The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-02-07
HERALD SATURDAY FEBRUARY 1s74-TRPLE SHEET

Assistant Quartermaster General, he being the first
ted the service-an example not likely 10 be very
extensively followed.
The indiana are credited with causing seven OF
tle t0rty-nye deaths, VIZ. General Candy and
Lieutenant Jacob J. Aimy. 9th cavalry, murdered ;
Lieutenant sherwood. 2lst Infantry. died of wounds
Thomas and Leutenants Cranston and Howe, 4th
artillery, and Wright 18th Infantry killed IN bat
TIE. faymaster John 3. walker and Lieutenant H.
y. Dodge, I'd artillery, are supposed to have been
lost ut sea- and three officers committed suicide.
.,o,, OEFioEks ON DETACHED sERyIoE, an Az
ABOUT one-hith OF the line officers are on ue-
tached service. The recruiting service absorbs at
least sixty. the Military Academy twenty-five lin
addition TO engineer and ordnance oincersl, the
signal service dozen, disbursing duties anotner
uozen, while thrty-six are on the persohai SLAMS
OF general officers as aides-de-camp ana about
A large proportion OF the duties Incidental to
the Quartermaster and Commlssary departments
Is performed by detached line Officers, and one
lieutenant Thomas H. Bradley 2lst Infantry has
been on duty In the War Department during the
NAV, 1866 to the present tlmel and Tor some time
previous. while an officer OF volunteers.
A list OF aIdes-de-camp, professors OF military
science and tactics and acting signal officers Is
subJ0ined:-
The subjOined list OF aides is not given In the
Register and is now published for the first time =
whppie, Assistant Adjutant GeneraI: Maior or.
laAdo NJ Poe, Engineer; Captain Joseph g. Auden-
ried. 9th cavalry, Captain Jonn NJ Bacon, eth
cavalry; captain J. y. TourtelOtte, 7th cavalry;
Lieutenant James G. Mccoy. 4th artillery; all with
the rank and pay OF colonel.
, 10 the Lieutenant General-Major George A.
Forsyth, 9TH cavalry, Military Secretary; Captain
M. '. Sheridan, 7th cavalry; Lieutenant Frederick
~ Grant attn cavalry, all with the rank and pay Of
TO Major General ". 8. Hancock-Captaln John
r Si,c wharton, 9tn infantry Captain william @.
Ward, 22d infantry.
TO Major General John M. schoned-Captain
liam Ennis 4th artillery.
To Major General Irwin acknowledgements
Jonn H. Coster. sth cavalry; Lieutenant James II.
cavalry.
To Brigadier General John Pope-Captain William
NICK. Dunn, Jr., I'd artillery; Captain Charles L.
isiey, zth cavalry; Lieutenant William b. Wetmore.
To Brigadler General Alfred Terry-Captain Ed.
ward w. smith. 18TH infantry; Captain Robert P.
hughes Sd infantry; Lieutenant Eugene b. Gibbs,
To Brlgadier General Edward o. G. Ord-Captain
Henry e. Ltchfeld, I'd artillery; Lieutenant Hugh
q; Brown, 18th infantry; Lieutenant Placldus Ord,
TO BrIgadier General C. G. Augur-Captain
George b. RUSSELL 9th infantry; Lieutenant Jacob
>, To Brigadier General George Crook-Captain A.
H. Nlckerson 23d infantry; Lieutenant William j.
Ross, 2ist Infantry; Lieutenant John G. Bourke.
80 cavalry: ,
Captain William W; Sanders, 9th infantry; Lieu
tenant Edward M. Hayes, 5th cavalry; Lieutenant
10 Brevet MaJhr General JEFF c. Davs-Captain
f. " Sumner LIST cavalry; Lieutenant William II.
BOYLE, 2lst infantry; Lieutenant Frederick K.
