The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-12-05


me correct total Of the above figures $50 being
forty Than thai given. The dsscrel fancy IS
accounted for as asss
judge advocate. the military secretary The Lieu
General iorty three battalion
adlutanI and battalion quartermsser total forty
nine also regimen,ai ohcsr and avoid counting
them twice, excluded from Tue grand total
The following men are excluded altogether from the
table four additional veterinary surgeons lcivi-
ansl allowed 10 the cavalry rsaimcnis the super
insncents Of the tEirty-n,ne national cemeteries who
also civilians, aud The one thousand lndau ats
fnot enlisted menl authorized by Law.
Under the acts OF April 20 lell and xarch q 1s47,
for promoting distinguished roncommss'ored officers,
breves second Lieutenant allowed 20 every COM
pany. Tue number authorized 10 SIX hundred add
thrty-nys but there are none nov ia the service.
In the table the uDsnum organ. zsslou Of the army
10 gwen but II the innsntry end artillery arms OF
shs service increased 70 the full complement
lowed By Law tbs "totA enisled" woaid be 250 and
the 'agsregsts" 20 25s
ID nov feature Of the Army Register. II Is increasing
every year The Of officers who % retired
cent OF tns whole NUMBER or ociccn nxsd By Law
consequently the limit 10 xl2, or. n brsvet second
s @ am 81 asa Tss.u s Ssrc o. 1.tsS
year The Inst Ii made ny fosioss:-ketired their
application after orv or more years Of conseca-
tive service, I've colonies and one major; res'rsd
for ircspacily Recalling nom long and faithful
service, WoundA &C., one general "ficer. i've
coluues tveve .utrnaut colonies twensy.sIx ma,orn
thirty captains hfeen Grss icutsnass, four
ond euienars and military storskerper retired By
direction of lns rrss,dsns having ocsn over TORY
age, i've general occrs sxlsen coone, lieutenant
coone, ore maJor, one captain. second Lieutenant
military storekesrer t~o post hapans retired for
insapacity resulting from wounds, Genera H. Rcgetta
q. r. Paul aud krancis fessenden-
The apparent irrcg slafty OF second lieutenant hav-
Ing boon retired in cJassQ u old long
vice 10 explained by the that the ofcer question
received his ssioa ~ reward ior long and faith
fu services ending than half century,
a enlisted man. and being over sixsv.tvo ysars ola
fmmediatev retired BY the Pressdsnt that the
cioss Of ions ns spent 10 the service Of his adopted
eountry might BE- spent IN ssss and comfort
NNN as rRHvEu. f NM
In examining the register IL has be.n matter Of
surprss 70 not that every ocss who entered
the army prior 70 March, 1866, has been breveed but
thai few officers have been lett out IN tue cold Can
failed TO Distinguish themselves either on The tented
leld 10 the cafpetsd ONCE bad they no political
nfuence worst Of ALL had they the msforfune tosos
tho wrong side u The LATE Secretary Of WARY What.
the be- the melancholy fsct rsma rs that
few officers are Without breyets aud out OF compass
sion for their iopsine~s respectfully bus strongly
uks tne Secretary Of War ad snfss.m 70 appoEt them
one Indfed and fcry brsvet major generals one
hundred aud sxty.tbres brevet brgsdsr generals,
hundred and thirty ave bresst coonss and two hun.
and eighty eight orsvss sutsusn. oolons ossidss
. crowd Of brsyst majors aud captains
AsALr4ts oy tBE REuIsrxn.
careful anasysis or the Register SHOWS the antecs.
dents OF the officers to be as fonoss:--
Graduates Of West Point. III
Appointed from the volunteer losce.. llA
Appointed from the ranks. 36e
Appointed rom clvf $50
Total number az names on REGISTER. .........2 eis
The number Of ohleep foreign blrth u The army