The New York herald., 1869-06-21

distribution. Like all the registers, generai oruers'
special orders, &C, promulgated by tae Aulu'an'
General during the last or three years. IL was
gotten up in the printing oiice connected with ihe
Adutant Generals Department the typos peing en-
listed men OF the general service. Inc Iono"ing
NEW FEATURES
are notevor,bv All brevet commissions that have
been conferred officers since their entry into tne
service as well as all volunteer commissions ever
held by them are recorded; also the original entry
into the service and all subsequent commissions, by
promotion or otherwise, in the regular army For
example opposite the name Of Ulysses >. Grant
we find under the head OF brevet ana voun-
reer rank, First lieutenant brevet sep'em-
ber s. 1s47; captain, breyet september To-
1871; major general volunteers" ana un-
der the head OF original entry into SER
vice and subsequent commissions, "BreVeV
second lieutenant, Fourth infantry, July ], 1913;
SECOND lieutenant Seventh infantry, september
so 1879; transferred 10 Fourth infantry, Noyeul-
ber l5 1875; first Lieutenant, September 10,
lsl7; captain, August ), 1858; major general July
L. 1858: lieutenant general, March ,, lSoL" III
n foot note is the remark" Resigned, July 81,
1851 Appoinsed major general July l. 1865"
These additional items OF information, furnishing
the outline of each ofcer's military history extend
the register 22J pages, making it the largest ever
published.
denote that the officer a graduate of West Point.
Tnls was the plan vogue prior to 1854. In the reg
lister for that year the State of which the ocer was
a permanent resident was first given as the State
from which he was appointed, and all officers not
graduates Of the Military Academy were indicated
by an asterlsk.
The names Of two officers who have been absent
from their commands since July, 1883, are published.
One of them, however, has recently resigned.
APPOINTMENTS.
During the year 1868 % appointments were
made, as follows:-One military storekeeper Quar-
termaster's Department, ii assistant surgeons
first leurenants,, one paymaster, first and sec
Ond heuenants of engineers, l second lieutenant
OF ordnance, post chaplans rs second lieutenants
OF cavalry, Is Of artillery and % OF infantry. or
these 81 were West Pointers, were appointed from
the army, II from the volunteers and the rest from
civil life l3 OF them we're of foreign birth.
CASUALTIES.
Under this caption are recorded 2s designations, .
declined commissions, 2l died, wholly retired,
dismissed, cashered and Il volunteer officers hon.
oraby mustered out. Among those who died
Generals Gates, Slemmer, j. r. Smith and Alfred
GIbDs; were killed in action with Indians, and
committed suicide in Alaska. Those who declined
were an ex-sergeant Of marines who refused a sec
ond eutenancy IN a Veteran Reserve regiment, and
Lieutenant Colonel w. II. Wood, who declined
brevet colone!cy. He is now full colonel, and is
one OF half a dozen old officers whose record under
"brevets and volunteer rankp Is blank. The actual
loss by casualties IN 1865 omittlng cancelled and re-
Voked appointments and vacated regmenta COM
missions, was l65, vlZ.:-Reslgned, 81; died, 81;
dropped o; dismissed, 1; cashiered, .; wholly re-
tired /.
as given in the register numbers l6l of1cers viz
Mayor generals, o. brgader generals, I; colonies, 3O
lieutenant coonels, Il; majors, q; captains Az first
ieulenants, "a; second lieutenants, 5; post chap
lalns, s. but since January the list has been IN.
creased by 20, making total ,l OF Is6. Inc : most
ais E. b. Alexander, 5. z. Heinzelman, C. c, Sioley,
ID. L. Sickles and j. C. Robertson colonies of infan-
try; >. $ Carroll. lieutenant colonel OF infantry; r.
