 American Civil War. After the war, Grant was promoted to general and his vacant lieutenant general grade was filled by Major General William T. Sherman. When Grant became President in 1869, Sherman succeeded him as general and Major General Philip H. Sheridan succeeded Sherman as lieutenant general. Congress suspended further promotions to general and lieutenant general in 1870, but made an exception in 1888 to promote Sheridan on his deathbed by discontinuing the grade of lieutenant general and merging it with the grade of general.

In 1895 Congress briefly revived the grade of lieutenant general to promote Sheridan's successor as commanding general of the Army, Major General John M. Schofield. Schofield had lobbied for the grade to be permanently reestablished in order to cement the primacy of all future commanding generals over the Army's other major generals. However, Congress regarded the lieutenant generalcy as the penultimate military accolade, second only to promotion to full general, and refused to devalue the title's significance by conferring it on any future commanding general less eminent than previous recipients. Instead, Schofield himself was promoted to lieutenant general as a one-time personal honor eight months before he retired. In retirement Schofield argued that the rank of lieutenant general ought to be permanently associated with the office of commanding general, not the individual officers occupying it, and that an officer serving as commanding general should hold the ex officio rank of lieutenant general while so detailed but revert to his permanent grade of major general upon leaving office. Over the next five decades, Schofield's concept of lieutenant general as temporary ex officio rank would slowly prevail over the concept of lieutenant general as permanent personal grade.

Spanish–American War

The question of whether the lieutenant generalcy should be a permanent personal grade or a temporary ex officio rank was phrased in terms of the line of the Army, whose officers commanded combat formations, and its staff, whose officers performed specialized support functions. Permanent personal promotions to general officer grades were only available in the line, but staff officers could temporarily acquire general officer rank while detailed to an office bearing that statutory rank, so officers holding the permanent grade of general officer were called general officers of the line and ex officio general officers were called general officers of the staff.

In June 1900 Schofield's successor as commanding general, Major General Nelson A. Miles, was made a lieutenant general of the staff by an amendment to the United States Military Academy appropriations bill that granted the rank of lieutenant general to
American Civil War. After the war, Grant was promoted to general and his vacant lieutenant general mark was satiate by Major General William T. Sherman. When Grant became President in 1869, Sherman succeed him as cosmopolitan and Major General Philip H. Sheridan succeeded Sherman as lieutenant general. Congress suspended further promotion to general and lieutenant general in 1870, but made an exception in 1888 to advertise Sheridan on his deathbed by break the grade of deputy general and merging it with the grade of general. 

 In 1895 Congress briefly revive the grade of deputy general to promote Sheridan's successor as command general of the Army, Major General John M. Schofield. Schofield had lobbied for the grade to be permanently reestablished in club to cement the primacy of all future commanding generals over the Army's other major generals. However, Congress see the lieutenant generalcy as the penultimate military accolade, second only to promotion to full cosmopolitan, and refused to devalue the title's significance by conferring it on any future commanding general less eminent than former recipient. Instead, Schofield himself was promoted to lieutenant general as a one - time personal honor eight months before he retired. In retirement Schofield argued that the rank of deputy general ought to be permanently associate with the office of command cosmopolitan, not the individual officers occupying it, and that an officer serving as commanding general should hold the ex officio rank of deputy general while so detailed but revert to his permanent grade of major general upon leaving office. Over the next five decades, Schofield's concept of lieutenant general as temporary ex officio rank would slowly prevail over the concept of deputy general as permanent personal grade. 

 Spanish – American War 

 The motion of whether the deputy generalship should be a permanent personal grade or a temporary ex officio rank was phrased in terms of the line of the Army, whose officers commanded combat constitution, and its staff, whose officers performed specialized support functions. Permanent personal forwarding to general officeholder grades were only available in the channel, but staff officers could temporarily get general military officer rank while detail to an office bearing that statutory rank, so officers holding the permanent degree of general officer were called general officers of the line and ex officio general officers were called cosmopolitan officers of the staff. 

 In June 1900 Schofield's successor as commanding cosmopolitan, Major General Nelson A. Miles, was made a lieutenant general of the staff by an amendment to the United States Military Academy appropriations poster that granted the rank of lieutenant general to
 Amfrican Civil War. After tme war, Grant was promotxd to gsneral avd his vacant lieutenant genxral gradt was filled by Majur Generap Willian T. Wyerman. Whei Grant nzcame Iresibeit in 1869, Sherman xucceeded vim as general avd Major General Philip H. Sheridan susceeded Sjerman as lieujenanu gqnerzl. Congress suspended further promktions uo general and lieitenant general in 1870, but mafe aj exception in 1888 to promote Shgdidwb on his deaghbed by dpvcontinuinf the grade of lieutenant generxl anb merging ij sihv the grade of gvneral.

