San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-05-19
A GRAND FAREWELL
TO BE GIVEN GENERAL ID. S.
STANLEY.
Officers Meet and Committees Elect
ed-Over Thousand Invitations
TO BE Issued Friends of the
General Residing All
Over the State.

this department, is to be retired as
Major General on the LIST of June, and
that Gen. Frank Wheaton will take
command in his stead.
To do honor to their present COM
mander, whom they all like and re.
greet to lose, the officers at the garrison
held q meeting at the officers club
room Tuesday afternoon to decide
upon some means of properly enter
tanning the General by way of fare
we'll to him who has commanded
them these several years. 1t was de.
cided. to tender him farewell enter
tainment at the post on the 9th inst,
and to have as many Of mis- old friends
present as could be summoned from
all over the department of Texas. A
committee of arrangements was elect
ed and Captain Chase appointed
chairman of said committee.
The entertainment will be given in
the auartermaster's quadrangle,
where an immens SO amount of canvas
will be hung and the full 23d infantry
band will give an open air concert to
orchestra, will farnish the music
| for the dancers in the hop room Re-
| freshments of all kinds will be fur.
nished the guests for whom Invita-
| ton cards are soon to be sent ous.
This affair will be the grandest wit.
messed here for many years, if not the
grandest ever seen in this city and Is
in excellent hands. which makes sue
cess almost assured.
The following are short biographi-
cal sketches of the two Generals
about to make the change:
General Stanley was born 10 the
state of Ohio. in the year 1880,
at the age of Is years. July 4th, 1S4S,
he entered the u. S. military acad-
envy, at West. Point and four years
later, July lst, 1852, graduated from
that institute as a brevet I'd lieuten-
ant. On September 9Th, 1853,
he was made q full I'd
lieutenant and assigned to the
lst cavalry, March 3rd, Disappointed
| to a captain of the 4th cavalry March
10Th, 1861; major 9Th cavalry, Decem-
Der LIST, 1868; colonel 22d infantry July
18th, 1865; accepted as such Septem-
her 18th, 1866; brigadier general.
! March oath, 1884, and accepted as
such April Sth, 1884.
| In the volunteers, during the war,
! with highest brevet rank beyond
| lineal service commission, he held the
| following commissions: Brigadier
General, September 2Sth, 1861; ac-
| cepted as such, Oct. 18th, 1861; Maj or
| General, Novem Der Goth, 1862; accept
ed as SUCH April 10th, 1868, and honor
| ably mustered out February 1st. 1865
The following summary gives why
he has breveted during his services
In the civil war. 1t shows what a
gallant officer we have had command.
ing this department and in the short
sketch of General Wheaton's service
lit will be shown that he
has seen equally as hard
service as the present commander
Stanley was breveted lieutenant
colonel December 31st 1852, for gallant
and meritorious service in the battle
of Stone River, Tennessee. May 18th,
1864, as colonel, for gallant meritOrious
service in the battle of Resaca. Ga
Brigsdier general, March 18th, 1865
for gallant and meritorlous service in
the battle of RUff's Station, Ga. AS
major general, March 18Th, 1865, fol
| gallant and meritorious service In
the battle of Franklin, Tennessee.
During all these years of service
not blot has been placed on his fall
fame.
General Frank Wheaton, of the
2nd infantry, was born in Rhode Is
land and on March Srd, 1855, was
commission cd a lst lieutenant In the
. lat cavalry, accepted July Fl 1865
captain 4th cavalry March LIST, 1861
! major 2ud cavalry, November 9Th
1863; eutenant colonel S9th infantry
, July 70 h, 1856. accepted as such
' November 18th, 1865. Transferred Il
the 2lst infantry, March 18th, 1868
and colonel, 2ud infantry. Decembe
18th, 1874.
:, He was Devoted for the followin,
good service during the civil war.
Lieutenant colonel, May 9th, 1864
for gallant and meritorious service a
the battle of the Wilderness, Va.
Colonel, October 10Th, 1854, for gal
liant and meritorius service in tn
battle OF Cedar Creek, Va.
Brigadier general, March 18th, lSb
: for gallent and meritorius service il
T. the capture of Petersburg, Va.
Msjor general, March 18th, 1867, fo
= gallant and meritorius service durin
the war.
He was commissioned as major ger
eral of volunteers, October 10Th, 1856
% for gallant aud msritOrious service a
10 the battles OF Fisher Hill and Middle
town, Va.
This last record shows what
d splendid officer our next commando
- will be and it is hoped he will fill ST
y, office with as much honor and success
- as the present commander has.
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