RANK AND DUTIES OF OFFICERS. Statement showing rank and duties of officers of Corps of Engineers-Cont'd. RANK AND NAME. DUTIES. CAPTAINS (continued.) Solomon W. Roessler... George McC. Derby. James L. Lusk Frederic V. Abbot Thomas L. Casey Boards of Engineer Officers on building and repair of In charge In charge of the improvement of Keyport Harbor, N. J., and Theodore A. Bingham.. Detached; military attaché to the United States legation at Berlin. Statement showing rank and duties of officers of Corps of Engineers-Cont'd. BANK AND NAME. DUTIES. CAPTAINS (continued.) Curtis McD. Townsend. Gustav J. Fiebeger Oberlin M. Carter .. FIRST LIEUTENANTS. George W. Goethals John Millis... In charge of third district of the Mississippi River, from On duty under the immediate orders of Lieutenant-Colonel Barlow. In charge of the improvement of Tennessee River from Chattanooga to the foot of Bee Tree Shoals. Detached; on light-house duty under the immediate orders of Major Heap. In charge of fourth district of the Mississippi River, from Warrenton to Head of the Passes, for the purpose of improvement and the construction and repair of levees, to include levees and special work on the river, the improvement of the harbor at New Orleans, the Mississippi River at Natchez and Vidalia, the mouth of Red River, and at the mouth of Bayou Plaquemine, and Statement showing rank and duties of officers of Corps of Engineers-Cont'd. RANK AND NAME. FIRST LIEUTENANTS. (continued.) John Millis DUTIES. John Biddle..... Harry F. Hodges.... James G. Warren.. Edward Burr.. Lansing H. Beach.... the rectification of the Red and Atchafalaya rivers at mouth of Red River. In charge of removal of wreck of the Vallette Dry Dock, the elevator Leo Gilchrist, and the steamer Edward J. Gay, in New Orleans Harbor, La. Member of Boards of Engineer Officers on building and repair of levees on the Mississippi River; and to select the localities and apportion the funds for the construction of levees under the allotment approved by the Secretary of War. Detached; on duty as Assistant Instructor in Practical Military Engineering at the Military Academy, and with Company E, Battalion of Engineers. Recruiting Officer for Company E, Battalion of Engineers. Officer in charge of Post School for soldiers' children. Temporarily in command of Company E, Battalion of Engineers, and in charge of the preservation and repairs of Fort Clinton and the batteries at the Military Academy; of waterworks and supply line, and Officer in charge of Post School for enlisted men at West Point, N. Y.; of the charge of the construction of a new Gymnasium at West Point, N. Y., and of the erection of a monument at Washington's headquarters at Newburg, N. Y. On duty under the immediate orders of Lieutenant-Colonel Barlow. Detached; on duty at the Military Academy as Assistant Professor in Civil and Military Engineering. On temporary duty under the immediate orders of Colonel Poe. Member of general court-martial convened at West Point, N. Y., Nov. 14, 1890. Adjutant and Treasurer of the Battalion of Engineers and Detached; on duty at the Military Academy in Department of Civil and Military Engineering. Member of general court-martial convened at West Point Oct. 6, 1890. Graham D. Fitch...... On duty under the immediate orders of Major Quinn. In temporary charge of the improvement of the harbors of Duluth, Grand Marais, Agate Bay, Minn., Superior Bay on Lake Superior, St. Louis Bay, and Ashland, Wis., Ontonagon, Eagle Harbor, and Marquette, Mich., harbor of refuge at Grand Marais, Mich., and of Minnesota Point at Superior, Wis.; of survey of St. Louis River, Minn.; resurvey of Marquette Harbor, and resurvey and relocation of harbor line in Portage Lake, Houghton County, Mich.; of water-level observations on Lake Superior, and the establishment and maintenance of harbor lines in Portage Lake, Mich. To exercise supervision, temporarily, over construction of bridge across the St. Louis River between the States of Minnesota and Wisconsin. On duty under the immediate orders of Captain Symons. Eugene J. Spencer.... On duty under the immediate orders of Captain Abbot. On leave of absence until Aug. 12, 1890. His resignation as first lieutenant, Corps of Engineers, accepted by the