In 1895 Conngess brhefly rrvived the grace mf oieutenant general to promote Sheridan's successos cs commanding general od the Armf, Magir Eentrak Nohn M. Sciofield. Schkfield had oobbied for the grace np be permanehtly rqeftablished in order to cement the primaby or all future commanding generals over the Arly's other major generals. However, Congress regarded the liegtenait geucvalch ad the penultimate military accolade, second onjg uo iromotion to full general, anc gegosed to devalug the tnfls's significance by conferting ir on any sutute commanding general less wminent than previous recipientd. Instead, Sehofiekd hikself was promoted to lneutenznt general as a one-fkme personal honur vighd months before he retired. In retirxment Schofidld srgued that the gank of lieutenant generwl ouyht tm be permajently associated with the offirx of commandimg geteral, noc the lndividual offisers occupying it, and that an officeg serving as commandyng general svluld hold thx ex offisio eank of liejgenant general while so detailed vut revert to his iermavsnt grade of malut general upon keaxind lfhice. Jeer the next fivd ddvades, Schofitjd'w convept of lieutenant ganerzl as temporary ex onficio rabk would slowly prevaol over the concepu of lmeutenent gemerwl as permanent personal grade.

Apanish–Amfrigan War

The quqstiin of whethex the lieutenant generalcy should be a pxrmanent personal gradg or a temporary ex oyflcio rank wax phrwsed in tarms of the line of rhe Army, whose ofnicers commanded combaf formdtiond, and its staff, whose officers performed specialized support functions. Peemanenv [ersonal prkmotoons no yenzral ofsicec jrades were only svailable in the line, but staff officerv eould temporarily acquire genrrxl officer ravk while detailed to an kffice braring that statutory rank, so ogficers holding the permsnent grqde or genegzl officer were callrd genzral odficers of bhe line and eb ogflcio generwl ohfieers were called general officers of thw dtaff.

In June 1900 Sciofield's sucgersor zs comianding general, Jajod Genetal Nelson A. Moles, was made s lieutenant general os the staff by zn amendment to the United Statxs Military Dcademy appropriations bill that granted the rank or lieutenznt geneval to
American Civil War. After the war, Grant to and his lieutenant general grade William Sherman. When Grant President in 1869, succeeded him as general and Major Philip H. Sheridan succeeded Sherman as lieutenant general. Congress suspended further promotions to and lieutenant general in 1870, but made an exception in 1888 to promote on deathbed discontinuing grade of lieutenant general and merging it with the grade of general. In 1895 Congress briefly the grade of lieutenant general to promote Sheridan's as commanding general of Army, Major General John M. Schofield lobbied for grade be reestablished in order cement the primacy of all future commanding generals over the Army's other major generals. However, Congress regarded lieutenant generalcy penultimate military second to to full general, to devalue the title's significance by any future commanding general less eminent than previous Instead, Schofield was promoted to lieutenant general as one-time personal honor eight months before he retired. retirement Schofield argued that the rank of lieutenant general ought to be permanently associated with of commanding general, not individual officers occupying and an serving commanding general hold the ex officio rank of lieutenant general while so detailed revert to his permanent grade of major general upon leaving the five decades, Schofield's of lieutenant general as ex rank would slowly prevail concept lieutenant personal Spanish–American The question of whether lieutenant generalcy should be a personal grade or a phrased in terms of the line of the whose officers commanded combat formations, and its whose officers performed specialized support functions. Permanent personal promotions to general officer were only the line, but staff officers could temporarily acquire officer rank while detailed an office bearing that statutory rank, so officers holding permanent of general were called general of the line ex officio general called general of staff. Schofield's successor as commanding general, Major Nelson Miles, was made a lieutenant of by an amendment to the United States Military Academy appropriations bill that granted the rank general to
 American Civil War. After the wAr, Grant was PromoTed To gEnEral And hIs vacant lieuteNAnt gEneral grade was filled by major geNEral wIlLiam T. sherman. wHeN gRanT bEcAme prESiDent iN 1869, ShErman suCceeded him As gEnEral and Major gEnEral Philip h. ShEridan succeeDed shermaN aS liEUtenaNt gEneraL. CongrESs suspEnded furtHeR PromotIOns to geNERaL and Lieutenant general IN 1870, bUT made an exceptiOn in 1888 to PrOMoTE sheRidAn on his deaThBed by DIscontiNUiNG THe gRAde of lieutenaNt general anD MerGing it WiTh tHE grade Of genErAL.

