The New York herald., 1876-02-28
THE AR M Y.
It's Present Condition as Shown by
the Centennial Register.
RECORD OF PERSONAL CHANGES.
Officers on Detached Service and
Leaves of Absence.
LINEAL RANK OF FIELD OFFICERS.


In the told armyn times when the late Major
Garesche had charge of the "Army Register" the
little pamphlet OF sixty pages used to be compiled and
revised with much and secrecy IL It had been
the plan of q campaign. Then single line sufced for
much OF an oficer's record It considered
necessary publish. Now many officers require from
ten to thirteen lines for skeleton record OF their mill
tary history, consisting OF the dates of all commits
sons they have held, by brevct otherwise either in
the regular volunteer force and the "Rcgiser has
accordingly expanded to 26O pages
General Thomas NJ. Vincent the senior assistant
adutant general on duty here, has supervised the
few copies have been struck of for In the War De-
partment only. The principal changes in the
PERSONNEL ARMY,
growing out OF rerements, resignations deaths dis
missals &C. as follows:-Colonel William Mckee
Dunn has succeeded the caustic Holt brgadier aud
Judge Advocate General and viii have the pleasure
overhauling the original of all general
martial, of which he is the legal custodian and of
which the stock is rapidly increasing year by year.
SUBSISTENCE DEPARTMENT
is now presided by General Robert MacFeeey,
vice Shras, deceased who held that coveted position
for ten months only.
IN rHE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT
the death OF Surgeon Weeds having reduced the num-
Juno 2s ls74 the senior assistant surgeon Charles B.
White, has been advanced step after fourteen years
army practice.
DEPARTMENT
has had its number Of paymastcrs maors) filled to the
maximum allowed by the act OF March 3, 1875 (hfty)
by the appointment OF ive line officers. four ex.oicers
and four civilians There two vacancies in this de-
parment deputy paymaster generals with the rank of
lieutenant colonel which cannot be filled until section
to these vacancies, shall have been repealed Majors
Franklin E. Hunt and Henry Prince both West Pointers
and old ocers the former of ory-six and the latter
of forty years. standing entitled to promotion If
they get It, and 70 retirement If they cannot but
the effort that is being made TO render these promo
tons feasible will unquestonably be bluffed" by the
proposed reduction of the army as will also the
renewed attempt to mako the Paymaster General
brigadcr. The present Paymaster General, who was
President Grants commanding officer some thirty
years ago, promoted the heads OF assist
ant and two deputy paymaster generals in 1872 and s
the only head of bureau with the rank of colonel
all the others being brigadier generals, except "Old
Probabilities" who, however is scarcely "burcau,"
as he has permanent sta his assistants being line
officers specially detailed 'acting signal officers"
ENGINEERS
has lost by resignation captain of twelve years.
perence (who under suspension for disobcdience
OF ordcrs and gained four cadets OF last years. growth
one Of whom Is son OF Brigham Young
THE ORDNANCE DEPARTMENT.
the retirement of Colonel whiteley, after forty-hve
years. service, resulted in the promotion OF Lieutenant
Colonel Laidey be colonel Major Sias Crispin be
lieutenant colonel Captain Francis H. Parker to be
major and Lieutenant Joseph c. Clifford to be captain,
the latter being OF the six out of nynv ordnance
officers who are not in the order Of West Point
THE cHArLAIys
have three of their number by death and one by
resignation. There also four absent surgeons
certificate of disability, and the Secretary OF War
states his annual report that "a marked improve
ment has taken place in the morale Of the army"
THE CAVALRY
OF the service Lieutenant Colonel Cuver Grover Third
cavalry, has been promoted 10 the coonelcy OF tho
First cavalry, vice Gem, deceased which carried up
Major W. b. Royall Fifth cavalry TO be lieutenant
colonel OF the Third, and Captain verlIng X. Hart
Seventh cavalry, to be major of the Fifth Captain
James Curtis, Third cavalry, has also been promoted,
vice Major McKibbcn, Tenth cavalry. retired MAYOR
W. r. Price, Eighth cavalry, having rendered himself
amcnable TO military law by disobcdience OF orders
and neglect of duty, has been sentenced by general
court martial to bo reduced in lnea rank and will step
down IRON number to number twenty seven
the list OF cavalry majors unless the President shall
be pleased to mitigate remit his sentence.
ARTILLERY,
the death OF Major r. " W. Howard, Third artillery,
caused the transfer that regiment of Major James ~
Robertson, supernumerary major, Second artillery;
Captain William Sivey of the First, promoted to
the Filth, vice Major Hays, deceased and was soon
aferward retired which promoted Captain Richard
Arnold Captain Alexander Plpcr OF the Third Is
entitled TO promotion to the Fourth artillery, vice
Major Morgan, deceased. which will carry him from the
Atlantic TO the Pacific coast
INFANTRY.
There have been changes among field officers OF
infantry, but companies of the Second, A and X OF
the Fifteenth of the Sixteenth of the Seventeenth
and OF the Twenty-nfth have exchanged their old
captains for ones.
AProSTMESrs
In addition to fortythrce West Point graduates who
received their parchments, sxtyth candidates for
military honors and enoluments were appointed last
year. Of whom six formerly held commissions either in
the regular army volunteer force, were pro-
NOTED from the ranks and hny from civil life. The
civilians credited follows:-To the District OF
Columbia, lve TO New York, Maryland, Virginia and
Ohio, four each to Maine Pennsylvania, Missouri and
Mississippi three each; to Massachusetts, West vr-
ginia Kentucky and California, two each; to Illinois,
Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota, Louisiana, Florida,
Kansas and Oregon, each; appointed 'at large"
one. There also two reappontments under
special acts of Congress, viz :Nathanol II. Mclean,
formerly major and assistant adj uant general to be
lieutenant colonel on the retired list, and Lowell A.
Chamberlain, late first lieutenant First artillery TO be
first lieutenant IN same regiment, with rank from
August 2s, 1851.
OFFICERS on DETACHED SERVICE
The stations and duties OF officers are not shown in
the Army Register except In the ofhose who
West Point at colleges universities professors
OF military science and tactics or IN command OF
armories aud arsenals This omission is supplied in
part by the following list OF staff and field officers who
are
ABSENT PROM THEIR "APPRoPRIATE COMMANDO"
Brigader General ". G. Mcigs, Quartcrmaster Gene
ra ON special duty In Europe.
Colonel William H. Emory, Fifth cavalry, President
ofRetring Board, Washington, d. O.
Colonel John II. King, Ninth infantry, superintend-
ent general recruiting Service, New York city
Colonel William n Barry, Second artillery, COM
mandant artillery school, Fortress Monroe
Colonel Thomas O. Pitcher, First infantry governor
of soldiorei Horne