Alfred Pleasonton to A. J. Alexander, June 13, 1863

I. The following changes and assignments are made in the staff department of this corps:

Assistant adjutants-general.—Lieut. Col. A. J. Alexander, chief of staff,and assistant adjutant-general; Capt. A. J. Cohen, assistant adjutant-general. ; ]

Inspector-general’s department.—Maj. W. H. Crocker, Sixth New York Cavalry, assistant inspector- general; Capt. John Green, Second U.S. Cavalry, assistant inspector-general ; Capt. F. C. Newhall, Sixth Pennsylvania Cavalry, assistant inspector-general. .

Quartermaster’s department.—Lieut. Col. C. G. Sawtelle, chief quartermaster; First Lieut. J. W. Spangler, Sixth U. 8. Cavalry, acting assistant quartermaster.

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Commissary department.—Lieut. Col. A. S. Austin, chief commissary of subsistence; First Lieut. D. P. Richardson, Sixth New York, acting assistant commissary of subsistence.

Medical department.—Surg. G. L. Pancoast, U. S. Volunteers, medical director; Asst. Surg. G. M. McGill, U. S. Army, medical inspector. iy

Chief ordnance officer.—Lieut. Col. C. R. Smith, Sixth Pennsylvania Cavalry.

Provost-marshal.—Capt. Thomas Drummond, Fifth U. S. Cavalry.

Topopse placa engineer.—Capt. V. E. von Koerber, First Maryland Cavalry.

Commneseary of musters.—Col. G. A. H. Blake, First U.S. eager

Chief ambulance officer.—First Lieut. W. M. Taylor, Eighth Illinois Cavalry.

Aides-de-camp.—First Lieut. C. Thomson, First New York Cavalry; First Lieut. G. A. Custer, Fifth U. 8. Cavalry; First Lieut. G. W. Yates, Fourth Michigan Volunteer Infantry; First Lieut. L. Walker, Fifth U. 8. Cavalry ; Capt. E. J. Farnsworth, Eighth [linois Cavalry; First Lieut. G. H. Thompson, First Rhode Island Cavalry; First Lieut. C. B. McLellan, Sixth U. 8. Cavalry ; First Liept. E. B. Parsons, Kighth New York Cavalry.

I. I. The above-named officers are announced to serve in the several departments to which they are assigned until further orders. They will be obeyed and respected accordingly, and all communications concerning business of the staff departments will be addressed to the chiefs of those departments at these headquarters.

By command of Brigadier-General Pleasonton :