Omaha daily bee., 1895-06-27
PROMOTIONS INgIHE ARMY
Only Tour Retirementsi Before that of Gen
eral sohofeld in September.
ONE VACANCY FOR tHE PRESIDENT
All OF the Remaining panancies Caused by
the Retlrements ara to lie filied by
Seniority OF service-Record OF
Those Who Step Out.

WASHINGTON, June Especial. There
are just four retirements in the army which
will occur before Lieutenant General John
NJ. Schofeld goes into private life on the
29th of next September. Three of these re-
tirements will be during the month Of August
and one in September Tney are as follows:
Colonel William Winthrop Of the Judge advo-
Gates department; Captain Oscar Elting
Third cavalry; Colonel Henry l.. Abbot Of
the engineer corps, and Chaplain j. d.
Parker.
Colonel Winthrop's retirement will occur
on August 8, and as a result Lieutenant
Colonel T. f. Barr will be promoted to the
grade of colonel and Major George B. Davis
adjutant generals department, will go up to
lieutenant colonel. Colonel Winthrop began
his army service in the late war when he
enlisted as private. He later became
lieutenant and captain in the sharp-shooters
In 1867 he was transferred to the permanent
army establishment.
Captain Elting of the Third cavalry will
be retired on the Sth of August. First Lieu
tenant George L.. Converse Third cavalry
will be promoted to the captancy. Lieu
tenant Converse is now completely blind
his eyes having been shot out several years
ago. He will therefore be retired imme-
diately after his promotion to the captaincy.
as he is incapactated for service. First Lieu
TENANT IlelIy IL hlplty, lulTu cavalry, Will
thereupon be made captain of the Third cav
airy, vice Converse. Second Lieutenant
Solomon =. Vestal, Fifth cavalry, will be pro-
NOTED to the grade of first lieutenant, in the
Third cavalry, vice Converse and Second
Lieutenant Charles A. Hedekin, I'd cav
airy, will be made first lieutenant, vice Rip
ley. Additional Second Lieutenant Nissen
will be made second lieutenant in the Fifth
cavalry, and Additional Second Lieutenant
Hawkins will be made second lieutenant in
the Third cavalry.
Colonel Henry L. Abbott of the engineer
corps the last of the officers to retire in
August, will go into private life on the 18th
of that month. Lieutenant Colonel Peter c.
Hams will be made colonel. Major William
Ludlow will be promoted to lieutenant colonel,
Captain j. II. Willard will go up to major,
First Lieutenant James G. Sanford will go
up to captain and Second Lieutenant Charles
Keller will be promoted to first lieutenant.
Additional Second Lieutenant George p.
Howell will be made second lieutenant
LEAVES A GOOD RECORD.
Colonel Abbott's services in the army are
as follows Cadet at military academy July
l, 1850; breveted second lieutenant, topo-
graphical engineers, July l. 1854; second lieu
tenant October, 1885, first lieutenant, July /,
1857; captain, June IS, 1852; colonel First
Connecticut artillery, January 10, 1868; hon
orably mustered out of the volunteer service,
September 20, 1865; major engineers, Novem-
Der H. 1865; lieutenant colonel, March 81,
Il
tain July 21, 1861. for gallant and meritorious
services in the battle of Bpll Run, where he
was wounded major, May 4, 1862, in the
siege of Yorktown; lieutenant colonel, March
3, 1865. during the siege Of Petersburg, Va;
colonel March 10, 1868 for merltorious sery-
ices during the war; brlgadier general of
volunteers, August l, 1864, for gallant and
meritorOus services in operations before
Richmond, and especially in the lines before
Petersburg, Va, and major general of volun-
teers, March 13, 1865, for gallant and meri-
torlous services during the war. Colonel
Abbott is division engineer of the northeast
division, a member and president of the
board OF engineers, member Of the board of
ordnance and fortifcations, member of the
| board of engineer officers to consider and re-
port upont the subject ,pf the harbor lines Of
New York harbor and Its adjacent waters
and to consider and report upon a plan and
estimate for extending the outer breakwater
at Buffalo, N. Y, and a member Of the
board Of officers for examination for promo
tion Of certain officers of the corps Of engi-
neers.
Chaplain ]. d. Parker will retire on the
Sth of September next. This is the last re-
tirement before that of General Schotield
| Chaplain Parker is the post chaplain at San
| Diego, Cal The vacancy which will result
| from the retirement Of Chaplain Parker will
| be filled by presidential appointment.
| There will be no retirements during the
| remainder of the month of June and none
! during next month, but although the retire
ment of Colonel Winthrop is quite a long
time off, it is not so far distant to be ou
of reach Of army gossips. There is a great
| deal of interest being manifested by the
| army officers in these coming retirements,
/ considering the fact that such few vacancies
| will result where presidential appointments
will BE- necessary. In most cases the promo
| tions are by seniority of rank. The vacancy
in the grade Of major in the judge advocate
| generals department will be filled by an ap-
| pointment by the president