Staff Abbreviations

[Stryker65]

General Staff Officers:
* A. A. A. G. - Acting Assistant Adjutant General
* A. A. D. C. - Acting Aide-de-camp
* A. A. G. - Assistant Adjutant General
* A. D. C. - Aide-de-camp
* Adj./Adjt. - Adjutant
* A. G. - Adjutant General
* A. G. O. - Adjutant General's Office
* C. O. S. - Chief of Staff
* V. A. D. C. - Volunteer Aide-de-camp
Medical Staff Officers:
* A. M. D. - Assistant Medical Director
* Asst. Surg. - Assistant Surgeon
* Brig. Surg. - Brigade Surgeon
* M. D. - Medical Director
* Surg. - Surgeon
Bureau Officers:
* A. A. I. G. - Acting Assistant Inspector General
* A. I. G. - Assistant Inspector General
* A. J. A. - Acting Judge Advocate
* Disb. Officer - Disbursing Officer
* Eng./Engr. - Engineer
* I. G. - Inspector General
* J. A. - Judge Advocate
* Must. Officer - Mustering Officer
* Pay M. - Paymaster
* S. O. - Signal Officer
* Topo. Eng./Engr. - Topographical Engineer
Supply and Store Officers:
* A. C. S. - Assistant Commissary of Subsistence
* A. Q. M. - Assistant Quartermaster
* Brig. Com'y - Brigade Commissary
* C. O. - Chief of Ordnance
* C. Q. M. - Chief Quartermaster
* C. S. - Commissary of Subsistence
* O. O. - Ordnance Officer
* Q. M. - Quartermaster
* R. Q. M. - Regimental Quartermaster
* R. C. S. - Regimental Commissary of Subsistence
Chiefs of Branches:
* C. A. - Chief of Artillery
* C. C. - Chief of Cavalry

 

[Galvanized_Yankee]

Thank you, this is very helpful!

Going through the ANV paroles, I see the acronym I. F. Transportation A. N. V. and C. I. F. T. A. M.
Do these have something to do w/ Inspector Field Transportation and Chief Inspector Field Transportation respectively? I do not know and cannot figure it out.

Under which staff bureau would it fall under or is it it's own staff bureau?

 

[Stryker65]

Thank you, this is very helpful!

Going through the ANV paroles, I see the acronym I. F. Transportation A. N. V. and C. I. F. T. A. M.
Do these have something to do w/ Inspector Field Transportation and Chief Inspector Field Transportation respectively? I do not know and cannot figure it out.

Under which staff bureau would it fall under or is it it's own staff bureau?

Interestingly enough, I am also doing a project on the Appomattox parole list right now, in which I am categorizing all detailed men, etc. I also took those two to mean "Inspector of Field Transportation" and "Chief Inspector of Field Transportation". I placed them under "transportation department" for lack of a better term.

There did exist a "Railroad Bureau" in the Confederate government, but naturally Field Transportation wouldn't fall under that umbrella. The other option would be placing the pair of officers in the Quartermaster Department, which is most likely their proper place, but their duty is different from that of the ordinary quartermaster, so I placed them in the "transportation department."

 

[Trooper "D"]

General Staff Officers:
* A. A. A. G. - Acting Assistant Adjutant General
* A. A. D. C. - Acting Aide-de-camp
* A. A. G. - Assistant Adjutant General
* A. D. C. - Aide-de-camp
* Adj./Adjt. - Adjutant
* A. G. - Adjutant General
* A. G. O. - Adjutant General's Office
* C. O. S. - Chief of Staff
* V. A. D. C. - Volunteer Aide-de-camp
Medical Staff Officers:
* A. M. D. - Assistant Medical Director
* Asst. Surg. - Assistant Surgeon
* Brig. Surg. - Brigade Surgeon
* M. D. - Medical Director
* Surg. - Surgeon
Bureau Officers:
* A. A. I. G. - Acting Assistant Inspector General
* A. I. G. - Assistant Inspector General
* A. J. A. - Acting Judge Advocate
* Disb. Officer - Disbursing Officer
* Eng./Engr. - Engineer
* I. G. - Inspector General
* J. A. - Judge Advocate
* Must. Officer - Mustering Officer
* Pay M. - Paymaster
* S. O. - Signal Officer
* Topo. Eng./Engr. - Topographical Engineer
Supply and Store Officers:
* A. C. S. - Assistant Commissary of Subsistence
* A. Q. M. - Assistant Quartermaster
* Brig. Com'y - Brigade Commissary
* C. O. - Chief of Ordnance
* C. Q. M. - Chief Quartermaster
* C. S. - Commissary of Subsistence
* O. O. - Ordnance Officer
* Q. M. - Quartermaster
* R. Q. M. - Regimental Quartermaster
* R. C. S. - Regimental Commissary of Subsistence
Chiefs of Branches:
* C. A. - Chief of Artillery
* C. C. - Chief of Cavalry

Great! Now what do they all do? HA! Just kidding. This is very helpful. Thanks.
Cheers!

