The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-11-27
T he a "a M Y.
Important Order of the Secre
tary Of War.
Names Of Officers Retired from
Service.
Annual Report of General Sherman on
the Condition Of the Army.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 26, 1870.
The following order was issued today
GENERAL oRDgRs-No. 49,

WASHINGTON Nov. 70, 1870.
The following order was issued to-day
GENERAL oEDgRs-No. 49,
WAR DEPARTMENT. !
ADJUTANT GENERALS OFFICE,
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20, 1870
BY direction of the President and under the pro-
visions OF section I'VE Of the act Congress approved
July Ii, 1870, the following named officers are here
by relieved from service, to date from December 10,
1870
F7'st-On their own application, after thirty years
OF service, III conformity with section tour OF te dcI
OF July 10, lS70:Colonel George A. H. Blake, Fiist
cavalry Colonel Lawrence 7. Graham, Fourth cay cav
airy; Colonel william NJ Grier, Third cavalry; Colo
mel William 5. Ketchum, unasslgncd; Colonei
Charles $. Lowell Fourteenth infantry; Colonel on
yer L. Shepherd Fifteenth infantry; Colonel John i.
sprague, unassgned; Lieutenant Colonel Augustus
A. Gibson, Ihnd artillery; Lieutenant Coioncl ben,
ned u; h, Fih artillery; Lieutenant colohei
Sec1nd-Fer incapaclty resulting from long and
faithful service, from wounds and injuries received,
line Of duty, in conformity with sections sixteen
and seventeen OF the act OF August 5, 1s6l:--
lery; Lieutenant Colonel Maurice Maloney, un-
assigned; LIEUTENANT Colonel William III. Sidell,
SaS Mex hugh B. Hsmg
William d. Lane, Third cavalry; Major Benjamin +.
Runte, unassigned Major George A. Williams,
Twentieth infantry; Captain Albert Barntz, Seventh
cavalry; Captain James A. Bates, unassigned Cap
tam George b. Carse, unassigned; Captain Robert
Catlin, unassigned: Captain Louis Il. Crone. unas-
signed; captain Charles g. Frendenburg Fourteenth
Infantry; Captain Hezekiah Gardner. unassigned
Captain Joseph W. Gelray, unassigned: Captain
Samuel q. Greene unasslgned; Captain Thomas
Grely, Second artlery Captain james McCleery
unassigned Captain Thomas II. Norton, unassigned;
Captain Charles NJ. Pyne, unassigned; Captain Will
| liam X. Smedbcrg, unassigned; Captain George o.
White unassigned; First Lieutenant Hugh d. Row
| kef, unassigned. First Lieutenant william Burns
| Seventeenth Infantry; FIRST Lieutenant Joseph X
] Byers, unassigned; First Lieutenant Charles A.
Curtis, unassigned FIRST Lieutenant Michael Dolan
uhassl8ned First Lieutenant Richard Z. Dubois,
| Fourteenth Infantry; First Lieutenant Michael J..
Hogarty, unassigned; First Lieutenant JOAN X.
Haynes unassigned; First Lieutenant James r.
Mulikin. unasslgned First Lieutenant Frank r.
Klce, unassened; First Lieutenant Albert q. Vim
ceA,. Second artillery; First Lieutenant Leonard ].
! Whiting, unasslgned; First Lieutenant Henry X.
Williams unassigned: Assists Surgeon William II.
| Miner, United States Army.
by them when wounded, In conformity with sections
sixteen and seventeen OF the act OF August s. 1861,
Upon the full rank OF brigader general, lieutenant
Colonel Jsseph D. Kidd unassigned; Major Martin
D: Harding, First nfantry ca I,, William
Lieutenant Colonel Edward ". Kinks, Twenty-Glth
infantry: Major Samuel H. starr sixth
Captain Robert L. fitzpatrick, unasslsned:
Captain Andrew j. McNett, unassgned; First Lieu
tenant Albert w. Preston Eighth cavalry. Upon the
Tu-, rank OF lieutenant colonel, Captain Thomas +.
Maey, Firth cavalry. Upon the full rank OF major,
Captain Samuel 7. Lee unassigned. Upon the lull
Greene, unassigned Upon the tul rank OF captain,
FIRST Lieutenant William A. Bourne, unassigned;
FlTsL Lieutenant JOHn +. CeKnOrn, unassigned:
FIRST Lieutenant Denis J. Downing, unassigned;
FIRST Lieutenant Edwin G. GasSi, unassigned;
First Lieutenant John M. Hoag nnassigned; First
Lieutenant Jacob w. Keller, unassigned First Lieu
tenant John kciliher, unassigned: First Lieutenant
Aanson Il. Miles, unassigned; FIRST Lieutenant
Samuel A. Porter, seventeenth Infantry FIRST Lieu
tenant Richard w. Tyler, unassigned; First Lieu
tenant Frederick G. vomscnrah unassigned.
FOugGh-The officers above named who are on
duty Will, as soon rs relieved, repair to their re-
spective homes.
FiHh-Further lists OF officers to be retired win
be published MS soon as decided upon.
BY or0er OF the SECRETARY OF WAR.
Il. ID. TOWNSEND, Adjntant General
me retlicd officers are to receive seven'yfve per
cent OF tIl pay for lie.