Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-04-05
IMPORTANT NOMINATIONS.
An Assistant Secretary Of War-Gen.
Miles Promoted-Other Appointments.

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Miles Promoted-Other Appointments.
The President today sent to the Senate the
following nominations:
Lewis A. Grant of Minnesota TO be assistant
secretary of war.
Brig. Gen. Nelson A. Miles, major general.
Col Benz. II. Grierson, tenth cavalry, briGa-
der general
Henry Flat OF Missouri, civil engineer, men,
Der Of the Mississippi river commission.
Robert Mills surveyor of customs for the
port of Paschogue, NY.
Luke G. strider, justice Of the peace for the
District of Columbia
Also number Of postmastera
THE NEW ASSISTANT sEcRErARx
Gen. Lewis A. Grant Of Minneapolis, Mimi,
whose nomination as assistant secretary Of war
was sent to the Senate today. was bred lawyer
and at the breaking out Of the war was partner
in the firm of Stoughton 4 Grant, one of
the leading law firms of Vermont The senior
partner WAS brother Of Hon. E. H. Slough
ton, late minister to Russia. Gen. Grant en-
tered the army as major of the fifth Vermont
regiment September Z. 1861. He rose by
regular promotions to the rank of briga-
der general April 81, 1854. and commanded
the war: This brigade was we'll known a. one
OF the best fighting brisades Of ssdswiek':
Of hard service i. second a to l none.
At Cedar Creek he was temporarily
in command of the second division, sixth army
corps, Gen. Getty being at the time in COM
mand Of the corps. 1t was on the line
held by this division that Gen.
Sheridan formed his forces later in the
day. General Grant received the
brevet rank of major general October 10, 1864,
''for gallant and meritorious services In the
present campaign before Richmond, Va, and
in the Shenandoah Valley" He was appointed,
august ~, 1856, upon the recommendation
OF Gen. o. s. Grant, lieutenant colonel Of
the thirty-sixth infantry, United States army,
but declined the appointment. Since the close
OF the war he has been actively and successfully
engaged IN business, first at Des Moines Iowa,
and then at Minneapolis, where he removed
commended by the Minnesota Senators, by
Mr. Snider, the member from Minneapolis,
and by Gov. Gear and others from Iowa
THE NEW aENERALs
The nomination of Brig. Gen. Nelson A.
Miles az a major general to succeed the late
Maj. Gen. Crook was generally expected
Gen. Miles is one of the best-known soldiers
OF the country. 1t was not so well
known who would succeed Gen. Miles as
brigadier general.
Benjamin H. Grierson, who was, as stated
mel of the tenth cavalry. He became major
OF the sixth Illinois volunteer cavalry
In October. 1861. and the next April became
colonel of that regiment. From that
time on he received promotions
In the volunteer service, reaching
the grade of major general on the
9th of May, 1886. His service as a
volunteer brilliant one, and at
the close of the war earned for him an
appointment as colonel of the tenth cavalry in
the regular army, which post he has filed ever
since. He has been acting as brigadier general
ever since the death of Gen. Sheridan, in COM
mand of the Department Of Arizona. He stood
at the head of the list of colonies of the army
Gen. Grierson was born in Pittsburg, Pa. in
1926 and early moved to Trumbull county Ohio
and later located in the produce business at
Jacksonville, Ill. When the war broke out ne
became aid-de-camp to Gen. Prentiss
From 1868 till 1873 he commanded the district
of the Indian Territory and was engaged
against the Kiowas, Conanches, Cheyennes
and other tribes, and Ill removing intruders
from the Indian lands From 1875 to 1881 ne
was actively engaged in scouting and exploring
the country throughout western Texas and New
Mexico.
Col. Grierson, it is said, received his promo
ton because of his standing above all other
colonies. Great pressure brought
to bear on the President to appoint Col. Nc
Cook, but he preferred to make his own
choice.