The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-04-19
BOTH WHEELER AND
LEE BRIGADIERS.
Former, 1t is Said, Will be
Sent to the Philippines.
MUSTER OUT OF GENERALS.

III u STGR OCt OF 1GN GhA Id.
Washington, April 12.-An order
was issued today by the war depart.
ment mastering out the following
general officers Maj Gems James
Il Wilson, Fitzhugh Lee, Joseph
Wheeler, John P. Bates, Samuel B.
M Young, Adna Chafsee, William
Ludlow, Leonard Wood Brig.
Gems. George ". Davis, Theodore
Schwan, Lloyd Wheaton Charles
King, Frederick D. Grant, Robert P.
Hughes. Samuel Ovenshine, Irving
Hale.
The above named officers are mus
tered out to enable them to accept
commissions as general officers of
volunteers under the act of March 2,
1899 1t is expected they will soon
be reappointed as brigadier generals
under that act.
The following officers are mustered
out and will resume their former
commonds Maj Gems James F.
Wade, Thomas M. Anderson. Guy
V. Henry !; Brig Gems Royal T.
Frank, Edward B Williston, Louis
Fl. Carpenter, Joseph P Sanger,
Henry G Hasbrouck, John G Dill
more, Isawald q. Ernst, Harrison G..
Otis, Charles F Humphrey
Tie officers who are 10 be reap
poirted as brigadier generals under
the reorganizatic7: act for duty as
volunteers until July, 1901, are to go
out Immediately, some of them today,
and ali on or before the 17th of this
month They will not be disturbed
in their present commands The
others are to be mustered out June
12. with the exception of Gen Frank,
who goes out May 12, and Gen. Otis
on July 2.
The order of those officers who sre
to be reappointed directs those who
are general officers to retain their
present commands and the others Of
the line are to return to their regi'
ments. Their positions in the regu-
lar army is as follows:
Gen Wade, brigadier, now presi'
dent of the beef inquiry board Gen
Anderson, brigadier, on his way
home to assume command of the
department of Columbia +; Gen Henry,
brigadier, commanding the depart
ment of Puerto Rico; Gen Frank,
colonel First artillery Gen v illiston,
colonel Sixth artillery; Gen Carpen
ter, colonel Fifth cavalry; Gen
Sanger, lieutenant colonel. inspector
generals department Gen Has
brouck, lieutenant colonel Fourth
artillery; Gen Gilmore, lieutenant
colonel, adjutant generals depart
ment; Gen Ernst, lieutenant colonel,
engineers corps; Gen Otis, appoint
ed from civil life, now returning to
the United States from Manila; Gen
Humprey, lieutenant colonel, quar-
termaster's department, on duty as
chief quartermaster of Cuba.
Four volunteer major generals are
retained in the regular service. These
are Gen. Otis, commander of the
United States forces in the Philip
pines; Lawton and Macarthur, bis
chief generals, in command of divi-
sions, and Gen Shafter, who remains
in command of the department OF
California He will retire in Oc1o
ber as a brigadier general and may
leave the service.
The present stations of those mus
tered out by the order today who will
be retained as brigadier generals un
der che law of March are: Gen.
Wilson, commanding the department
of Cienfuegos Gen. Lee. command
ing the department of Habana; Gen.
Wheeler, now in Washington, but
probably going to the Philippines
Gen. Bates, commanding the depart
ment of Matapzas; Gen Young, in com
mand of the troops being mustered
out. with head quarters at Augusta,
Ca; Gen. Chaffee, now in Washing
ton, but attached to Gen. Brooke's
headquarters; Gen. Ludlow, COM
mandipg the city of Habana; Gen.
Wood. commanding the department
of Santiago Gen. Davis, Gen. Fred
D Grant. in Puerto Rico, member
beef inquiry board Gen Schwan,
assistant adjutant general ; but under
orders TO go to Manila Gems. Hall,
Wheaton, King, Hughes. 0venshine
and Hale, in the Philippines.