechanics and artisans of the city of Raleigh, N. C., praying to be permanently exempted from conscription; which was referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.

The Senate proceeded, as in Committee of the Whole, to the consideration of the bill (S. 156) to provide for the reorganization of companies, battalions, and regiments in certain cases; and

On motion by Mr. Sparrow,

Ordered, That the further consideration thereof be postponed to and made the special order for Wednesday next, at 1 o'clock.

On motion by Mr. Sparrow,

The Senate resolved into secret legislative session.

The doors having been opened,

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

• S. 93. An act to amend an act entitled "An act to provide for the safe custody, printing, publication, and distribution of the laws, and to provide for the appointment of an additional clerk in the Department of Justice," approved August 5, 1861; and
• H. R. 306. An act to provide commissioned officers of the Army and Navy and Marine Corps with clothing.

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. Semmes,

The Senate adjourned.

SECRET SESSION.

The Senate proceeded to consider the motion submitted by Mr. Burnett on the 14th instant, to reconsider the vote on passing the resolution advising the President to assign Generals Lee, Beauregard, and Joseph E. Johnston to certain positions in the armies of the Confederate States; and

On the question to agree thereto,

It was determined in the negative,
• Yeas ... 10
• Nays ... 12

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On motion by Mr. Sparrow,

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

Those who voted in the affirmative are,

Messrs. Baker, Barnwell, Burnett, Graham, Hill, Hunter, Maxwell, Semmes, Sparrow, and Watson.

Those who voted in the negative are,

Messrs. Brown, Caperton, Dortch, Garland, Haynes, Henry, Johnson of Missouri, Oldham, Simms Vest, Walker, and Wigfall.

On motion by Mr. Sparrow,

The Senate resumed, as in Committee of the Whole, the consideration of the bill (S. 157) to provide for the appointment of a directing general of the armies of the Confederate States.

On the question to agree to the following amendment proposed to the bill by Mr. Semmes, to wit: After "general," line 4, insert "to be styled general of the armies of the Confederate States,"

It was determined in the affirmative.

On motion by Mr. Semmes, to amend the bill by inserting after "whom," line 4, the words "subject to the constitutional authority of the President,"

It was determined in the affirmative,
• Yeas ... 16
• Nays ... 6

On motion by Mr. Semmes,

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

Those who voted in the affirmative are,

Messrs. Baker, Barnwell, Brown, Burnett, Caperton, Dortch, Haynes, Henry, Hill, Hunter, Maxwell, Oldham, Semmes, Simms, Sparrow, and Watson.

Those who voted in the negative are,

Messrs. Garland, Graham, Johnson of Missouri, Vest, Walker, and Wigfall.

On motion by Mr. Sparrow, to amend the bill by striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting:

That there shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, an officer who shall be known and designated as "General in chief," who shall be the ranking officer of the Army, and as such shall have command of the military forces of the Confederate States.

• Sec. 2. That the act providing a staff for the general who may be assigned to duty at the seat of government, is hereby repealed; and that the general in chief who may be appointed under the provisions of this act, shall have a staff not less than that now allowed at general in the field, to be assigned by the President, or to be appointed by him by and with the advice and consent of the Senate,

It was determined in the affirmative.

No further amendment being proposed, the bill was reported to the Senate and the amendment was concurred in.

Ordered, That the bill be engrossed and read a third time.

The said bill was read the third time and the title was amended.

On the question,

Shall the bill now pass?

It was determined in the affirmative,
• Yeas ... 20
• Nays ... 2

On motion by Mr. Burnett,

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

Those who voted in the affirmative are,

Messrs. Baker, Brown, Burnett, Caperton, Dortch, Garland, Graham, Haynes, Henry, Hunter, Johnson of Missouri, Maxwell,

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Oldham, Semmes, Simms, Sparrow, Vest, Walker, Watson, and Wigfall.

