To be brigadier-general.
Captain William R. Terrill, of the Fifth United States Artillery, September 9, 1862. (Killed in the battle of Perryville.)
I am, sir, with great respect, your obedient servant,
EDWIN M. STANTON,
Secretary of War.
WASHINGTON, March 5, 1863.
To the Senate of the United States:
For the reasons stated by the Secretary of War, I present the nomination of the persons named in the accompanying communication for confirmation of the rank of major-general, in which capacity they were acting at the time they fell in battle.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
WAR DEPARTMENT,
Washington, March 5, 1863.
The PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.