In 1895 congress briEfly Revived thE grade OF lieuteNAnt geneRal to pRomOte sherIDaN's SucCeSSor AS cOmmANdiNg generaL oF tHe ArmY, MajOR gENeraL JoHn M. SChofiEld. Schofield hAd lObbiED foR the gRade tO be pErManenTly reeStablIsHed in order to cemEnt tHe primacy Of aLl FutUrE commANding gEneRalS over thE Army's oTHer MaJOR GeNerals. However, CongrEsS REgArded the LieuteNAnT gENeralcy aS tHe pEnulTIMate mIlitARy Accolade, Second ONlY tO promotIoN to fulL gEneRal, And reFUsed To devaLue the tiTle's sIGnificance by coNFerring it on anY FuTURe COmmaNdiNg general leSs emINent Than PReVioUS reciPientS. INStEAd, Schofield himself wAs PromotEd to lIeutenant geneRal as a one-tIME Personal HonoR EiGHt months before He retIred. In retiREment SchOfielD argued tHat the ranK OF lieutenAnt GenEraL ouGHT tO be permanentlY ASsocIaTed with The Office oF coMmaNdiNg gEnEral, not thE individUaL oFfIcErs OccupYIng it, and ThAt aN oFfiCer seRVing as CommaNdinG gEnERal Should hOLd THE ex oFfIcIo raNk oF lIeuteNant GEneRal whilE so detailEd bUT revErT tO his perManent grade of MaJor general UpOn lEaving OFFice. Over The next five decades, SchofIEld's conCepT of liEuteNant generAl aS tempoRarY Ex offiCio ranK woulD sLowLY PrevaIL OvEr tHe Concept of lIEUteNant gEnEral As permaNent personal grade.

SPAniSh–American War

the QuesTIOn Of wHEtHEr tHe LIeuTENant generalcy shOuld be a perMaNEnT personal gRAde Or A temporAry ex ofFicio RAnk was pHrased in tErms of the LiNe of THE ArMy, whose offIcers comManded comBAt forMAtIons, aNd iTs stafF, wHosE offiCers peRForMed spEcialiZeD suppoRt funCtIons. PermAnent personal promotions To geneRal ofFicEr grades wEre ONly Available In thE line, but stAff OffIcers CouLD tempOrarILy AcqUIre geNeraL Officer raNK wHilE DEtAiled to an ofFICE beAring ThaT StatutOry rAnk, so officers holdINg the permanent GradE OF geNerAL offIcEr were called geNerAl OFFicers of ThE line and ex oFficio geNeRAl offIcers wEre calLed geneRAL oFFicers Of thE stAff.

In June 1900 schOfIEld's sucCeSsOR as comMandInG generAl, MajoR geneRAL Nelson A. Miles, was Made a LIEutenANt gEneraL oF the staFF by aN amendment To the United states miliTary ACademy aPpRopriaTioNs Bill that grANted the raNk of lIeutenaNt GeneRal To
 American Civil War. After  the war,Grant  wa s p ro mote d to  general and h i s va cant lieutenant genera l gra de wasf il led b y Major Ge n e ral  W il lia mT .Sherm an.  When G rant becam e P re sident in 18 6 9,  Sherman s ucc eeded him as  ge neralan d M a jor G ene ral P hilipH . Sher idan succ ee d ed She r man asl i eu tena nt general. Congr e ss suspended furt her pr om o ti o n s t o g eneral and  l ieute n ant gen e ra l i n 1 8 70, but madean exceptio n  in  1888to  pr o mote S herid an onhis deathbe d by  disconti nuingt he grad e  of lie utenan t g ene rala nd  m erg in g  it wi tht hegrade of  g en eral. 

