The National tribune., 1886-03-11
PERSONAL.
Incidents. Accidents and Happenings Where Com
ratles are Concerned.

Incidents. Accidents and Happenings Where Com
rades are Concerned.
The nomination by the President of Brig. Gen.
A. II. Terry to be Major General, last week,
somewhat unexpected 1t was believed the
cancy caused by Gen. Hancock's death would not
be filed until the retirement of Maj.-Gen. Pope,
which takes place soon, when two promotions
would be made. According to his standing on the
Army Register, Gen. Howard was jumped" Ter
ry having been next below him on the list of Brga-
diers. The nomination has caused a great deal of
adverse criticism in certain quarters, where Gen.
Terry's promotion is ascribed to Army influences in
Washington which have always been hostile to
Gen. Howard. 1t is said by his friends that accord
ing to all rules of Army promotion, Gen. Howard
entitled to the place. He was, they say, the
senior in rank, his commission Brigadier-Gen-
eral in the regular establishment bearing date of
Dec. 81, 1864 while that of Gen. Terry is dated JAM
Is, 1865. In the volunteer service. too, Gen. How
ards commission as MsjorGeneral antedates that
of Gen. Terry he having been commissioned on
Nov. 90, 1862, while Terry commissioned on
April 90 1865, nearly three years later. Both Terry
and Howard received the thanks of Congress; but
Howard was paid that honor in January, 1861 while
Terry received that distinction a year later
Friends of Gen. Terry claim that he should have
ranked Howard the list of Brgadiers, his
commission though not issued till after Howard's
was made to date back before the latters and that
the Presidents action has only restored Terry to
his rightful place in the line. 1t is considered in
every way probable that Howard will receive pro-
motion after the retireS,ent of Pope, but Terry if
confirmed by the Senate, will outrank him.
Among the Army officers nominated by the Presi-
dent for promotion are the following Lieut.. Col.
Alexander Chambers, 2lst Inf, to be Colonel. 18th
Inf. March "a, 1852, he was commissioned Colonel
of the 10th Iowa, and BrigadierGeneral in August,
1863. Mai John S. Poland 18th Inf, to be Leuten-
ant-Coonel Dist Inf He served during the
officer in several grades of the 9th q. S. Inf.
Capt George X. Brady, 23d Inf. TO be Major 18th
Inf. He entered the volunteer service April %,
1861, as private of Co. B, 18th Pa but soon
afterward commissioned First Lieutenant 18th u.
S. Inf being promoted to Captain June 10, 1864.
First Lieut.. VIM. G. Manning, 25th Inf, to be Cap
tain same regiment. He served during the war
private, Corporal and Sergeant-Major ls Mass, and
First Lieutenant and Captain 35th U. s. c. T., and
Major I03d u. s. c. T. In May 1866, he was COM
missioned Second Lieutenant I4th U. s. Inf.
Gen. Joseph r. Hawley, Senator from Ccnreeti-
cut has been severely afflicted by the death of
his wife, in Washington last week. They
were married in 1865. The heroic course followed
by her in the war, during the entire period of
which her husband in active service illustrates
q prominent phase of her character. During the
first year and half after the firing Fort Sumter
she at Beaufort. s. c., st. Augustine, Fla. and
elsewhere either assisting in instrticing the freed
men working iii the hospitals When her hus-
bands command removed to Virginia in April
1864, she to Washington, and, for nearly a
year, had charge of ward in the Armory Square
hospital. In March, 1866 she rcjoined her husband
! Wilmington, N c.. and remained there four
| 10 600 during which time Gen. Hawley received
! guired hosp prisoners, of whom nearly 5000 re-
| and the coloreo treatment. In the work for them
Thence she accon,2le she was actively engaged
Va, where he acted al her husband to Richmond,
Terry for four months. IL Chief OF Staff of Gen.
sisted in an active search for this time she as
young cavalry officer who wa g. u .o,sn
FORKS, and suffered an accident froni ~ III rive
OF an ambulance, from which she naroru rupsetung
covered. Since the war she has followed the for.
unes of her huband, her residence beipo III 49,,
between Hartford, Conn. and Washington. Tho
remains were taken to Hartford for interp,cn, :,
number of sympathizing friends accompauied tho
General on his sad Journey
Stanley Ii. Dearborn, Co. l., Ist Mass. Fl A Ina.
"'''eii u poem describing the march of his rea,i-
ment from the Notifications around Washington
" op''lsyivana. and its repuise of Ewels troops,
Which were III the act of capturing supply train.
1t was read at the recent Reunion of the regimen,
h' the quincy House. Boston, and has been pub
lished III the Wakefield Mass Citizen and Roaas,
Gen. Hancock did not leave any will. The only |
,e'', properly he had was tract of unimproyed |
iaha In Missouri, which it is hoped may sometime |
prove valuable,
Col Byrne, Surgeon in charge of the hospital at
.he ooaiers Home in this District, has extracted
rom the neck OF an old soldier gall, which had