The evening times., 1898-07-12
ARMY ORDERS.


Private Frank 8. Burr, Second Nebraska volun-
teers. having completed the duty for which he
was ordered to Fort Monroe. Va. will reiOin his
regiment at Camp George H. Thomas. Chicka-
mauga Par.S Ga.
Privates Lee W. Branch, Charles +. Cater, and
| Robert l.. Meador, Company +, First Georgia
Volunteer Infantry. now at Camp George IL.
Thomas. Ca. transferred TO the Third Georgia
Volunteer Infantry, now supposed to be at Griff1n
| Ca, for assignment to companies.
Private Walter F. Jones, Battery G. First Mas
sachusetts yolunteer ARTILLERY, now at New Bed
ford, Mass will be discharged the service of the
! United States receipt of this order by the
commanding officer of his station.
Sergt Edward. G. Pierson. Company A, First
! West Virginia Volunteer Infantry. now supposed
| to be at Camp George Ii. Thomas, Ga, will be
discharged the service.
Second Lieut.. John II. Dorenus, Second New
Jersey Volunteer Infantry. having rendered his
resignation, is honarably discharged the service
Of the United States, Of this date. on account
| OF physical disability.
! The following named officers, having rendered
their resignation are honorably die arged the str
vice of the United States, to take effect this
date. Lieut.. Col H. A. .Shepton. Sixth Pennsyl-
| vania Volunteer Infantry; Capt. Benjamin +.
Stackhouse. Twenty first Kansas Infantry; Fist
Lieut.. c. $, Hunt, First South Dakota infantry;
| First Lieut. Harry X. Scott, adjutant One Hun
! dred and Fifty-seventh Indiana; Chaplain Frank
c. Drummer. Third Illinois Infantry, on account
| of physical disability.
First Lieut. William H. Alaire, Twenty third
Infantry, is detailed as mastering officer. acting
quartermaster, and acting commissary OF sub
sistence in connection with the mastering into
the service at this city Of recruits for the Sixth
and Eighth United States Volunteer Infantry:
| OF sickness, is granted First Lieut.. william W.
Harts. Corps of Engineers.
| Nebraska Volunteer infantry, now at Camp Georg.
| ii. Thomas. Ca. is transferred to Company A,
| Third Nebraska Volunteer Infantry, Fort Omlha.
Neb. 'ia u
Do, in
fnement at Jefferson Barracks Mo-. who deserted
May Il. 1898. and surrendered June 3 1895, is
| stored to duty without trial upon condition that
he make good the time lost by desertion.
Private Leland 7. Lane. Company A, Second
New York Volunteer Infantry. now at Tampa,
Fla. is transferred to the First United States
Volunteer Engineers. Peekskill, N. Y.
Sergt. James P. Quinn. Battery G. First Arti-
lery. now at Fort Point Galveston. Texas, is
transferred to Battery A. Sixth ARTILLERY. Fort
Major John NJ. Carson. ir.. quartermaster.
United States Volunteers, is relieved from his
present duties at Camp George H. Thomas. Chick
amatga Park, Ca, and will report in person to
Major General John X. Brooke. for assignment to
duty as acting chief quartermaster. First Army
Co:ps.
Private William H. Genet, jr Company +,
Eighth New York Volunteer Infantry. now in con
finement at Fort Columbus, n. Y. will be dis
charged without honor from the service.
Private George Schultz, Company NJ. First Dis
trict of Columbia Volunteer Infantry, now in
Cuba will be discharged the service. This SOL
der is entitled to travel pay.
Private Elmer Z. Stark Company /. Fourth
United States Volunteer Infantry, at Fred
ericksburg, Va. will be discharged without honor
from the service.
Artihcer William H; Stark. Company D, First
District of Columbia Volunteer Infantry, now in
Cuba. will be discharged the service.
Private Adriel A Crawfo d. Company A. Thirty
first Michigan Volunteer Infantry, now at Camp
George II. Thomas. Ga, will be discharged the
service.
The appointment in the army of the following
named second lieutenants. and their assignment
to regiments. are announced: In the infIntry
arm. to rank from June D. ls9s-Second Lieut..
John f. Wilkinson, late sergeant. Troop ID, Fourth
Cavalry. to the Twenty-hrst Infantry; Second
Lieut.. Thomas r. Harker, late sergeant, Com
pany ID, Twentieth Infantry, TO the Fifteenth In
fantry: Lieut.. Wilkinson. will report in person
to Major General William II. Shafter. for duty
with his regiment.
Lieut.. Harker will report in person to the
commanding general, Department ef the Colorado,
Denver. Col. 4-.---
Private Walter W. Price, Troop A. New York
Volunteer Cavalry. now at Camp Alger. Va. is
transferred to the First United States Cavalry.
Cuha. via Tampa. Fla. for assignment 10 a troop.
