Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-23
A NEW ARRANGEMENT
GEN. CORBIN'S NAME PLACED
NEXT BELOW GEN. MILES.
Significant Changes in the Army List
and Directory"-A New Glass
of General and Staff Officers.

A partial but most significant rearrange-
ment of names In the publication entitled
Army List and Directory" which is a
monthly supplement to the annual Army
Register appears in the last issue, just out
Its application lies in its possible bearing
on the personality of the next commander
inchief of the army, to succeed Lieutenant
General Miles, who retires for age in Au-
gust next Heretofore the army list
started with the names of general Of
ficers.' This list was headed by Lieutenant
General Miles, who stood alone in his grade,
followed by six major generals. with Gen
eral Young at the head. and fifteen briga-
der generals. with General Wade at the
head. Then followed the various staff de-
partments, the adjutant generals depart
ment being first, with Major General Corbin
at the head, and the other departments in
the order of the date of organization.
This arrangement has now been aban-
doned and an entirely arrangement
made. Instead of the class of general Of
ficers' Is a new class. entitled general
and staff officers Lieutenant General
Miles remains at the head. as heretofore.
but the remainder of the list shows many
changes. For instance, there are eight
major generals, with Gen. H. c. Corbn, ad-
jutant general. occupying the place of honor
| next to General Miles and ahead of General
Young General Cerbin is the only staff
officer in the list. Gen. Lloyd Wheaton
holds fifth place in the list, but that is un-
doubtedly an error, as he retired for age
July Is last. His name and that of Gen
eral Corbin increased the list of major gen
erals to eight.
Under the head of brigadier generals the
new directory contains the names of TWEEN
ty-five officers, as against fifteen in the
former directories. The increase repre-
sents all the staff officers on the active list
and staff officer. who retired over a
month ago, viz, Gen w. H. Forwood
pIrv, ~, -,
chief signal officer, stands at the head Of
this list and following him in order are
Inspector General Breckenridge. General
Wade, Quartermaster General Ludngton.
General Ainsworth, chief of the record and
pension office; Paymaster General Bates,
Commissary General Weston, and then
seven general officers. headed by General
Sumner. General Funston stands No. IA;
Chief of Engineers Gillespie, No. Is: Judge
Advocate General Davis. No. 16; Chief Of
Ordnance CroZier No. II. and General For
wood retired), No. is. Surgeon General
O'Reiily is No. %. at the bottom of the
list and General Sanger is the junior of the
general officers in the list
In the case of each list the order of prece-
dence is established by the date of the com
mission in the rank given. For instance,
General Corbin was given the rank of major
general June 6. 1900. under a special act
of Congress, by virtue of his office adju
tant general of the army, the rank of
which previously had been brigadier gen
eral. General Young. the next ranking
major general, reached that grade in Feb
ruary, 1901.
The new arrangement of grouping the
line and staff together. to show the appar-
ent order of precedence, is the subject OF
general gossip in military circles, and by
many officers is taken to indicate that Cen
eral Corbin Is logically entitled to promo
ton to the rank of lieutenant general In
command of the army on the retirement Of
General Miles next year by virtue of his
being next in line of promotion.