New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-08-21
OUR REGISTER FOR AUGUST, 1868.
Military Departments and their Commanders
CORPS COMMANDERS.
Major Generals and Brigadier-Gen-
erals Of Volunteers.


Ish for the information of military readers as wen
as the public at LARGE the following Register when mas
been comped from the most authentic data at our COM
mand and which will be found TO be correct and trust
worthy in all essential particulars
By way of introduction it may not be unintcreStine
10 notice briefly the changes that have taken place dur
Ing the past yeaTthat period having elapsed since The
compilation of the last Register.
Of the Nv Give General Officers who were in the army
in August 1902 two-Gens. Sumner and Mansfield
are dead and their places have been filed by the ap
pontncnt of Gems Hooker and Meade the former from
the volunteer force and the latter from the engineers
and ,wc-Gens, Wool and Harney-have been retired
from active service. Their places are not Yet filled
MaiorGen. L. 5 Grant If the volunteer army has been
rewarded for his success at Vicksburg 10y being ap
pontcd Major Gcneral in the regular army. 10 fill the
original vacancy that grade remaining ont Of the four
created during the present war One Major.Generai
ship vice Wool retired) and two BrigadiorGeneral
ships Zone vice Harvey retired and one original va
eaney) remain unified Should Brig. Cen Philip ST.
George Cooke be retired e has been summoned before
N. Retiring Board third vacancy will occur. Gen
Hentzclmans chances for a regular Brigader-Gen
shin are considered good though IT is probable that all
the vacancies for General Officers viii be filed by the
promotion If officers who may hereafter distinguish
themselves in the field
In the Adjuiani Generals Department Co. Garesche
vas killed at the battle Of Mur'reesboro and Col Col
burn died Lieut. oil James 4. Harde Captain 9Th
Artillery and Capt. Samuel +. Chalfn, Cd Artillery
have been appointed Assistant Aduiants General and
arc on duty in the War Department.
The name of Joseph Holt will appear in the next
Register for the first time as JudgeAdvoca,e General
with the rank of Colonel.
In the Inspector 6 encras Department there was one
original vacancy. which has been filed by the appoint
Deni Of Lieut.. Col. Edmond Slriyer. nth L. 5 In.
fantIy. who vacates his roginlenial commission.
Albert J. Myer Signal Officer Of the Army, with the
rank of Major since 1884. l. now styled Chief Signal
Oaicer and has the rank and pay Of q Colonel OF Cav
aly His staff Is very extensive. and his Bureau
has become one OF the most important in the army
Tie general public have very little conception of the
amount OF work devoying upon this Bureau since il was
reOrganized
IN the Quaricrmasters Department the principal
chances have arisen ont Of the death OF Col Tonpkins
Assistant Cuar,ermas'ef General ana tie dismissal Of
Majors Alexander Mont eomery and Justus Mokinstry
which led 10 the promotion OF Lieut.. Col George II.
Crossmap Majcr Osborne Cross and Cepis Ralph W.
Krsham. parmenas ], {grnley, asd yqs4 Mcfarren'
each one grade. ---- = - $50. = y
To he Subsistence Department there have been adj
ded act Of Feb. @ lso3 one Brigadicr General one
Colonel ono Lieuic nant Colonel and two Mayors. The
following officers have accordingly been promoted;
Co. Joseph F. Taylor 10 be BrigadieT-GeneEa
Lieut., Col Amos b. Eaton to be Colonel
Major Alexander f. Shiras 10 be Colonel.
Majors Marcus d. L. Simpson end Henry F. CLARK
10 he Lieutenant ColOnels.
Capts. J. Mel Taylor b. Du Barry, i. Macieely IL
C. 81 monds and 4. j. Haines 10 be Majors
In the Medical Department there has been an increase
Of eight Medical Inspectors with the rank OF Lleuieh
an, Colonel (act Dec 81 ls6Z). Several officers have
been retired from active service and others dismissed
Medical Inspector General Perey has resigned, and DT
J. K Barnes succeeds him.
In the Pay Department the death Of Paymas'ef'Gen
era Larned should have led to the promotion Of Deputy
PaymasteT General Andrews, III accordance with tie
regulations governing regular promotions but after
setng as PsymasteI General for short time with no
prospect Of promotion he applied 70 be retired from
active service having served over forty years contnu
ously IT was generally considered that he had no;
been foiiy dealt with and after the matter Lad at
acted attention both in and Of Congress the order
retiring him was revoked and he was duly promoted
sice Larned deceased Major Leonard was promoted
10 be Deputy Pas master q oneTal vice Andrews pro
noted.
Tie corps Of Engineers and Typographical Engineers
have been amagamaied-a measure canvassed for some
time but Only carried out this year The L. ; Lngi
consist OF one BrigadierGeneral four Colo
nes 10 Lieutenant Colones, 20 Majors 80 Captains 80
LIST Lieuienants 10 I'd Lieutenants and 700 enlisted
men making an aggregate Of EOS against sO3 last year
This Increase of two is accounted fo- az follows:
Loo,e-I Brig Cen Cob, Lieut. Co.'s MAJ . Cops.
Deersase8 "a Lieuts u
Difference
Colones Long and Thayer Of tLis corps have beer
retired Major Amiel ID. Whipplc ard Captains Gross
and Putnam have died-Cspt Cross having been killed
ut Bevereys Ford. Va. june s. 1863 and Capt. Put
at the assault On Fort Wagner Major George G.
Meade has been appointed Brigadicr General in n,
regular army, and has accordingly vacated Ills commits
sion rs Major of Engineers Eight ieutenants grad
Gates Of West Point Of the class Of June 1868 have
been appointed first heutenants in this corps wlcl
shows that they were considered the most advanced
their class.
In tie Ordnance Department there has been an in
crease Of nineteen officers viz one Lieutenant colonel
two majors eight captains land eight first leutenants
which brings up the staff of officers add enlisted
this department to ga.
Colonies Long and Syinington have been retired
teers, died the 18th Of July. 1863 Of wounds re
ceived at Morris Island. C.
Seven cadets Of the class Of June 1868 haze been up
pointed FIRST leutenants Of ordnance
THE CAVALRY REGIMENTS.
In 5G2 the cavalry arm Of the service was increase,
by five majors ten captaius ten first Iieutenants teI
second lcneGants, and ten companies Of enlisted men
in the register for August se2 this increase oppearc,
IN no raj nf ,,o Al.
amy but the promotions and appointments consequent
upon tis incIcnsc were not carried ont W. anr,lol