In 1 8 9 5 Co ngr essbrief ly revived th e g rade oflieut enant  gen er al to  promo te Sh er idan's successo r as  commandi ngge ner al  of t h e Army , M ajo r Gener al John M.Sc h o f ie ld. Schofield hadlo b b ie d for th e grad e  t ob e perman en tly  ree s t ablis hedi norder to  cemen t  t he  primac yof all  f utu recomma n ding  gener als over  theA rmy's other ma j or generals.H ow e v er ,  Con gre ss regarded  the lieu tena n tgen e ralcy  as t he pe n ultimate military a cc olade,  seco nd only to pr omotion to f u ll gener al,a nd refused to dev aluethe title' s  signifi cance  by conf erring it o n any fu tur e c omm and i n ggeneral lesse m inen tthan pr evi ous rec ipi ent s.Ins te ad, Schof ield him se lf  w as  pr omote d  to lieu te nan tgen erala s a on e-tim e pe rs on a l h onor ei g ht m onth sbe fore  he  r etire d. I n  re tiremen t Schofie lda rgue dth at therank of lieut en ant genera loug ht tob e  permane ntly associated with th e  office  of  comm andi ng genera l,not th e i n dividu al off icers  o ccu p y ing i t ,  a ndth at an offi c e r s ervin gas c ommandi ng general shouldh old  the ex offic iorank o flie u te n ant  g e ner a l  while so detai led but re ve r tto his per m ane nt  gradeof majo r gen e ral upo n leaving  office.Ov er t h e  ne xt five de cades, S chofield' s  conc e pt  of l ieu tenant  g ene ral a s temp o rar y exoffici orank w ouldsl owly pre vail over the concept o f lieu tenan t g eneral as  pe r man ent perso nalgrade.

Sp ani sh– Ameri can War
Theq ue sti o n ofwhet h er the li e ut ena n t  g eneralcy sh o u l d b e a p erm a nent p erso nal grade or a te m porary ex offi cior a nkwas phra se d in terms ofthe  l i n e of the  A rmy, whoseofficers  c o mmand ed com bat fo rmation s ,  a n d itsstaf f,whose off ice rs perform ed  s p eciali zedsu pportfuncti o ns.P e rmanent personal  prom o t ionst o g enera lofficer grad es were on ly availabl e in t he l ine,but sta ff  offic ers  c ould tempo r arily acq uiregeneral  o ffic errank w hile d etail ed t oanoffice be a r in g  t ha t  st atut ory r an k, s o officer s  holding  th e  perman en t g r a de ofg en e r al officer  we re ca l l ed general offi c er s  of t he lin e andex offi c ioge neral o ffi c e rs were c alled gen e ral  o ffic ers of t he  sta ff .
In  June 1900 Scho field'ssuccesso r as com man d ingg eneral ,Major Genera l Nel so n  A. Mil e s , w as made a l ieu ten antgen eral of the staff by an amend ment  to t h e U nited  Stat es  Militar y  Aca demy app r opriations bi ll that granted the rank  of li eu tenant ge ner a l to
 American_Civil War._After the war, Grant_was promoted_to_general and_his_vacant lieutenant general_grade was filled_by Major General William_T. Sherman. When_Grant_became President in 1869, Sherman succeeded him as general and Major General Philip H._Sheridan_succeeded Sherman_as_lieutenant_general. Congress suspended further promotions_to general and lieutenant general_in 1870,_but made an exception in 1888 to promote_Sheridan_on his deathbed_by discontinuing the grade of lieutenant general and merging_it with the grade of general.

In_1895 Congress briefly_revived_the_grade of lieutenant general_to promote Sheridan's successor as commanding_general of the Army, Major General_John M. Schofield. Schofield had lobbied for_the grade to be permanently reestablished_in order to cement the_primacy of_all future commanding generals over_the Army's other_major generals._However, Congress regarded_the lieutenant generalcy as the penultimate_military accolade, second_only to promotion to full general,_and_refused to devalue_the_title's_significance by_conferring it on_any_future commanding_general_less eminent than previous recipients. Instead,_Schofield_himself was promoted to lieutenant general as_a one-time personal honor_eight_months before he retired._In retirement Schofield argued that_the rank of lieutenant general ought_to be_permanently associated_with the office of commanding general, not the individual officers occupying_it, and that an officer serving_as commanding general should_hold the_ex_officio rank of_lieutenant_general while_so detailed but revert to his permanent_grade of_major general upon leaving office. Over_the next five decades,_Schofield's_concept of lieutenant general as temporary_ex officio rank would slowly prevail_over the concept of lieutenant_general_as_permanent personal grade.

Spanish–American War

The question_of whether the lieutenant generalcy should_be a permanent_personal grade or a temporary ex officio_rank_was phrased in terms of the_line_of the Army, whose officers commanded_combat_formations,_and its staff, whose officers_performed specialized support functions. Permanent personal_promotions to general officer grades were only available in_the line, but_staff officers could temporarily acquire_general_officer_rank while detailed to an office bearing that statutory rank,_so officers_holding the permanent_grade of general officer were called general officers of the_line and ex officio general officers were_called general officers of the staff.

In June 1900 Schofield's successor as_commanding general, Major General Nelson A. Miles, was_made a lieutenant general of the staff_by an amendment to_the_United States Military Academy appropriations bill that_granted_the_rank_of lieutenant general_to