THE ARMY-Continued.

RELATIVE RANK OF THE SUPERIOR OFFICERS OF THE REGULAR ARMY-Continued.

Relative Rank of Officers

IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY AND NAVY.

FIELD OFFICERS OF REGIMENTS AND OF THE ARTILLERY CORPS.

Maj. W. W. McCammon. Col. Simon Snyder.

Maj. R. H. R. Loughbor-Lt. Col. F. W. Mansfield,

FIELD OFFICERS OF REGIMENTS AND OF THE ARTILLERY CORPS—Continued.

Twenty-sixth Infantry. Col. Constant Williams. Lt. Col. Jesse C. Chance. Maj. Lorenzo W. Cooke. Maj. Arthur Williams. Maj. George F. Cooke. Twenty-seventh Infantry. Col. Frank D. Baldwin. Lt. Col. S. R. Whitall.

Maj. Walter S. Scott.
Maj. E. K. Webster.
Maj. C. St. J. Chubb.
Twenty-eighth Infantry.

Col. Mott Hooton.
Lt.-Col. J. F. Stretch.
Maj. J. A. Buchanan.
Maj. George H. Roach.
Maj. F. F. Eastman.

Twenty-ninth Infantry.
Col. William Auman.
Lt.-Col. T. F. Forbes.
Maj. Carver Howland.
Maj. L. A. Lovering.
Maj. Wm. P. Evans.

Thirtieth Infantry.
Col. Jesse M. Lee.
Lt.-Col. Chas. B. Hall.

Maj. W. W.Wotherspoon
Maj Chas. Byrne.
Maj. W. R. Abercrombie.
The Porto Rico Provisional
Regiment of Infantry.
Lt.-Col. J. A. Buchanan.
Maj. Eben Swift.
Maj. Robert L. Howze.

UNITED STATES ARMY RECRUITING REQUIREMENTS.

Applicants for first enlistment must be between the ages of eighteen and thirty-five years, of good character and temperate habits, able-bodied, free from disease, and must be able to speak, read, and write the English language.

No person under eighteen years of age will be enlisted or re-enlisted, and minors between the ages of eighteen and twenty-one years must not be enlisted without the written consent of father, only surviving parent, or legally appointed guardian.

For infantry and coast artillery the height must be not less than five feet four inches, and weight not less than one hundred and twenty (120) pounds and not more than one hundred and ninety (190) pounds.

For cavalry and field artillery the height must be not less than five feet four inches and not more than five feet ten inches, and weight not to exceed one hundred and sixty-five (165) pounds. No minimum weight is prescribed for these arms, but the chest measures must be satisfactory.

CENERALS AND LIEUTENANT-CENERALS OF THE ARMY.

OFFICERS WHO HAVE HELD THE FULL AND BREVET RANK OF GENERAL AND
LIEUTENANT-GENERAL IN THE ARMY OF THE UNITED STATES, LAWS UNDER
WHICH CONFERRED, AND PERIODS OF SERVICE UNDER SUCH COMMISSIONS.
(Prepared in the Office of the Adjutant-General of the Army.)

1. George Washington: Elected General (and Commander-in-Chief) of the Continental Army by the Continental Congress, June 15, and commissioned by that Congress accordingly, June 16, 1775, and accepted the commission, orally, before the Congress on the same date. Resigned December 23, 1783.

Nominated to the Senate, July 2, confirmed July 3, and commissioned by President John Adams, July 4, 1798, to be Lieutenant-General (and Commander-in-Chief) of all the armies raised or to be raised in the service of the United States," under authority conferred by an act of Congress, May 28, 1798. Washington held this office till his death, December 14, 1799, although he never assumed active command of the army.

An act of March 3, 1799, authorized the appointment of a Commander of the Army as "General of the Armies of the United States," and provided that when such appointment should be once made the office and title of Lieutenant-General should be abolished. No appointment was made under this act. Washington then held the title of Commander-in-Chief" of the Army under his commis

sion of Lieutenant-General.

