The National tribune., 1888-03-01
THE GRAND ARMY.
News From the DepartmentS---New
Posts, etc.

HEADQUARTERS GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC,
MIEEEAPoLIs, MINI, Feb. IS 1855 }
General Orders. No. 5.
/ The Grand Army Blue Book viii hereafter
be issued to Departments upon acquisitions made
up0n the Quartermaster- General, the price 10 De
partments being fixed at IS cents per copy. Every
Post should have Tor ready reference copy OF TINS
useful compendium OF the Rules and Regulations
OF the Order and OF the decisions Hereunder.
ii. Many inquiries for addresses OF ez-soiuers are
sent 10 these Headquarters with the apparent eN-
pectaton that publicity viii be given 10 them
through general orders. This method has been
found so unsatisfactory IN practice that u has been
abandoned. The admirable system devised by me
L. 5 Pension Bureau, and known as the Army
and Navy Survivors Division affords the best
means for obtaining such information, ana shou'u
be resorted 10 in all cases. Inquiries SHOULD De
The Commissioner Of Pensions,
A. and n. SuTv. Div,
Washington, ID. C.
Should this source fail any of the numerous Grand
Army periodicals viii cheerfuliy publish such re-
III. Occasionally comrades and Posts are de-
ceived and defrRuded by impostors representing
themselves 10 be eX-soldiers IN need OF assistance
Several such cases have been reported 10 these
Headquarters with the request that they De puo-
lished for the information Of the Order AS Dut
one side Of the story j. thus represented, there is
manifest danger that injustice may be done Dy com
mixing with these requests 1t Is thought that with
ordinary care comrades may protect themselves s
nom imposition IN these cases, anu litit a4is
afforded by such publication VIII not JUSTIFY lne
hazard OF branding a fraud a possibly worthy
and unfortunate commandments 4 list Is kept oil
persons 80 reported and information concerning
them viii be supplied upon Application 10 lhe
Adiutant-General.
Assistant Euspector-Ge General for the Department ol
New Mexico. which was announced 10 General
Orders No. q C S. Is hereby revoked. II having
transpired that through q misappreheHsioh on ttle
part Of the appontee ms membership IN lile OfueE
ceased "a December last. The vacancy thus occa-
stoned viii be flied in subsequent orders.
IFS guaa
the outgoing Department Commanders aud Assist
ant Adjulaits General are requested 10 certify the
names and addresses OF the Representatives anu
Aiiernd.es 10 tie I'D National Eueainpment. ana
Of such past and present Department and National
officers are entitled TO seats IN that body from
their respective Departments MS shonid De zone
with great care and promptly as possible alter
Department Encampmeuts are held. A duplicate
should be retained TO be presented at the meeting
OF the National Encampment-
VI The Commauder-in-Chief desires to call at
feutioa to the forthcoming history of the Grand
Army Of the Republic. upon which Past Com
mandcr-in- Chief Robert 81 beatl j. engaged. inns
work has The cordial Endorsement Of the supreme
authority of the Order the report Of the Committee
the address Of CommaHdeT-ln-Cnl faaTchlld
having been unanimously adopted by the 2lst
National Encampment. ID was thereby truthfuliy
declared that Conlrade Beath ." possesses the
know ledge and ability necessary 10 complete sueh
s work, and 8 devotion 70 the Grand Army that
will make il perfect a. II Is possible 10 make
it, Comrades having in their possession facts or
documents pertaining 10 the formation and early
history of Use Departments which do not appear IN
the printed journals are urged TO forward the same
81 once 10 COmTade Beath, at al West fortIeth
street Philadelrhia for his use Papers so Tor
warded viii be returned or VIII be fled as part OF
the permanent records Of The National EDcamp-
ment. the seBders may direct.
VII The following additional appointments on
the staff Of the Commsnder-in-Chief are hereby
published:
TO BE AIDS DE-CAMP.
Arizona-Thomas Hughes, Tucson.
Colorado-Alezander GuIlett. Guunison, Colo;
John G. Kennedy, Denver. Colo; Cyrus AdTain
Brooks, Evanston Wash. Ter.
Dakote--C. Y. Clement. Fargo; George A. john
EtOn. Mitchell; J. ii. Miller. Mahpet0n.
Fiurida-J0hn II. Hawks, Hawks Park.
Guif-Christian Schmalz New Orleans, La.
