The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-29
Herald Register for the Pres
ent Year.
COMPLETE LIST or OFFICERS
Change in the Manner of
Making Promotion.
INSTRUCTORS AT THE MILITARY ACADEMY.
Details for Various Institutions
OF Learning.
wAsHIscros, April "a. 1878.


WAsHIsGroN, April "a. 1873
Tho unusual delay In the publication OF the Army
Register Tor 1878 has caused much disappointment 10
those officers and their friends who have been
toned 70 receive It within month weeks Of is
nominal dale Of issue, January l. From present In
dcatons II Is worry uncertain when IL will appear In
Bhe War Departments the stereotypod, but not very
satisfactory reply 10 the OH repeated question NV hen
will The Register BIO outs" IL simply "Don't Know,
The last assigned Tor s The
failure Of tho Senate TO upon certain
Tor the promotion Of subaterna Tho names Of these
officers we're sent 10 tho Senate the rule that
has governed such promotions Tor the last sixty
years--vlz, rogimental promotion TO the grade OF
Daptain But the compiers OF the Revised Statutes
having, BY section l204 revlviaod practically obso
lste act Of 1914. that "Promotions in tho line
shall be made through tho whole army In its
several lines Of artillery, cavalry and Infantry the
question Of line w regimental promotion has been
Hgitaed BY the senior subaiterns Tor the last three
years until At length they have got It squarey before
tbc senate Judiciary Committed Meantime pro-
motions hang IRE, and the Army Register Is quietly
sleeping in the Government Printing ONCE waiting
Tor the anishng touches Of tho Adju,ant General
This being the case. full register including changes
N esse and in posse up to April TO- has boen carefully
prepared Tor tho HERALD and Is given herewith. Tho
names Of those officers whose promotions delayed
have been s'carried up" In this rcGistcr, and are
printed IN italics II is worthy OF remark TINT,
although thirty graduates Tho class OF S had TO be
attached 20 regiments additional second cutenants
the casualties have since been shat with
three exceptions all these s'ndditionas" nave been
promoted TO full second leutcnanis The exceptions
arc ono in the cavalry aud two In the artillery These
m ha I'm h.
Infantry, as thore three vacancies that arm o.
the service.
GENEBAL oyFICKRs.
General or Army-william I. Sherman.
Lieutenant GencrI-Philip H. Sheridan
Major Gensrals-W s. Hancock. John N. Schonsld,
Irwin Mcdowell. se sI 4
II. Terry, +. 0 c. ORD, Z. Z. Aueur. George Crook.
Nsse ADJUrANr GESERALs DEPARTMENT..
Adjutant Genera--Brigadisr General l. D. Town.
Assistant Adjutant Gen erals-Coionels n. O. Drum
J; 3, Fryi L'sS,eaans Colonies =: 9. Keon, Robert
q s wnpe' ssa
p.D Srssns 8 Breck, I; 4. r-!ouzs .. Wood,
INSPECTOR GENERALS DE1ARrtESr.
Inspector OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES X. b. Marcy, D. b.
Backst, =. Schriver, N. II. Davis.
Assistant Inspector Generals Lcutensnt Coionsle
B. Jones, A. Baird, Major h. II. Luddingt0n.
BUREAU OF MILITARY JUSTICE
:. Judge Advocate Gsnsral-Brigadisr General William
judge Aavoca.os-Majors g. N. Licber, W. VIM
Good.iIov. b. G. swain ssrdns. ip, Uus.s, q;
Chief signal oa,osr OF the Arny-colouel Alder. j.
Nysr.
.t QuARrBRMAsTxR,s DEpAxrxENr
Quarsermaslsr Gsnssai-Brigad,sr General M. G.
Assistant Quartermastsr Gsnorals-Colouels D. II.
'Rucksr. X Ingalls,, L O. Eaton, s ya6 viies
pneis B. aoIaSrd c. H. TompKins. a. ESio oI'
3 Rddy, X. SAXON. J. D. Bingham, A. ). Perry, Il
Neutrality-suspicious. J. q. Chandler, w. Myers
elder, n. J. Ludington. NJ Moore. j. Beiger, b. G.
Gard, =. 4. Reynolds, 9. D. Dandy. Q. H. Weeks, W.
Assistant euar.ermas,ers-cap,.,ns A Q. ROBIN.
v. scsly. ". +, Ho-sl z. W. Foster, q. W. bradley.
s. E S's: ssst.. H s;ss sas 3 Art KIN
Constable, .. Y. Fursy, !. @ Forsyth, @. II. Hcyt A.
z Blunt = u. LORD. :. n, Msr;sal. i. B. A,wood. !.
Military observation-disclosures X. N. Potter, G. A. 4
A.ssSd !! =. Rodssrs Q. a. HUI. ;. Livors. a. Bar
SUBSISTENCE DEPARTMENT.