2. Major-General Winfield Scott: Commissioned Lieutenant-General, by brevet, March 7, 1855, to rank from March 29, 1847, under act of Congress of February 15, 1855, on account of his services in the War with Mexico. The act provided that the grade Lieutenant-General, created by it, should 'cease and be of no effect" when once filled and vacated. General Scott held this brevet rank on the active list to November 1, 1861, and on the retired list from that date until his death, May 27, 1866. 3. Major-General Ulysses S. Grant: Commissioned Lieutenant-General, March 2, 1864, under act of Congress of February 29, 1864, reviving that grade and authorizing appointment thereto from among major-generals in service distinguished for courage, skill, and ability," and commisioned General, July 25, 1866, under act of Congress approved that date, reviving the grade of General and authorizing appointments thereto from among distinguished officers in service of one to command the armies of the United States. Neither the act of 1864 nor that of 1866 fixed any limit for the expiration of the grade of Lieutenant-General or General. General Grant vacated as General when he assumed the office of President March 4, 1869. He was appointed General, on the retired list, March 3, 1885, by special act of Congress of that date, and died July 23, 1885.

4. Major-General William T. Sherman: Appointed Lieutenant-General, July 25, 1866. vice Grant, appointed General; and appointed General, March 4, 1869, in place of Grant, when the latter assumed the office of President. General Sherman held the rank of General on the active list until retired, February 8, 1884, and on the retired list from that date until his death, February 14, 1891. He received the full pay and allowances of his rank after his retirement, under act June 30, 1882.

5. Major-General Philip H. Sheridan: Appointed Lieutenant-General, March 4, 1869, vice Sherman, appointed General.

An act of July 15, 1870, abolished the offices of general and lieutenant-general when they should become vacant; hence when General Sherman was retired in 1885, no appointment was made in his place; but the grade of general, on the active list, was revived by the act of June 1, 1888, for General Sheridan, who was then at the point of death, and to continue during his lifetime only, and the grade of lieutenant-general was abolished. General Sheridan was appointed General, June 1, 1888, and died August 5, 1888.

6. Major-General John M. Schofield: Appointed Lieutenant-General, February 5, 1895, under an act of Congress of that date, which abolished the grade when it shall have been once filled and became vacant." General Schofield was retired September 29, 1896, and now holds the rank of Lieutenant-Genera' on the retired list.

7. Major-General Nelson A. Miles, the senior Major-General, was assigned to the command of the army upon the retirement of Lieutenant-General Schofield. The rank of Lieutenant-General was conferred upon General Miles by an act of Congress of June 6, 1900, which provided: "That the senior major-general of the line commanding the army shall have the rank, pay, and allowances of a lieutenant-general." General Miles was commissioned Lieutenant-General, February 2, 1901, under the act of that date reorganizing the army which authorized an appointment as of that grade, superseding the previous act of June 6, 1900.

The Navy.

For Organization and Bureau Officers, Navy Department, see page 397.
FLAG OFFICERS.

.George Dewey.........Senior Member General Board..

Name.

REAR-ADMIRALS.

Duty.

Where Stationed. Washington, D. C.

Where Stationed.
Washington, D. C.

Washington, D. C.

Rear-Admiral..John A. Howell........President Naval Retiring Board.
George C. Remey......Commander-in-Chief Asiatic Station.. Flagship Brooklyn.
Norman H. Farquhar. Chairman Light-House Board.
John C. Watson........President Naval Examining Board... Washington, D. C.
Silas Casey
.Comdr.-in-Chief Pacific Station.

Rank.

