New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-10
UP HIGHER IN THE ARMY.
GENERAL MCOOK AND COLONEL FOR
SYTH PROMOTED.
THE FORMER MADE A MAJOR GENERAL AND
THE LITTER A BRIGADIER-GENERAL
BY THE PRESIDENT - THEIR
GALLANT SERVICES

THE LITTER BRTGADTER-GENERAL
BY THE PRESIDENT - THEIR
GALLANT SERVICES.
Washington Nov. 9-Brigadier- General Alexander
Mcdowell McCook has been appointed Ma jor General
% the United States Army. vice General Howard.
retired. and Colonel James W. Forsyth OF the eth
Cavalry. has been promoted 10 brlgadierseneral 10
succeed General McCook
General McCock has been for the last year in
command of the Department of the Colorado with
headquarters at Denver. During the riots in that
city in March he had an alteration with Governor
Waite. in which he demonstrated the Populist
Governor that the laws OF the United States and
his own duty commander of the Federal forces
and guardian Of Federal property were paramount
any authority which could claimed by the
states Executive.
Genera McCook comes Of the fighting McCooks.
being the Oldest Of the ten brothers in the Army.
He until to-day the fourth brgadier-generd in
the Army. and by the Presidents selection is pro-
NOTED over Generals Ruger Merritt ana Brooke. He
retircs. however. April - 1885. on reaching the
age OF sixty-four. when the others will have a
chance to reach the highest grade now authorized
i'm the service. General McCoOk graduated
from the Military Academy In 1852 and was assigned
to the 81 Infantry, in which he served until he LETT
the regular service. in 1861. to accept an appointments
as colonel OF the LIST Ohio Volunteers. lie COM
manled this regiment IN the HrSt DdNtte VI Dun
Run and was breveted for gallant conduct there
He was appointed brlgadler-general of volunteers
the same year. He received successive breveis In
the regular service and March 10. 1867 received
that Of ma general for gaantry In the fed dur
ing the war His commission as brigadier-general
dates from July H. 1890
Brigadler- General Forsyth has record TO be
proud Of Born in Ohio in 1885, and appointed to the
Military Academy from that State. he was grad
uated an dbecame second lieutenant Of infantry
in 1886. Five years later. just a month before
Sumter was fired on ne made first Lieutenant.
and at the close Of the war had Jumped up five
grades to the rank OF brgadier-general or
volunteers. His promotions to actual ana Drev.l
rank came in quick succession. In OCTOBER, lbl
he obtained his captaincy; in September lso5 ne
was Dreveted major for gallant conduct at ChcKa-
manga; on April :, 1854 the actual rank OF major
and assistant adjutant- general Of volunteers was
conferred upon him: his lieutenant-colonelcy came
twelve days later. october q OF that year a
breyet OF that rank in the regular army was given
him for gallant conduct at Cedar Creek. lie was
made brevet brgadier general OF volunteers FOR
gallant service at Opequan, Fishers Hill anu
Mddletown Va.
His Gallant conduct at Five Forks rewarded
by "A Drevet cOOnecy In the regular service on
April L. 1863. and eight days later he became Il
brcyet brigadier Of the regular service for
his conduct in the field during the war: Other
brevets also gwen TO him before he was
mustered out of the volunteer service In January.
lsGs when he appointed a major in the lotn
Regular cavalry. He became colonel OF the 'tn
cavalry In 1856 Since the war General Forsyth
has served I'm various fta capacities and took part
in the BannOck campaign Of 1873 He has published
. Report Of an Expedition up the Yellowstone