Those who voted in the negative are,

Messrs. Barnwell and Hill.

So it was

Resolved, That this bill pass, and that the title thereof be "An act to provide for the appointment of a general in chief of the armies of the Confederate States."

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

Mr. Caperton submitted the following resolution for consideration:

Resolved (the House of Representatives concurring), That if the President will assign General J. E. Johnston to the command of the Army of Tennessee, it will, in the opinion of the Congress of the Confederate States, be hailed with joy by the Army, and will restore confidence to the country.

The Senate proceeded to consider the said resolution;

When,

Mr. Caperton called for the question;

And the question being put,

Is the call for the question seconded?

It was determined in the affirmative,
• Yeas ... 13
• Nays ... 9

On motion by Mr. Sparrow,

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

Those who voted in the affirmative are,

Messrs. Brown, Burnett, Caperton, Dortch, Garland, Haynes, Henry, Johnson of Missouri, Maxwell, Oldham, Simms, Walker, and Wigfall.

Those who voted in the negative are,

Messrs. Baker, Barnwell, Graham, Hill, Hunter, Semmes, Sparrow, Vest, and Watson.

So the call for the question was seconded;

And the pending question being then put, viz:

Will the Senate agree to the said resolution?

It was determined in the affirmative,
• Yeas ... 16
• Nays ... 5

On motion by Mr. Walker,

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

Those who voted in the affirmative are,

Messrs. Brown, Burnett, Caperton, Dortch, Garland, Graham, Haynes, Henry, Hunter, Johnson of Missouri, Oldham, Simms, Vest, Walker, Watson, and Wigfall.

Those who voted in the negative are,

Messrs. Barnwell, Hill, Maxwell, Semmes, and Sparrow.

So the resolution was agreed to.

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

On motion by Mr. Sparrow,

The Senate resolved into executive session.

EXECUTIVE SESSION.

Mr. Brown, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, to whom was referred (on the 9th instant) the nomination of Allen C. Izard, to be

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first lieutenant in the Provisional Navy, reported, with the recommendation that said nomination be confirmed.

The Senate proceeded to consider said report; and

On motion by Mr. Brown,

Ordered, That it lie upon the table.

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, January 14, 1865.

To the Senate of the Confederate States:

Agreeably to the recommendation of the Secretary of War, I nominate W. F. Drinkard, of Virginia, to be a military storekeeper of ordnance (under act approved August 21, 1861), with pay and allowance of captain of infantry in the Army of the Confederate States of America.

JEFFERSON DAVIS.

No. 45.]War Department, Confederate States of America,
Richmond, December 5, 1864.

Sir: I have the honor to recommend the nomination of W. F. Drinkard, of Virginia, to be a military storekeeper of ordnance (under act approved August 21, 1861), with pay and allowance of captain of infantry in the Army of the Confederate States of America, vice W. N. Smith, resigned, to rank from July 23, 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, January 14, 1865.

To the Senate of the Confederate States:

Agreeably to the recommendation of the Secretary of War, I nominate Walter Weir, of Virginia, to be an assistant adjutant-general, with the rank of captain in the Provisional Army of the Confederate States of America.

JEFFERSON DAVIS.

No. 134.]War Department, Confederate States of America,
Richmond, January 5, 1865.

Sir: I have the honor to recommend the nomination of Walter Weir, of Virginia, to be assistant adjutant-general, with the rank of captain in the Provisional Army of the Confederate States of America, for duty Johnson's (B. R.) old brigade, Army of Northern Virginia, to rank from December 27, 1864.

I am, sir, respectfully, your obedient servant,

JAMES A. SEDDON,
Secretary of War.

To His Excellency Jefferson Davis,
President, etc.

3.]Executive Department, Confederate States of America,
Richmond, January 14, 1865.

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. 152.]War Department, Confederate States of America,
Richmond, January 13, 1865.

