The New York herald., 1870-02-21

George ID. Ramsay, Richard Delafeli, Gabriel r.
aAua, francs Fessenden sau brevet major generals
:, cotone,s-Gus avus LOOMS B. g., b. L. r..
c1ar,es p1aueys HAIL. o.; el Edmsna D. Asxander o. Gu
sonu % p silnoason D. c., Jonn j. Abercrombie tB.
81; lItca1n Morrison d. ca, Harvey Brown IN.
ihonlas Swords tA. On Charles 5. Merchant ~. @ !,
matshai :. Howe. Liias Casey On. CD Justin Diln-
man Nl. G., syvanus Thaycr tB. G.l, Hartman
che bache tB. Gh Aoemare Cady IL G.l, Caeb G.
siniey o. 90 Henry Breworton (B. G.l Thomas j..
1iaih h. y James l.. donaldson tN. Ga, David IL.
vlnton ti. G Edwn b. Babbltt B. o.. Osborn
SToss s g, 81 Robert Il. Clary lB. O., ArthurT Lee,
Yates, Moses y. Walker
Aientetaa Coioneis-lhompson Morris. George
Andrews Charles i. run (B. ca, T. l.. AieNander,
steen. Daniel r. Whiting William Chapman lOol.l,
George '" Pauen, Lewis G. Arnold, Lorenzo SIT
McDougali uS. ca
!, hG5ofS-fh6masJ ~ J. Leslie B G., Burton Randall
Nathaniel " hchae COLI Lew n. Holden A.. az
William 7. Edgar, Wnniam Austine Coll Simeon
rrang'sI Lfe"elisn Jones Col.h Washington J. New
toh, .. W =, ourdher (l4 Oh Daniel Chase (Col.l,
Henry u. Judd (Co) Joseph ii. Wnlttlesey WiIiIa,i
=. Prince u; ~; James N. Caldwell u. on Charles
d. Jordan, \. liendr.ckson Coli h. ". i. Newby,
Albert Tracy tCol) David H. Hastings Josenh H.
McArthnr Senden Chapin (CoL, Joseph O. CLARK,
Jr., tCo); Frank Il. Larne1.
Several important changes hayinn recently heen
made IN the ints OF departments, ac., We print a
corrected list OF
MILITARY DIVISIONS DISTRICTS AND DEP AKrMrSTs
Dtp'stOn u ne ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF Dacotah
Missouri and the Platte; headquarters az ST. LOUIS
Mo-; Lieutenant General T.. ii. Sheridan.
DtotsiOn Of he Pacific Depar.menIs OF talifor
MIA, Alaska and Columbia; heacquarters san Iran
CISCO; Major General George II. fnomaa
Dtristort or ate Attanttc- Departments OF the
East, the Lakes and Virginia; heaaquarters pblia-
delphia, Pa; Major Genera! George 6. Mead.
Dsptst0n Or me SOuth-Departinents OF Inc Cum.
perland. the South, Louisiana and Fourth Military
District; headquarters at Louisville, KY; MAJOR
F0arth MAaafy DLstrict--The State OF Mississippi:
headquarters, Jackson, Miss; Brcvct Major General
Gausha Ienlypacker temporarily.
FJth Military Dtstrtct-lhe State or Texas; head
quarters, Austin Texas; lrevet Major General J. j..
Key nOlda.
Dtso1ct or Geo,yia-srate Of Georgia; General
Terry.
Department or the East-New England states
the District OF Columbia; headquarters New York
city: Brevet Major General lrwin Mcdowell.
consin and Indiana except the post OF Jefferson
VILE, Ind; headquarters, Detroit, Mcn.; Brevet
Major General John Pope.
DepdrtnteM o. me Ctnlhefland- Kentucky, Ten
nessee and the post OF Jenersonyie, Ind; head
quarters at Louisville, KY; Brevet MAJOR General
Department Qr the Mfsso,ut-Missouri, Kansas,
limos, the Indian Territory, Colorado and New
MAJOR General Jonn NJ Schoienl.
Department or the PLette--lowa, Nebraska Utah
anu wyoming; headquarters, Omaha, Neb.; Brevet
MAJOR General Christopher 9. Augur.
department W DacoiGit-hlnnesotaD Dacotah and
Montana; headquarters, st. PAU. Minn; MAJOR
Department ~ cal tJolnid-Calilornia Nevada
aud AriZoha headquarters, san Francisco, Cul.
department o. Me C0tart1td- Washington
Territory and Idaho; headquarters, Portland, Ore.
Eon; Brcvet Major General George Crook.
department ~ the Sotth-South Carolina Ala
bama and Florida, and the District oil Georgia.;
headqnartets Atlanta, Ca; Breyet Major General
Alfred H. Terry.
Department Of Observation-Disclosures and Arkan-
eas; heaaquarteIa, New Orleans; sBreyeL MAJOR Gen.
eral Charles III. Smith.
Department or Atdska-Tho Territory OF Alassa
headquarters SitKa; Brevet MAJOR General JelT q.
DAVIS. This department Will, PROBABLY, be merged
INTO that Of Cailiornla, General Thomas having had
permission given him to make the change If he
thinks proper.
DeDartnte'H or VTVini0-Vngina, West Virginia
mary land and North Carolina; headquarters, Hich-
mond, Va; Bfeyet Major General Edward II. s.
Candy.
VARIOUS ITEMS.
The "Father OF the Arnyn IL Colonel and Brevct
brKadier General Sylvanus Thayer retlred), whose
military life dates back 10 February 81 1905 when ne
graduated from West Point and entered the Engineer
corps, IN which he remained uninterruptedly unti
the GATE or his retirement, March s. 1863. Ii took
nm nearly fifty years to attain to fun colonecy
lieutenant, February 23 1908; first lieutenant July
L 1872; captain, October 49, 1919; brevet MAJOR,
February TO- 1916; brevet lieutenant colonel, March
3, 1923; major, May "a, 1928; brevet colonel, May g.
1885 lieutenant colonel, July 1885, colonel, Maro
8, 1858; Drevet brigadier general, May 81, 1863.
Five oiicers not retired have served more than
! forty consecutive years. They are Generals Philil
| ST. George Cooke, A. B. Eaton W. Maynadier w
Hoffman, Sidney Burbank.
TWO officers were appointed from the ranks last
year, one OF whom had been captain Lhe volun-
teors.