, 1865-11-01
FROM WASHINGTON.
The Regular Army Officers in
the War.
Rank of Major and Brt.adtcr Gem
erals on the Reaco Establlshnent,


e'as osansn n.o "a 'ne se.'ne' was aoout w. Q
som 80 "GE eauua.cs oaa o. Inc nntal
% ~ 'uAe, ioo,' s.ssnss-'nfee eaae'
sao 49,. Asx AZ eae'nE sas ns1 VI stauaaee7 y
.. :. ~. ~ as attoos ~, '1no uisluissl'
tsta1 .....h,N 49, %ss ~ Ioet' ,, .euu ~
c"~..ANt'.s s1 ~ Ls'>. Hta ~ .as osposu " :"
.,,:.t u'eue " aoou' eesea nn4ofe" aaa at.s
VII 'uc isa,lhat'oa o. pine new regiments
autuo'.Leo ~ 'ue summer OF 1871, some W
APpe "sae '!auc uoto cl'l4 A1c, IN
sno '"e 1>''a4 s'u'uos4 VI o~eefs ~ aoou
~. -....
>.-;.ss aa.a,a. " =. M - a4co lulnta.Y e1
@ l.asa - uess.ae v. .ae ssms' ha'a.aA5 IN
t,s "a 1~ ",n, mo'1t IT, aas sa ~ a., oa" y nPot
an;aoss ,aaas, ~ 1 Tso, eus .,. supply " gtaeiA
] .,N - ~ |Hs4e 80 "ppolnlee
.rt 1 otn " 'nose ~
s s,., 'o @ae - p.oA'
a.toas5 ,.r,r ~ re, tasa. A.>s ~ aau &c
Casass, ...a -. ~ os.o's ~ A"1o'
,- "1 ~. ~ a'.s' eease4a.s " .ns set
n'al army Ino one Ala1or Genefal ana sixty
1our br'sad1er Generals OF volunteers. II
1sc2 the regular army had, besides Its OWL
general officers, fortT.thrce Major General,
enf n,netr.t1,s nr3aadier ce,sre,s, T., ~
,,.tao. s.,s..,,. =. 1cc,. - ~ .1s W.
un.eeF ~ ''se' - 3et1 taefe were iotaF-siz
o!d army officers serving as Major Generals
aud ninety-seyen as Brieadier Generals n,
volunteers, and in 1864 forty,threc ar Ma,o,
Generals aud uinety.f1re AZ nr;~,d;ers ~ :.
49, ' ...s@ n1 -A's - 'tisauels' II
mus appears thai the regular army furnished
nearly t"o-fhirds Of the Major Generals and
more than ope.tlird Of the Drfcadfer Cenaro,.
of volunteers Ah,n+ 49, - go. ~ ~
o,s o,-,,. oft,,.r tss1s NN,,s ~ "'eo' ue
oo 0nF oacefs heid Generals commission.
Ilh hn11fnsr nf tWa rnnHe hr an b,+ . t,,.
osthese officers, one iu the regular aud an-
other IN the volunteer service. was an mn,
omalr not existing in a,r other oora.s. =,
s.as.:,,.. ~, k A ~ aus otaet coantfs' II
oecui1eo III maoy instances during the war,
1hat ofhcers' BY virtue Of their volunteer COM
three. ona eren four 7adss ths;. s,. vue. t~o "
~. ,.o..,,. 49, E' sas4' supe'io1s III
~. ..,, e2'nda1 a1n5' "hn Inc return Of peace,
SUI more anomalous relstions Of rank are
arising from these double commissions. Every
regular officer, appointed Major General ar
Dri.adier General of yo1nntae,s ~ aoast:aat
4a.sa .,- .,-s, ~ - 'o'na1ee1s' no ooaos aat-
" eetcu fsaa ses that the chances Ct war wonld
rs't mouto t*11oanenl1f aaoFn bis shoulders
inose lss taa1 attained to Generals commits
os@sn. ~ ~ aea1 aIy nave reahzed their
Stesssaons, S.te ~ Iae lesi were doomed to the
!31e 81 Q felR1n 70 their regular rank, with
nae uissotniion Of me volunteer armies. OF
en:n sHa.sf ~ ron me emnenec ora general
elnE 70 LUG comparative oescultty and
staaner e1o4unents 1t hcld OF line 1thcer IL
,y uuta. Stan5 threatened with 1t re-
~, fIsnef 'n taaa submit IT. To those that
nccun,ayy ,e1o.s;t; rs p.oisss,on ig OF arms Or
gesrc,n9 J.a ro9tHs,ops, ~ ahe GoEefament has en-
t,t. .,en1 ~ uahe tue I'LL as easy as possible
=; ~ ,its su,.ilcl8tas b1erct rank with unsiinted
III r. Wilt,
r,;ii9e ~ = pnpue u IaIge hardly understand the
tfas H. ,,n1aaug Ga'g q lanh by hFeFet. II enti-
gses 4itn INC utIe corresponding to the bre-
co.,,t tnsr,fs,a ss atm ine rasht o. precedent at
orcr oti;~ors n1 nna oeasas Oh e1aSnanAison
he 7nen,i,e.s " s.ta s9aa. fsg'mcnlal [ank4 when
iions To,ar.ie n4= ~ ~ oluesS9t olganfza-
hare 1be y;bt =, u .asr .he 5 2, aEhef grades
rank conferred hy h1eyet tnt 1tnn 3,, o. tne
ant co1nnc,s daun ~ I t,sa,sa+ 9ut nom leuten-
Mea. ttn otsse5ed olneers can only
,ans ti the ea1!eiseS ana shoulder straps Of the
tdn.. ~ A,ao y utefel' otacr privileges
-ra11r 1aes Ut u,e,es t 54ha aoes hot give; 1t
nor do.s !. ;no.asss 1a1 ine ianh Of the holder,
Thnrc is -, ~ i;.s,;t.tae III: ~ e@[.