Private David ID. PilIer. Hospital Corps. now
supposed TO be at Tampa. Fla. will be discharged
the service OF the United States.
Private Charles X. Netcalt. Hospital Corps. now
steward at the general hospital at that post.
Private Leslie Crommie. Battery c, Fifth Ar
tillery. now al Fort Hancock. \. J., vii be dis
charged the service.
Private, Joseph " : sanders. Company !. Second
Georgia Volunteer Infantry, now at Tampa. Fla.
will be discharged from the service.
Private Herbert L. Toms, Company B. Second
North Carolina Volunteer Infantry. at Raj
eigh. y. G., will be discharged the service.
The following named additional paymasters,
United States Volunteers. will proceed to Atlanta,
ment of the Gulf. and by letter 10 the command
ing general of that department: Major Webster G.
Weiss. Major Clifford Arrick. Major Clark NJ.
Carr. and Major William B. Dwight.
Major NJ Lee. Ninth Infantry is honor
ably discharged colonel Tenth United States
Volunteer Infantry. on tender of resignation. Ma
ior Lee will proceed TO join his regiment, via
Tampa. Fla.
Capt. Isaac P. Ware. assistant surgeon. is de-
tailed member of the examining board ap-
pointed to meet at the Preside of San Fran
cisco. Cal. by special orders. No. 2Sl, October
.. 1897. vice Major Robert H. White surgeon. re-
tired from active service.
The &, sie nation by Fl st Ii ut William H. John
ston. Sixteenth Infantry, of his commission as
captain and assistant adiutant general. United
States Volunteers. only. has been accepted by
the President. At his own request he is relieved
from his present duties. and will proceed, with
out delay, to join his regiment by first transport
leaving Key West, Fla.
The following assignments to regiments of Off
GERS recently promoted from enlisted men,
ordered: Second Lieut.. Walter $. volkmar from
sergeant, Signal Corps. to the Fourtl Artillery.
Battery d: Second Lieut.. Walter 7. Bates, from
sergeant. Company G, Seventeenth Infantry. TO
the Second Infantry; Second Lieut.. George n.
Bomford. from private Company ID. Fifth In
fantry. to the Fifth Infantry; Second Lieut.. Percy
NJ. Cochran. from sergeant. Company G. Sixth
Infantry. to the Seventh Infantry; Second Lieut..
John Il. Schoctfel from lance corporal Company
b. Ninth Infantry. to the Third Infantry; Second
I.ient. Benjamin p. Nicklin. rom ant. Troop
I. First Cavalry, to the Ninth Infantry: Second
Lieut.. Ralph A. Clay, from corporal. Company
b, Sixth Infantry, to the Thirteenth Infantry:
Second Lieut.. Engelhert G. Ovenshine from cor
poral, Company C. Twenty-hird Infintry. to the
Sixteenth Infantry; Second Lieut. John J. Ron
iface. from corporal. Troop II, Fourth Cavalry,
TO the Seventeenth Tnfintry; Second Lieut.. George
NJ. Grimes. from lance corporal. Troop b. Second
Cavalry. to the Twentieth Infantry: Second Lieut.
William A. Cavanaugh. from corporal. Company
d. Twentieth Infantry. to the Twenty In
fsntry; Second Lieut.. William C. Geiger from
frst-class private, Company E. Battalion of En-
gineers to the Twenty fourth Infantry. The above
named officers will report in person TO Major Gen
eral William X. Shafter, Cuba, for duty with their
regiments. Second Lieut.. Albert C. Jenkins. from
sergeant, Company A, Eighteenth Infan;ry. to
the First Artillery; Second Lieut.. Harold P.
Goodnow, from sergeant, Company II. Third In
fantry. to the Second Artillery; Second Lieut.
Infantry. to the Third Artillery; Second Lieut.
Patrick A. Connolly. from lance corporal. Com
pany F. Twenty-frst Infantry, to the Fifth A.
tillery; Second Lieut.. Lawrence C. Brown, from
Sixth Artillery: Second Lieut.. Harry L. Steele.
from corporal. Battery A, Fifth Artillery. to the
Seventh ARTILLERY; Second Lieut.. Percy W. Ar
mold from corporal. Troop F. First Cavalry to
the Seventh ARTILLERY. for duty with Light Rat
terry c. attached thereto; Second Lieut.. Robert
f. Wylfie. from private, Battery L, Seventh Ar
tiery. to the First Artillery: Second Lieut. Nal
colin Young. from corporal, Troop G. Fourth Cav
airy. to the Second Artiller. The artillery officers
named above. excepting Lieuts Vokmar and Ar
mold, will report by telegraph to the commanding
ment to duty special regimental recruiting
service, under general orders, No. q, of 1885, from
this office. u...s .s..s. ...s-...--t
Leaves of absence. on account Of disability, are
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