New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-02-06

Officers Promoted FROM the knnls-A
British Soldier First ctch
Of Eim-promoiions During the WAR
of lSi2, abe Msxi,nn War, md she
Great southern LicbeIlion-N Of
some oil the Oai,crs mud What They
Hove Done.
The Army Register for %. will, in n few days,
b.. pa, lpio The printer! h,Li. Ws do nt,pd to at
tempt an an,yIs offs most im DIaa pare which won
be Improper The promotions nom the ranks. however haze
,ced % much cuslo that have gone to tho trouble
Of out thOic oicrs who have 30 elevated
position ny their s9egv saa ability TIC disposition OF
the Oen,fsl. viii be tic Register substantially
he same a. It that or p-mbe except in tho chief
G .mmrrj Of the amy Of the Potomac.
our regular sray there sfe p 30 comn''ioatd oie'r'
,Isu,yo Of soms 1893 additional Ills lie camp who'r terms
Of .of,iee re governed b. those Of the dsnefa oiio to
who.e ,4A. they attached Tho'c .i.o otco' belong "
three diae, classes. viz l. Graduate. Of the West Point
Military Acalsmy; ?. APpoiness from oiyi lfe Appoint
O.. h.m a.. rank, Occu u tn hrs! ella" owe th'i' mill
tAfy education couui.sons or lees TO the 'e'
freud. Of their f.nlieacld, bens nomnaed By Members
Of Congress. Those OF tic second css' owe thri spP"!o
meats s-taus nearly 80, t, o'ea nhaeno~, wilma
the tho ranks OF officers OF the third caa Il
due the. merits and oIcions Tue pfsent sAh o.
oilcors si.,s o..
Aspoin zee. from civil lllc..................lll III
App1ilt,es nom the fiuka..................' 10
Vscsncies.....'....'''.'.'''''' ."
Total number 81 osiccr, slowed by law......ho
The aysbi, Of te~srlirF competent aud mtr.lor!on'
om!.loued officers aud priyste' BY Tromouns ther
to "a uent-uance. often been a.sei ulon during tue
prrrn, war I. s. bsen agged tAi. general rulo, all
vacn. q. arising Ia the lower rutuo grades could 90
led efficiently Gom tho rank snd hlr oil too army To q
th. Ia undoubsiy cofc and there eau be
no iostion that e2ten'iye distribution of conm'ons
omAs deserving and property qashed ou''ed moD' would
lend TO prove general character aud efficiency Of cur
military sstsbishuont, namuch IL would iuducc young
EN- good education respectable social staninS onI
Ia the army because theJ would have fair chance VI al
ysncouent ia other Profession OF caling Al II H.
very fe enter the army from choice.
The sysie OF prootnE ealsted men Is supposed to be
rfowod om French army Of which IL la. sad
grAoioquen,y. that soldiers knapsack may
ain M,nhal's baton Tue records OF our own army
however show that 40 eeTly ij2 promoted from
tho snks speak Of the regular standing army The
annals OF s Revolutionary War give US in'tance' OF such
notion but the military force Of tina, period mast be consd
cred strictly speaking provisional one In he
Brtlsh service siew SergeantMejon made Comets
Eng the might be- for conspicuous calamity In tia
Crmean Wat and number OF them hsyo receny been up
hubi Of Bndsh officer. TOO sXPen,ve and tho pay is too
small promotion from tho anything but very
doubtful advantage la service the pay aud allow
tmply sufficient for any reasonable man. and al
though there Ia considerable Moeatc feeling among the
officers Of regular army enlisted mon when they
don tho insignia OF Second Lieutenant received aud
treated with respect called for by their satu, officer.
and gentlemen aud their future treatment depends entire
upon their own behavior
THE FIRST PROMOTION FROM THE RANKS.
The eAIliet well tho most noteworthy promotion
from the snks Of which hsye official foiofd, tns
Of John Whistler. This oicer mad been Bnlish soldier
sud was captured with conceal Barsone Ut Sartoss ue
which hr transferred bic 70 the United States an
made Sergeant and. subsequently,, SrfgcsntNJOr Of
Infantry lie acted Adjntan OF MAJOR iirniy Uaher.
battalion, Of Lieut. -toL William D.kss regiment Of
Levcs Of 1874" and wounded while serving with
MAJOR Uon 81 ClsiT sgsibst Miami udisas GU tho Ash Of
Nov lT9 which occasion We lost $50 Allied and wounded
of effective force Of about 400 On tue 18th Of April
l7 Acting AdutAnI Whistler appointed Ensign la che
let lnisnIy. regular army lila subsequent eAvvy may b
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