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

Surgeons.
• Asst. Surg. Thomas E. Williams, of Virginia, to be surgeon, to rank from November 3, 1864.
• Asst. Surg. Benjamin W. Sparks, of Georgia, to be surgeon, to rank from November 5, 1864.
• Asst. Surg. L. Jackson, of Virginia, to be surgeon, to rank from November 10, 1864.
• Asst. Surg. Alf. S. Patrick, of Virginia, to be surgeon, to rank from November 14, 1864.

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• Asst. Surg. Benjamin A. Cheek, of North Carolina, to be surgeon, to rank from November 15, 1864.
• Asst. Surg. James T. Cropp, of Virginia, to be surgeon, to rank from November 28, 1864.
• Asst. Surg. William J. Barry, of Maryland, to be surgeon, to rank from October 1, 1864.
• Asst. Surg. J. C. Maxwell, of South Carolina, to be surgeon, to rank from October 7, 1864.
• Asst. Surg. T. S. Latimer, of Georgia, to be surgeon, to rank from October 17, 1864.
• Asst. Surg. R. C. Carlisle, of South Carolina, to be surgeon, to rank from October 22, 1864.
• Asst. Surg. John D. Patton, of South Carolina, to be surgeon, to rank from October 26, 1864.
• Asst. Surg. D. J. Roberts, of Tennessee, to be surgeon, to rank from June 6, 1863.
• Asst. Surg. G. T. Pursley, of Arkansas, to be surgeon, to rank from February 9, 1863.
• Asst. Surg. W. H. Richardson, of Louisiana, to be surgeon, to rank from September 3, 1864.
• Asst. Surg. John P. Wall, of Florida, to be surgeon, to rank from October 17, 1864.
• Asst. Surg. William M. Wilson, of Missouri, to be surgeon, to rank from October 20, 1864.
• Asst. Surg. John L. Vertrees, of Kentucky, to be surgeon, to rank from October 27, 1864.
• Asst. Surg. W. H. Bramblitt, of Virginia, to be surgeon, to rank from November 11, 1864.
• Asst. Surg. John O. Scott, of Kentucky, to be surgeon, to rank from October 11, 1864.
• Asst. Surg. Jos. J. Murray, of South Carolina, to be surgeon, to rank from February 7, 1863.
• Asst. Surg. D. A. Linthicum, of Kentucky, to be surgeon, to rank from October 15, 1861.
• Asst. Surg. G. W. Carrington, of Virginia, to be surgeon, to rank from December 5, 1864.
• Asst. Surg. I. D. Thomson, of Maryland, to be surgeon, to rank from December 20, 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, January 14, 1865.

To the Senate of the Confederate States:

Agreeably to the recommendation of the Secretary of War, I nominate E. W. Mumford, of Tennessee, to be member of military court, with rank of colonel of cavalry in the Provisional Army of the Confederate States of America.

JEFFERSON DAVIS.

No. 157.]War Department, Confederate States of America,
Richmond, January 14, 1865.

Sir: I have the honor to recommend the nomination of E. W. Mumford, of Tennessee, to be member of military court, with rank of colonel of cavalry in the Provisional Army of the Confederate States of America, for duty with Gen. S. D. Lee's old division, Army of Tennessee, vice Col. Winchester Hall, declined, to date from January 9, 1865.

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, January 14, 1865.

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. 155.]War Department, Confederate States of America,
Richmond, January 14, 1865.