 

[Galvanized_Yankee]

Interestingly enough, I am also doing a project on the Appomattox parole list right now, in which I am categorizing all detailed men, etc. I also took those two to mean "Inspector of Field Transportation" and "Chief Inspector of Field Transportation". I placed them under "transportation department" for lack of a better term. View attachment 557954
There did exist a "Railroad Bureau" in the Confederate government, but naturally Field Transportation wouldn't fall under that umbrella. The other option would be placing the pair of officers in the Quartermaster Department, which is most likely their proper place, but their duty is different from that of the ordinary quartermaster, so I placed them in the "transportation department."

I thought there would be a Transportation Dept too within the ANV staff too. The QM Dept makes sense though. In the modern US Army they would probably fall under the G-4/S-4 sections.

 

[DixieRifles]

I'm not sure if this falls under the same category as staff position.

P.A.C.S. -- Post Adjutant CS

And I would like to know more about this position. Were they directly assigned to an Army post? What authority did they have over the operation of the post?

 

[Mississippian1861]

I'm not sure if this falls under the same category as staff position.

P.A.C.S. -- Post Adjutant CS

And I would like to know more about this position. Were they directly assigned to an Army post? What authority did they have over the operation of the post?

I always thought this meant they had rank in the Provisional Army (of the) Confederate States

 

[Stryker65]

I'm not sure if this falls under the same category as staff position.

P.A.C.S. -- Post Adjutant CS

And I would like to know more about this position. Were they directly assigned to an Army post? What authority did they have over the operation of the post?

I always thought this meant they had rank in the Provisional Army (of the) Confederate States

Yes, that's Provisional Army Confederate States, not a staff position. Most aid-de-camps and the like were appointed in this way, as were the majority of Confederate generals.

 

[DixieRifles]

Yes, that's Provisional Army Confederate States, not a staff position. Most aid-de-camps and the like were appointed in this way, as were the majority of Confederate generals.

Thanks for explanation. I tried to upload a scan of his signature, followed by those initials. But it didnt let me attach the image. (Why???) I need to find where I got that this Lieutenant was Post Adjutant.
I would like to know if he was acting as aid with a headquarters. He was credited for his contribution to Battle of Baton Rouge that he may be on General Ruggles' staff.

 

[Stryker65]

Thanks for explanation. I tried to upload a scan of his signature, followed by those initials. But it didnt let me attach the image. (Why???) I need to find where I got that this Lieutenant was Post Adjutant.
I would like to know if he was acting as aid with a headquarters. He was credited for his contribution to Battle of Baton Rouge that he may be on General Ruggles' staff.

Of course -- who was this officer?

 

[DixieRifles]

Of course -- who was this officer?

Lt Henry Clay Holt who is only referred to as "Lt. H. C. Holt" in the OR's.
I have posted a thread about him years ago. He transferred from CS Navy to CS Army in summer of 1862. By late summer of 1863, he served under General James R. Chalmers' cavalry, so Im inquiring about the ~1year between that.

 

[Stryker65]

Lt Henry Clay Holt who is only referred to as "Lt. H. C. Holt" in the OR's.
I have posted a thread about him years ago. He transferred from CS Navy to CS Army in summer of 1862. By late summer of 1863, he served under General James R. Chalmers' cavalry, so Im inquiring about the ~1year between that.

Believe this would answer your question -- he served as Acting Assistant Inspector General on Ruggles's staff. Since Ruggles later transferred to Mississippi, and then during the summer of 1863 was relieved and his troops transferred to Chalmers's command, I'd assume Holt remained with him.

 

[DixieRifles]

Believe this would answer your question -- he served as Acting Assistant Inspector General on Ruggles's staff. Since Ruggles later transferred to Mississippi, and then during the summer of 1863 was relieved and his troops transferred to Chalmers's command, I'd assume Holt remained with him.

Those dates(in the inserted OR image) covers the Battle of Baton Rouge.
General Ruggles is mentioned a lot after the fall of Vicksburg and then I loose track of him. General Chalmers seems to take over in the recruiting efforts.
Im just trying to determine how Lt Holt made connection with General Chalmers as he was creating a new cavalry artillery battery. I thought the battery was formed at Camp Moore, LA, during that summer.
BTW, my 42-year old ancestor was recruited/drafted that summer.
Thanks. You've given me ideas on where to look.