The times., 1898-05-27
ARMY ORDERS

The following Army orders have been
announced at the War Department:
Private Ulysses G.. Connolly. Company
I, First District of Columbia Volunteer
Infantry now in this city will be sent
without delay to Camp George II. Thorn
/ as, Chckamauga National Park, Ga.
! Private Frank l.. Hatch. Company G.,
| Fifth Illinois Volunteer Infantry, now In
| this city. will be discharged the service of
the United States on account of disability
| incurred before entering the service.
| The followfng-ramed officers VIII pro-
ceed to Chickamauga National Park, Ga,
| and report in person to Major General
! James II. Wilson, L. S. Volunteers, com
manding the Sixth Army Corpss. for as
signment TO duty:
Lieutenant Colonel Joseph p. Sanger,
! inspector general. L. S. Volunteers.
! First Lieutenant Charles c. BalIou,
| Twelfth Infantry, is transferred from
| Company l to Company D, of that regi-
| ment.
First Lieutenant Eugene f. Ladd. Ninth
/ Cavalry. will proceed TO Falls Church,
! Va, and report in person to Major Gen,
eral William NJ. Graham, U. S. Volunteers,
commanding the Second Army Corps, for
! assignment to temporary duty as acting
! chief quartermaster of that corps.
Second Lieutenant William r. Smed-
| berg, jr, Fourth Cavalry, is temporarily
relieved from duty at the T. S. Military
Academy West Point. \. Y, and viii pro-
/ ceed TO Lakeland, Fla, and report in
| person to Brigadier General Samuel B.
NJ. Young, L. 5. Volunteers. for appoint
ment and duty as aide-de-camp-
Lieutenant Colonel Daniel D. Wheeler,
! chief quartermaster. L. s. Volunteers,
| will proceed TO Chickamauga National
| Park, Ga, and report in person TO Major
] General James T. Wade, commanding the
| Third Army Corps, for assignment TO du-
/ ty as chief quartermaster of that corps.
/ Major Edward b, MOseley. surgeon. and
| Capt Isaac Z. Ware. assistant surgeon.
/ are detailed as members of the examining
board appointed TO meet at San Francisco.
! Cal, vice Col Charles r. Greenleaf, as
| sistant surgeon general. and Capt. Charles
! AI Candy assistant surgeon.
First Lieut. Charles l.. Potter Corps oi
! Engineers. will report in person. without
delay. to Col. Charles r. Suter, Corps OF
! Engineers president Of the examining
board appointed TO meet at San Francisco
/ Cal. for examination as TO his fitness for
/ promotion.
! Major Edward Field. Second Artillery,
is detailed for duty as acting inspector
general of the Department of California,
and will report III person accordingly to
| the commanding general of that depart
ment.
Leave of absence until further orders,
! to take effect upon the completion of his
| duties as mastering officer for Delaware.
| is granted First Lieut.. Walter II. Gordon,
I Eighteenth Infantry. to enable him 10 ac-
| cept the commission of major in the First
| Delaware Volunteers.
| Col Charles A. Whittier. inspector gen.
eral. United States Volunteers, will re-
port in person to Major Gen. Wesley Mer-
/ ritt commanding Department OF the Pa
/ cific. for assignment to duty in that de-
| partment.
BY direction of the Secretary of War.
I the following changes in the stations ano
/ duties of officers of the Medlcdi Depart
| rnent are ordered:
Major Louis W Champion. surgeon, will
| proceed to Tampa, Fla and report in
/ person for duty to Major General William
! r. Shafter, United States Volunteers,
| commanding the Fifth Army Corps.
Capt Marlborough c. Wyeth. assist
ant surgeon, will report in person TO thC
| commanding officer, Fort McHenry. Ma
! ryland, for temporary duty al that post
! and viii perform that duty in addition to
! his present duties as attending surgeon
/ and examiner of recruits at Baltimore
| Nd.
Major Valery Harvard. surgeon. will
! proceed 10 Tampa. Fla, and report in
person to Major General Joseph Wheeler.
/ United States Volunteers. commanding
the Cavalry Division at that place for
assignment TO duty chief surgeon
Capt. Augustus p. Gardner, assistant
| adjutant general of volunteers. now in
this city, will proceed at once to Camp
George II. Thomas, Chickamauga Park.
Ga, and report to Major General John r.
Brooke, United States Army, for assign
ment to duty in the Sixth Army Corps.
Capt Edward Murphy second assist
ant adjutant general of volunteers nov
IN IN TINS city, will proceed at once to San
+ FRANCISCO. Cal. and report in person to
the commanding general Department Of
the Pacific, for assignment to duty an
proprlate to his commission in that de-
partment ue
by direction of the Secretary of War
Lieut. Col. George E. Pond. chief omar.
termaster, United States volunteers viii
proceed to Mobile. Ala. and report IN
person to Major General John ]. Conninor
er' commanding the Fourth Army Corns
lot assignment to duty as chief quarter
master of that corps.
First Lieut.. Melville G Iar,i. ,,.,
infantry. is relieved from further ,1I,t,i
with the Fourth Infantry. and u,;u @
ceed to join his company, "ii pro-
by direction of the Secretarw of war
Major Joshua w. Jacobs. quarterrn. s+a,.
viii report in person to Major Generai
liiiaih X. Shafter. commanding the
Fifth Army Corps, for assignment n A.
SuitL QudTIermaSter of hot
corps. " tiiat
Under instructions from the President
the following changes in the assignments
of officers of the Corps of Engineers m
light house districts are ordered by the
Secretary of War:
Lieut.. Col. Amos Stickney. engineer of
the Fifteenth and Sixteenth lighthouse
districts, will perform temporarily The du-
ties of inspector of the former district
Capt. Henry C. Newcomer will. in addi
ton to his other duties. report by letter
to the Secretary of the Treasury for duty
as an engineer of the Sixteenth light
house district, relieving Lieut. Col. Amos
Stickney, and for temporary duty as in
spector of that district, with station at
Memphis Tenn.