Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-04-13
Hs IS 10 Be q Bhsadief Under
the New Arrangement.
WHEELER ALSO TO BE RETAINED
He VIII Probably lie Sent to the
Phiiippines-The Volunteers Majors
Generals Retained in Service Otis
Lawton. Macarthur, and shaftcr. 4

WASHINGTON. April 12.--An order was
issued by the War Department today
| mustering-out the following general ofiis
| GERS:
Major-generals-Jame II. Wilson, Fitss
hugh Lee, Joseph Wheeler. John Z. Bates,
| Samuel NJ. b. Young, Adna Chaffee, VILE
| liam Ludlow. and Leonard Wood.
Brigadier-generals-Ge w. Davis.
| Theodore schwan. Lloyd Wheaton.
| Charles King Frederick d. Grant, Robert
| j. Hughes, Samuel Overshlne, and Irving
| Hale
The above-named officers are mustered
out TO enable them to accept commissions
as general officers OF volunteers under
the act of March g 1899 1t is expected
they will soon be re-appointed as briga.
dier- generals under that act
The following officers are mustered out.
and will resume their former commands:
r-generals-James +. Wade,
Thomas NJ. Anderson. and Guy V. Henry.
Brigadier-generals-Ro T.. Frank,
Edward b. Williston, Louis II. Carpenter.
Joseph j. Sanger Henry C. Hasbroucks
John c. Gilmore. oswald III. Ernst, Harri-
son G. Otis. and Charles f. Humphreys.
TO co OUT IMMEDIATELY.
The officers who are TO be reappointed
as brigadier-generals under the reorganl-
zation act for duty as volunteers until
July, 1901. are to go out Immediately.
some OF them to-day, and all on or before
the 18th of this month. They Will not
be disturbed in their present commands.
The others are to be mustered out June
18th, With the exception of General Frank,
who goes out May 18th. and General
Otis. who goes on July 2d
The order as to the officers who are not
to be reappointed directs those officers to
retain their present commands and tho
others Of the lire TO return 20 their reg.-
ments. Their positions In the regular
army are rs follows.
General Wade. brigadier now president
Of the Beef Inquiry Board: General An
derson. brigadier. on his way home 60
assume command of the Department OF
the Columbia; General Henry, brigadier,
commanding the Department OF Porto
Rico General Frank. colonel of Fifth
Artillery; General Willston, colonel OF
Sixth Artillery; General Carpenter. colo
tenant-colonel, Inspector-G Generals De-
partment; General Hasbrouck lieutenant-
colonel Fourth Artillery; General Gilmore.
lieutenant t-cOlonel. Adjutant-General's De-
partment; General Ernst. lieuteDant-colo-
mel Engineers Corps; General Otis. APP
pointed from civil life. now returning TO
the United States from Manila; General
Humphreys. lleutenant-c -colona Quarter
masters Department. on duty as chief
quartermaster in Cuba.
MAJOR-GENERAI.S RETAINED.
Four volunteer major-generals are re-
tanned in the service. These are General
Otis IN command OF the United States
forces IN the Philippines; Lawton and
Macarthur. mis- chief generals, in COM
mand Of divisions, and General Shafter.
who remains in command OF the Depart
ment Of California The last named Will
retire soon, and may leave the service.
LEE AND WHEELER RETAINED.
The present stations OF those mustered
ont by the order to-day. who will be re-
tanned as igddier-gencrals under the
law Of March "a. are: Gener&, Wilson,
commanding the Department OF Cenfue-
gos; General Lee. commanding the De-
partment Of Habana. General Wheeler,
now In Washington, but probably going
TO the Philippines; General Bates, COM
mandng the Department of Matanzds:
General Young. in command OF the troops
being mustered out with headquarters
at Augusta. Ga; General Charee, now In
Washington, but attached 10 General
BrOoke's headquarters: General Ludlo.,
commanding the city OF HaDana; General
Wood. commanding the Department of
Santiago; General Davis member of tho
Beef Inquiry Board; General Schwan,
assistant adjutant- general: General Fred.
ID. Grant, I'm Porto Rico. but under Or
ders to go TO Manila: Generals Hale.
wheaton, King, Hughes, and Oyershlne.
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