The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-02-08
THE ARMY.

FOrceS-OMcers, Divisions, Changes,
Gains and Losses, Professors OF Military
Science and Rules Regulating Details.
WASHINGTON, Feb. O. 1879.
According to the Army Register for 1873, now
being distributed by the Adjutant General, the
commissioned portion OF Uncle Sans army con-
ssts OF IL general officers. Is adjutant generals,
inspector generals, 10 Judge advocates, one
chief signal Oficer, SO quartermasters, 20
commissaries, 1888 medical officers, "a pay
masters, 1903 engineers 81 ordnance officers,
80 post chaplains, 425 cavalry officers,
274 artillery officers, SS1 infantry officers, pro-
fessors, 2e3 cadets and 297 officers retired from
active service, making total OF 1880. The num-
Der of enlisted men is 80 600 ION paper, with an
allowance OF 375 hospital stewards, veterinary
surgeons "a superintendent of national ceme-
teries and 1853 Indian scouts with master wagoners
and wagOners dd uoitUna.
GAINS AND LOSSES.
The army lost 43 officers by resignation, IS by
death. 2 by retirement wholly retired) ana 16
by dismissal, including 10 cashiered. There were
So appointments during the year, Of which 20 were
from civil life and 8 from the ranks.
Since the Register was sent to press several
changes have occurred, OF which the following are
the principal The retirement Of Lieutenant
Colonel Duncan, OF the Fifth cavalry, led to the
promotion OF Major Carr, and to the appointme
of George A. Gordon, formerly major In the Fourth
cavalry, to the majority in the Fifth, vice Carr.
The death of Lieutenant Colonel Carleton, OF the
Fourth cavalry, entities Major Robert NJ. Morris, Of
the Sixth cavalry, to lieutenant COL
onecy. That officer, however, is before
the Retiring Board, and may not be
promoted. In case he be retired John p Hatch, OF
the Fourth cavalry, will succeed to the lieutenant
l;cr ~
Bankhead, Of the Eighth cavalry, and James P.
Bddle, of the First will be entitled majOrities
IN the Sixth and Fourth cavalry respectively
always supposing that the vacancies are not filed
by the reappointment OF officers who were mus
tered under the act Of July 49, 1870 as was the
case with the vacancy, vice Carr, to which Bank
tion but which was filled by the appointment Of
Gordon, as mentioned above.
WEST POINTERS.
OF the 2,132 officers the active list only 666,
less than 0ne-third, are graduates of West Point.
or these 232 are in the various star departments.
leaving 434 distributed among the forty regiments
Some regiments have scarcely leaven of military
academicians. The Fourteenth for instance, has a
major and three second lieuten2nts who hail from
"tne Point; !" the colonel OF the Twentyfourth (wh0
has applied to be ordered before the Retiring
Board) and two second lieutenants have the ca
twenty nth can point only to its MAJOR and junior
second lieutenant as representatives OF the 'aris
tOcratic" academy.
The army Is credited with 201 appointments, but
this does not include all who carried muskets and
ate salt horse in the '.old army Many old regu.
subsequently appointed in the army, in which case
their appointments are credited to the States OF
which they claimed to be citizens.
PROFESSORS OF MILITARY SCIENCE.
The following ofilcers have been detailed as pro
fessors OF military science and tactics under the
Captain Robert N. Scott, Third artillery, Bishop
Seabury Mission Fairbaut, MINI.
First Lieutenant Joseph p. sanger, First art-
lery, Bowdoin College, Brunswick Me.
First LieutenantJ. U. MacMurray, First artillery,
University OF Missouri Columbia Mo-.
lery, Minnesota State University, st. Anthony's
Falls, Mimi.
First Lieutenant Samuel M. Swigert, Second
cavalry, Kentucky University. Lexington, KY.
First Lieutenant Thomas T. Thornburgh Second
artillery, East Tennessee University, Knoxville,
Tenn.
First Lieutenant Abner II. Merrill, First artil-
lery Massachusetts Agricultural College. Amherst,
First Lieutenant Melville c. wilkinson, Third
infantry, Howard University, Washington, ID. c.
First Lieutenant william b. McCallum, Fifth
artillery, Western University OF Pennsylvania,
Second Lieutenant Henry H. Pierce Twenty.hrst
infantry, West Virginia University, Morgantown,
Colonel Henry b. Darlington, retired, Wabash
College, Charlottesville, Ind.
Colonel Albert w. Preston, retired, California
Military Academy Oakland, Cal.
captain Francis H. Bates, retired, Pennsylvania
Military Academy, Chester. Pa.
captain James Thompson, retired, Indiana Uni
versity, Bloomington Ind.
First Lieutenant Charles A. Curtis retired
Norwich University. Northfeld. Vt.
RULES REGULATING DETAILS.
The following are the rules regulating Details
not heretofore published
Officers belonging to either the staff departments
airy or infantry cannot be spared such assgne nt
nor Will details De made from captains second euen
ants of artillery selections from the active list must
therefore be confined 70 rst leue artillery and
no officer will be detailed against his consent nor
he exercising command or engaged special duty
To give the different states as TAR prac the
benefit of the law but one officer Will as rule, be de-
tailed state. The foregoing Is apple able
TO officers the retired list who subject 10 assign.
ment to any kind of duty and who liberty TO &C
cept any offers colleges that be satisfactory To
all concerned.
NAVAL ORDERS.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7, 1873.
Paw Inspector G. J. Walach Is ordered to the New
York Nauu Yard pau Director George T.. Cuffer