The New York herald., 1879-07-07
THE ARMY.

general order announcing promotions and ap-
pointments in the army. made by the President by
aud with the advice and consent of the Senate since
the publication OF general orders No. 81. of septem-
ber 1878. is being prepared in the Adjutant GEN
erals Office and will shortly be promulgated. 1t is
the most important order Of the kind that has been
issued since 1871. and army officers anxiously
looking for it. 1t will show that two officers have
been advanced to the rank of brigadier general.
twelve to the rank OF colonel. eighteen to the rank
ot lieutenant colonel. thirty to the rank of major.
seventy six to the rank Of captain and that eighty
two second ieutenAnts have had the official distance
between themselves and General Sherman reduced
by step. 1t will also show that twelve officers
have been retired from active service on their own
application--four by order of the President under
the ixty-two- -yearsofage law. fortyve on account
OF disability incident to the service two for disabi-
fly not incident the service and two wholly retired
Also that there have been nine designations, thirty
deaths, four dismssals and dcsertion. Another
general order will also be issued in u few days an
uouncing the assignment to regiments and corps of
the West Point graduates OF 1879. The changes
in the army set forth in these two orders
will be found in the following complete
list of promotions appointments. transfers. retire
ments CASUALTIES, &c.:-
The officers whose names are printed in italics In
the subjoned list have not yet been formally carried
up the official roster of the army, but as their
advancement is necessary and legal consequence or
existing vacancies .heir proper rank is here given
although their promotion will not be officially an
nounced for several months. OF the seven engineer
officers whose promotion grows out OF General
Humphreys retirement. three Wright. Newton and
MendelD have been commissioned; the remainder
Howell, Lockwood. Griffin and Townsend) will be
required to pass the examination prescribed by law
before their names sent up tor promotion.
PROMOTIONS.
Ouarfermdster's Department.
Major John &. Chandler to be lieutenant colonel
and deputy quartermaser general. Captains Angus
tus G. kobinson, Edward d. Baker Henry w. James
(snce retired) and James g. c. Lee to be majors
Pay Department.
Major Samuel Woods to be lieutenant colonel and
deputy paymaster general,
Lieutenant colonies Horatio G. Wright (since ap-
pointed chief of engineersl and John Newton to be
Warren and George II. Mendell to be lieutenant
colones. Captains William T. King. William H. H.
heutenants George NJ. Wheeler. James B. Quinn and
Daniel w. Lockwood to be captains. Second lieuten
ants Smith s. Leach. Daniel G. Kingman and Eugene
Griffin to be first leutenants. Cadets +. v. Abbott.
Thomas l.. Casey, Theodore A. Bingham and addi-
second lieutenants. Cadets Curtis Med. Townsend
(snce promoted and Gustav J. Fiebeger to be addi-
tional second teutenants.
Ordnance Department.
Lieutenant Colonel James q. Benton to be colonel.
Major Thomas g. Baylor to be lieutenant colonel.
Captain Isaac Arnold to be major First Dieutenants
Charles Shaler. Henry Metcalte and William $. Star
ring to be captains
First Leutenants Albert q. Forse and William r.
Parnell to be captains. Second Lieutenants Thomas
T. Knox. William H. Miller Herbert T. Tutherly and
Frederick 8. Foiz, Samuel G. Robertson and Albert
L. Mills to be second lieutenants.
Second Cdpdisy.
Lieutenant Colonel j. w. Davidson, Tenth cavalry,
to be colonel. Major Andrew j. Alexander, Eighth
cavalry. to be lieutenant colonel First Lieutenants
Eli L. Huggins. James &. MacAdams and Samuel 7.
Hamilton to be captains. second lieutenants Dan
iel c. Pearson. Edward j. McClernand and Charles b.
Schofeld to be first neutenants. Cadets Alonzo l..
O'Brien, Lloyd NJ. Brett and Thomas J. Lewis to be
second heutenants.
Third Cdpalry
Lieutenant Colonel Albert G. Bracket. Second
airy to be colonel. First Lieuenants George Drew
and Emmett Crawford to be captains. Second Lieu
tenants Frederick Schwatka, George Chase and G.
