The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-12

hopes for higher rank ana paw. and every ''0ur'
be reopened, is under arms ana prepared to all
vance on the Capitol The chiefs OF the star corps
too doing their part earnestly by representation
OF the injury the public service Is enduring
through the continuance OF these vacancies" as
however-the engineers this cry IL shallow pre-
ence its duties are related, not the size Of the
army, but to the real and expected growth OF tho
country and It's commerce, and Its officers are ac-
tually overw0rked. Congress- therefore, Will have
to face the necessity or repeating its restrictive law
haul its system OF internal Improvement and con-
slider whether 1t VIII not defer the embellishment
OF some OF the rivers and harhors that appear IN no
recorded history but that OF appropriation bills
until the commerce that is supposed to be
demanding Ambulance shall give some out.
can scarcely expect that SO valuable an
electioneerng agency Will be abandoned, let us
ways labcrlng and spending with true paternal
soicitude and self-denial, may reap harvest from
and friendly counseng that bids them to be silent
Congress will not touch the subject OF the star at
all without further curtalng II and that politician
paign, In q time OF profound peace with an unend-
ing vista OF peace before nun, would propose to the
popular nrancn OF Congress an increase OF the more
ornamental part OF the army
II would scarcely be believed, II the assertion was
lieutenants now in the service TO duty in tine same
regiment according TO their brevet rank, there
tSe pY Of coons 20 c ~ maze e
general OF volunteers By brevet could be appointed
and some brevet majors and captains even then
would be compelled TO content themselves with
lower grades. And yet here is forclble roster OF
REGIMENT OF SECOND LIEUrENANrs.
COiOnel-GeOrge n. Love, Second Lieutenant Six
teenth infantry, Lieutenant Colonel by Drevet
Brlgsdier General volunteers
Lieutenant COtOnel-Edward L. Bailey, Second
Lieutenant Fourth infantry, Lieutenant Colonel by
brevet
enth Infantry Major by brevet and Colonel OF v0lun
teerS.
A To mt Etsvhf
fantry, Major ny Drevet and Lieutenant Colonel
volunteers by brevet.
fantrv, Major by orevet and Major volunteers by
brevet, March 2, 1867.
F. Gallagher as second Lieutenant SECOND IN.
brevet, March 2, 1867.
Sidney &. Clark, Second Lieutenant Second In.
fantry July 49, 1885, and MAJOR volunteers March 2,
NJ. @. wilkinson. second Lieutenant Third In
ianry July %, 1856, and Captain volunteers March
Andrew G. Bayne, Second Lieutenant Sixth in
fantry, July 2S, 1866 and Captain volunteers March
Thomas H. Canton, Second Lieutenant Eighteenth
infantry, July %, 1866, and Captain volunteers,
Charles f. Hargous, Second Lieutenant Fifth In
fantry, July %, 1893 and First Lieutenant volun-
Gilbert s. Jennings. Second Lieutenant First in
fantry, January ~ 1857 and Colonel volunteers by
James II. Rice, Second Lieutenant Seventeenth
infantry, January p. 1867, Lieutenant Colonel
volunteers by brevet.
J. W. Summerhayes, Second Lieutenant Eighth
infantry, January ~, 1867, Major volunteers by
M. q. Sanbo1rne, Second Lieutenant Seventh iu-
fantry Captain volunteers by brevet and Captain
John W. Bean, Second Lieutenant Fifteenth In
fantry, January %, 1857, Captain volunteers ana
K. G. rutherford, Second Lieutenant Twelfth In
fantry March 7, 1867, Lieutenant Colonel vOlun-
teers by brevet and Captain By breyet March 1851
Infantry March T. 1867, Major volunteers by brevet
and Captain by brevet.
fantry. March 7, 1867 Captain volunteers and Cap.
&C Gusta We Magric,sky, Second Lieutenant -FOUR
teenth infantry, March 1857, Captain volunteers
Levi +. Burnett, Second Lieutenant Seventh IN.
iantry, March 7, 1861 Captain Volunteers and Cap
Benz. d. Boswell, Second Lieutenant Eleventh
infantry. June Is, 1867. Major volunteers and Cap.
Henry +. Leggett, Second Lieutenant Twenty.
fourth infantry July II, 1857, Captain volunteers
anu captain 0y S seeoea 1ieutenants.
James F. Simpson, Second Lieutenant Twenty
NTH Infantry, August H. 1867, Captain volunteers
David L. Craft, Second Lieutenant sixth infantry,
August "A, 1857 Second Lieutenant volunteers and
Henry Ii. Pierce, second Lieutenant Twenty first
Infantry October IT, 1867, Major volunteers and Cap
Henry W. Howgate Second Lieutenant Twentieth
infantry, OCTOBER % 1867, Major volunteers breve
Thomas r. O'ReiIly, Second Lieutenant Twenty
second infantry, March 7, 1867, Colonel volunteers
John NJ. Hyde, Second Lieutenant Eighth infantry
september s. 1867, Colonel volunteers by breve..
Fred ROsencrantz Second Lieutenant Sixteenth
infantry July 10 1885, Lieutenant Colonel volunteers
Charles A. Booth second Lieutenant First in.
fanIry March !, 1867 Lieutenant Colonel volunteers
And now as an amusing anomaly that could not
occur in any service except our own, let US go o
step further and show that among the captains and
first and second lieutenants IN the Army OF the
United States there are names SUFFICIENT to make
possible the realization OF an old joke, namely
REGIMENT OF BRIGADIER GENERALS.
Colonel Henry G. Thomas captain Twentieth IN
tantry Major General volunteers and Brigadler Gen.
Lieutenant Colonel william II. Penrose. Captain
Third infantry, Brlgadier General volunteers and
BTgadier General by brevet.
MAJOR Edwin G. Mason, Twentieth infantry, Briga-
der General volunteers BY brevet anu Colonel by
brevet
Captains.
Robert Nugent. Captain Thirteenth infantry,
Brigadler General volunteers by brevet and Colonei
William M. wherry, Captain Sixth infantry Briga-
dier General volunteers by brevet and Colonel ny
Joseph s. Conrad, Captain Eleventh infantry
Brgadier General volunteers by brevet and colonel
Wiliiam G. Mitchell Captain Fifth infantry Briga-
der General volunteers by brevet and Colonel ny
brevet.
Charles @. Bartlett, Captain Fourth infantry,
Brigadler General volunteers by brevet and Lieu
tenant Colonel by brevet.
Aaron s. Daggett, Captain Second infantry, BriQa-
der General volunteers by brevet and Lieutenant
Colonel by brevet
Frederick E. Trotter, Captain Fourteenth In.
fantry Brigadier General volunteers by brevet and
Lieutenant Colonel Nv brevet.
Henry q. Corbin, Captain Twenty-fourth infantry
Brigadier General volunteers by Drevet and Lieu
tenant Colonel by brevet.
Frederick M. Crandall, Captain Twenty.fourth In
fantrv, Brigadler General volunteers by brevet and
Lieutenant Colonel by brevet.
George NJ. Cram, Captain twenty second infantry,
Brigadier General volunteers by brevct and Lieu
tenant Colonel by brevet.
First Lteutendnts.
Lewis Johnson, Captain Twenty-fourth infantry,
Brigader General volunteers by brevet aud Lieuten
ant Colonel by brevet.
Samuel McCOnihe, First Lieutenant Fourteenth
infantry, Brgadier General volunteers by brevet
and Lieutenant Colonel by Drevet.
Wallace W. Barrett First Lieutenant Sixteenth