, 1869-05-03
TIE ARTILLERY gUHOOI.
Annual Review MT Eertrcss mouro.
AWARD Of Diplomas by Gcnexn
SheXfMAns

Annual Review MT Fortress Monroe
Award Of Diplomas by General
General Y. 7. Sherman, Comuanderla-Chlef
Of the Army, accompanied By Coloncl Anden17ed.
lnston foE tie purpose q betns pfrsens sent Il tue
c!ostng e1netseE OF the annual examination OK
the ,!.tL!sy school snd pEesensins tae Diplomas
mally opencd On The n1st ot April
81. 70 from the WaF Department. nd va ecr,.
hattesy g, T.1.s Uaissd sssses art.iie43, sfs1ss
second Unl:ed states Artllc5J, RrcTc. co!one, E
B. Wintstpn commanding; battery 4, Third
g1sss ss.ssa 45 h'!e3 pst Fsss Sss5
| Ftflh Artillery, Hrete. Aa,or B. T. ht:eanouse
Second Artillery. was assigned to Inc COM
| naand Of the school With HscTet Brigadicr Gen.
erA J. u. Roberts, usutenaa. Cosone! Fourth
| Ar1ueE{, and Brtres DHg1dler General William
Haycs, MAJOR Firth Infantry, as instructors. Dur
/ Ing the summer months the school xa1 OCCUPIED
she s Ia aeavy .na na
desall- nth Ht!ea they ahnuld All t,e familiar
Dnftug the winter months the studies were con-
nS ofdnanee sad xanaef5 nsi5 Ia eaRn III isa.
4c- The examinations On these branches were
yeE5 ssyere snd he arasas Of each mans kaa
West Point The annuh examination having Just
1 beGu completed General Sherman y1gpI1ed hts In
nosnns IL ~ VS. nei taa &c rasf f*e ey os sae
General commanding and sta1 and number Of
eopan,sa essF' n N IL nio iss'0 ;se io who
O'Clock y n, tsiutc Of seventeen gus was nsed
In honor OF his a1.sal and u 10 4 N, the troopa
| were reviewed ~ General Sherman He tnAdc .
close inspection Of tho tnen examined their quar-
ten, and became thoroughly acquainted with ev
himself hishly pleased vim eSes5thtas he saw snd
shortly aitetEards repaired to headquarters where
be recelsed the onaeezs Of the school aud Their
fHendA Al o'clock In the esenin2 the bind Of
the Artillery School, which, By the way, deserves
In iront Of their hui, vhtro the diplomas we're q
ope.atc music The hail, which i large and nicely
nited up, soon 1ned up With the ot,ce.a and taei!
General DsrnJ then aroae and made short and
pertinent address TO the officers OF the school He
spoko Of nc past yeas =. being one Of hard sta4!1
aPsa E ies! aead o oos
liz post ne .iuded % lie t.ef taas n lt te,
$ speettye regiments, and hoped that they WON'T
+ attl continue TO study md advance IN the nohl'
: seisnes q M MHstaaer!- ! Ae e1pfes:ed hi. rtTet =
promotion might attend them General sncrznal
t then stepped forward to the table on which wer,
through tke k''' nechsaieu dc; ~ ope7st,on % s't' .
presenting each man with bis diploma, b,
had lev words 70 - 70 taen! though he dld no
He came here 70 sec the Artillery School It ha'
a been organized when he was out West lie h1t
had given It little thought II the tine. He though
the young men OF the present day should he thanI
mi for the opportunity thus offered by cur govern
:. lsanch Of the service. He regretted ihss suca
Il school vas not ~ existence when be Was Young
| some OF those now befotr tlu. He urged the on
| ceIa not to drop their asuties when they LEFT tn
: Echool, bns 70 keep At Il, and both py study an
J. We lire. he could y. i remember when twenty
four posnds. raa veV latgc Kun Now the
ID had ten and 1fsetn-lnch Runa throwing shot Al
+ deal u time and study 70 keep up with the In
le pEoEenens In this enlightened agc- lie chsIxe
II theu al1 to sustain the reputation for which ii
old reRuAT army HRS 80 famous and that upo
their individual cxertious this all depended.
J. After q few further remarks pertinent TO II
hi usting class, and presented each WITH lis piom
~ / as follows:
'e j. II. L. Davis, Second Lieutenant First Ait
icry;J J. r. GfnnyeE, Fltst Lieutenant F1est Aru
n lery, Dre.et Major; T. r. Tnomhurgh, Sccon
a Ieutenant second Ast1!leH; u T. lhttenaous
,e First Lieutenant F1fth Artil'eE{ B!eyet Major;
Il Rodney. F!fst Lieutenant Fourth Artillery;
Of =. Dinenbas1 F1fat Lieutenant FlIst ArtIlsf! Si
MST se1nnd lieStsasa sa1r Fo95te 1S AFanss
tenant Second Attille1y; 0. E. Wood, Secno
ae Lieutenant Fl1th Artillery; Z. G. Dsnes, secel
tn Lieutenant Fourth ATtillery; u N. Jones seeo, d
aS Lieutenant Fourth Artillery; A. E. Clxrkt, FIJI
IL | 1jeutpn4nt Third ARTILLERY: C +. EAEiu. fft
y Lieutenant First Artillery and Drevet Major; c.
= Hesscll Ftst Lieutenant Second Artillery a.
l'Eeset Captain; L +. Rynn, FlEt leatena
Second Artillery.
y The General then expressed himself II high
e pleased with the proficiency which the officers b
F. T. attained and stated that they had accomplish
hs even more than he had anticipated.
d. The onlcers Of tho school wln all leAre In d
nd or TWO for their new neld OF d1t5t aud othcfs
II come to take their places. When the uGN p0cG
= arrive, they will be thoroughly examined In
r the dldercnt branches, tn order to arrive At
ID proper estimate Of their progress during the ca
ing eeasoo.