A. H. McCsuley to be first heutenants. Cadets John
NJ. Porter. James Q. Mackay, William d. Beach and
Allen II. Jordan to be second lieutenants.
Fourth Cavalry.
Captain William Hawley, Third cavalry to be
ond cavalry to be major. First Lieutenants Henry
W. Lawton, Hanson II. Crews. Charles NJ Callahan
and Henry Sweeney to be captains Second Lienten-
ants John W. Martin. Matthe Lesper Jr.; Joseph II.
Dorst, Henry NJ Bellas and Stanton A. Mason TO be
first lieutenants. Cadets George II. G. Gale. Guy 4.
Huse, Micah j. jenkins and James Lockett to be
second heutenants
Major Charles L. Compton Sixth cavalry to be
cavalry, to be major. First Lieutenants Edward W.
Ward since retire), William J. volkmar. William c.
Augur to be captains. Second Lieutenants Charles
u. Parkhurst. Charles II. Watts, Robert Loudon.
George o. Eaton and Hoel s. Bishop to be first leu
tenants. Cadets James L. Runcie. Luther S. Wei
born and Lorenzo L. G. Brooks to be second lieu
tenants.
Lieutenant Colonel Eugene A. Carr, Fifth cavalry
to be colonel Major William X. Price. Eighth cav
airy. to be lieutenant colonel. Captain David Perry
First cavalry. to be major Second Lieutenant
William II. Carter to be first lieutenant. Cadet
Thomas Cruise to be second lieutenant.
Cadet Archie Gibson to be second lieutenant.
Lieutenant Colonel igr Thomas H. Ne Sixth cavalry.
to be colonel. Captains John A. Wilcox, Fourth
cavalry and Samuel s. Sumner. Fifth cavalry to be
j. u. Stevenson to be captains. Second Lieutenants
Samuel W. Fountain, Frederick Z. Phelps aud James
u. Hickey, to be first lieutenants. Cadets William
A. skunk and John A. Johns ton to be second lieu
tenants.
Ninth Cdealry.
Captain Clarence Mauck. Fourth cavalry, to be
major First Lieutenants Louis II. Rucker aud
Byron Dawson to be captains. Second Lieutenant
Millard +. Goodwin to be first lieutenant Cadets
Walter L. Finley and Charles W. Taylor to be ssc-
ond leutenanis.
Major James 4. Wade, Ninth cavalry, to be lieu
tenant colonel. First Lieutenant Thomas j. Spen-
cer to be captain. Cadet Charles II. Grierson to be
'e00o0 he"'enAH'' First artillery.
Second Lieutenant Frank s. Wright to be first lieu
tenant.
Major Albion I. Howe. Fourth artillery. to be lieu
tenant colonel. Captain Loomis L. Lansdon, First
artillery, to be major.
Thtrd artillery.
Captain Robert N. Scott to be major. First Lieu
tentants James M. Lancaster and Lewis Smith, be
captains. Second Licutenants Clarence A. Postley.
William Il. Birkhimcr and Benjamin II. Randolph
be first iieutenants.
Fourth artillery.
Captain La Rhett l.. Livingston Third artillery. to
be major. Second Lieutenant Montgomery N. Macomb
to be hrst lieutenant.
First Infantry.
Lieutenant Colonel William Il. Shafter, Twenty
fourth infantry, TO be colonel. First Lieutenants
John Hamilton and Daniel =. Cdtindn to be captains.
second Lieutenants Frank H. Edmunds and Hugh r..
Reed to be first lieutenants.
Second Infantry.
First Lieutenants Samuel McKeever. Thomas
Drury end James Mile to be captains. Second Lieu
tenants William V. Wolfe, John X. Waring and John
Kinzie to be first lieutenants. Cadet John s. NAL
lory TO be second lieutenant.
Third Infantry.
Lieutenant Colonel Luther +. Bradley, Ninth in
fantry to be colonel since transferred TO Thirteenth
infantry Major George Gibson. Fifth infantry. to
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