The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-11-01
THE ARMY.
ssLittIe Phil Sheridan" to Take Conn
maRd To-Day-His General and Per-
sonaI Staff.

ssLittIe Phil sheridanv to Take Conn
maRd To-Day-His General and Per-
sOnaI Staff.
WASHINGTON Oct 31.-If any one had asked
Colonel Robert E. Lee, superintendent and
commandant of cadets, when the class of 1858
had its last parade, which of the ffty-two
members would command the army on Novem-
Der /, 1883, he might have named James B.
Mcpherson, who had always stood far ahead of
all his classmates, but he would not have
pointed to "Little Phil Sheridan" who was
much nearer the foot than the head of his
class, having thirty-three men above him and
only eighteen below. Yet on tomorrow morn
ing Philip 81. Sheridan will be the not un-
worthy successor of Washington. Scott, Grant
and Sherman. He is the fifth officer who has
held the rank of lieutenant general in this
country, and will be the fourteenth COM
mander of the army of the United States. If
he belonged to the sister service and were CO.
ing to take command of navy yard, he
would be received by all the officers on duty in
fulluniform by a guard with arms presented
and drums beatings and by salute of fifteen
guns. As it is, there will be no pomp nor cere-
mony. Two short orders will be issued-one
by Gen. Sherman upon relinquishing COM
mand and one by Gen. Sheridan upon as
suming it. This and nothing more, save, per-
haps, some of the officers who have not out
grown their uniforms may appear in the un-
wonted splendor of blue and gold to pay their
respects to their new commander.
THE GENERAL STAFF.
General Sheridan's first official act, il he
walks in the footsteps of his predecessor, will
be to issue general order assuming command
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personal staff which, so far as known, will
consist of the following officers:
@ Drgadier General Richard G. Drum, Adjutant
General.
Brigadier General Delos B. Sacket, Inspector
General.
Brigadier General Samuel B. Holabird, Quarter
master General.
Brigadier General Robert Macfeely, Commssary
General of Subsistence.
Brigadier General -, Surgeon General. Major
David L. Huntington, acting.)
Brigadier General William B. Rochester, Pay
master General.
Brigadier General David G. Swain, Judge Ad-
vocate General.
Brigadier General William B. Hazen, Chief Sig
Brigadier General Horatio G. Wright, Chief of
Engineers.
Brigadier General Stephen " Benet, Chief of
Ordnance.
PERSONAL STAFF.
Lieutenant Colonel Michael V. Sheridan, assist
ant iadiutant general military military secretary: ..i
Fifth cavalry, aide-de-camp.
Lieutenant Colonel james f. Gregory, captain
corps OF engineers, aide-de-camp.
In thirty years the class of 1858 has dwin-
died down to thirteen. Twelve died in the
service, seven resigned in 1861 to cast their
lots with the South, sixteen resigned for 9TH
er reasons, one was mustered out in 1870 and
three were dismissed. The General will find
two old classmates settled in Washington
namely. William Nee. Dye, chief OF police,
formerly major Fourth infantry and Robert
f. Hunter, an attorney at law, formerly lieu
tenant Second infantry. Another classmate is
Major General John NJ Schofeld, who sue
ceeds General Sheridan in command of the
Division of the Missouri.
Lieut.. Gen, Sheridan, accompanied by his
military secretary and aide-de camp arrived
this morning from Chicago and visited the
War Department. The transfer of the COM
mand of the army from Gen. Sherman to
Lieut. Gen. Sheridan will be made tomorrow
morning. Gen. Sherman will issue a general
order reinquishing the command of the army,
and Gen. Sherman will issue similar order
assuming command. Gen. Sherman will re-
main in Washington few days before leaving
for st. Louis.