The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-04-09
Promotion i'm the Regular Army.

The president nominated Colonies
Thomas II. Ruger, of the Eighteenth in
~fantry, and Joseph Potter, of the Twenty
fourth infantry, b~rigadier generals, vice
Generals Terry and Howard. recently pro-
NOTED. Potter stands eighth on the list
OF colonies OF the line. He graduated in
1843 in the SAM class an Gen. Grant, and
will be retired on account OF age in October
next.
Gen. Thomas III. Ruger was born in New
York. He graduated from West Point in
July, 1864, and ranked third in his class.
He entered the engineer corps, and served
until April ], 1856, when he resigned, and
engaged in practicing law at gainesville, Wis.
When the civil a broke out he became
lieutenant colonel of the Third Wisconsin
volunteers. He a made brigadier general
on Nov. 20, 1862, and vas made brevet
major general OF the United States volun.
teers on Nov. 80. 1864. He was mustered
u of the volunteer service in June,
1866, and was appointed TO the
regular army with the. rank OF col
onel of the Thirty-third infantry. In 1867
he was brevetted brigadier general. By
Col. Ruger's promotion, Lieut.. Col. John
4. Yard, of the Twenty-fourth infantry,
becomes colonel OF the Eighteenth; Mai. L.
p. Pearson, OF the Twenty-first infantry,
becomes lieutenant colonel OF the Twenty
fourth; Capt. John NJ. Andrews, Of the
Eighth infantry, becomes major OF the
Twenty-frst.
Col. Joseph III. Potter is,a native OF New
Hampshire. He graduated from West
Point June /, 1843.. He was pro-
noted to the rank of second leu
tenant 81 the Seventh infantry after
the defense OF Fost Brown, during the Mex
lean war, and made first lieutenant after
the battle OF Monterey. In 1856 he arose
to the rank OF captain OF the Seventh in
fantry. When the rebellion brokeout Gen.
Potter was made colonel of the Twelfth
New Hampshire volunteers. He served in
the Army OF the Potomac, and was bre-
vetted brigadier general after the surrender
OF Gen. Lee, and later was made %brigadier
general. At the close OF the war he was
mustered out OF the volunteer service, and
on July %, 1866, was made lieutenant
colonel oil the Thirtieth infantry. He was
transferred from the Thirtieth to the
Fourth infantry in March, 1S69,and became
colonel OF the Tw~enty-fonrth infantry in
December, 1873. His nomination is a
great surprise in army circles. Those who
were most competent to Judge were oil the
opinion that Col. Wilcox, OF the Twenty
fourth infantry, or Col. Merritt, OF the
Fifth cavalry, world succeed Gen. Howard.
The nomination OF Capt. John w. Clous,
h TwcSs%-iesrth infantry to be Judge
advocate, was generally anticipated is
military circles. Capt Clous has had a
great deal OF experience, having been act
ing Judge advocate for the department OF
Texas for a number OF years. The last
important work in which he was engaged
was acting as judge advocate OF the court
martial which tried Gen. Swain at Wash
ington about q year ago. He is regarded
as being perfectly competent and as being
better fitted for the position than any
other man in the army.
Martin Irons, OF Assembly 101, st.
Louis. issues an order to the men under
his jurisdiction TO resume work on the