Flagship Wisconsin.
William T. Sampson.. Waiting Orders...
.Washington, D. C.
Bartlett J. Cromwell..Comdr.-in-Chief European Station....Flagship Chicago.
Francis J. Higginson.. Comdr. -in-Chief N. Atlantic Station. .Flagship Kearsarge.
Frederick Rodgers....Sr. Squadron Comdr. Asiatic Station..Flagship New York.
Louis Kempff.
Jr. Squadron Comdr. Asiatic Station.. Flagship Kentucky.
George W. Sumner.... Comdt. Naval Station, League Island. League Island, Pa.
Albert S. Barker. ......Commandant Navy Yard, New York. New York, N. Y.
Charles S. Cotton......Commandant Navy Yard, Norfolk.... Portsmouth, Va.
Robley D. Evans......Pres. Board of Inspection and Survey. Washington, D. C.
Silas W. Terry........Comdt. Navy Yard, Washington. Washington, D. C.
Merrill Miller.
..Comdt. Navy Yard, Mare Island...... Mare Island, Cal.
John J. Read.
.Comdt. Navy Yard, Portsmouth Portsmouth, N. H.
Henry C. Taylor.. ..Member General Board..
Washington, D. C.
Mortimer L. Johnson..Commandant Navy Yard, Boston.....Boston, Mass.
Edwin M. Shepard....Comdt. Naval Station, Port Royal..... Port Royal, S. C.
Frank Wildes..........Comdt. Navy Yard, Pensacola Pensacola, Fla.
Henry Glass....... Comdg. Training Ship & Sta.,San Fran. San Francisco, Cal.
RETIRED LIST.

Name.
Residence.
Rear-Ad. Thos.O.Selfridge, Sr. Washington, D. C.
George B. Balch.....Baltimore, Md.
Aaron K. Hughes....Washington, D. C.
John H. Upshur.....Washington, D. C.
Francis A. Roe.... Washington, D. C.
Samuel R. Franklin. Washington, D. C.
Stephen B. Luce.....Newport, R. I.
James E. Jouett Washington, D. C.
Lewis A. Kimberly..W. Newton, Mass.
Bancroft Gherardi...East Orange, N. J.
George E. Belknap..Brookline, Mass.
D. B. Harmony......Santa Barbara, Cal.
A. E. K. Benham ..Washington, D. C.
James A. Greer......Washington, D. C.
Aaron W. Weaver...Washington, D. C.
George Brown...... Indianapolis, Ind.
John G. Walker. Washington, D. C.
Francis M. Ramsay.. Washington, D. C.
Oscar F. Stanton.... New London, Ct.
Henry Erben..
New York, N. Y.

Rank.

L. A. Beardslee.. .Little Falls, N. Y.
Thos. O. Selfridge, Jr. Washington, D. C.
Joseph N. Miller..... New York City.
E. O. Matthews......Newport, R. I.
Chas. S. Norton.. ..Brooklyn, N. Y.

Name.

Name.

Rank.
Residence.
Rear-Ad. Henry L. Howison..Yonkers, N. Y.
Albert Kautz..... ..Amherst, Mass.
Winfield S. Schley...New York, N. Y.
William G. Buehler..Philadelphia, Pa.
Henry B. Robeson...Walpole, N. H.
Benjamin F. Day .Glasgow, Va.
Alex. H. McCormick. Annapolis, Md.
Nicoll Ludlow ....... . Oakdale, L. I.
James Entwistle.....Paterson, N. J.
Nehemiah M. Dyer.. Melrose, Mass.
Joseph Trilley.......San Francisco, Cal.
John Lowe..
.Norton, Ct.

COMMODORES.
RETIRED LIST. *
Rank,

Residence.

John Schouler.......Annapolis, Md.
Cipriano Andrade.... Philadelphia, Pa.
Lewis W. Robinson. Philadelphia, Pa.
Edwin White...... ..Princeton, N. J.
John McGowan......Washington, D. C.
James G. Green...... Washington, D. C.
James M. Forsyth... Philadelphia, Pa.
George E. Ide.... ...New York, N. Y.
George M. Book.....Brooklyn, N. Y.
Oscar W. Farenholt. Malden, Mass.
William C. Gibson...Brooklyn, N. Y.
Edward T. Strong...Albany, N. Y.
Frank Courtis........ Berkeley, Cal.

