The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-06-11

First Lieutenant, 1900 Second Lieu.
tenant, 1900; Chaplain, 1900; Cade
at West Point, 609,50.
The Staff Corps OF the army are:
The Adjutsnt Generals Department
in which there are twenty commission
ed officers.
Pay Department, in which there ar'
sixty-five commissioned officers;
Bureau OF Justice. in which there art
ten commissioned officers ( all from ciyi
life 81,
Quartermaster's Department, In which
there are seventy-nine Commissioners
officers;
Subsistence Department in which
there are twenty-nine commissioned
officers;
Medical Department, in which there
are two hundred and twenty-five COM
missioned officers;
The Engineer Corps, has one hun.
dred and nine commissioned officers; p.
The Ordnance Corps, has seventy
nine commissioned officers;
The number Of Chaplains in the ar
my is thirty. They have asimulated
rank only, and receive 81, 500 Q year,
There is a Signal Corps attached to
the Headquarters Of the army at Wash
ington. 1t is not an organization pro-
per, under the law, and is made up oi
officers detailed temporarily for this
service, from the line aud staff. The
chief OF which is generally known as
"Old Probabilities"
The military academy at West Point,
the Nursery Of the army" is main
tanned at a cost of about $275.0O0 a
year. There are fifty five commission.
ed officers on duty at the academy, as
Superintendent. Commandant Of Cadets
Instructors, &C., and nine professors,
(civilians.
The term of instruction is four years.
Upon graduating, the cadet is COM
missioned Brevet-Second.L Lieutenant
in the army, and attached at once to q
regiment or corps.
Cadets are appointed to the academy
in the proportion Of one from every
Congressional District, and upon the
recommendation Of the representative
in Congress. In addition to these the
President has the appointment OF ten
each year at large.
1t is estimated that in the number
Of three hundred and odd cadets ap-
pointed, but Al per cent Of the number
are enabled to successfully face the ex-
aminations. The others are found de-
ficient and sent home.
The proportion Of officers OF the army
who are graduates OF West Point is
much less than is generally supposed,
being little over one-third OF the
whole number OF commissioned officers
the balance being promotions from the
ranks, and appointments from civil life,
or rather from volunteer regiments
who served in the war.
The general officers OF the army are
all graduates of the military academy,
with the exception OF Brigsdier.General
Terry, who was appointed from the
Connecticut volunteers.
The officers OF the Engineer corps. are
all graduates OF the military academy.
The actual proportion Of commission.
ed officers graduates Of the academy, is
as follows: Psymasters Department,
whole number 65, graduates 10; Adju-
tant Generals Departmentwhole nuns
Der 90, graduates II; Quartermaster's
whole number 70. gradu-
ates "a; Subsistence. whole number %,
graduates "a; Bureau Of Jusice, all civil
Iisns; Medical Department, all civilians
Ordinance corps, whole number 70,
graduates 62; Artillery, whole number
$50, graduates l62; Cavalry, whole
number 432, graduates l55; Infantry,
whole number ST, graduates IA.
Three regiments Of cavalry and elev-
en- regiments Of infantry, are command
ed by officers who are not graduates
rom the military academy at West
Point.