Commisssry General Of subsisienoe-Brigadier
General Robert Macleey.
burn, NJ y l. simpson; Lieutenant CoIoDsls Il. =.
Clarke. W. W. Burns, A. Beckwith.
z: J. HaDsa g. Bell, N. X. Morgan, J. Y. Hawkins,
r. p SMALL 7. 2. sullivan, J. W. Barringer; Captains
W. A. Eiderkin, @. b Penross. W. II. Easn, u Nc.
Cure. Eagan, y. r. whitenead, J. y. Weston.
Ch0rtcS A. W0OuTuU.
MEDICAL DEPARTMENT.
Surgeon Genersr-Hrigsdier General j. X. Barnca
Assistant surgeon GoneraL-ColoneI =. II. frame.
Chief Medical Purveyor-Colonei j. H. Baxter,
Surgoons-CooneIs X Murray, Q. Sutherland, J.
~ Cuyisr. W. >. sloan Lleutsnant Colonies W. 5.
mond, T. Baiiy. \. Cooper. II. swift q. Perm, ).
Campoeiii Mayor. ). =. summers, r. A. MoPsrlin, ).
yoa oos a's1Rs.s m.h rass - T. xs,s
Z Als1.pss, a., p 4 Ss%%Sss j. 3: s:iy. 4 q
Town, b. Basne,' D. l. Fryer, ). IL F ranis, q Z
ward, W. II. Forwood, n. Mcclellan, :. A. siorrow,
". y. wolverton,. hartsan, z. Grecnleai, !. V.
ton, ). q q. happsrseti, A. A. Woodruff j. s Bit
rugs, ": N. Notson, J. X. Gibson, u. l.. Huntington.
Assistant suresons--captains. a. r. Jaouett. w. K
Waters, =. n. Brown, v. Hubbard, J. W. Brewer,
= Brooke, ". II. Gardner, H. u. Brown, W. Il. White.
man. r. Middleton. @. A. Otis, II. McE,dsrry, VS..
Ircmalns. D. q. caiaweIl, :. 8: 1sssop, y. bentley.
croas GSs'' 4 KosrSsr i. 9 sssnS, r. n
o'Rs,ly, /. Meacnam, r. " Appel. 9. l. noisn,sna.
\. II White, q D. w'..J;v Gs fsnas; .; sarvals,
Pope, J. r. Kimbal, A.. A. Ycomans, l.. Y. Loring,
a y Campbell W; ., Wilson. ). A. Fmxserald. x
Sa..hsws, ", r. s.s,nms,z J. p. Hail, q. n: Mum,
frey, ). ~. Dickson, 9. b. Byrns. n. Reynolds, G.
Even, lvacancy,; First Leuienan,s 9. X: Winnie, +.
Ainswortn, V: hsvafu. '. " X Hon, h.O Pauidings
H. W. Adair, n X Brown, n. b. Moseiey, ID. o. Sc.
mig, Y. skinner, J.. Finley. a. A. De Loire, 4 y.
wilcox, L. ~. Maus, y. d. rayior, q. 4. Price, j. u
worthington, II. & TnrrI, Il. I. Comegys w. Roed,
II. 3. knbourne. J. q Merrill w. H. Han, H. Bar.
not q. II. Torney, /. W. Urampton, j. Y. Por,er, NJ.
W. Wood, NJ y. Taylor, W. l. Newlands, J. D. W. Gar
diner, X r. Smith w. H. shannon, l.. .. lesson, w.
@. spencer, X. l. Rosson, n. n. Gardner ". a. Cor.
buster, y. W. Buell., H. W. shuieldt, ID. NJ Appel, 4.
A. Cunngham, u. u Perlcv, II. @. burton, y. u Hob
inson, w. ID. Davis. nineteen vacabcIes.l
Medical Storeke opers-Captalns II. Johnson, q. r.
BeaIi, A. v. CnerDonnicr, n. O'Donnoghuo.
PAY DEPARTMENT..
Paymaster Gcncra-Brigadler General n Alvord.
Assistant Paymaster 9enerns--Uoionsls N. w.
Brown, u. Mcclure.
Deputy Paymastcr Generals--Lieutenans CoIoneis
r. ". Hunt, H. Prince
Paymasters- Majors : Woods, O. L. Febigcr. n. u
Pratt 8. Smith, U. I. Larned. r. Smith, J. a. Eaton
]. y. N. Potter, W. A. Ruckcr, w. n. Johnston, W.
X 0ioson, Y. J. sprague, W. u. Rochester, II. 10.
Reese, NJ. veaacr, Il. D. Judd, w,iam smith, q. NJ
Terrell r. H. stanton, q. ~. Glenn, X II. Clarke, j.
H. Nelson, q. w. wngard, J. n. CANDY A. p. q. Hail.