New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-05
MAJOR-GENERALS.

MAJOR-GENERALs
Brgadier-GeneraI JOSEPH c. BREcKENR1DGE. In
spec,or General. United States Army.
Brgadler- General EI.WEIL g. OTIS
Brgadler General JOHN J. COPPINGER
Bieadler General WILLIAM R. sHAFTER
Brgatier General WILLIAM NJ. GRAHAM
Brsadicr JAMES F. WADE.
Rrsadler General HENRY G. MERRIAM.
JAMES II WILSON. OF Delawere.
FITZHIGU LEE. of Virginia
WILLIAM J sEwELI. OF New-Jersey.
JOSEPH WHEELER. Of Alabama
COLONIES TO BE BROADER GENERALS
THOMAS NJ ANDERSON. i4th Infantry.
CHARLES F. COMPTON. 4th Cavalry
ABRAHAM X ARNOLD. LIST Cavalry.
JOHN s. POLAND. nth Infantry.
JOHN - BATES. "a Infantry
ANDREW q. BURT. 25th Infantry.
SIMON SNYDER. 18Th Infantry
HAMILTON s. HAWKINS. Goth Infantry.
ROYAL. r. FRANZ. LIST Artillery
JACOB r. KENT 2nh Infantry
sAMTEI. : SUMNER 9th Cavalry.
FRANCIS I. GI'ENTHER 4th Artillery
CRY Y. HENRY. 10Th cavalry.
JOHN ! RODGERS. 9Th Artillery.
IOIIs " CARPENTER. 9th cavalry
SAMI'EI. n 81 Young 81 cavalry.
john VI. BACON 9Th cavalry.
EpWAHD y. N1L1IST0N 9Th Artillery
LIEUTENANT-COL TO RE BRrGA-
DGER-GENERALS.
GEORGE VI RANDALL. sh Infantry
THEODORE s,'IwNH. Assistant Adlu'an'-Gsne-al
WILLIAM LUDLOW. corps of Ensin"ers
ADNA r CHAFfTE. "a Cavalry
GEORGE " DAVIS. irh Infantry.
Allied T. RATES Deputy Paymas'.r General.
SUBSISTENCE DEPARTMENT.
Colonel CHARLES PATRICK EAGAN 70 b- cornmi',ary
General
Iieu,-nan, Colonel JOHN FRANCIS WESTON 70 Be As.
STA ~
Major WELLS WILLARD. comm...ry Of sae.l:,.ne. 70
rank = Lieutenant colonel
captain TAsKFR HOWARD BLISS - n. Comnisssry OF
subs senr- with rank ~ Major
First Lieutenant join LITTLE, i',h Infantry 70 b-
PAY DEPARTMENT
HARRY 7. ROGERS 70 - Payms,.r with tho rank OF
Mlj1-
THE MAJOR-GENERALs Confirmed
The Senate In executive session confirmed all
the nominations Of major generals In the case
~ Senator Sewel tho confirmation was mme-
date. the Senate following It's usual custom Of
noting on the nomination Of a member without
reference to committee The other names were
referred 20 the Committee on Military Affairs
and were almost Immediately afterward favora-
his reported tho committees vote being taken
in the scnat. Chamber Confirmation followed
IN all cases without comment except IN that ~
General Wilson Senators Bacon and Lindsay
took occasion TO speak 81 him in complimentary
terrne Senator Bacon relating that IN the Civil
War he had been captured by Genera. wilson
who ~ that time officer In the Federal
Army while Mr. Bacon was Confederate. He
saii ne was therefor" able ~ speak from expe-
rienc~ when he testified to General Wilson'S ca
yacity n soldier and his character as a man
Tho list or nominations OF general officers was
closely scanned hy members ~ Congress day.
and especially by those who saw servic. In the
Civll War or were backing candidates for pro-
motion appointment. Generally speaking
the tone % comment favorable The feel
Ing was expressed ny some that a few brga-
der generals might have been brought In from
civil Ne whose experience and health and ac-
tlvlty would have made their services valuable
This feeling was entirely apart from any desire
t. have men appointed 70 high military com
mand whose only known qualifications are po-
ntlcal prominence and desire TO win civil honors
by sporting the star OF a brigadier- general. OF
course there NAV be a Grant a Sherman
or sheridan or a Mcpherson among these
asplrants for military rank and honors. and yet
the feeling among Representatives with whom a
Tribune correspondent conversed to-day was
that It would be wiser a rule. to intrust the
who had made and modern war tactics a
business one ~ them, who served with dis
tlnction in the Confederate Army. and won his
star. said:
suppose am back number" but reckon
! could master TIE new tactics ny easily and
quickly as you and did Hardcr's In 1881 studied
Upton after the war and rather think I could
handle brigade now in up-to-date stylo II should
try as I would be perfectly willing to do. But I
am content and think the Presidents course is a
To n Tribune correspondent General sewe
said this afternoon:
do not propose 10 give up my representative ca
pacty In tho Senate. But shall do al can In the
war. ! may get leave OF absence until December.
This session Is probably near its close. However.
the matter wl not he fully determined until after
! have consulted with the Attornev-(ieneral
SKETCHES OF THE NOMINEES.
MAJOH-GENERAL FITZHUGH LEE
Major-General Fitzhugh Lee WAS graduated from
West Point July l. 1856. He stood first In his
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