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. Nathan Gregg, of Tennessee, to be colonel Sixtieth Tennessee Regiment, vice Colonel Crawford, resigned, to rank from October 25, 1864.
• Maj. Waters B. Jones, of Georgia, to be colonel Sixtieth Georgia Regiment, vice Colonel Stiles, resigned, and Lieutenant-Colonel Berry, retired, to rank from January 3, 1865.
• Lieut. Col. W. B. Wooldridge, of Virginia, to be colonel Fourth Virginia Cavalry Regiment, vice Colonel Payne, appointed brigadier-general, to rank from November 1, 1864.
• Lieut. Col. W. C. Clifton, of Alabama, to be colonel Thirty-ninth Alabama Regiment, vice Colonel Clark, retired, to rank from November 6, 1864.
• Liuet. Col. A. M. Nelson, of Mississippi, to be colonel Forty-second Mississippi Regiment, vice Colonel Feeney, killed, to rank from May 5, 1864.
• Maj. R. O. Reynolds, of Mississippi, to be colonel Eleventh Mississippi Regiment, vice Colonel Green, killed, and Lieutenant-Colonel Lowry, resigned, to rank from December 1, 1864.
• Lieut. Col. D. G. Cowand, of North Carolina, to be colonel Thirty-second North Carolina Regiment, vice Colonel Brabble, killed, to rank from May 10, 1864.
• Liuet. Col. J. R. Winston, of North Carolina, to be colonel Forty-fifth North Carolina Regiment, vice Colonel Boyd, killed, to rank from May 19, 1864.
• Lieut. Col. J. T. Morehead, of North Carolina, to be colonel Fifty-third North Carolina Regiment, vice Colonel Owens, killed, to rank from July 19, 1864.

Lieutenant-colonels.
• Maj. James A. Rhea, of Tennessee, to be lieutenant-colonel Sixtieth Tennessee Regiment, vice Lieutenant-Colonel Gregg, promoted, to rank from October 25, 1864.
• Maj. William H. Hulsey, of Georgia, to be lieutenant-colonel Forty-second Georgia Regiment, vice Lieutenant-Colonel Maddox, appointed colonel Second Regiment Georgia Reserves, to rank from May 9, 1864.
• Maj. W. H. H. Cowles, of North Carolina, to be lieutenant-colonel Ninth North Carolina Regiment (First Cavalry), vice Lieutenant-Colonel Barringer, promoted, to rank from June 1, 1864.
• Maj. R. L. Maury, of Virginia, to be lieutenant-colonel Twenty-fourth Virginia Regiment, vice Lieutenant-Colonel Hairston, resigned, to rank from April 9, 1863.

Majors.
• Capt. T. C. Beckham, of South Carolina, to be major Fifth South Carolina Regiment, vice Major Wylie, promoted, to rank from November 21, 1864.
• Capt. G. M. Norment, of North Carolina, to be major Thirty-fourth North Carolina Regiment, vice Major Twitty, deceased, to rank from September 10, 1864.
• Capt. L. P. Thomas, of Georgia, to be major Forty-second Georgia Regiment, vice Major Hulsey, promoted to rank from May 9, 1864.
• Capt. Baker P. Lee, of Virginia, to be major Thirty-second Virginia Regiment, vice Major Sinclair, resigned, to rank from January 5, 1863.
• Capt. J. H. Johnson, of Tennessee, to be major Fourteenth Tennessee Regiment, vice Major Morris, retired, to rank from August 12, 1864.
• Capt. M. D. L. McLeod, of North Carolina, to be major Ninth North Carolina Regiment (First Cavalry), vice Major Cowles, promoted, to rank from June 1, 1864.
• Capt. W. W. Bentley, of Virginia, to be major Twenty-fourth Virginia Regiment, vice Major Maury, promoted, to rank from May 29, 1864.
• Capt. F. C. Smith, of Georgia, to be major Twenty-fourth Georgia Regiment, vice Major Winn, promoted, to rank from September 20, 1864.
• Capt. F. H. De Graffenried, of Georgia, to be major Fourth Georgia Regiment, vice Major Nash, promoted, to rank from August 5, 1864.
• Capt. T. B. Graham, of Mississippi, to be major Fifteenth [Twentieth?] Mississippi Regiment, vice Major Massey, killed, to rank from June 15, 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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7.]Executive Department, Confederate States of America,
Richmond, January 14, 1865.

