The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-11-09


eral Sherman to Lieutenant General 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. Gen
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
Tor 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. c., Nov. 1.-General Orders No. IT.
By and with the oonsen ! of the President,
| as contained in General Orders No. II, of Oct.
| l6, 1885, the undersigned relinquishes the COM
mand of the army of the United States. In
thus severing the relations which have
hitherto existed between us, he thanks
all officers and men for their fidelity to the
high trust imposed on them during his official
life, and will in his retirement watch with
parental solioitade their progress upward in
the noble profession to which they have de-
voted their lives.
Signed W. II. SHERMAN, General.
Official: r. G. DRUM. Adjutant-G General
sHERIDAN's ORDER.
HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY, WASHING
TON, ID. O., November 1-General order No.
TS.--In obedience to the orders of the Presi-
dent. promulgated in general orders No II,
October Is. 1883, from these headquarters,
the undersigned HEREBY assumes command
of the army of the United States The fol
lowing named officers will compose the per
n fnG+ n.
Michael v. Sheridan, Assistant Adjutant-
General, Military Secretary; Captain William
!; volkmar, Fifth Cavalry, Aid-de-Camp;
neers, Aid-de-Camp #e.lt h8,
Signed P. H. SHERIDAN,
Lteutenaht-GeneraL
| Official: r. G. DRUM, Adjutant General.
DIVISION OF THE MISSOURI.
| CHICAGO, Nov. 2.-Formal 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 COM
mand. Captain William M. Wherry, Sixth
Infantry, and Lieutenant Charles B. Soho
field, Second Cavalry, are announced as
aides-de-camp to General Schofeld Theap-
! pointment of third aide has not yet been
/ announced
General Schofeld assumed command, but
no demonstrations of any kind took place.
| 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 he 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 River in
| 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
railroads built Referring to his graf
| ifcation that during his entire administra-
ton there had been no disagreements be-
| tween himself and his subordinates, General
1 Sheridan says, in conclusion: {" With the
assurance that j shall always remember the
hardships suffered, the battles fought, the
results achieved, and the gallant comrades
who have lost their lives in savage warfare,
resign command that has been to me
/ pleasure as well as 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 1885 men-the
figures being almost Identical with those of
| last year.
General Sherman thinks Crooks Apache
/ campaign a success, and thinks that if Crook
/ is permitted to manage in his own way, all
wars will cease in Arizona, and the COM
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 in the world.
The Indians are regarded as substan-
/ TALLY eliminated from the problem
| of the army, and the whole army
| and immigration have contributed large
/ ly to this result. The railroad which
was to follow in the rear, and now goes for
ward with the picket line in the great battle
1 of civilization With barbarism, has had q
1 greater influence. The recent completion
/ OF the last of four great transcontinental
/ lines Of railway has settled forever the In
| 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
i poTlUy OF the country.
| A Recommendation of last year is renewed
that the strongest posts be enlarged and the
minor places abandoned. 6 The soldier"
says General Sherman, "must be treated as
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 laborer, it is only
| fair that he should be paid for such labor.
| Because of the transfer of the COM
mand to General Sheridan, no recommended
| lions 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 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 on 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 transeontinental
railways and the settlement Of the great
West, which are the chief causes of that
| great prosperity that now blesses our land.
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