Name. Residence. Commodore..Albert G. Clary...Springfield, Mass. Commodore..E. E. Potter.... .Belvidere, Ill. R. L. Phythian... Annapolis, Md. Rush R. Wallace. Washington, D. C.

S. Nicholson......Washington, D. C.
W. P. McCann....N. Rochelle, N. Y.
James H. Gillis...Delhi, N. Y.

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*The grade of Commodore on the active list has been abolished.

The following are the dates of future retirements of Rear-Admirals now on the active list for age limit, under the law: W. T Sampson, February 9, 1902; B. J. Cromwell, February 9, 1902; J. A. Howell, March 16, 1902; N. H. Farquhar, April 11, 1902; G. C. Remey, August 10, 1903; Silas Casey, September 11, 1903: Louis Kempff, October 11, 1903; G. W. Sumner, December 31, 1903; M. L. Johnson, June 1, 1904; J. C. Watson, August 24, 1904; M. Miller, September 13, 1904; F. Rodgers, October 3, 1904: J. J. Read, June 17, 1904; S. W. Terry, December 28, 1904; C. S. Cotton, February 15, 1905; A. S. Barker, March 31, 1905; Frank Wildes, June 17, 1905; F. J Higginson, July 19, 1905; E. M. Shepard, September 16, 1905; Henry Glass, January 7, 1906; Henry C. Taylor, March 4, 1907; Robley D. Evans, August 18, 1908. The retiring age of officers of the Navy is 62 years.

THE NAVY.

The active list of the Navy comprises 1,796 commissioned and warrant officers. The enlisted force numbers 19,541 men.

By act of Congress approved March 3, 1899, the officers constituting the engineer corps were transferred to the line of the navy. A system of voluntary retirement was provided for by which a certain number of vacancies in the higher grades are insured each year, thus facilitating promotion. A force of 100 warrant machinists (afterward increased to 150) to perform engineer duty was appropriated for and increases authorized in the medical, pay, and marine corps.

THE NAVY-Continued.

MARINE CORPS.

The United States Marine Corps consists of a force of 211 officers and 6,000 men. Brigadier-General Charles Heywood is commandant.

NAVAL EXAMINING AND RETIRING BOARDS.

The Naval Examining Board consists of Rear-Admiral John C. Watson, President; Captains Theodore F. Jewell and Asa Walker, and Commander Charles W. Rae, members.

The Naval Retiring Board is composed of Rear-Admiral John A. Howell, President; Captains Francis A. Cook and James H. Sands, and Medical Directors John C. Wise and W. F. Dixon, members.

NAVAL OBSERVATORY.

Superintendent, Captain Charles H. Davis; Assistants, Lieutenant-Commander Charles E. Fox and Professors A. N.Skinner, T. J. J. See, Milton Updegraff, W. S. Eichelberger, W. S. Harshman, and Frank B. Littell, members. NAUTICAL ALMANAC.

Director-Professor Walter S. Harshman.

CAPTAINS OF THE NAVY-ACTIVE LIST-DECEMBER 1, 1901.

N. Y., Portsmouth, N.H. Aug.
Supt. Naval Observatory. Aug.
Mem. Bd.Insp. & Survey Nov.
Inspect on duty.

10,298

William H. Emory

10,'9

Geo ge A. Bicknell.

22,29

Charles T. Hutchins.

Mar.

3,'99

Navy Yard, Washington. Mar.
Navy Yard, Mare Island. Mar.
Com. Il inois.

Mar.

Mar. 27,1900
Mar.29,1900

July 1.1900
July 1,1900

Com.Tr.Sh &Sta.,Newp't D. c. 11 1900
Waiting orders...

