New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-19
RETIRE BEFORE 1908.

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RETIRE BEFORE 1908
March Is (speciaD.-The death IN
Nashe Las, week OF General 'oseP" q ny
Vash'"s ss,ineuished departmental commune -.
rOlds ~, and a classmate OF Genera "ra"'
ves, Point. IS another S'u
81 W. rivi War veterans.
ne o. INT .,,. lie, 81 the Regular Army previous
On inc -. caused by the Spanish War ana
% me t.io,ion we're borne the names Oh o''S
ie'en. who had participated In the civil Na''
y s .bose o. course. were OF 'he '".o" 80,
Al % - ~onfeicrates were carried on lhe ro"s u
as no eA e,,,es Army until recently. This was
W ,,.,,e more than one-hfth OF me ""o'o ""','',
ba' H. =, the permanent establishment. when
o. ON, 80 the Army Register for lS'S was
teoo'U'''9 too ~ the retired list Ten years ago
:fa ~ au is officers had seen service In the
W. paneuiou II is estimated by competent au-
sr@s ,sot i've years hence the number OF THESE
m o''. will rossbly fan below one hundred or a"
w'S aaS and /, is safe 20 say that the Regular
-. rolls will not bear the name OF sins'e NUN
,,sr ten years from this date
S'' COMPULSORY RETIREMENT.
,,s., ur become OF them 50 rapidly? some OF
,,i die hut most Of them viii be simply re-
iaen' - ,erec-rourths pay at the compulsory age
u'. ..,.so,,r wears A few Of them VIII last unti'
700 The youngest Of them now do not range
sas' ~. ,re ~ fftv-four or 1fty-hve. These will
-. r active service until about the date
Gu 'rb. great majority. however are already
.,g ,be retiring age and three-Quarters OF this
.asa,e NJ i-- officers viii he swept OF the active
Is, by the age ''''''
~ ...... ,.,o..~s % al grades bo,h
Between ''.'f an -, Gov -o+,ro,,o,. between
S 80" ,e. close ~ leco all old veterans. Several
~ .sese officers mold the commission OF major
81 and brigadicr-general In the volunteer ser
N'' "..' ..[r, ,he Popular establishment does not
..oss.-,ly rarate their volunteer commission
,-orr this class are Generals Shafter. Kent +. y
s,mner Anderson. Compton. Frank. Wiiliston and
poland
All The old veterans OF the civil War are founl
among ;he ranking officers o. the hne ana stan
bureaus The generals and coli nols almost 10
mar we're soldiers I'm lSci-'G5 as were also most OF
N. lieutenant roonols and majors. But below the
rsrk u major they aro scarce. although few are
eli found among tho captains in the staff bureaus.
srd occasionally ono IN the line Not one lieutenant
:. ,h4 entire active military establishment reaches
back 70 the Civil War DAYS Ten wears ago great
many ~ them We're stl 90 Doe found IN the grade OF
FIST lieutenant
TIE rapid depletion % the Civil War veterans still
upor the active list OF the Regular Army is better
understood upon an examination Of the retired
ls, whore eventually they all find Judgement o.
the @ retired officers o. all grades reported In the
Army Register for lN> il is found that more than
sH hundred were participants in the Civil War.
Not al OF these, however. We're retired from the
REGULAR Army. "a siderable number were volun-
ter officers placed upon the roll by special act OF
Congress for distinguished services rendered as
vel as for disabilities received in the line OF duty.
Il was another way Of comforting pension, and
very much more satisfactory 10 the self-esteem of
ne oenehcaries
FrpI
list
r.,. ...,-.s ,,-. s.,r .o~~,.. so-,. - tho most
,.-..-.'.s,., 500, ctollos
So u p, -. e..rf.,. ,yiucov
49, 49,, r,,.. Iat, Pc rnoroos wood
gcrsr Carr Long Wheaton FORSYTH. Hatch.
ccnstock Grierson. Carin. Palmer. Badly Smith
Avsl Dana William y Whipple and others In
Hrgate numbers this retired list has been stand
NG higa-water mark recently. hut the list OF
1-Ost distinguished generals is growing noticeably
eater with each succeeding year. Still II Is Ger
TN that q considerable number q the foregoing
vii last through good many succeeding Army
hgsters before their names finally disappear
Whenever ONE Of the conspicuous soldiers Of the
Civil War dies whether he was a Union or Con-
iieraie The refrain. The old veterans Of the war
are rapidly passing away T. echoed through the
Rsss from one end OF the land 10 the other There
has. "a matter Of fact been bur little variation
Z their speed OF passing. and IT has been going
steadily ca for thirty-four years. YET f. is sur
Yrsng after ALL upon looking over the field, TO
r0te how many Of them are SIN living.
On the Union side. besides those still in the reg
rar active servce-among them Miles. Merritt and
Booke-or on the retired list. there are AT least
eight majorgenerals ~ volunteers still living VIZ
Isr,as II yVleor William y Franklin Lew Wal
' -,..-,,,
ace Gar. S'hurz JACOB H. ION Dailel bu'ieihe'u'
JON N Palmer and Grenville NJ Dodge There
49, ,.-,,,. o.,rs A-,ore, tho hriq,diars known
. - 80, -,
De Aflns are Senators liaWIeN ana St"fii' ANHeS'
Webb Bragg Powell CLAYTON. Edward NJ McCOok.
Isv,s . CO.. 1-r.o Russe, Co-se V-bittaker
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ana a score or more OF others
y-r,rr-f,. ,>-c tT-1 STTTT PROMINENT
A very respectable number OF cX-COnfecerafe vet
s-sns ar ..,, rla,.ine prominent rarts before the
-. " i'"' us =, ,, d. -
Nol Longsireet is United states Runway 'o'H-
rssopcr r Wqehirgtou. Wheeler Fitzhugh Lee
A. D., .,, -. ,,,....is 20 ,.,l,,,,,e,rs ~,
- pN'i'' are SUN ''''J'' 2 ''''"
Ne United States Service Bate 'ockrelL Morgan
al- feiilS are senators or Inc I4ltu Sidt'S anu