s. satterlee, Charles McDouga ana r. c. Wood
(slnce deadl OF the Medical Department; 7. j. Leslie
Pay Department; Thomas swords James L. Donald
son and Robert T.. Clary, Quarternaster's Depart
ment; Lorenzo Thomas, ad1utant general; also Cen
eral Adam Badeau, first Lieutenant OF infantry. With
the exception Of Generals Sckles Carroll, Robinson,
Donaldson and Badeau, the ABOVE named onlcers
July H. 1862 General Hentzleman was originally
retired with the rank OF colonel only but Congress
authorized President Grant to retire MN with the
full rank of major general, Slckles, Robinson and
Carroll have each the rank OF major general and Ba-
deau has the rank Of captain -
Eighteen officers have been ordered before retr-
ing boards this year. but the result IN several cases
is not yet known. MAJOR and Breyet Lieutenant
major has been placed on the list with the lull rank
oi colonel under the act OF July %, 1866.
Nearly all retired officers have been ordered 10
their homes This Will reduce their income very
considerably, as, when OF duty, they can receive
only the proper OF their gfdQe, ratOns per
day and extra ration daily Tor every i've years
service. The pay and allowances OF retired officers
as fixed by existing laws Is as follows Tor month
OF thirty days-to which must be added thirty cents
per day ior the longevity ration Tor every nve years
seryice:-
general 0goers.-Major general, $3.50; brigadier
SGG Cauairv ana Lfght irttUe11.-Colonel, s1ls;
lieutenant colonel sl3l; major sll6 captain, sloe;
HearV Artillery and IRdnry.-Colonel s13l;
lieutenant colonel, SIG; MAJOR Sl05; captain, 500;
fri AZ. lieutenant
Those officers VINO have been retired wltl the fnll
rank Of the command held by them when incapaei-
taxed for active service are paid as ioliows:-
MAJOR general, S4sl; Drigader general, s326 so:
colonel s-l2; lieutenant colonel slsa major, sles;
captain Sl2I 90, ana the longevity ration additional
when they are entitled TO II.
Seven hundred and nlty-iOur breyets were con-
ferred from september, 1884, 10 December, ls6s-
vlz.:-MajOr generals, $; brigadier generals, ~;
colones ass lieutenant colonies, 100; majors, 172;
captains, 2os; nrst lieutenans, lii In addition 10
these large number was confirmed by the senate
March 5. ls6g; but the majority OF them were rem
dered nugatory by the second section of act Of
March l. 1863, winch declares that thereafter com
missions by brevet shall only be conferred Ia time
of war aud for distinguished conduct and public
service In the presence of the enemy. Attorney
General loar having decided that breyes Tor ds-
tlngushed service IN Indian fights are In order,
commissions have been issued 20 - officers FOR their
conduct in recent Indian operations. Among them
Captain Henry Bankhead, Fifth infantry to be
brgadler general for prompt, energetic and meri-
Iorous services. especially IN the prompt relief or
Colonel Forsytn's beeagured party IN September,
1865.
Major George A. Forsyth. Ninth cavalry, 70 be
brgader general for gallant conduct and merit0ri.
Gus services IN September 1865.
10 be coiOnels-Captains Eugene ". Baker,
Seventh cavalry, and John Coppinger, twenty thrd
Infantry, for zeal and enerRy;0 Captain Albert Bar
nitz, seventh cavalry, for distinguished CALAMITY
Captain Frederick W. Begteen, seventh cavalry
MAJOR Andrew w. Evans, THIRD cavalry; Major vii
liam r. Price, Eighth cavalry and captain Louis
M. Carpenter Tenth cavalry, for gallant and inert
torous serylces;' captain Andrew j. Mctonigle
assistant quariermastcr for merttoTious services y
and captain David Perry, First cavalry, for gal.
lantD.n
For conspicuous gaantry' the following Officers
were observation-disclosures william x. Parnell
First cavalry and Captain James NJ. Williams Eighth
cavalry, 70 be MAJORS; Lieutenant Patrick Cusack
Ninth cavalry Lieutenant Richard j. Eskrldge
Twenty-thlrd infantry and John Madgan late