The New York herald., 1869-06-21

,,;,.,,, =. wo,, q. IN the personnel OF the army,
since January 1852 render tne present nro
comnaratIveiv useless our record OI receut PIo,
mornns and casualties shows some OF the personaI
changes for the rest the reader s referred 10 our
rasfer Tor lime 1859, published below The changes
afvectng the organization of the army are oiiehy
The number Of brigadier generals has been re. re,
duced 10 eight. The vacancies caused by the deatn
~ General Rousseau and the retirement OF Geneiili
Hooker have therefore not been hlled The once Sl
chef OF the General the Army vacant py Tue
resgnation of General Rawlias, has been abolished:
The gradual reduction OF tue stan departments OF
the has oeen nn lot G aos by
law, anv new appointments or promouons IN tne
AdJutant Generals, Inspector Generals, Quaf1Mea- M
masters, Subsistence Medical and Ordnance De-
partments and the Corps OF Engineers. snder the
operation OF TINS act the following vacancies are et
unted:-
In the Adutant Generals Department one colonelcy
vice Nichols deceased; In the Quartermaster's De-
partment three coonelcies vice SwOrds. ponaiuso,
and Clair, Deputy Quartermasters General, retTeui
in the Medical Department. TWO heutenant coioneIs
cies and one majority vice Satterlee Mcpougali ana
Wood retired, and IN the Corps oi EhSiheeis ohS
colOnelcy, vice Cram retired.
The infantry regiments have been cut down, by
consolidation, rom fortyhve to twenty-five, ana no
more appointments or promotions can De mace uil-
I'll Congress orders. Vacancies VIII be hlled py
the assignment of officers left out in the cold by con
have been assigned to duty as Indian superlntend,
and agents, others have been placed on sisnai
duty statf duty registration duty I'm .irgna, CIV,
duty IN Texas. &C., &c so that the acu nuinuef oi
officers at home awaiting orders is not large.
The number of Judge advocates has been liked al
elght-the number actively IN the service when tne
bill passed. Major Edgar w. Dennis has since re-
signed and the vacancy has been filed oy the ap-
poln:ment OF Captain L. Ii. smith, lhrleehtn ih-
fantry.
The following promotions among others OF lesser
note have been made since January ], and are
therefore not indicated IN the register for January,
lSe9.
Lieutenant General W. 7. Sherman 10 be general,
MAJOR General Philip H. Sheridan TO be lieutenant
general, wee sherman, promoted.
Brigadier General John NJ. Schoneld 10 pe major
general, vice Sheridan, promoted.
Colonel c. c. Augur, Twelfth infantry 10 be briga-
der general vice Schoheld promoted.
Colonel Z. ID. Townsend Assistant Adjutant Cen
eral, 10 be adjutant general, vice Lorenzo Thomas'
retired
vice Townsend, promoted.
MAJOR Robert Williams to be lieutenant colonel,
CAPTAIN James p Martin, Seventh infantry, TO be
assistant adjutant general with the rank OF MAJOR,
lieutenant Samuel d. sturgis, Sixth cavalry, to be
colonel Seventh cavalry vice A. J. Smith. resigned.
Major Charles j. Whiting, Third cavalry, TO be
lieutenant colonel Sixth cavalry vice Sturgis pro-
noted.
Captain John X. Miner, Second cavalry, to be
MAJOR Fourth cavalry, vice Crane, resigned.
Captain Eugene NJ. Baker, First cavalry, to be ma
jor Second cavalry vice Rowland, retired.
Captain John V. Du Bols Third cavalry, to be ma.
jor same regiment vice Whiting, promoted.
Lieutenant Colonel Henry j. Hunt, Third artillery,
TO be colonel Fifth artillery, vice Burton deceased.
MalOr Augustus A. GlUsOu, lHlIu tTtlIeTy, W Uc
lieutenant colonel same regiment, vice Hunt pro-
noted.
be major Third artillery, vice Gibson, promoted.
Lieutenant Colonel Henry y. ClltZ, sixth infantry,
to be colonel Tenth infantry, vice Alexander, re.
tired.
Lieutenant Colonel William H. Wood, First infan-
try, be colonel seventeenth infantry, vice Heintz-
elman retired
infantry to be colonel Sixteenth infantry, vice Sib
ley, retired.
Major Daniel Huston, Jr., Twenty-third infantry.
TO he Lieutenant colonel sixth infantry vice Citz,
Major Thomas n. Neill, Twentieth infantry, to be
lieutenant colonel First infantry, vice Wood, pro-
NOTED.
Major Thomas C. English, Fifth infantry, to be
lieutenant colonel Second infantry, vice Craw-
ford promoted.
Captain Henry A. Hambright Twenty.nnth in
fantry, to be major Thirty-second infantry, vice
Captain Alexander J. Dallas, Thirtieth infantry,
to be major Twenty-third infantry, vice Huston,
Captain Henry R. Misner. Thlrty-sixth infantry,
to be MAJOR Twentieth infantry, vice Neill, pro-
noted
Captain Henry R. Rathbone, Twelfth infantry,
to be major Fifth infantry, vice English, pro-
noted
(The numbers OF the infantry regiments given
above are the old numbers. In the consolidation
some OF the promoted oricers were LETT out as VIII
be seen on referring to our register for June lsoa
Major Gibson, Third artillery, was ordered before
the Retiring Board March 80. The action OF the
board In his case has not been made public In the
meantime the death OF General Burton entities him
TO the lieutenant colonelcy OF his regiment, wee
Hunt, promoted. Should he be retired. General
William Hays, Fifth artillery, Will become lieutenant
colonel Of the Third, and Captain James NJ. Robert
son. Second artillery, viii succeed General Hays
major of the Filth.
RECENT CASUALTIES.
Since January there have been nineteen deaths,
ffty-hve designations, five dismissas and three
wholly retired on account OF chronic alcoholism.
Generals Rousseau, Burton Nichols, McAlister and
X. Z. Wood died; Lieutenant Casey, Fourth artillery,
was accidentally killed by private; Lieutenant ".
= Alexander. Eighth infantry. shot by sentry :
Lieutenant B. II. Herkners, Thrtyffth infantry.
killed by deserters; Captain J. G.. Crane Commissary
Of Subsistence, was killed by an exrebel officer; two
officers committed suicide and two died OF apoplexy
The designations include Generals Rawins, Parker
and A. J. smith, and Major George c. Cram, Fourth
cavalry. Twelve out OF fourteen volunteer pay
masters have been mustered out. General Grant
vacated his commission when he removed TO the
White House.