PROFESSORS OF MILITARY SCIENCE
the following heutenants are on detached SER
under the act OF July 2s. 1866. authorizing the
PRESIDENT to detail not more than twenty officers
for tins purpose. Nine OF these oficers are gradu-
ates OF West Point, six served in the volunteers
and one was appointed from the ranks.
j.. M. Lancaster Sd artillery, Bishop seabury
j. p. Sanger LIST artillery. Bowdoin College,
J: W. McNurray. LIST artillery. Cornell University.
Eli L. Higgins, I'd artillery Minnesota State
University, st. AnthOny's Falls, Mimi
$. M. Swigert I'd cavalry, Kentucky University.
T Gia. ls artillery Massachusetts, Agr
=, NJ G: Wilkinson, Sd infantry, Howard University,
Washington, D. G..
william b. McCallum, 5th artillery, Western Uni
versity OF PENNSYLVANIA, Pittsburg.
E. L. Zallnsk 9Th artillery, Massachusetts Insti-
j. T. Webster, LIST artillery, Cornell College,
s Thomas Ward LIST artillery. Union College,
G. r Cotton, LIST artillery, Military Academy,
University Little Rock. Ark.
F. Robinson, 5t9 artillery, University Of Yer
Ii. H. Pierce, alst infantry West Virginia Uni.
versity, Morgantown, W. Va.
b. d. Boswell, l1th infantry, State Agricultural
College, CORVALLIS, oregon.
There are also Jour retired officers on this ser.
vice, VIZ. Colonel H. b. Darlington, at Wabash
ton, at California Military Academy, Oakland, Cal
Captain James thompson. at Indiana University
Bloomington, Ind; Lieutenant Charles A. Curtis
at Norwich University, Northfeld, vt.
ACTING PROBABILITIES.
The following are acting signal officers under the
orders OF 'Old Probabilities"
Captain, Garrick Mallory 1st Infantry; Lieuten-
ants R. j.; strong 4t RoS artillery H. H. Dun.
f. E. Kibonrne I'd cavalry; d. J. Glbbon, 9th cav
airy; G. $. Crimes, I'd artillery; William b. Weir,
Eth uanr Sth oIrv ~
Wocott Sd artillery; Theodore Smith, 18th infantry
temporarily
THE RETIRED LIST.
If Senator Logans bill making it obligatory
upon the President to retire army officers upon
their arriving at the age Of sixty-nve years be.
comes law, the following officers Of rank Will be
snelved during the current year: -Commissary
General A. B. Eaton now in his sixty-elghth year;
who will be sxty-fve next May. and Major Frank
lin Z. Hunt, senior paymaster who Will be sixty
of retired officers to 300 Will have to be modified
be ore such an obligatory law can be carried into
effect as there are already 29s invaded, MANNED
and superannuated officers retired from active
service. as oIlows:-Eeven major generals, -
brigadlers So colonels 20 lieutenant colonies, 80
majors SO captains, "a lieutenants and chapains.
The retirements during the year were General
Philip st. George Cooke, Colonies Culum, OF the
petltioned Congress to be retired with the 1ull
rank OF major general, which he held when
try. and Abner DOUBLEDAY, OF the colored oath;
Lieutenant Colonies Montgomery, Deputy Quar-
termaster General, and duncan, OF the 5th cav
airy; Major Morris, OF the 9th cavalry; Captain
KIgour oath infantry, and Lieutenants A. u.
Brown, LIST infantry, and Rice, l7th infantry.
Register OF General Officers, Heads Of
STAFF Departments, and Field ORceis,
for February, 1874.
GENERAL OF THE ARMY
William I. Sherman, War department, wash
ington.
LIEUTENANT GENERAL.
Philip H. Sheridan, commanding Military D1vi-
sion OF the Missouri. Headquarters, Chicago Ill.
MAJOR GENERALS.
Winfield 5. Hancock, commanding Military d.
vision OF tue Atlantic; headquarters New York
city.
John M. Schofield, commanding Military Division
OF the Pacific; headquarters san Francisco cal
Irwin Mcdowell, commanding Military Division
and Department OF the South headquarters Louis
vile, KY.
BROADER GENERALS.
John Pope. commanding Department OF the Mis-
souri,; Headquarters Fort LeavenwOrth, Kansas.