New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-28
NEW ARMY CONNANDER HERE
GENERAL GEORGE l.. GILLESPIE OR
DERED TO SUCCEED GEN
ERAI FRANK

Washington. June 27.-Several important Army
orders were issued to-day Brigadier-General Royal
r Frank. who succeeded MajorGeneral Wesley
Merritt in command OF ne Department OF the East
with Headquarters ~ New-York IS relieved OF tina.
command and ordered 10 report IN person 10 the
Secretary o: War for assignment 70 duty.
General George L. Gillespie. colonel Of engineers
who vas recently appointed hrsadier-seneral Of
volunteers. is ordered 10 take oomnarl q the De-
partr.ent OF the East
Rrieadier.Cieneral a. G.. NJ Pennington has been
relieved from command Of Camp Black hepmstead
Long Island ana probably vii be assigned 10 duty
with the Fourth Army Corps IN Florida Brisi-
dier-oereral Roe has been assigned 20 duty win
the First Army Corps at Ch.ckamauga
IL was reported AT the War Department to-day
tina, he President would nominate Brigadier-Gen'
cral Frank 20 be a major-generaL None o. tSs
officials would confirm the runor
Rr,gadier.CeneraI George L. Gillespie is one Of
tho .eading members OF the Corps o. Engineers Of
the Regular Army he holds the important once
Of division engineer OF the Northeast Division.
4 member and the president Of the Mississippi
River Commission and IS member ot the Light
house Board.
He was horn in Tennessee in lsii. and has seven
wears more % serve I'm the Army before reach'ns
The retiring age. In July. is5s he was sppo'h'ea
from his native State 10 the West POINT Mih'dis
Academy .
the stormy days q the C.vil War he went 81
once INFO active service as second Lieutenant IN
the Union Army and became FIRST lieutenant u
The March following In April. 1914 ne was su'
vanced 20 oaptaincy. In The to4o"1hs A"sus|
fo- sal.an, and nl@riorioUs service. he vas Hdue
major by breyei. the service having been N 'ne
richmond campaign He received the rank OF leu
tenant-coloneI BY hreve for gallant and meri'orou'
conduct in the campaign from Winchester 70 Appo
msfrON Courthouse on April = 4>np
The war over he cturned 20 his "oT" III ,Ho
Engineer Corps and became major IN regular
order In ls7l neuisnant-co!onel ~ Nse' ahu .
colonel IN 1895 He was associated WIN "e"''"
Phil sheridan in the Shenandoan Nd"eF o.
paigns and OF Winchester He had genera. cns'E'
Of the ersneering works Of the ina Virginia CAM
paicrs and was present a. Lee surrengel
After the var he went with General snetiua"
to New-Orleans rs engineer and alter was assoc
ated with him when General Sheridan commahue,
the Department 81 the Missouri az chicago ue'.'
Tulsspie built sev eral lighthouses IN Lakes Etc ~
Ontario had charge 4 engineering "orH III =. e
and was in charge II engineering work ABOUT Dun
,or and ~ Portland No He a. one time u
charge Of the engineering work II New-forN hai
hor an was ~ the head Of much OF the mos' '~
portant onsineecng work az the Government
In 1897 General Gillespie appointed 10 succeed
N1lor-General John VI Wilson as me mead OF Wv
Northeast pivsion which covers The At'ahu0
Coast from the 4 dniQ4tu pell..AdlN IT. 49,
with noad0uartecs in this city Tho same yea.
he appointed hy the Press dent 10 ne ne aSys y
tho Mississippi River Commission. oody - ,nS
rn.ineer. created by act ~ Congress IN ~ Eva
authorized supervise and aLot me eNpeI ~ me
II large sums OF money upon the levees Och o, Il
great river from the junction OF the ONO w., .ar
- cairo TO the head Of the passes below New wv" ~
leans Last year Congress aPpropriateo ard an
he APPENDED upon this work in four wears anu "a
s3pr3priation OF Sls 90 oo more 10 compete " "
now sought -, ,h. Roard
General Gnlespia IS also member 81 the tnber
OF Engineers OF the War Department a,n nis' to
of Tho board ~ engineer officers appo1nss me
consider and report upon tho subject 99.,os a..
inos of New-York Harbor and rs auyrSSys
waters 70 reconsider the project FOR ire my me
ment - Pensacola Harbor. florida a ,lr n .,
hoard ~ officers for the examination t9r russrs
tion of certain olncers OF the Corps OF eHs"'
and tho Board Of Visitors at Niiets Iolh', Enci.
General G!lespie's rank In The corps OK Re /,
neers Regular Army. is that Of coone.' ana prssi.
fourth from the TOP He was named ny snT
dent a few weeks ago as one OK inc oI'Sa s, army
erals OF volunteers and assigned 70 tns h.sn await
Corps at Chickamauca Park He mas oee.i sngi.
ing the appointment OF his successor IN n General
n~er Offices 70 he ordered 70 the rom ,bIri.sf
,;iilcspio's home s AZ No. 80 East NY so,,ss on
His new appointment carries WIN " "''
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