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.156.]War Department, Confederate States of America,
Richmond, January 14, 1864.

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

Adjutants--first lieutenants.
• E. W. Watson, of Alabama, to be adjutant Sixth Alabama Regiment, vice Adjutant Thomas, killed, to rank from June 15, 1864.
• Joseph Clegg, of Arkansas, to be adjutant Thirty-fifth Arkansas Regiment (an original vacancy), to rank from June 15, 1864.
• R. L. McCaughrin, of South Carolina, to be adjutant Fourteenth South Carolina Regiment, vice Adjutant Brown, deceased, to rank from December 26, 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, January 13, 1865.

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. 150.]War Department, Confederate States of America,
Richmond, January 12, 1865.

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

Colonel.
• Lieut. Col. I. W. Avery, of Georgia, to be colonel Twelfth Georgia Cavalry Regiment (formed by increasing the Twenty-third Georgia Battalion Cavalry--see S. O. 8, Par. XI, inclosed), to rank from January 30, 1863.

Lieutenant-colonel.
• Capt. William L. Cook, of Georgia, to be lieutenant-colonel Twelfth Georgia Cavalry Regiment (see remarks under nomination of Colonel Avery), to rank from January 30, 1863.

Major.
• Capt. D. J. Owen, of Georgia, to be major Twelfth Georgia Cavalry Regiment (see remarks under nomination of Colonel Avery), to rank from January 30, 1863.

I am, sir, respectfully, your obedient servant,

JAMES A. SEDDON,
Secretary of War.

To His Excellency Jefferson Davis,
President, etc.

9.]Executive Department, Confederate States of America,
Richmond, January 13, 1865.

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. 153.]War Department, Confederate States of America,
Richmond, January 13, 1865.

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

Surgeons.
• Henry B. Haynie, of Tennessee, to rank from June 10, 1863.
• Benjamin F. Ward, of Mississippi, to rank from May 22, 1862.
• Edward Miller, of Kentucky, to rank from June 1, 1863.
• Joseph W. Aken, of Mississippi, to rank from May 23, 1862.

Assistant surgeons.
• Peter F. Scott, of Virginia, to rank from November 9, 1864.
• William V. Croxton, of Virginia, to rank from November 10, 1864.
• Thomas Wells, of South Carolina, to rank from October 13, 1864.
• Alexander Tinsley, of Virginia, to rank from October 20, 1864.
• John Ligon, of Virginia, to rank from October 28, 1864.
• William S. Easley, of Virginia, to rank from October 29, 1864.
• Robert P. Myers, of Georgia, to rank from September 9, 1862.
• Robert D. Porter, of Kentucky, to rank from June 15, 1864.
• Thomas W. Flagg, of Kentucky, to rank from October 14, 1864.
• John P. Tallbott, of Kentucky, to rank from November 18, 1861.
• Charles F. Butler, of Kentucky, to rank from July 17, 1864.
• John A. Hamilton, of Kentucky, to rank from March 1, 1864.
• Robert L. Knox, of Mississippi, to rank from July 14, 1864.
• P. Willson, of Georgia, to rank from November 1, 1864.
• William P. Brewer, of Louisiana, to rank from November 3, 1864.
• Jacob W. Summers, of South Carolina, to rank from November 8, 1864.
• William J. Reeves, of Georgia, to rank from November 9, 1864.
• Alfred S. James, of South Carolina, to rank from November 9, 1864.
• James A. Fogle, of Georgia, to rank from November 14, 1864.
• Thomas S. Lafitte, of South Carolina, to rank from November 17, 1864.
• William H. Ford, of South Carolina, to rank from November 14, 1864.
• Richard F. Sams, of South Carolina, to rank from November 17, 1864.
• Jos. M. Dulin, of Arkansas, to rank from November 19, 1864.
• William S. Stevens, of South Carolina, to rank from November 19, 1864.
• William Alston, of South Carolina, to rank from November 22, 1864.
• John J. Goodwyn, of South Carolina, to rank from November 23, 1864.
• C. R. Smith, of Mississippi, to rank from October 16, 1864.
• John W. Colson, of South Carolina, to rank from October 6, 1864.
• John M. Weekly, of South Carolina, to rank from October 11, 1864.
• John P. Peterson, of Alabama, to rank from October 15, 1864.
• Henry S. Orme, of Georgia, to rank from October 22, 1864.
• M. B. Johnson, of South Carolina, to rank from October 24, 1864.
• E. L. Tillinghast, of South Carolina, to rank from October 25, 1864.
• A. J. Burroughs, of Georgia, to rank from October 25, 1864.
• Thomas McCoy, of South Carolina, to rank from October 26, 1864.
• A. E. McGarity, of Alabama, to rank from February 12, 1863.
• William W. Murray, of South Carolina, to rank from June 7, 1864.
• William W. Fraser, of South Carolina, to rank from June 9, 1864.
• P. H. E. Sloan, of South Carolina, to rank from June 16, 1864.
• Charles Davant, of South Carolina, to rank from June 20, 1864.
• E. M. Martin, of South Carolina, to rank from June 24, 1864.
• William H. Mitchell, of Georgia, to rank from June 27, 1864.
• Robert W. Foster, of Alabama, to rank from June 29, 1864.
• M. J. Nicholson, of Georgia, to rank from June 30, 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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10.]Executive Department, Confederate States of America,
Richmond, January 13, 1865.

