The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-09-17
COMING ARMY CHANGES.
Next Retirement VIII lie Tint of Com
missnry General.

The next important vacancy In the army
VIII occur on the retirement of Brig. Gen.
OF Subsistence. q few months hence 1t
Follows closely the change in the head of
me ne Im .l,ir department caused by
Gen. Morgan's successor will most prob
ably be one OF the five assistant commits
graduates OF the Military Academy.
Named in the order of seniority they are
Col Thos G; Sullivan; OF Ohio; Col VIM.
i; Gushing, Of Rhode Island: Lieut.. Col.
VIM. 4. Elderkin. Of New York. and Lieut.
pointed to the army from civil life All
the officers named have good war records
Col. sullivan will retire in November 1897.
and l.lderk in in 1909 and Col Nash I'm 1895
In less than three months after Gen.
Morgans retirement comes that of Mai
Gen. Thos. II. Kruger. commanding the de-
partment of the east, ana the Presidents
personal representative In the reception
This retirement will neccssitate promo
tons all along the line. including the APP
rails eligible for the major generalship viz:
Brooke. Wheaton. Otis. Forsyth. Bliss and
cords. One of them. Cen Wheaton, rctires
five weeks after Gen. Ruger, and some Of
icers think on that account that he stands
no chance of selection. Others are OF the
opinion however. that his early retirement
may help instead OF hurting his chances.
compliment two deserving officers. where
as, otherwise. Gen. Wheaton would never
gain higher rankA Because of his seniority
ana other advantages Gen. Brooke Is re-
sarded I'm army circles as most likely to
receive the double star. He began his
Pennsylvania Infantry during the civil
war. and was hrevetIed colonel in the
semy Il siyshvr 3r and also hrEader
vices during the recent battles OF the old
wilderness and Spottsyvania Court
for Tolopotomy and Cold Harbor. Gen
Brooke Is one of the fewer than half a
dozen officers still on tl;, active list who
have received commissions for specific SER
vices.
The position who will be the next line
colonel promoted to the rank OF brigadier
general is not 50 easy to determir.s. The
senior now. as for long time back. is Col
" y; Shad! ; First Infantry, who on
in that grade. He has been passed over
again and again for junior officers. but 1T
should he said that some OF these have
Mex, TO him comes Col. Henry C. AIcr-
riam. Seventh Infantry. who rctires in 1901
He entered the volunteer service from
Maine in 1862 and was transferred TO ths.
regulars after the close Of the war The
third In the rank on the list is Col. Thomas
Infantry. He entered the regular army
early, in 1861 and rose to the present com
Col. II. r. a. CrCiton comes next but can
hardly be cons dcrcd among probable can
didates. although the board before which
he was ordered a Chicago recently for
possi be disability retirement found him
not incapac!tated for service.
The next three Enc colonies are all cav
airy cfhcerS-Wadc OF the Fifth, Compton
of the Fourth and Miner of the Tenth.
This fact certainly cannot prejudice their
chances, considering that since the pro-
motion OF Col Forsyth TWO infantry Off
GERS have received their star. Their re-
tirements come in 1907, 1900 and 1895 re-
spectivcly. Two infantry colonels succeed
them-Bartlctt of the Ninth, and Cochran
OF the Sixth.