GENERAL ORDERS, 
No. 7. 
WAR DEPARTMENT, 
Adjutant General’s Office, 
Washington, March 20, 1861. 
I.-The following promotions and appointments in the Adjutant 
General's Department, have been made by the President, by and with 
the advice and consent of the Senate : 
PROMOTIONS. 
Lieutenant Colonel Lorenzo Thomas, Assistant Adjutant General, 
to be Adjutant General with the rank of Colonel, March 7, 1861, 
vice Cooper, resigned. 
Brevet Major Edward D. Townsend, Assistant Adjutant General, to 
be Assistant Adjutant General with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, 
March 7, 1861, vice Thomas, promoted. 
Brevet Captain Don Carlos Buell, Assistant Adjutant General, to be 
Assistant Adjutant General with the Brevet rank of Major, February 
25, 1861, vice Deas, resigned. 
Brevet Captain William A. Nichols, Assistant Adjutant General, to 
be Assistant Adjutant General with the Brevet rank of Major, March 
7, 1861, vice Townsend, promoted. 
APPOINTMENTS. 
First Lieutenant Theodore Talbot, of the First Regiment of Artillery, 
to be Assistant Adjutant General with the Brevet rank of Captain, vice 
Jones, resigned, to date from March 16, 1861. 
First Lieutenant Richard C. Drum, of the Fourth Regiment of Ar- 
tillery, to be Assistant Adjutant General with the Brevet rank of Cap- 
tain, vice Buell, promoted, to date from March 16, 1861. 
First Lieutenant James B. Fry, of the First Regiment of Artillery, 
to be Assistant Adjutant General with the Brevet rank of Captain, 
vice Withers, resigned, to date from March 16, 1861. 
First Lieutenant George L. Hartsuff, of the Second Regiment of 
Artillery, to be Assistant Adjutant General with the Brevet rank of 
Captain, vice Nichols, promoted, to date from March 22, 1861. II. JThe officers of the Adjutant General’s Department are assigned 
to duty as follows : 
Adjutant General’s Office. 
Colonel Lorenzo Thomas, Adjutant General. 
Brevet Major Irvin McDowell, Assistant Adjutant General. 
/ Brevet Captain Julius P. Garesche, Assistant Adjutant General. 
/ Brevet Captain James B. Fry, Assistant Adjutant General. 
Headquarters of the Army. 
Lieutenant Colonel Edward D. Townsend, Assistant Adjutant Gen- 
eral. 
Department of the East. 
Brevet Major William A. Nichols, Assistant Adjutant General. 
Department of the West. 
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Brevet Captain S. Williams, Assistant Adjutant General. 
Department of New Mexico. 
v Brevet Captain Dabney H. Maury, Assistant Adjutant General. 
y Brevet Captain George L. Hartsuff, Assistant Adjutant General. 
Department of the Pacific. 
Brevet Major Don Carlos Buell, Assistant Adjutant General. 
> Brevet Captain Richard C. Drum, Assistant Adjutant General. 
District of Oregon. 
Brevet Captain Theodore Talbot, Assistant Adjutant General. 
On Inspection duty. 
/ Brevet Major William W. Mackall, Assistant Adjutant General. 
* Brevet Major Fitz-John Porter, Assistant Adjutant General. 
III.. Brevet Captains Talbot, Drum, and Harts iff will proceed to join 
their respective stations. 
As soon as relieved by Brevet Major Buell, Brevet Major Mackall 
will repair to the Headquarters of the Army, and report in person to 
the Commanding General. Brevet Major Nichols will continue on duty with the troops in Texas 
until after they shall have left that Department, when, as soon as his 
services can be dispensed with by the Colonel commanding, he will 
proceed to join his proper station. 
By okder : 
LORENZO THOMAS, 
Adjutant General. 
Official : 
Assistant Adjutant General.