The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1901-08-21
ARMY ORDERS.

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Capt. Charles D. Parkhurst is detailed
as member of the examining board con.
vened at Fort Myer, vice Major Peter
Leary. jr.
Major George A. Dodd, Fourteenth Cav
airy. is ordered to Fort Ethan Allen, Vt
for the purpose of adjusting property be-
longing to Troop F. Third Cavalry.
Second Lieut.. F. l.. Dengler Artillery
Corps. recently appointed, IS assigned to
the 10th Company, Coast Artillery, and
assigned to the Department of California
for temporary duty and shen to join his
company at Fort Screven. Ga.
Lieut.. Col. William C. Forbush, Tenth
Cavalry, is relieved of duty in the Philip
pines and ordered to join his regiment in
Cuba
The following transfers have been or
dered: Capts. William C. Rivers. from
the Eleventh Cavalry TO the First Cavalry:
Capt. Herbert A. White, from the First
Cavalry, to the Eleventh Cavalry, Troop
| E: Captain Rivers will be assigned to a
troop by his regimental commander. who
will promptly report the assignment by
letter to this office; Captain White will
proceed to join the troop to which he is
transferred ''i ,Te
First Lieut. Harry L. Steele, Artillery
| Corps. will proceed to Fort Greble, r. L.,
on official business pertaining to the
transfer of public property.
Contract Dental Surgeon Edwin p Tig-
nor, United States Army. will proceed
| and report in person to the commanding
| officer of that post for duty.
Capt. Grin B, Mutcham. Ordnance De-
| partment, is ordered to the United States
Powder Depot. Dover. N ].
| Under instructions from the President.
| the army retiring board convened at
Governors Island, New York City. Is dis
solved.
The following board has been constitut-
ed to convene at Governors Island: Ma
jor General John R. Brooke, U. S;
! Quartermaster General. U. S. A; Col.
| Henry Lippincott Assistant Surgeon Cen
eral, q. S. A: Major William II. Corbu-
sier: surgeon. U. s. A; Major Louis v
tant General: Capt James T. Dean, Tenth
Infantry. aide-de-camp. recorder.
Under instructions from the President,
Capt. Edward T Winston, Nineteenth In
fantry, is directed to report in person to
Major General John r. Brooke, United
States Army. President of the Army Re-
errors Island. New York City. at such
time as he may designate. for examination
by the board.
Major Medad C. Martin. quartermaster,
upon completion of duties at Fort Warren,
Mass. is ordered to Fort Preble and
thence to Fort H. G.. Wright on official
business.
First Lieut.. Charles Def. Chandler. Sig
nal Corps. is relieved of duty at Fort Ny
er, and ordered to San Francisco for
Transportation to the Philippines.
The following transfers have been or
dered In the Artillery Corps:
First Lieut.. Harrison Hall. from the
Seventh Battery. Field Artillery. to the
Tenth Battery, Field Artillery.
Second Lieut.. Harry f. Mitchell from
the Fourteenth Battery. Field Artillery,
to the Eighth Battery. Field Artillery
Second Lieat. Edward Garfield, jr.. from
the Seyenty-eighth Company. Coast Ar
~ Dot -,alI
tillery.
Second Lieut. William r. Bettison. from
the Eighth Battery, Field Artillery. to
Capt. Arthur ii. Edwards. commissary.
is relieved of duty Inf San Francisco and
ordered to the Philippines. Major Albert
D. Niskern. commissary. is relieved of
duty in the Philippines and ordered TO San
Francisco.
Capt Henry A Reed, Artillery Corps,
is detailed as member of the examining
board at San Juan, P r. vice Lieut. Col
James A. Buchanan. relieved
Second Lieut.. Harry c. Williams is as
signed to the Fifty-first Company Coast
Artillery. and ordered to Fort Hamilton,
N Y.
The following transfers are ordered:
Capt. Charles II. Bonesteel. from the
Twenty first Infantry to the Twenty
seventh Infantry; Capt. Charles r. How
land, from the Twenty-seventh Infantry
to the Twenty-6rst Infantry. Company G.:
Captain Bonesteel will proceed to join
n.
Y. and will be assigned to a company
by his regimental commander.
The following assignments have been
made: First heutenants of cavalry
ry: John J. Ryan, Twelfth Cavalry: Theo-
dore Schultz. Fourteenth Cavalry; James
E; Shelley, Eleventh Cavalry.
First lieutenants of infantry-Albert b.
Sloan, Twenty-niuth Infantry: Mack
Richardson. Twenty-sixth Infantry
Second lieutenants OF cavalry-James s.
Butler, Twelfth Cavalry; Alexander Il.
Coke, Eighth Cavalry.
Second lieutenants of infantry-John F.
Mccarthy. Nineteenth Infantry: Albert j.
Bright. Thirtieth Infantry; Harry e. Com
stock. Twenty-seventh Infantry; Robert |
b. Mcconnell. Twenty fourth Infantry
Second Lieut.. Garrison Ball, Artillery
Corps, recently appointed. is assigned TO
the 102d Company, Coast Artillery and or
dered to Fort Columbus for temporary
duty and thence to join his company at
Fort Caswell, N. c.
Second Lieut. Fred L. Perry. Artillery
Corps. recently appointed. Is attached to |
the Seventeenth Company, Coast Artil- |
lery. and ordered TO the Preside.
Second Lieut.. Donald w Strong. Ar |
tached TO the Nineteenth Company. Coast |
Artillery. and ordered TO Fort Columbus |
for temporary duty.
Second Lieut.; Robert E Grinstead,
Twenty eighth Infantry. is ordered to |
Fort Thomas for temporary duty.
BY direction of the Acting Secretary OF /
War, a board of officers. to consist of /
Major Frank Thorp, Artillery Corps u. !
). A; Capt William c. Rafferty,. ARTILLERY /
Corps. U. S. A; Capt. Daniel T. |
Mccarthy, quartermaster, u. S. A; |
Capt Charles S. Richie. Corps of En- |
gineers, L. s. A. is appointed |
TO meet at the office of United States En- !
gineer Officer, Galveston. Tex, September !
g. 1901 soon thereafter as practical |
bic. to examine into and report upon the !
of the defences of the harbor |
of Galveston, Tex, with a view to de- |
the ACCESSIBILITY of re-establish-
ing garrisons at Fort San Jacinto, Bolivar,
or Fort Point, or of concentrating the
entire garrison at Fort Crockett Tex
The board will consider the necessity for
or ACCESSIBILITY of the purchase of eighty |
acres of land lying north of the present |
site of Fort Crockett in case of the con-
centTation Of the garrison at that point
Navy Orders.
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