New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-29
GENERAL STANTON TO RETIRE.
COLONEL A B. CAREY LIKELY TO BE AP-
POINTED PAYMASTER-G

POINTED PAYMAsTER-GENERAI-
Washington Jan 2s-Briga der General Thaddeus
H. Stanton. who has been Paymaster-General of
the Army since March. 1895. will close his active
military career Monday when he will be re-
tired for age General Stanton Is recovering from
an attack Of pneumonia Ever since he became I'll
Colonel Asa p Carey has In charge Of the
Paymaster-General's Office. and probably will be
General Stanton's successor. Colonel Carey will
reach the retiring In July. This will enable
the President 10 appoint Colonel George H. Glenn
the senior colonel Of the corps, to the Office Of Pay
master General two years before his retirement for
General Stanton was born In Indiana on January
80 1896 and has long been Of the most interest
ing characters in the service At the age OF TWEEN
ty-two he joined John Brown and General James
H. Lane and engaged in nearly all the conflicts
between the Free State and Pro-Slavery parties in
1878 Later he was a correspondent In the press
galleries Of the House Of Representatives at Wash
ington, and when President Lincoln called for
troops on April a. 1861. he was the third man In
the District OF Columbia 10 offer his services.
Stanton enlisted in Company Of the 18th Bat
talon Of District of Columbia Volunteers. In Au-
gust 1862 he was made captain in the 18th Iowa
Infantry and in October of that year appoint
ed paymaster with the rank OF major. He was
known az the fighting paymaster." He fought 10
get al the men with money during the Civil War
and he fought with the Regulars for the privilege
OF paying them in many an Indian war. And as
he successfully paid soldiers himself, he directed
the work Of twenty-five paymasters after he had
been made Paymaster-General. In 1896 He also
directed the Of 100 paymasters in paying 10000
men In the United States. Cuba. Porto Rico and
the Philippines during the spansh-American War
His first Army service was in a three months
organization. When he was discharged from the
District OF Columbia volunteers July 49, 1861.
he went to Iowa ard served as a member OF the
,l,s.t
lasted until April 1862. and again in the extra
Iowa and took part In the campaigns I'm the border
States Later he detailed for duty the
staff OF Major-General 5. r. Curtis and In De-
cember. 1862. became an additional paymaster at,
chief paymaster In November 1854, on the fall
Of Richmond. ne selected by the Secretary OF
War 10 take post at Washington, where he re-
NAMED until 1870. being assigned to duty, with the
brevct rank Of Heutenant-cOlonel. lie was also
Auditor OF Public Accounts for the Stdte or VIZ
ginia and had charge OF the collection OF the taxes
the reconstruction acts. In 1911 he served as a
member Of the Board which adjusted the war
claims of Kansas against the United States
In the following years he much hard service
the Western frontier. He was with General
Crook in the Black Hills expedition In 1913. and
later became his chief Of scouts in his operations
against Sitting Bull Crazy Horse, Dull Knife and
other chiefs 1t about this time that ne Sc
cured the services OF Colonel William L. CODY
CBurao BlD. While he was hehting the Ind;
ians under Generals Sheridan, Crook Merritt ana
ter and In December. 1879 he became chief pay
master OF the Department Of the Platte In rec
ommending him for the post OF Paymaster General
General Crook said in letter addressed 10 the
Adju,ant- General: Ills entire Army life has been
a period Of unselfsh untring intelligent and often
times heroic performance OF duty"