Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-11-17
THE ARMY.
Retirement of General SherMan-Hls AM
nual Report-General Sheridan in Conn

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2.-The formal trans
fer of the command Of the army from Gen
eral Sherman to Lieutenant-Gene Sheri-
dan took place at noon at the headquarters
Of the army in the War Department Build
Ing. General Sheridan spent the fore.
noon in making himself acquainted
with the business of the Office. Gem
eral Sherman and the members of
his staff rendered him every assistance.
Shortly before twelve O'Clock the two high
est officers of the army called on the Secre-
tary of War, General Sherman to take off.
cial leave, and General Sheridan to report
for duty. The transfer was accomplished
quietly, without any ceremony whatever
beyond the issuance of the following gem
eral order notifying the army of the change
of commanders:
sHERMAN's LAST ORDER.
HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY, WASHING
TON, D. O., Nov. 1.-General Orders No. IT.
BY and with the consen; of the President,
l6, 1888, the Undersigned relinquishes the com
mand of the army of the United States: In
thus severing the relations which have
ali officers and men for their fidelity to the
high trust imposed on them during his official
life, and will in his retirement watch with
paTCuUhl SOllCltuUc CuCl pIOSlSSo uPWuiu III
the noble profession to which they have de-
lsigned W 7. SHERMAN, General.
Official: r. c. DRUM. Acknowledgement.
SHERIDAN's ORDER.
HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY, WASHING
TON, D.. c., November l.-General order. No.
1s.-ln obedience to the orders of the Presi-
October Is. fissss, from thess headquarters,
the undersigned HEREBY. assumes csmmand
of the army of the United States. The fol-
\ ~-rt~ ,~,,~I -ASA4,, Svi1 1r,r,~~c4 Tim a~l
sonal staff of the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT: Major
Michael Y. Sheridan, Assistant .Adjutant-
General, Military Secretary; Captain William
J: Volklnar, Fifth Cavalry, Aid-de.Camp;
Captain James +. Gregory, Corps of Engi-
(Signed) P. H. SHERIDAN,
General.
Official: R. G. DRUM. Adjutant-G General.
DIVISION OF THE MISSOURI.
CHICAGO, Nov. 2.-Fermal orders were
issued at noon yesterday from army head
quarters by General Sheridan relinquishing
command of the division of the Missouri,
and by General Schofeld, assuming CON-
mand. Captain William NJ. Wherry, Sixth
Infantry, and Lieutenant Charles b, Sch0-
field, Second Cavalry, are announced as
aidesde-camp to General Schofield. Theap-
pointment of a third aide has not yet been
announced.
General Schofield assumed command, but
uO NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. VI any hllu toOh pldCc.
In his order ~relinquishing command OF the
Department of the Missouri General Sheri-
dan expresses his thanks for the confidence
and support given by the officers and soldiers
of his command during the fourteen years Of
his administration, and refers briefly to
the objects accomplished during that time.
When lie assumed command hostile Indians
covered the country west of the Missouri
River, from the boundary line of our pos
sessions on the north of the Concho Riverin
Texas. Few settlements existed, and the
construction Of railroads across the country
had just begun. Since then the Indians had
been so far subdued that cities, towns and
cattle interests had grown up, and
i~fication that during his entire administra-
ton there had been 10 dis~agreenents be-
tween himself and his subordinates, Genera
Sheridan says, in conclusion: With the
assurance that [ shall always remember the
hardships suffered, the battles fought, the
results achieved, and the gallant comrades
who have lost their lives in savage warfare,
l resign a command that has been to me a
pleasure as well as a duty"
sHERMAN'S LAST REPORT
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2.-The last annual
report OF General Sherman is in the hands
Of the Secretary OF War. The army con-
sists of 2, 143 officers and 1886 men-the
figures being almost Identical with those OF
last year.
General Sherman thinks Crooks Apache
campaign a success, and thinks that if Crock
is permitted to manage in his own way, all
wars will cease in Arizona, and the conf
plicated Indian question will disappear.
The subject of military education is treat
ed at some length, and the opinion is ex-
pressed that the Military Academy at West
Point and the schools at Forts Monroe and
Leayenworth are among the best military
schools i'll the world.
The Indians are regarded as substal-
TALLY eliminated from the problem
of the army, and the whole army
and immigration have contributed large
~ to this result. The railroad which
ward with the picket line in the great battle
of civilization with barbarism, has had =
greater influence. The recent completion
Of the last of four great transcontinentsl
lines of railway has settled forever the Ia
dian question, the army question and many
others which hitherto have troubled the
country. The General regards the building
Of these roads as the most important events
OF modern times, and believes they account
fully for the peace, good order and pros
perity Of the country.
A recommendation OF last year Is renewed
that the strongest posts be enlarged and the
minor places abandoned. ".The soldier"
says General Sherman, "must he treated as
a fellow man. Let him live in comfort,
and he will respond to the call of duty, even
to death. When the soldier is employed as
a carpenter, mechanic or ~laberer, it is only
fair that he should be paid for such labor.
Because OF the transfer Of the COM
mand to General Sheridan, no recommends
tons for the future are made, other than re.
viewing such as were made in former re-
ports. The opinion is expressed, however,
that it will be found wise to provide a com.
mon organization for all arms of the service,
and that Congress should provide for the
transfer Of regiments from remote to
home sections after a fair period OF
service. In this connection particular
attention is called to the case OF
the Twenty-frst Infantry, which
has been Oh the Pacific coast fourteen years.
The General hopes that Congress will not
withhold the means Of transportation in
such cases, especially now, when the Treas.
ury is groaning under the surplus revenue
caused in part by the conduct of the very
men who appeal to them, for he believes the
army has protected, defended and encour.
aged the building OF its traNscontinental