President to take effect Aug. 12, 1890. Statement showing rank and duties of officers of Corps of Engineers-Cont'd. RANK AND NAME. FIRST LIEUTENANTS. (continued.) DUTIES. George A. Zinn Q. M. Battalion of Engineers. A. A. Q. M. and A. C. S., Post of Willets Point. Instructor in Military Photography at the U. S. Engineer School. Judge-advocate of general court-martial convened at Willets Point, N. Y., Sept. 11, 1890. On duty under the immediate orders of Lieutenant-Colonel Hains. William C. Langfitt.... On duty under the immediate orders of Major Allen. Member of Commission of Engineer Officers to consider and report upon the value of a channel constructed by the Buffalo Bayou Ship Channel Company. Henry E. Waterman James C. Sanford.... On duty under the immediate orders of Major Davis. Secretary and Disbursing Officer of the Missouri River Commission created by act of Congress approved July 5, 1884. Hiram M. Chittenden.. Detached; in charge of the improvement of the Missouri Cassius E. Gillette River from Sioux City, Iowa, to Fort Benton, Mont., under the orders of the Missouri River Commission. On duty under the immediate orders of Major Jones. On duty under the immediate orders of Lieutenant-Colonel Merrill. Member of Boards of Engineer Officers to consider and report upon the subject of the harbor lines at Pittsburg, Pa., and on the Ohio to Davis Island Dam; on both sides of the Ohio River from the upper end of Martins Ferry to the lower end of the city of Bellaire, Ohio, and at Cincinnati, including the Licking River between its mouth and the bridge of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad. David DuB. Gaillard .. On duty under the immediate orders of Captain Black. Member of Board of Engineer Officers to establish the harbor lines in St. Augustine Harbor, Fla. Harry Taylor....... William E. Craighill... Charles S. Riché..... On duty under the immediate orders of Lieutenant-Colonel On duty under the immediate orders of Major Lockwood. On duty under the immediate orders of Colonel Poe. Statementshowing rank and duties of officers of Corps of Engineers-Cont'd. FIRST LIEUTENANTS. (continued.) Thomas H. Rees Francis R. Shunk...... On duty under the immediate orders of Captain Carter. Eugene W.VanC.Lucas On duty with Company A, Battalion of Engineers. On duty, temporarily, with Company E, Battalion of Engineers. Detached; on duty with Company E, Battalion of Engineers, at the Military Academy. Recruiting officer Company E, Battalion of Engineers. SECOND LIEUTENANTS. James J. Meyler..... On duty under the immediate orders of Lieutenant-Colonel Charles H. McKinstry. On duty with Company C, Battalion of Engineers. Mess Officer, Post of Willets Point, N. Y. Under instruction at the U. S. Engineer School. Member of general courtmartial convened at Willets Point, N. Y., Sept. 11, 1890. Detached; on duty with Company E, Battalion of Engineers, at the Military Academy. William V. Judson Eben E. Winslow..... On duty with Company A, Battalion of Engineers. Officer in charge of Post Schools, Post of Willets Point, N. Y. Under instruction at the U. S. Engineer School. On duty under the immediate orders of Major Overman. On duty with Company B, Battalion of Engineers. Officer in charge of Post Schools, Post of Willets Point, N. Y. Under instruction at the U. S. Engineer School. Mem ber of general court-martial convened at Willets Point, N. Y., June 8, 1891. Albert M. D'Armit..... On duty with Company C, Battalion of Engineers. Under instruction at the U. S. Engineer School. Member of general court-martial convened at Willets Point, N. Y., Sept. 11, 1890. Clement A. F. Flagler. On duty with Company A, Battalion of Engineers. Under instruction at the U. S. Engineer School. Judge-Advocate of general court-martial convened at Willets Point, N. Y., June 8, 1891. Chester Harding William W. Harts.... On duty with Company B, Battalion of Engineers. In charge of Post Canteen, Post of Willets Point, N. Y. Under instruction at the U. S. Engineer School. Member of general court-martial convened at Willets Point, N. Y., Sept. 11, 1890. On duty with Company C, Battalion of Engineers. Under instruction at the U. S. Engineer School. Member of general court-martial convened at Willets Point, N. Y., June 8, 1891. |