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274 Marching with Gomez
A Corporal, Sergeant, or an Alferez was appointed by
the General of Brigade, on application of his troop commanders, and received a formal warrant. Commissioned
officers were appointed by the Commander-in-Chief, on
application of the Generals of Brigade or Division, and received commissions. Naturally, owing to the difficulty of
communication, many officers held rank on commissions
signed by Generals of Division only; though such commissions were not in accordance with the regulations.
Generals of Brigade and Division held authority through
appointment of the Cabinet Council and Minister of War,
approved by the Commander-in-Chief.
Both Gomez and his Lieutenant, Antonio Maceo, held
authority through the appointment of the same convention
that appointed Cisneros President, and panelled the first
Cabinet.
The President of the Republic was, by the Law of Military Organization of January 27th, 1896, Commander-in-
Chief of all the forces, ranking the General-in-Chief
Gomez ; but he could only put himself at the head of the
army by consent of the Cabinet Council of War (Consejo
de Guerra).
In the civil department, Governors and Lieutenant-
Governors of Provinces and collectors of taxes held commissions from the Cabinet Council, signed by the Minister
of the Interior. Prefects and sub-prefects were appointees
of the Provincial Governors, from whom they received
commissions, and they in turn might issue cedulas to such
armed men as they needed as scouts and to artisans employed in the workshops under their direction.
The legal form of a Prefect's, or Sub-prefect's commission is accurately described by Mr. T. R. Dawley, Jr., in
Leslie's Weekly, from which I clip the following : —
" The document consists of a sheet of paper about six
by nine inches. In the upper left-hand corner is stamped
| Title | Marching with Gomez |
| Creator | Flint, Grover |
| Publisher | Lamson, Wolffe and company |
| Place of Publication | Boston, New York [etc.] |
| Date | 1898 |
| Language | eng |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Title | 00000323 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | 274 Marching with Gomez A Corporal, Sergeant, or an Alferez was appointed by the General of Brigade, on application of his troop commanders, and received a formal warrant. Commissioned officers were appointed by the Commander-in-Chief, on application of the Generals of Brigade or Division, and received commissions. Naturally, owing to the difficulty of communication, many officers held rank on commissions signed by Generals of Division only; though such commissions were not in accordance with the regulations. Generals of Brigade and Division held authority through appointment of the Cabinet Council and Minister of War, approved by the Commander-in-Chief. Both Gomez and his Lieutenant, Antonio Maceo, held authority through the appointment of the same convention that appointed Cisneros President, and panelled the first Cabinet. The President of the Republic was, by the Law of Military Organization of January 27th, 1896, Commander-in- Chief of all the forces, ranking the General-in-Chief Gomez ; but he could only put himself at the head of the army by consent of the Cabinet Council of War (Consejo de Guerra). In the civil department, Governors and Lieutenant- Governors of Provinces and collectors of taxes held commissions from the Cabinet Council, signed by the Minister of the Interior. Prefects and sub-prefects were appointees of the Provincial Governors, from whom they received commissions, and they in turn might issue cedulas to such armed men as they needed as scouts and to artisans employed in the workshops under their direction. The legal form of a Prefect's, or Sub-prefect's commission is accurately described by Mr. T. R. Dawley, Jr., in Leslie's Weekly, from which I clip the following : — " The document consists of a sheet of paper about six by nine inches. In the upper left-hand corner is stamped |
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