The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union And Confederate Armies. Series 3, Volume 2. Page: 401
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UNION AUTHORITIES.
I have the reply to my dispatch relating to commissioned officers and
privates promoted for merit from old regiments as second lieutenants
of new ones. Please issue the order to have them discharged on pre-
senting my commission. Answer.
E. SALOMON.
[AUGUST 17, 1862.-For Morton to Stanton, relating to call for troops
for service in Kentucky, &c., see Series I, Vol. XVI, Part II, p. 359.]
FRANKFORT, KY., August 17, 1862.
(Received 9.40 p. m.)
His Excellency the PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES:
James F. Robinson, a distinguished and loyal citizen, will be inau-
gurated Governor of Kentucky to-morrow. Governor Magoffin's resig-
nation exhibits a gratifying and commendable spirit.
J. B. TEMPLE,
President Kentucky Military Board.
BOSTON, August 17, 1862.
(Received 5 p. m.)
HIon. E. M. STANTON:
Adjutant-General Schouler's question was incorrectly framed.
Plainly law provides only ten companies to regiment; but when we
have surplus companies what is the difficulty in sending them, not as
integral of, but attached to, regiment ? Then as regiments waste they
may be merged in them. Do I correctly interpret your last telegram,
that order don't cover officers absent from their commands ? Since
the exigency does not include them, I propose promoting some of them
in new regiments. Major Bowman, of Thirty-fourth, which marched
last Thursday-since I can't have Lieutenant-Colonel Kimball, of
Fifteenth-will be wanted for Thirty-sixth. Please authorize trans-
fer. I wish I could see you, but can't leave. Pray don't think of
actually drafting. We can raise troops faster than they can be pro-
vided for. Draft will disturb everything; raise thousand questions;
will make a mere paper army, unorganized, ineffectual, discontented,
valueless-flocks of green men, green officers, conscripts. Call on me
for militia quota by regiments; give till October 1. They will come
successively.
JOHN A. ANDREW.
GENERAL ORDERS, WAR DEPT., ADJT. GENERAL'S OFFICE,
No. 111. Washington, August 18, 1862.
I. Hereafter no appointments of major-general or brigadier-general
will be given except to officers of the Regular Army for meritorious and
distinguished services during the war, or to volunteer officers who,
by some successful achievement in the field shall have displayed the
military abilities required for the duties of a general officer.
II. No appointment to such grades will be issued by the War Depart-
ment till an examination is made to ascertain if there are any charges
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