To the Senate of the Confederate States:

Agreeably to the recommendation of the Secretary of War, I nominate Maj. J. L. Brent, of Virginia, to be colonel of artillery (under act approved January 22, 1862) in the Provisional Army of the Confederate States of America.

JEFFERSON DAVIS.

No. 151.]War Department, Confederate States of America,
Richmond, January 12, 1865.

Sir: I have the honor to recommend the nomination of Maj. J. L. Brent of Virginia, to be colonel of artillery (under act approved January 22, 1862) in the Provisional Army of the Confederate States of America, for duty in Department of West Louisiana, to rank from April 17, 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, January 13, 1865.

To the Senate of the Confederate States:

Agreeably to the recommendation of the Secretary of War, I nominate Capt. C. S. Hart, of Georgia, to be promoted to major in the Quartermaster's Department, Provisional Army of the Confederate States of America.

JEFFERSON DAVIS.

No. 149.]War Department, Confederate States of America,
Richmond, January 12, 1865.

Sir: I have the honor to recommend the nomination of Capt. C. S. Hart, of Georgia, to be promoted major in the Quartermaster's Department, Provisional Army of the Confederate States of America, for duty with Lomax's division, Army of Northern Virginia, vice Major Snowden, relieved, to rank from December 26, 1864.

I am, sir, respectfully, your obedient servant,

JAMES A. SEDDON,
Secretary of War.

To His Excellency Jefferson Davis,
President, etc.

The messages were read.

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

4.]Richmond, Va., January 14, 1865.

To the Senate of the Confederate States:

Agreeably to the recommendation of the Postmaster-General, I hereby nominate the persons named upon the annexed list to the offices designated.

JEFFERSON DAVIS.

Post-Office Department, Confederate States of America,
Richmond, January 13, 1865.

To the President:

Sir: I have the honor to recommend, for confirmation by the Senate, the following appointments made since the opening of the present adjourned session of Congress:

• January 12, 1865, John M. Springs, Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, N. C.
• January 12, 1865, W. H. Mann, Gordonsville, Orange County, Va.
• January 12, 1865, A. Sutherland, Bennettsville, Marlborough District, S. C.

Very respectfully, your obedient servant,

JOHN H. REAGAN,
Postmaster-General.

The message was read.

Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee on Post-Offices and Post-Roads.

On motion by Mr. Hill,

The Senate resolved into open legislative session.

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