New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-11-22


Scott. Taylor. Wool
2.Gsines 5.Worth. s.Snih
3 Jesup Q TV!g-s
HRISADIER-GESEEAL5.
lHrsdy Churchill. % Harry
,. Brooke swsitng a. Garland
5Gib.on. g. sekrsp. l5.Clsrks
Artucke 20. Bankhea6, is Andrews
Stones, l.-Totien, T. hil5s.
6.ToVsoa. - Riley
Secondly give yog Est IN TIE order OF dates o.
appointment or commission in the line Of the Army
MAIoH GENEsAIs-l.s scott, 2.Tsyior.
BsIsAuiER. GExEEALs
Canes Rrevet MsjorGeneraL
Jessp II the stsa, 5revet M.jor-General
s Wool do
fTwisgs DO.
Brady. Of infn,ry BFsvei Bdsad!er-Geaera-
Brooke, OF lnfsltry. 90.
3 Gibson. Of Stsd do
3.Arbuck.e of Infantry, 90
Jones. OF Sfar, DO
7.Bsnkhesd, Of Art..sry sfevet Bdssdier General.
Z .IotteB. OF Engineers d..
2. Churchill. 0f ct-r 90
10. Whiting OF staff. 10.
u smith OF Mounted Rieuien. do Brevet Ma. Gen /.
l2.Cisrke. of Infantry, Brevet Brissdier General.
l3. Haruey. Of Dragons. Do.
LIEUTENANT Colonies.
Garland. % lnfsutry brew. Col & Bfev. big Genl
. Riley n Infantry. do.
Belknsp. OF lnisutry do.
vet Colonel and Rrevet Colonel and Brevet Brig Gen
PAY DErARrsEST
1oWson BreFet brgsiierGeneral
Andrews, do.
In hi, let place separately sni A. the bottom Of !,
the Of IoV.on and Anirew.. because. having no
a,o' rank they cannot command oct Of their depart
meut a. son vii presently see. but b. T.oiai direc
OF the Presdcni Of the United states according to
the nature Of the case.
stac0mmissioned officer u the line OF the Army
lou a.wsys, when on duty take command according %
seniority unless otherwise specially directed by the
President snd that officer canH0 take command
according o. his brevct rank except ia Courts Martial
OF on detachment a. you wiz presently perceive. no
will pretend 10 deny To Illustrate, proceed 10
give you law sud regulation. viz:
The DIST Article OF War says
"Ocers having breve's or commissious II Prior date
those Of the regiment which they serve nay take place
10 Courts MArua aud on DEF chmeni when composed OF
different corps according 10 he ranks given them IN their
hrevets or dsies Of their rmer Commission but 10 the
gimeni troop company 70 which they belong they 'AdA
duty and taEe rank both In Courts Martial and ~ de-
achme0i whch shall be composed ~ their own corps &C
the aid corps
The Pre.dent Of the United states, by formal or.
der has directed that In regularly constituted corps
d'Armee Divisions Brigsdes, Regiments and Poss
brevetrank shall not take effect but BY special assign
which order has been promulgste In the form OF
a Regulation Moreover, he has also, Ia late order
relative the allotment Of the territory Of the Jnited
states into Divisions and Departments. Geographically
directed that the senior officer Of the Lue Of ihe Army
shall commend the department
The cd Article Of War says
"Lupou Marches guards. or IN qusrers different corps
Of he Army shall happen % join. DO daiy together The
officer highest Ia q the Line OF the Army, Marine
Corps Militia by commission there on duty or 10 guar
srs sidN command The whole and give orders Tor what
nesdfl the service unless oherUe edg directed by
President VI the United States according 10 the nature
OF ne case
have underscored some words. not italcised IN the
text of the law order that the reader may All glance
perceive the force Of the particular words go under
scored.
AZ illustrative Of the power and action of the Presi
dent In reference % RANK instance his recent act al
promulgated TO the army, placing Gen. Worth upor
duty according 10 his breve, Of brgadler This officer
colonel Of Infantry has, as you may remember, re
ceived for bis distinguished services two brevets first
Brgadier and second of Major General-so that in al
exigency he has by the constitutional Commanders rim
chief and by the authority OF law been psced on duty
out OF the sphere Of hs regiment and above his Inca
seniority, in command equivalent 70 that OF Brgs
der in the Army-and thus MS MslorGeneraey 10 iol
the nonce In allegiance.
IL may be proper, in conclusion. 10 add what per
haps the reader may not by hssty perussl observe
that the words may In the oist Article OF War, snC
shall in the sd. very significant In reference to h
practical operation Of military rank
ANOTHER OFFICER OF THE WAR or l-l2.