The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-04-29
ENING TELEGRAPH-PHILADEPHIA THURsDAY APRIL 90


Artillery, and Brevet Brigadier- General William
Hays, Major 9TH Artillery, as Instructors.
During the summer months the school was
occupied with practical artillery, mounting
heavy ordnance manufacturing shells, and the
thoqsand-and-one details with which they should
all be familiar. During the winter months the
studies were confined to theoretical artillery,
embracing engineering, ordnance, and gunnery,
military and civil law, etc. The recitation OF
these branches were very severe, and the awards
OF each mans standing were made out In
similar manner to those at West Point. Ihe
annual examination having just been COM
pleted General Sherman sgnfed his intention
of visiting the school, and arrived here this
A. M. He was met on the wharf by the Gene
raj commanding and staff, and number OF
the officers of the school, who accompanied
him into the fort. At 9 o'clock A. VI. q salute of
seventeen guns was fired In honor of his ARRIVAL,
and at 10 4. NJ. the troops were reviewed by
General Sherman. He made a close inspection
of the men, examined their quarters, and became
thoroughly acquainted with everything about
Z the fort.
The General expressed himself highly pleased
with everything he saw and shortly afterwards
repaired to headquarters, where he received the
officers of the school and their friends. At 3
o'clock in the evening the band of the artillery
school, which, by the way, deserves more than a
passing notice, stationed themselves in front of the
hall where the diplomas were being presented,
| and began playing some beautiful operate
music The hail. which is large and nicely
ntJeu up, soon 0lleu up WlJn Jne OlHceTS ana
their friends. General Barry then arose and
made short but pertinent address to the officers
of the school. He spoke of the past year as
being one of hard study TO them, but hoped they
had profted by their sojoun here, and in after
years would look back with pride and pleasure
upon the time spent at this post. He alluded to
the fact that in a few days the officers would
leave to rejoin their respective regiments, and
hoped that they would still continue to study
and advance in the noble science of artillery.
lie expressed his regrets at parting with them,
and hoped that success and promotion might
attend them. n .0.
General Sherman then stepped forward to the
table, which were placed the diplomas, and
said that before going through tine mechanical
operation of presenting each man with his
diploma he had a few words to say to them,
though he did not come here with the intention
OF making speech. He came here to see the
artillery school, 1t had been organized when he
was out West He thought he had read the
orders under which it was organized, but he had
given it little thought at the time. He thought
ii was a good idea, and when he came East he
examined into it a little closer. He thought the
young men of the present day should be thank
full for the opportunity thus offered by our Gov
ernment for the improvement of the officers of
this branch of the service.
He regretted that such school was not in
existence when he was young and wished that
he knew much about artillery now us did
some of those now before him. He then briefly
reverted to the developments in this branch of
the service; how, in years agone it had been the
height of his ambition to command a siX-gun
battery, and to be brevet-major of artillery was
the highest of earthly honors. He urged the
officers not to drop their studies when they left
school, but to keep at it, and both by study and
observation to keep pace with the times in
which we live.
He could well remember when a twenty -four
FOUNDER was a very larae gun. Now they had
ten and fifteen-inch guns throwing shot and
shell of ponderOus weight and it required
great deal of time and study to keep up with the
| Improvements in this enlightened age. He
charged them all to sustain the reputation for
which the old regular army was so famous, and
that upon their individual eXertions this all de-
pended. After few further remarks pertinent
to the OCCASION he proceeded to call the roll of
| the graduating class and present each with his
diploma as follows-
j. NJ. X. Davis, Second Lieut., First Artillery
j. P. Sanger, First Lieut., First Artillery
| brevet Major.
T. T. Thornburg, Second Lieut., Second Ar
| tillery.
| B. F. Rittenhouse, First Lieut., Fifth Artil-
| lery, brevet Major.
| j. L. Tiernon, First Lieut., Third Artillery.
| G. B. Rodney, First Lieut., Fourth Artillery.
| j. w. Dillenback, First Lieut., First Artillery.
A. Howe, Second Lieut.. Fourth Artillery,
brevet Captain.
A. d. Schenck, Second Lieut., Second Ar
| tillery.
o. E. Wood Second Lieut., Fifth Artillery.
| H. c. Dawes, Second Lieut., Third Artillery.
B. Hazleton, First Lieut., Fourth Artillery.
| a. +. Clarke, First Lieut., Third Artillery.
c. P. Eakin First Lieut., First Artillery, bre-
| vet Major.
c. T. Bissell, First Lieut., Second Artillery,
| brevet Captain.
b. f. Ryer, First Lieut., Second Artillery.
The General then expressed himself highly
pleased with the proficiency to which the Off,
GERS had attained, and stated that they had
accomplished even more than he had antici
pated.
| The officers of the school will all leave in
day or two for their new field of duty, an6
others will come TO take their places. Wher
the new officers arrive, they will be thoroughly
examined on all the different branches, in orde
to arrive at proper estimate of their progress
during the coming season.
| General Sherman, it is understood, will visi
the Navy Yard at Portsmouth, Va, tomorrow
and return to Washington by way OF Richmond