The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-07-14

MNilem o. sOuhbOn, IWonty'iouftu luinu'Sy' n"J @os
Upon full rank OF captain-second Lieutenant
dlscns troy from service
eember a. $50; June T. ls7i restoring him 70 Ms
for mer position on the Army Register.
v.-CAsUALTIE5.
Resigned n)--Lieutenant James W. Lethesburg.
Died i2I-Colone Vim. Maynadier Ordnance De-
partment at Washington d: o.. July ISL; Colonel
Baltimore, Md, June %, 1871 Lieutenant Colonel
Thomas J. 1odman Ordnance Department, at Rock
b. ConynsSam. T~snsyfoar.n infantry, Il Wilkes.
barre, Pa. May q, 1871; Captain Denis j. Down ng,
irsisnd, May ~ isii Fiat Lieutenant william Il.
Chase, Corps OF Engineers, at Germantown, Pa,
June 81, ISL first Lieu.enant aowsrd y: Gushing.
dians In the MILESTONE Mountain, twenty miles
east Of Camp Crittenden Arizona Territory, NAV s,
1871; First Lieutenant GeorRe AsDurv First artillery,
drowned IN Lake Ontario. near Fort Niagara. N Y,
May 4, 1871 second Lieutenant James q. Morrison.
Fort Niagara, n. y. May T. 1871; Second Lieutenant
Henry W. Torbett, Eleventh infantry, at Freeport
Thcburn, Iwenty.third Infantry. at Columbus OHIO,
July q 1871; Assistant surgeon George Il. Gum, at
MonorabIy Discharged (un er section Of the act Of
July IL, lS7O)-MaJOr Henry X. Rathbone, unas-
signed December 81, 1870. instead Of noDorabiy mus
Register for January ISL; First Lsutenant jacob
Wagnct Tenth infantry, December 1870, Instead OF
October 81, 1870 announced IN the Army Register
for January. 1S7l; First Lieutenant John W. TnUnas,
Third Infantry December 81. 1870 instead OF Decent
her e. 1870 as announced IN the Army Register Tor
January. ISL; first Lieutenant James b. Cole.
Fourth cavalry December IL. 1870, instead or re.
signed December IL 1s1o. as announced In Army
Dismissed Ilj-Second Lieutenant George w.
Roby, First infantry. juno Is. 1871. >,
Cashisred tl(--Asslstant Surgeon william II. II.
Michler. June ~, 1871.
VI 00icers have been arranged in the foregoing
order to the companies to which they succeeded IN
the natural course promotion or appointment or
to which they have been assigned ny competent
Vii.-Acceptance or non-scceptance OF appoint
ments, and In case oil acceptance the Dirthpace OF
appointed. and full name correctly written. VIII
IN all cases DC promptly reported to the Adutant
VIII-In case OF the death of an ocer 1t Is hereby
made the DUTY Of his immediate commanding onicer
S sc an a. nae Wien sU m oe.r
from his command dies IN hospttal or under treat
ment, the medical oioer In charge VIM forward the
by an army medical officer the report win DO made
by any oricer having coz nilance OF the fact.
IX.-The General Regulations paragraph lsl allow
three months leave OF absence 10 til graduates OF the
Military Academy on entering service. In accord.
ancc with this regulation all the graduates above
named Will report in person their proper stations
on the 3Oth OF September next.
X-The graduates WILL the receipt OF this order,
Immediately report by letter to the commanding OH
OF their respective regiments, who will assign to
companies those who nave not Deen SO assigned by
this order II the station of the reRlmenLal com.
manders be not known their reports viii be for
warded. under cover, to tne AdJutant Genea al Tor
XL-Ihe transportation allowance mileage, to
which the graduates will be entitled In travelling
from est Point their posts, under the foregoing
ORDERS will he paid In advance Oh the performance
OF the journeys.
by order of the Secretary OF War.
Onlcial: E. ID. TOWNSEND, Adutant General.
New Commander of the West Point Academy.
Colonel Thomas Fl. Reger, Eighteenth infantry,
has peen relieved from duty IN command OF his regi.
ment in the Department Of the South on the LIST OF
August, and on the lst Of september will relieve
General Pitcher Of the command OF the Military Aca-