rets s;,,.er ~ - .nsal!o1 ,an o. me Issue Of bre-
rr.,,is1iana gitne ~ Nv O. congress or the army
rsi ~ ;Tha n1, !us SSeeseI3FF OF War can brr- i
w.r 49, ~ - e1uee, oecond Lieutenant all the
mi n,a3a .nn3. ueuGsA. Alhougn he has
i,ed nntharit.. u1o ~ exercise Gi MS nut1m-
l,aa cnnyar.ad ,.s>,s w oe seen below that ne
ermy cnnmonds,s Iaon - aue .ecoMameadat1ons Of
sveG fonr a-.sa,a :. On nany oineers three and
Thns @s..o; ~ ~ one eo9 1he eant time.
ta-z,o s<aIq nasc 9een made, by one and the
fn1nnsie Tatn1, - uuel, h1gset Ma}ors, Lieutenant
Ma,ors I:repa. una nsaead,er Generals and
and Maior cena-a,s aas Coionees, br!eadfer
this noi}rr. Tbars . :. ~ aoop. re WISDOM Of
ce;t e;n1r 1T, s!, ana us practical working is
nc ta3 H., .Ety queer. lake Captain hold.
q n.S19!el - ucneals breFef. lie is Titled |
ders thanoh ahn nta wears TIE stars on his shoul-
o1a ~ f1yuen ~; nls cost Is the single-breasted |
1ne oi hls actual rank But to ali practical |
lntents and purposes he L. but captain. He |
~ emt,auapos ~. oattefy or company, as officers
u : ~ nxe iank Without brcrets, aud no more.
iattes tai Rnst give his subordinate his breyet
n1ar 1ou1 ~. aa ne ean say 70 MIN. General, Dc
breyst 3J Hin III ,n,x as ss1fmlsaess and the
sont Son ~. nloeIs WI be obeted." It seems cvi.
he ~ tnn. ,na.aa ~ natmg eense Of humiliation
y no neans conaucire to discipline, will be +
T1,a co - tuese ABNORMAL relations Of rank
ha..y ol war conferred brevets so |,
nnrita vo.1 mom anxiety 70 reward really
= Iaa onaeT the pressure upon him by military t,
inq po1t1ca Influences The Senate has the
tsuL n1 confirmation, md WILL perhaps, re-
1tSs. - piEseHt snpefapundAuce Of breyets.
1o- a1,.- 20 auInol11es an increase Of the reg
fNa.a.s ~ r.! tesuMI PsoMotion can be glFen to
t,,.es - .4he r. panicataIy distinguished them-
- - ~ ~ VET. N place OF their bregets.
- eefian extent there hes been rapld
ba n;a aqs ~ lne legaar army during the war.
uS wv oAlGE!s Gs aoSanced two grades upon an !
n,ahss ~ eVnse. u many instances, this !
1a.a aanaer Has exceeded. Lieutenant General |
taIs ,,sat aosaneea I'VE grades above the COM |
J .lssiol ne held whcu le resigned In 1854. |
saJpr Gencf1l Sheridan Tose g3Y sya1es fronq !
=, nfse n,1 nhs,n1tsnnney n 1852 Generals McCle1-
locker, Hancock. Rosecrans. Tnne and Hnws
I'd -four grades .resnectirrIr. XII hnt -s.'n :
'deed, Of The present genera, Officers n ps ~
eneral Is the only eivnn Gds tbat ts attafa.
4 generals commission in the regular sery- il
e 1aa CURING ne war. fr
IN Inc rt promotions among regimeutal officers 6
,lone1s and f,in',as ,y ~ In ltom major up to
,ptains. Ve isx a6a as 'rom aar ths fanhs ap
I'd oesrs kef one q seg fSs eaptans a1s tskso q
om civil lte in 1861 has become field OH 4
7. Second neutenaats frequently rose to
the rerular s;,n~ l. fna-s eal1e1 sasa sd1ce.
,other Seriad 10y 81 y INCREASED thcIe VII be 81
M aarsnnoot lo9 Q, ttapa promotion. But after y
= 1917. ~ Will no doubt be very slow,
neaIly 81 thc higher officers are healthy, e.
The following list of ali The col old army off, b
Is holding yAtuufea+s v,ss.. n.a ] al
nera1s' co1nm;ssin1s =. .Ita5os ~ ana n1issaas& oi
oHs toe fank which they will aasume In the u
) uiaf army upon snrrcndertng their vnlun- "a
er commissions AZ wn1l E, ~. s-.1 ih
Inferred ,,non thor, h, La.ot - tne 5A tc
Il mc1jtorifnJs sy s4 uy ofeset Tor gallant IL
oa TSc ~ ssrslces, @ np to the Present =. %
ao. Ac uist rank In the following list =
OWE tne grade OF the officers in the regular =,
thsMe second their former grade In the ~ ~
,oateeT 1osce- r
a Aeoo"ei, big. General, Major General. =.