Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-03-24
REQUIREMENTS AND PROMOTIONS.

Col. q. A. Woodward, Thirteenth infan.
try.
Mai. Palmer. Fourth cavalry.
Capt. Burrows, Ninth infantry.
Capt. Ford, Third cavalry.
Capt, Hyer, Tenth infantry.
Capt. Barker, Twelfth infantry.
Capt. Welt, Tenth cavalry.
Capt. Stewart, Tenth infantry.
Capt. Cleave, Eight cavalry.
Capt. Tompkina Twenty-ifth infantry.
Capt. Miller, Fourth infantry.
Capt. Bristol. Fifth infantry
Capt. Merritt, TwentY.fourth infantry.
First Lieut.. Whitman, Third Cavalry
First Lieut.. WILSON, Seventh infantfE,
Action is withheld at present on thu FOL.
lowing officers, whose disability IL not Incl
dent to the service:-
Capt. p. Aulus, twentieth infantry.
Capt. Hetzenpelter, nineteenth infantry.
Capt. Boyd, twelfth infantry.
The cases Of the following named officers
have been deferred BY the president until
further confederation
Capt. Hawley, third cavalry.
Maj. Judd, pay master.
Capt. Merritt, twenty.fourth infantry.
First Lieut.. Eonduttinwitz, third cavalry.
The retirement of there officers with va
cancies already existing causes the following
promotions which will be sent to the senate
on Monday for confirmation:
Lieut.. Col. Davidson, of the tenth reei-
ment, to be colonel of the second regiment.
Lieut.. Col. Bracket to be colonel of the
third regiment.
Major James f. Wade, of the ninth reei.
ment, 10 be lieutenant colonel Of the thir.
teenth regiment.
Major A. J.. Alexander, of the eighth reg
iment, to be lieutenant colonel of the SECOND
regiment.
Capt. E. V. Summer, of the first regiment,
is promoted to be major Of the fourth regi.
ment.
Capt Clarsnce Manick, of the fourth reg
iment, to be major Of the ninth regiment.
Capt. John A. Walcot, of the fourth regi.
ment, to be major Of the eighth regiment.
Capt. VIM. Hawly, of the third, to be ma.
jor of the fourth.
First Lieut.. Forse, of the FIRST cavalry, TO
be captain of the second.
first lieut. enant.
First Lieuts. Man and Lawlon, Of the
fourth, to be captains.
Second Lieuts. Malfuld and Martin. of the
fourth, to be first lieutenants.
First Lieut.. johnson. of the Third, to be
Second Lieut.. Silver, of the Third, to be
first lieutenant.
Capt. Laydon, of the First artillery, to be
major of the Third artillery.
Lieut.. Col. Shafter, of the Twenty-fourth,
o be colonel of the First.
Lieut.. Col. Brook, of the Third, to be
olonel of the Thirteenth.
Lieut.. Col, Bradley, of the Ninth, to be
olonel of the Third.
Lieut.. Col. Buel, of the Eleventh, to be |
olonel of the Fifteenth.
Major Yord, of the Twentieth, to be lieu.
enant colonel of the Twenty-fourth.
Major Bliss, Of the Twentieth, to be lieu
enant of the Nineteenth.
Major Gibson, of the Fifth, to be ~lieuten-
mt colonel of the Third.
Major Anderson, of the Tenth, to be lieu
enans colonel Of the Ninth.
Major Townsend, Of the Ninth, to be lieu
enant colonel of the Eleventh.
Captain Layton, of the Sixteenth, to be
major of the Twentieth.
Captain Cochran, of the Second, to be
major of the Thirteenth.
Captain w. L. Webb, of the Twenty sec
10 be major Of the Sixteenth.
Captain Burd, of the Twenty second, to
'e major Of the Thirty fifth.
Captain Brotherton, Of the Twenty.fhh,
o be major of same regiment.
Captain Coppenger, of the Twenty.third,
o be major of the Tenth.
Captain Genlong, Of the Seventeenth, to
'e major of the Ninth.
Captain o. Bein, of the Twenty-frst. to be
a.jor of the Twenty fourth.
Also q large number of lieutenants to be
and second lieutenants to be FIRST
of company.