New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-08
CHANGES IN ARMY AND Nav
TWO MAJOR GENERALS AND FOUR
.Dv1pa1s WILL RETIRE THIS YEAR.

.nN1Rars WILL. RETIRE THIS YEAR
Washington Sept MANY important changes
will occur in the Army and Navy peiole t'e
OF the present year. These are que 20 nc or
course Of affairs and not the result o. ,ne
with sna,n Two brigader-g generals and 1our 'ed'
admirals will go the retired llst oS ofo ,h,o,,
law account OF age making Vaca"-e ho.n
will result in promotions all along the line III wv"
services The TWO Army officers VINO VIII re''' -
Ma jor-G eneral William NJ Graham no" III ,,,,
mand OF the Second Army Corps, IN camp a. Wv.
aletown Penn and Maior-General j. j Copplhser
I'm command OF the Fourth Army Corps. WIFI ne
quarters at Huntsville. Ala. Both THESE one
hold the rank OF brigadler- general in the Reeuai
establishment and were appointed malor-Ee"9l''
of volunteers al the outbreak Of the war "ene' a.
Graham will retire Septembe; Is. and General
Coppinger on October II. Their retirement VIII
cause their detachment from their present COM
mands and the question OF filing the prospective
vacancies IL now under consideration at the war
Department
Both officers served in the Civil War. and nave
excellent records. General Graham was born IN
the District Of Columbia. and entered the Army as
a second lieutenant OF artillery in June. 1850 He
received four brevets. the last as briSader-
general. for gallant and meritorous services IN
various battles. From April 1855 until the follow
ing September when he was honoraby mustered
out of the volunteer service. he vas colonel OF the
II Infantry District OF Columbia. He served in
the artillery branch until May. 1874 when ne re re-
ceived his present commission as
His last general command was the department OF
Texas. with headquarters at san Antonio, 800,
General Coppinger is native or ireland ana
appointed to the Army from New fork IN sep
TENDER. 1851. captain in the 18th Infantry He
brevetted twice in the Civil War for galantry,
ana since merltorious services against the
Indians. At the close of tho war he was IN the
volunteer service colonel Of the 18th New rk
Cavalry Since that time he has been attached to
the Regular infantry up to his appointment az brig
ader-g general in April, 1895. When the war with
Spain began he was I'm command Of the Depart
mont Of the Platte, with headquarters at Omaha
The rea: -admirals who retire this year are Mont
gonlery Sicard recently president OF the Naval
War Board. and now president Of the Naval Board
OF Promotions. who retres on September 30; +. o.
Matthews formerly chief Of the Bureau Of Yards
and Docks. and now president az the Exa mining
and Retiring boards, who retires on October ~:
Joseph y. Miller the ranking officer Of the Navy,
now IN command OF the Pacin, station. who retires
November o. and Francis VI. Bunce. command
art Of the New-York Navy Yard. who retires on
September q
The principal naval heroes o. the war with Spain
retire IN the following order RearA dmi-1 George
Dewey. commanding the AsIatic station In Decem-
her. 800 Rear-Admira W 5. S"hley. on the Porto
Ri"an Evacuation Commission In October. 1901. and
RearAGmra ". T. Sampson. on the Cuban Evac-
Uat.on Commission. In February. 1902.