Com. N.Y., Puget Sound. Nov.: 9,1900
Com. Naval Sta., Cavite. Jan. 29,1901
Ord. to C m. Brooklyn.. Feb 11.1901
Com, Dixie

Feb. 11 1901

F. b. 19,1901
Mar. 3.1901

Navy Yard, Boston.
Com. Massachusetts..
Navy Yard Portsmouth. Mar. 3.1901
Mem. B. Insp. & Survey Mar. 3,1901
Com. Na Sta., Key West Mar. 3, 901
Com. Indiana.

Navy Yard, Norfolk.
Cm B.ffalo

Spe ial duty, Samos.

Apr. 14,1901 May 12,1901 July 2,1901 Sept.22,1901

B njamin F. Tidey. 3,'99 Ha ry Kn x Navy Yard, Was ington. S pt.:2,1901 3,'99 Clifford H. West.. N vy Yard, New York... Sept.26, 901 3,9 John P. Merr 1. N S., Nw Orl ans, La.. Sept.28,19 1 Chief Bureau Equipment Mar. 3,'99 Josh G. Exton.. Navy Yar, Boston. Mar. 3,'99 Fer ando P. Gilmore.. Cm Monadnock.. Mar. 3,99 Eugene H. C. Leutze.... Supt. Gun Factory Mar. 3,'99 Uriel Sebree. Com. Abarenda.. Mar. 3,299

*Has rank of Rear-Admiral while chief of bureau.

Sept.: 8, 901

Oct. 9,1901
Oct 9,1901
Oct. 26,1901

COMMANDERS OF THE NAVY-ACTIVE LIST-DECEMBER 1, 1901.

[Mar. 3,'99
Mar. 14, 97
Mar. 21,'97
Com. Yorktown.
April 6,297
Recruit'g duty, New York May 16,'97
Inspection duty.... Mar. 3,'99
Mein. Bd. Insp. & Survey Mar. 3,'99
Ins. 9th L. H. District... June 19,'97
Sick leave...
July 21,'97
Ins. 5th L. H. District..Aug. 28,'97
Naval Attache, London.. Sept.
Navy Yard, New York.. Sept.
Navy Yard, Portsmouth. Dec.
Ins. 10th L. H. District.. Feb. 1,'98
Navy Yard, New York.. Mar. 3,'99
Waiting orders..... Mar. 28,'98
Waiting orders..
April 27,98
Recruitig duty, Boston. April 27,'98
Bur au of Eupent.... May
NavyYard, League Island Mar.
Com. Enterprise.... May
Asst. to Bureau of Nav..June
Navy Yard, Norfolk.... Mar.
Navy Yard, Washington Aug.
Ins. Mach., Newp't News Mar.
Com. Prairie.
Com. Hartford..

George W. Baird...
Charles W. Rae..
Harrie Webster.
Charles C. Cornwell....
Holland N. Stevenson..
George H. Kearny.
Adolph Marix.
Raymond P. Rodgers...
William S. Moore.
Royal R. Ingersoll..
Seaton Schroeder.
Duncan Kennedy...
Richard Wainwright..
Jefferson F. Moser..
Franklin J. Drake.
Thomas C. McLean.....
William J. Barnette...
Francis H. Delano..
Charles T. Forse..
Edwin K. Moore....
John A. Rodgers...
5,'98 Albion V. Wadhams.
James D. Adams.
James K. Cogswell..
Frederic Singer..
James R. Selfridge.
William H. Everett...

Capt of port, Manila,.

Mar.

3,'99

Navy Yard, New York.. Mar.
Ins ection duty.

3,299

Mar.

3.'99

Com. Helena

Mar. 3,'99

Naval Governor, Guam Mar. 3,999
Navy Yard, League Island Mar.

3.999

Supt. Naval Academy... Mar.
Waiting orders

3,'99

Mar.

3,299

Com. Monierey

Mar.

3,'99

Ord. to Com Cincinnati.. Mar.
Com. Saratoga.

3,999

Mar. 3,'99

Com. Marietta

Mar.

3,799