Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-05-19
ARMY ORDERS.
Leaves, Transfers,
designations and Other Changes.


Lieut.. Col David L.. Brainard, chief COM
missary of subsistence. has been ordered
to proceed to San Francisco and report to
Maj. Gen. Merritt for duty with the expedi-
ton to the Philippines
MAJ. John w. Nesbit, 18th Pennsylvania
Volunteers, has resigned
capt. James Parker, 4th Cavalry, has
peen granted leave Of absence in order to
enable MIN to accept commission as ma
]or IN the 18th New York Volunteers.
FIRST Lieut.. John S. Berser, 31st Michigan
volunteers, has resigned.
Maj William H Corbusier. surgeon, has
been assigned to duty as medical purveyor
Oh the expedition to the Philippines.
Acting Assistant Surgeon Geo. H. Rich
ardson has been ordered to san Francisco
Tor duty with the Philippine expedition.
The following named officers have been
detalied to represent the medical depart
ment of the army at the annual meeting Of
the American Medical Association at Der.-
Yer, in June: Lieut.. Col. Alfred A. Wood
hull deputy surgeon general, and Maj.
Curtis E. Num- surgeon
Leave OF absence has been granted Cart
Epen Swift, 9TH Cavalry, to enable him to
accept the commission of major In the eth
Illinois Volunteers
Leave of absence has been granted First
Lieut.. Letcher Hardeman, 10th Cavalry, to
eEaoie MIN to accept the commission of
major In the I'd Missouri Volunteers; also
FIRST Lieut.. Geo. d. Moore, I'D Infantry.
TO enable him to accept the commission of
major in the 5th Missouri Volunteers.
Col. Robert P. Hughes, inspector general
Lieut.. Col John B. Babcock, assistant ad-
1utant general, and Capt. William A. Simp-
son. th Artillery, have been ordered to re-
port to Gen. Merritt for duty in connection
with the expedition to and occupation of
the Philippines.
Acting Assistant Surgeon David Baker
has been ordered to duty at Fort Thomas
Ky.
Major VIM. B. Davis, surgeon, has been
assigned to duty in charge of the general
hospital at Fort Myer, Va
Acting assistant surgeons have been as
signed to duty as follows:
e. }. Maniey to Fort Thomas, KY; Ira A.
Sinner to Fort Myer, Va: d. F. DuvaI to
West Point, N. Y, and S. NJ Waterhouse
TO Fort Hamilton, n. Y; Major Z. H.
Crowder, Judge advocate, has been ordered
to duty in the department of the Pacific
Capt. w. c. Langfitt, Corps of Engineers.
acting under instructions from the chief of
II,
Boston, Newport, New London New Haven
and New York on business connected with
the mining defenses of those ports
Capt. c. B. Ewing, assistant surgeon. has
been ordered to duty with the 9Th Cavalry
at New Orleans.
Acting Assistant Surgeon Arthur Jordan
has been ordered to duty at Mobile, Ala,
and Acting Assistant Surgeon F. ]. Combe
to duty at Tampa, Fla
Lieut.. Guy V. Henry, jr., 4th Infantry
has been appointed aid de camp to General
Henry
Lieut.. II. c. Clarke, 25th Infantry, has
been relieved from duty at the New Hamp-
shire College of Agriculture, in order to
join his regiment at Fort Mcpherson, Ga.
Major Sanford c. Kellogg, 4th Cavalry,
has been relieved from duty in the office of
the adjutant general, and ordered to Join
his regiment.
Capt. D. H. Brush, 18th Infantry. has
been relieved from duty at the University
of Illinois, and ordered to join his regi-
ment.