The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-31


lieutenant coOnes ana i've military storekeepers,
with the rank oil captain.
Subsistence Observation-Disclosures captains
Medical Department-One cnier and one assistant
medical puryeyor, with the rank OF lieutenant colo.
mel; four surgeons lmaJ0rsj ana forty nine assisanI
Pay DeHartmenI-One Origadier general tpaymas.
tenant coloneU and nlne paynasters tmajors)
Corps OF knslneers--One colonel, Ave majors,
three captains, three nrst NeutenaniS ana thfec
second lIeuaeuant4
Ordnance Department-On colonel, two lieuten.
ant coioneis, one major, nve CAPTAINS three Hrst
lieuenaaIs, two second lieutenantS aud Two midi
aary storeKeepers, with the rank OF captain.
Cavairy-seventeen second neutenants.
Infantry Forty-nine second lientenants.
In the artillery there is surplus OF nine second
hight batteries, enuted TO two second lieutenants,
INTO neavy batteries. entlued to only one
Prospective Promotions.
II the bill shortly to be reported by the Senate
Military Committee, repeating SO much OF the act OF
March 3, 1869. as pat stop to promotions In the
star corps, should become law. as prominent
army officers confidently expect, The following pro-
motions will ensue:-
ADJUTANT GENERALS DEPARTMENT.
Lieutenant Colonel James u. Fry to DE colonel,
vice Nicnois, deceased April s. 1861 Major William
y. Whipple TO be lieutenant colonel. vice Fry, pro-
NOTED April s. 1869: Major .hauncey McKeeve 10 De
lieutenant colonel, vice HartSun, retired June 70,
Is7l. There win also be i've majorIlies to be ned
Dy selection from Inc officers, Whipple and
lcKcever, promoted; Chahn, resigned; Leet' dis
charged and SherDurne mustered out.
INSPECTOR GENERALS DEPARTMENT.
MAJOR Absalom Baird 10 be lieutenant colonel vice
asn. vice Baird.
CHARACTERISTICS GENERALS DEPARTMENT.
To be Colonies and Assistant tuartermaster Gen.
erals-Lieutenant Colonel Langdon U. Easton, vice
swords, retired February ~ 1865 Lieutenant
Ssap sSy e MoTe
ran, vice Donaldson, retired Matcn 10, 1862
To be Lieutenant ColOncls and deputy Quarter
master Gcneras-Malor Tredwen Moore, vice Easton,
promoted February b. 1869; MAJOR HYATT .. Kan.
Major Asher R. Eddy. VICE McFerran promoted
March 10, 1869; Major kulas Saxlnn vice Kirknam
ham, wee idiicr, deceased Marcn IL. 1870.
To be Quartermaster. with Tue Rank Of Major.
March H. isiO. This viii leave thirty Jour captains
VII the rolls, lour more than the llmit DAed ny inc
act or July rs, 1860 There VIII therefore DO no Va
cancy for an assistant quariernaster unul num-
ber snail have been reduced below thirty. the Ave
vacant military storeheepefshlps VIA ne hled from
civil lue-proUaoly 10y eX-volunteer officers.
SUBSISTENCE DEPARTMENT..
Three captaipces 10 be nled o. selection from tne
MEDICAL DEPARTMENT..
If the ordinary rule OF promotion be followed
Lieutenant Col0nel Robert Murray, senior assistant
medical purveyor VII be designated chief medical
which wllk not change MS asslnilaed rank or pay
The other promouois VIII be-.
cal purveyor wee McDougall, retired February ~,
1906 Surgeon joseph !. b. Wright, 10 DO assistant
medical purveyor wee Murray. February o, 1862.
isfactory examnationl--Chaiies ~ Whlte, vice
csTS vice. es Mcaren promoted M february ~ 1888;
Joseph j. woodward, vice Wright, promoted Feb
= isS afs hses VICE Wae vice rec
Necnem. deceased July IL, 1871; Joseph T. semple,
wee Davis deceased October 2, 1871, There VIII
with The rank OF first Lieutenant, 10 be niled by
graduates OF medicine who succeed IN passing the
prescribed examination.
PAY DEPARTMENT.
The assignment by the President OF Paymaster
Benjamin Alvord Actng Pay master General Is
considered strong indication OF his permanent
appointment, vice Brice, retred January /, 1872.
Deputy Psymaster General Leonard, Iellred Janu-
AIRY /, ls72 If some other officer SHOULD be selected
as the head OF tue Pay department. then Major
Avvord, By virtue OF seniority, VIII succeed 10 the
vacancy caused by leonard's retirement, and MAJOR
Ten paymastersnlps 10 be nlled 10y selection.
CORPS OF ENGINEERS.
colonel, wee Cram, retired FeOrulri - 1863; Major
Roberl s. williamson, 10 10 lieutenant colonel, vice
woodruff promoted February -, 1869.
To be MaJorS-Gapian Franklin NarwoOd, vice
Williamson. promoted februars y, ls60: Captain
81, 1869; Captain Peter O. hains vice Reese, de-
ceased september. -. 1870; captain Francis 4.
TAN George l.. Gillespie vice PRIME Tetired sep.
tember s, 1871; Captain Charles AZ. su.er, wee
First Lieuenants TO be OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES i'll.
Miller, Micah X hrown Milton Is. Adams, William
X, LivermOrc William al. heuel, William y stan
Post.
ward Mcguire, Frederick A. Manan, Charles y.
Powell, Frederick a. tiinman. Albert II. Payson
Bass, William l.. Marshal, Joseph ii. willard. Tins
sbsorbs all the second eutenauts on the list, anc
leaves vacancies Tor two nTst IeuteDants au,, Ter
second cu;enahts, which VIII, no doubt Ue nlet
by transferring from the cavalry ana aTullcry some
OF those graduates OF 1864, 1910 and lssl, whom lh
PrOhiDitCry act OF March 8, 1907 excluded IRON th
Engineers and Ordnance.
ORDNANCE DEPABTAEST.
Lieutenant Colonel Frank ID. IaDender 10 b
Colonel, wee MayUadier, deceased July b 1871.
To be Lieutenant COl0nels-M8ior James q. Der
ton, vice klngsbury fetlred December 81, le'I
Major Jonn AcN utt, vice Rodman deceased Jun
g. 1871; Major Julian McAlister, vice Calender, pr'
noted July 3, 1871.
10 be Majors--Captain James NJ. Whttemore Vic
Edison, deceased November II, 1870; captain A.
Burlington. vice Benton, promoted December .
1871; Captain Daniel w. flagger, vice McNutt, pr
motel. June 8, lS7l Captain Thomas Y. Bradior'
wee McAllister, promoted July 3, ls7l; Capta
Richard ~. Hill, vice Bradford deceased Januar
1s7l - -, =,
FIRST Lieutenants to be Captans-George W. NJ
Kee Frank "A. Pnpps, James w. Reilly, William
Beebe, George ID. Ramsay, Jr., john a. kres
OHIO 4. MIcnaelis, william Prince, Clarence E Du
Son.
second Iieutenanis 10 be First Lieutenants
Almop A. larney, Joseph q. Cnnord, william
Buuer Edward M. wright, John Il. Greer, Jonn II
man Jr Charles Shaler Jr Henry Metcali.
Vacancies-Four Second Lleutepancies ana "
6torekecperships.
List Of Onicers Absent With Leave.
on SURGEONS CERTIFICATE OF DISABILITY.
Colonel James Oakes; Colonel Gausha rem
packer, sixteenth inantry; Colonei Salnuei