Show the blead of tho the army though the president is corn commander mander in chief of tho the army and navy his bis active military and naval duties beyond the appointment of officers are understood to bo be nominal the duties of the secretaries dfwar of war and the navy aro are chiefly departmental i 0 the preparing of statistics and reports and the supervision super vision of 0 f the executive machinery the actual command of the army is now exercised by general schofield the senior one of the three major generals of the ermy army D D bidwell bidwel in new york ledger |