Uiinois-R +. Reede, Anda.usia; Fred :. Ca
prom. Evanston; Cassus &. Jones. Rockford; Fred
kurLh, Chicago: Chas. Bent. Morrison; Robert b.
4. r. Weaver Mattoon; L. 81 Coupland, Chicago.
Inolana-John ". Hays, Albion; " M N Carr
Angola
lowe. C. CARPENTER Fort Dodge
Kansas-B. 3. Eggieslon, Wichita; Leland J.
Webb Topeka; DR. j. Yogi, Junction City.
keuiucSg-C. b. Owens Somerset = ID. Van
Pei, Danviliei c. " EEdman, Louisyiliei Amer
N4ssacilusells-Peter ID. smith, Audover; Chas
G. Davis Boston; Geo. r Hollis, Arlington; VIM.
Fieid. Franklin; DIR. A. 81. Dudley, Salem.
Michigan illiam Burbower, Newaygo; L. s
DickIusaG Gaylord; NJ n Andrews. Bay City.
Ainnesoia-5eorge y Garfield, BTaiHeTd; y
Ninsor. Fergus Falls; W. G. Lincoln, Fergus Falls
Asa DALEY Duluth.
New Hampslire - Col W. H. D. Cochrane
AEEIuA- II o. dffItIl- lEltdGD0k.
New Mexco-hfm. i. Whitman, Albuquerque
Capt. JACK Crawford.
New Eor,-Dayid H. Wintress, Brooklyn; Jas
b. Lee, New York city; Charles l. Gum, New
York CITY: George PfitzeF New York city: August
Newman. New York city, Warner Miller. HeTki
mer: Cilas. BrielzeBdei. New York city VIM. J
Kent, New York city; Geo. J. Nenck, New YorE
city. J.. II. EsseE, Brooklyn; Jas. Richie. Brook
Ign; James Bryan, New York city; W. ganGen
burg New Gogs city; i. I4openz de QueTatta, New
YORK city A. McD. Shoemaker Albany; William
Butler. New York city Jas. Iurubu4l, New 4orl
CITY C. II. Luiieu. New York city; Hudson g
Wolfe New York CITY; T. H. G. Kinkaid. New
YORK city: Alexander AeWberger. New York city
Henry G. Carr. Albany; john w Jaeobus, Ney
YORK CITY; Jolu j.. Humphreys, New York city
W. G. York, New Nork city; Henry Walton, NeH
York city James = Plinney, Kingston Aionz
7. Decker. New York city; Iucius A. Fierney
Long Island; A. T. Lawson, Brooklyn; ID. L
Qusek, Brooklyn: Geo. a. Kent, BinghamtOn; Il
J.. knight. New York city; Vim. Peterkin. NeV
Eork CITY; A. Pollock &yacll; Q. T. Minart
Syracuse; j.. " Gilbert, New York city i
LOclimuller. New York city, q. A. Foot, Bingham
Ton; 5. C. Harris, Troy James Otis, New Yor
city.
Ghio-Capt Orange Sells. billiard; Capt Joh
Conwel. Caciz Clas- II Jones, WaynesbuTg
john +. BOOih. Cincinnati.
Fennsy lvaiia--AFIn. a. Stone. Allegheny; The
T. Turner West Chester; Daniel McC5Owen Pfili
dolphin; Taylor il. Hopkins. PIttsburK Henry
Grienger cbanou, b. FrankWFight Sunethpor
Jolu ~. KTauih Gettysburg J.. W. Lord, ECU
muck j. Fletcher Conrad, Philadelphia; Edwl
Walton, Phi sdelpliia Jon. x. Barbour Pittsbure
john r. oarcier, I.atrobe; John j. Taylor Reed
vile; James =. Patton, Fl. D.. Huntington
Tennessee and Ge9raia-i-Eke Eavecy, Kno'
vile
Tezas-Iaurens Esainsrd Fish Tyler.
fiseonsiu-f1ilben II. Woodward. LaCross,
Charles il. Benton Fond du Lac: i. J. Kidd. blii
vile; %. Is. Thomas, Prairie du CHEN; Fred
Phillips Madison; =. ~. Byers, Monroe: H.
Huntington. Green Bay; ;. r Bell, MnWaukea
u y. Roberts WaEpaca; J. Y. Quarles, Racnt
G. = Brace Merrill.
e. order that the commissions may be proper
enerCssed and addressed, errors ia names or a
oresses should be reported.
- command q JoHE =. RIA, Commanders
ChicL
DAEIIL Fish, Adjutani-General.
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