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Washington, District Of Columbia
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U.S. Adjutant-General Richard C. Drum announces changes in officer duties: McKeever to enlisted/recruiting branches, Benjamin to miscellaneous, Barber to pension, Corbin to Arizona command at Fort Lowell.
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General Richard C. Drum, Adjutant-General, U. S. A., has made the following changes in the duties of officers of his bureau: General Chauncey McKeever, lieutenant-colonel and assistant adjutant-general, is relieved of the duties pertaining to the miscellaneous branch and placed in charge of the enlisted branch, to which is added the recruiting-service branch: Colonel Samuel N Benjamin, major and assistant adjutant-general, who reported July 1 from Arizona for duty. Is placed in charge of the miscellaneous branch (his duties before being relieved here in 1878): Major Merritt Barber, just appointed assistant adjutant-general(from captain Sixteenth Infantry), who has been for some time on duty in the Adjutant-General's Office as assistant to General George D. Ruggles, is temporarily in charge of the pension branch since the retirement of Major Azor H. Nickerson, and will be formally assigned to that duty when commissioned. These changes leave Colonel Henry C. Corbin, major and assistant adjutant-general, without specific duties. and he will be relieved from the Adjutant-General's Office in a few days and ordered to headquarters Department of Arizona, at Fort Lowell. Colonel Corbin was recently in charge of the enlisted branch
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general chauncey mckeever relieved of miscellaneous branch duties and placed in charge of enlisted and recruiting-service branches; colonel samuel n benjamin placed in charge of miscellaneous branch; major merritt barber temporarily in charge of pension branch and will be formally assigned; colonel henry c. corbin relieved from duties and ordered to headquarters department of arizona at fort lowell
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General Richard C. Drum, Adjutant-General, U. S. A., has made changes in the duties of officers: General Chauncey McKeever, lieutenant-colonel and assistant adjutant-general, relieved of miscellaneous branch and placed in charge of enlisted branch with added recruiting-service branch; Colonel Samuel N Benjamin, major and assistant adjutant-general, who reported July 1 from Arizona, placed in charge of miscellaneous branch (previously relieved here in 1878); Major Merritt Barber, appointed assistant adjutant-general from captain Sixteenth Infantry, previously on duty assisting General George D. Ruggles, temporarily in charge of pension branch since retirement of Major Azor H. Nickerson and will be formally assigned; Colonel Henry C. Corbin, major and assistant adjutant-general, left without specific duties and will be relieved and ordered to Fort Lowell, Arizona; Colonel Corbin was recently in charge of enlisted branch