The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-06-11

The following list of officers graduates from West
Point who have been, now, command of volun
teers raised for the present with Mexico and who
have all proved their efficiency andcrs Four ot
them, believe have yielded up their in their coup
ys service, and deserve the honor every hearted
Americana
from Mississippi graduated in 1928.
z Captain Albert g. Blanchard, commanding COMPANY
3; Colonel W. 4 Mckee Nee commanding LIST Kentucky
l. Colonel Henry Clay, jr Lieutenant colonel of LIST Ken.
lucky regiment graduated in lsl-e second in his class
o. Colonel samuel 10 Curtis commanding LIST Ohio reg
6. Colonel Humphrey Marshall, commanding the rep
s%dvM :s an dse the %
regiment, graduated in 1895 ~
y Lieutenant Colonel Jones M. Wihers lieutenant 70,
OF coona r Hbem gsdaaaed IN 1855
recently Gen. Johnston, of Texas, graduated in 1928
10 Major Cary ;a II. Fry of the LIST Kentucky regiment
in 1884. s"i'N'' graduated
~ Major jnsbal A. Early, of the Virginia regiment,
Is Colonel Ward B. Burnett, Ist New York regiment,
H. Captain John E. Brackett of New York captan in
California regiment, graduated in 1882.
o 70 Captain henry NJ Maggie, OF New York, graduated in
l6 Major Ben W. Brier of Ohio in the staff graduated
II Major M G. J. Hammond, of South Carolina. in the
staff graduated in 1886. " '
now OF Texas in one of the Texas regiments graduated in
49, Colonel John F. Hamramcl, fthe Virginia regimen,
graduated in 1919. 7 A's''He"''
20 Colonel y g. De Russey, of Louisiana regiment
graduated in 1874. '~h''"'"'
Fl. Lieutenant Colonel Chas Ruff of the Mssou,; ,
ment of volunteers, in Santa Fe. ''"i "s'
e Colonel Jason Rogers, of the Louisville legion
lpera Cruz Anerican Eagle.
10 the above list, copied from the Vera Cruz Amer
can Eagle may be added many other names, amongst
which the following are the most conspicuous:
- Is S Morgan LIST regiment Ohio volunteers
% Lieut.. Col. Beverly Randolph. virginia ,e.;n,er,
"a Lieut.. Col. Allen, late commandant Of 90 dac,d
rs. Major NJ L. Clarke, commanding artillery of Mis-.
souri, volunteers. ''' " 'i'''
%. Captain Weghtman (son of General We;eb,r,r If
Washington, and son-inaw of Richard s. Cove ssn Of
Missouri volunteers. i"
MG ;s Buchanan commanding Baltimore battalion
81 Adutant Mears, of Arkansas cavalry
80 Me;n- 20 Gol. OF California regiment
friend who has furnished us with the above. re.
marks that
There Is no grade in the service from an orderly
to brigtier general that has not been filed 5,;n III,
present war by graduate Of national ilitorv school
serving win the voluneers and it is worthy of remark
that almost every officer named in the above list (Which is
known to be very incomplee) elected by the von-
eers-hus emphaticaly classifying the assertion so often
made on the foor OF Congress- that volunteer woud
never consent TO serve under yoT Vcs Pointers" The
ruth Is una, the instinct OF sefpreservaton extending to
honor as Wen as life has induced volunteers to elect
whenever IT was practicable, graduates of the Military
Academy for the most responsible posts within their y
also worthy OF remark that all the general officers an.
pointed during the war with Mexico have selected army
otcers for their adsde-camp, and that their adutan
general when they have been entitled TO them have also
been taken from the regular army