The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-07-19
THE ARMY AND THE NAVY.
ARMY NOTES.


count of sickness has been granted Captain
Francis E. Pierce, First Infantry.
Leave of absence for two months, to take
effect September l, has been granted Second
Lieutenant Floyd W. Harris, Fourth Cavalry.
The detail of First Lieutenant Joseph f.
Maxfeld, Signal Corps, Tor duty with the
Weather Bureau, was, upon his own request,
revoked.
Leave of absence for fifteen days, to take eff
feet on or about August /, 1891, has been
granted First Lieutenant John j. Haden,
Eighth Infantry.
Major Albert B. kaufman, Fourth Cavalry,
is relieved from further duty In the Depart
ment of Dakota, and will proceed to his home
to await retirement.
The resignation of Cadet Walter 7. Schmidt,
Fourth class, United States Military Academy,
has been accepted by the Secretary of War,
to take effect July Is, 1891.
The following transfers in the Fourth Artil-
lery have been made: Captain Samuel r.
Jones, from Battery A to Battery l; Captain
Walter Howe, from Battery to Battery A.
Major John Egan, First Artillery has been
detailed as member of the examining board
at the Army Building in New York City, vice
Major William L. Haskn, First Artillery, re-
lieved
The following transfers in the Fifth Artil-
lery have been made: Second Lieutenant
John d. Miley, from Battery G to Light Bat
terry D; Lieutenant Edward f. McGlachlin,
jr., from Light Battery to Battery G.
Second Lieutenant Ulysses G. McAlexander,
Twenty-fifth Infantry, has been detailed as
professor Of military science and tactics at the
Iowa Wesleyan University, Mount Pleasant,
Iowa, and will report in person for duty ac-
cordingly.
Second Lieutenant George w. Gatchell,
Fourth Artillery, has been detailed as pro-
fessor of military tactics at the Louisiana
State University, Baton Rouge to take effect
August 1, 1891, and will report in person
for duty accordingly.
The acting Secretary Of War has detailed
Second Lieutenant C. Del. Hine, Sixth In
fantry, to instruction duty with the First
Regiment, Virginia National Guard, which
will camp this year with the North Carolina
National Guard at Wrightsville, N @.
The order detailing First Lieutenant Jonas
A Emery, Eleventh Infantry, at the Alabama
Agricultural College, Ashburn, Ala, has been
revoked and First Lieutenant John H. Wills
Twelfth Infantry, has been detailed as pro-
lessor OF military science and tactics at the
institution named, to take effect September
|, 1891, to relieve First Lieutenant John B.
Mcdonald, Tenth Cavalry.
The following-named officers will be relieved
from recruiting duty October l. 1891, by the
superintendent of the Recruiting Service, and
will then proceed to. join their respective regi-
ments Captains Aaron s. Daggett, Second
Infantry, and Benjamin II. Rogers, Thirteenth
Infantry, and First Lieutenants Charles c.
Morton, Sixth Infantry; William Paulding,
Tenth Infantry; Charles j. T. Clarke, Tenth
Infantry, and George 7. L. Patterson, Four
teenth Infantry.
The following changes in the stations and
duties of officefs Of the quartermaster's depart
ment have been ordered: Captain Francis B.
Jones, assistant quartermaster, will be relieved
from his duties at Fort Smelling, Mimi, and
will proceed to Denver and take charge of the
construction OF the military post near that
city, relieving Captain Lafayette E. Campbell,
assistant quartermaster. Captain Campbell
will proceed to Chicago and take charge Of the
construction of buildings at Fort Sheridan re-
lieving Captain Charles A. III. McCauley, as
sistant quartermaster.
Tho following assignments to regiments of
officers recently promoted are ordered: First
Lieutenant Carl Reichman (promoted), to the
Seventh Infantry, Company K, to date from
June IL, 1891, vice Booth, promoted. First
Lieutenant Alfred s. Frost (promoted from
second lieutenant, Twenty-fifth Infantry, to
the Seventh Infantry, Company K, to date
from July 10, 1891, vice Warden, promoted
First Lieutenant Frank o. Ferris (promoted
from second lieutenant, First Infantry, to
the Eighteenth Infantry, Company X, to date
from July 10, 1891, vice Cabaniss, retired.
First Lieutenant George w. Ruthers (promot-
ed from second lieutenant, Eighth Infantry,
to the Eighth Infantry, Company E, to date
from July 10, 1891, vice Hutton, promoted
The following assignments to regiments of
officers recently promoted have bean ordered:
Lieutenant Colonel Hugh A. Theaker (pro-
NOTED from major, Fifteenth Infantry, to the
Fourteenth Infantry, to date from july 10.
1891, vice Head, retired. He Will report to the
commanding general Department of the Co
lumbia for assignment to station. Major
Clarence M. Baily (promoted from captain,
Lighth Infantry, to the Fifteenth Infantry, to
date from July 10, 1891, vice Theaker, promot-
ed. He Will report by letter to the command
Ing general Department OF the Missouri for
assignment to a station, and will JOIN the sta
ton to which he may be assigned. Captain
Charles A. Worden (promoted from first lieu
tenant, Seventh Infantry, Company B, to date
from July 10, 1891, vice Kirkland retired
Captain James A. Hutton (promoted from first
lieutenant, Eighth Infantry, to the Eighth In
fantry, Company ID, to date from July 10, 1891,
vice Baily, promoted. He will proceed to join
his proper station.
The following assignments, changes of sta
tions and duties, etc., of officers have been
ordered: Major William j. VolkmaT, assistant
adjutant general, will proceed to Chicago, ILL.,,
with the records of the department of the
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