The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-10-25
THE ARMY AND THE NAVY.
ARMY NOTES.

Twenty-fourth Infantry, to the Tenth In
fantry, to date from October IA, 1891, vice
Ohiey, deceased. Lieutenant Colonel David
Vanvalzah (promoted from major, Twentieth
Infantry, to the Twenty-fourth Infantry, to
date from October IA, 1891, vice Pearson pro-
NOTED. Captain Henry A. Greene (promoted
from first lieutenant, Twentieth Infantry, TO
the Twentieth Infantry, Company O. to date
from October IA, 1891, vice Wheaton, pro-
NOTED. First Lieutenant Raymond R. Stevens
promoted from second lieutenant, Twenty
third Infantry, to the Twentieth Infantry,
Company l, to date from October IA, 1891,
vice Greene, promoted. He will remain on
duty with the Twenth. third Infantry until
further orders.
The President has appointed Second Lieu
tenant +. r. Stevens, Twenty-third Infantry,
to be first lieutenant in the same regiment.
Captain Jesse NJ. Lee, Ninth Infantry has
been relieved from his present temporary
duties In the Department of the Columbia, and
will join his regiment at Madison Barracks,
n. y, about November 5, 1891.
Second Lieutenant Frank w. Ellis, Second
Infantry, having been found incapactated for
active service by an Army retiring board, has
been granted an indefinite leave OF absence on
account Of disability.
The following have been appointed
cadets at West Point: William A. Burn
side, Newark, Fourteenth Ohio; Elvn B.
Herberg La Crosse Seventh Wisconsin; w.
ID. Price, alternate, johnson City, Tenth
Texas; Charles B. Drake, Old Forge, Eleventh
Pennsylvania; Thomas A. LOTUS, alternate,
Archibald, Eleventh Pennsylvania and Wal
lace A. Yoder, Chestnut, Fourteenth Illinois,
Captain Lewis Johnson, Twenty-fourth In
fantry, has been designated to perform and
execute the duties of Indian agent at the San
Carlos Agency, Arizona Territory, vice
Captain John L. Bulls, Twenty-fourth In
fantry.
Lieutenant Colonel Anson Mills, Fourth
Cavalry, will proceed from the Preside, of
San Francisco, CAL, to Fort Walla Walla,
Wash, take station there, and assume COM
mand of his regiment, the headquarters of
which will be continued at that post.
Captain Daniel F. Calinan, First Infantry,
has been placed on the retired list Of the
Army.
Captain Edward s. Godfrey, Seventh Cav
airy, now on sick leave of absence, has been
ordered to this city to report in person to the
Adjutant General.
The following transfers in the Thirteenth
Infantry have been ordered: First Lieuten-
ant John H. H. Peshine, from Company B to
Company E; First Lieutenant Marion B.
Stafford, from Company to Company B;
First Lieutenant Abraham P. Burlington,
from Company to Company E; Second
Lieutenant Carl Hoops, from Company TO
Company X, and Second Lieutenant Charles
G. Ogden, from Company K to Company E.
The following changes in the stations of Of
fcers Of the Medical Department have been
ordered Major Richard F. Vickery, surgeon,
relieved from duty at the Army and Navy
General Hospital, Hot Springs, Ark, and or
dered to Fort Monroe, Va, for duty, relieving
Surgeon Curtis E. Mum, who will report at
Mount Vernon Barracks, Ala, for duty, re-
lievtng Major Peter j. A. Cleary, surgeon,
who will report at Fort Mcpherson, Ga, for
duty, relieving Major John G. G. Happersett,
Mont, for duty, relieving Major William E.
Waters, surgeon, who will report at Columbus
Barracks, Ohio, for duty at that station.
The following transfers in the Eighteenth
Infantry have been made: Second Lieutenant
Edison A. Lewis, from Company to Com
pany l; Second Lieutenant Charles E. Hays,
from Company to Company E.
Captain Victor Biart, assistant surgeon,
and Captain Orlando L. Wieting, Twenty
third Infantry, having been found incapaci-
tated for active service on account Of disabil-
tty incident to the service, are, by direction of
the President, retired from active service.
First Lieutenant Benjamin Brooke, as
sistant surgeon at Fort Riley, Kans., has
been ordered TO Fort Leavenworth, Kans.,
relieving First Lieutenant Frank R. Keefer,
assistant surgeon, who will report at Fort
Riley for duty.
Passed Assistant Surgeon Henry B. Fits has
been assigned temporarily to the charge of the
Army ana Navy General Hospital, Hot Springs,
Ark.
First Lieutenant Harry L. Baily, Twenty
first Infantry, will, at the expiration of his
present leave of absence, report to the com
manding officer Columbus Barracks, Ohio,
for duty at that depot. This detail is made
with view to tour of duty for two years.
Captain Edwin F. Gardner, assistant sur
geon, now on duty at Fort Porter, N. Y, will
proceed to New York City for temporary duty
as attending surgeon and examiner of recruits
in that city.
surgeon, has been relieved from duty at Fort
Bayard, n. M, and will report at San Carlos,
Ariz,, relieving Captain Richard W. Johnson,
assistant surgeon, who will report at Fort
Bayard, N. M, for duty.
The annual report of Major General Scho-
field which was committed to the Secretary
of War on Wednesday, was an interesting
document. The experience gained by the
Army in its campaign against the Sioux in
Dakota last winter and the story OF that up
rising are treated at some length. 1t also in
cluded number of other topics of general
interest to the Army.
By direction of the President an Army retir-
ing board will meet at Newport Barracks,
KY The detail for the board is: Colonel
Melville A. Cochran, Sixth Infantry; Major
Henry r. Tilton, surgeon; Major Daniel G.
Caldwell, surgeon; Major William M. Wherry,
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