New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-16
TIE GRADE OF LIEUTENANT GENERAL.
SECRETARY ELKIYs's EFFORTS TO HAVE IT RE-
YIYED-GENERAL SCHOFIELD'S :EEVlCES.

SECRETARY ELKINS's EFFORTS To HAVE IT RE
VIyED-GENERAL sCHoFIELDS SERVICES.
Washington April u SpccaD.--A bill TO revive the
grade Of lieutenant general in the Amy passed the
Senate In the last Congress, but failed In the iiosc'
Another bill has been introduced In the present Con-
grcss and the Secretary OF War IS eN,r.ing himself ~
lie may to secure It's passage. The grade Of lieutenant
general originally created by the act oil May 20
1893. and its first holder was George Washington.
Afcr lbs death the grade was Abandoned me act vi
March 3. 1893. providing tint the present oihco
and tiilc OF cuenaut general shall be abolished; the
commander Of the Army Of tn United state, shall be
by The style Of General OF the Armies Of
the United States after eifer oa's accession
all high military grndes were dropped. and under INC
act Of March 10. ls02 the commander OF tile ArmE
was reduced to II simple bIisgdier general The grade
Of lieutenant general by bTvet. revived for the
benefit Of Mao>G Winfield Scott In 1851. and he
was retired In l-6I with ull rank and pay OF the
lite. The Office was alierwarl held b. Grant, Sler-
and Sheridan and has been In allowance since
June l. 1853 when Sheridan. then on his death-bed,
was promoted 10 be general holding the higher grade
only until August .. loos ON Sheridan last pro
motion the grade lapsed again. and since then the
senior male general Schoacd. has been Commanders
IN Cne; Of the Army BY virtue Of seniority
u rank Secretary Elklns is exceedingly anxious
10 have the senior major general promoted and Is
doing every thing he to revive the grade Of lieu
tenant general that the head Of the Army may haVo
the rank and pay his command entities him to-
General schofeld certainly has earned the advance
ment lie appointed cadet In the United state
Military Academy on july /. ls4s. and brevet second
lieutenant. I'd Artillery, july L. 1853. lie was sta
toned In 81. Louis early in 1901 Al The time the Sc
cesslon ploicrs were busy at work trying Ia carry
Missouri ont Of the Union. To Francis p. Blair, IT,,
Captain Nathaniel Lyon Of the I'd Infantry. and First
Lsenant John VI. Schoieh OF the LIST Artillery with
George L. Andrews. Colonel Andrews, OF the Goth
Infantry and IA few other citizens OF -. Louis IS
due than the country has realized the crdt OF
keeping Missouri and the other borler states ont 81
the Confcderncy. On April 20. l66l. Lieutenant sch0-
Geld wa appointed major Of the LIT Missouri In
fnntry. and was promoted 10 be captain OF the LIST
Artillery on May H. 1861. after having declined ap'
pontment ns captain of the II III Infnry to I'll an
on anal vacancy Of the same date. The same year
the lst Missouri Infantry became the lst Missouri
Artillery General schofeld was appointed bneadier-
general Of volunteers on November 81 following. ana
major. general on November 20. lo02 lie was ap
pointed bngadler general In the Regular Army on
November 30. 1864.
After becoming general officer. he commanded the
Department Of Missouri having under his command
upward " 10000 men. and fought numerous battles
a!ih Uniform succe,s. lie appointed major
general In the Regular Army March 4, loD9. and has
therefore -crycd over twenty three year rs major
cenern, Certainly hc IL entitled to b. made sue
CO slyclr a lieutenant general and general, and In
the latter ease General Howard, Tie major general
next I'm rank could httincly Ia made lieutenant gen
cTul.
MaJGrG General Howard rtlrcs on November =
I-gi nrd Major t,cncrnl Schoneh on september %
i-nj when Lnlc~. a casualty Intervene MalOrGen-
cr,l Mile. Vlli command the Army. II i Ia b" r"
-r.it.,l ini General sheridan was not appointed
,rucr. Of the Army when be- had The ability 10 enjoy
The honor ard benefits Of the grade. and II Is Hoped that
Cnurrc.s wil now do speedy Justice not only 10 the
Ulcer In Whose the pcndinc bill wa introduced
I'm, also To- INC next IN line. Major General .. o.
Howard The benefit. accrurg 10 them VIII also lc
It and appreciated by officers down The whole length
Of 40 line Oi The Army.