The Globe-republican., 1895-10-03
GEN. MILES PROMOTED.
IS NOW COMMANDER OF
UNITED STATES ARMY.
Chosen BY tho President to Succeed
Lieutenant-GeneralJ John n Schoneld.
Retired BY Reason Of the Age Limit
Record Of the New Military Head.

New YORK, Sept 3O.-There is now
no longer any doubt that Major-Gen-
eral Miles is to succeed Lieutenant
General Schofield in the Office of gem
eral-in-command of the United States
army. General Miles made q state
ment of the fact last night, saying that
he was informed of the presidents de-
termination to appoint him on Friday
last by the secretary of war, whom he
met in this city by special appoint
ment at the Metropolitan club. Gem
eral Schofeld retired from active serv-
ice at noon yesterday.
General Miles is a native of Massa-
chusetts, having been born in West
minister on August 8, 1889. In 1861 he
joined the Twenty-second Massa-
chusetts volunteers, and served
throughout the rebellion with great
distinction. He distinguished himself
early in his career in the army of the
Potomac, and took part in every en-
gagement except one up to Lees sur
render at Appomatox. General Miles
distinguished himself in particular at
Spottsylvania. Attacking the bloody
angle on the right, he broke the en-
emy's line, routed him and captured
Lieutenant General Bushrod johnson
and his division. At Five Forks
Miles saved the day by coming
to the rescue of Sheridan's
cavalry and Warren's Fifth corps.
General Miles promotion was marked
by somewhat exceptional rapidity,
only about year elapsing before he
was made lieutenant colonel of the
Sixty-frst New York infantry, and a
month later, September 4, 1862, he was
made a colonel of the same regiment.
In 1864 he attained the rank of briga-
der general of volunteers, and early
in the following year obtained his
commission as major general of volun-
teers. In 1866 he was mustered out OF
the volunteer service and placed in
command of the Fourth United States
infantry, in which he remained till
1869, when he was transferred to the
Fifth infantry.
Altogether, the new commander has
had a varied military career. Since
the war he has been best known as an
Indian fighter. He did fine work at
the Indian territory expedition in
1879. In 1876 he drove Sitting Bull
over the Canadian line, capturing
number of noted warriors, and also
succeeded in making prisoners of
Chief Joseph and the Nez Perces. In
1878 he defeated and captured a band
of Bannocks in Yellowstone park.
Not long after this he succeeded in
bringing in Sitting Bull. and thus was
more a factor than any other man in
the settlement of Montana, North and
South Dakota. In 1856 he captured
Geronimo and his band of Apaches in
Arizona.
His most recent claim to public at
tention was the part he took in sup
pressing the Chicago strike of the
American Railway union last year.
General Miles was commissioned
brevet brigadier general March 2, 1867;
brigadier general, December 1880, and
major general in 1890, when he was
assigned to the command of the di-
vision of Missouri, which he relin-
quished last year to take command of
this department on the retirement of
Major General O. o. Howard.
In appearance he is one of the most
stalwart, soldierly men in the service.
He is over six feet tall and does not
look his so odd years.