The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-09-22

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accept a colonelcy As this occurred fourteen
months ago it must be conceded mat these promises
mated at West Point In 1S45 IN theOrdnance Corps.
lie was promoted for galantry IN the defence Of
rifles ln 1855. He is well known throughout the
South as the able chief o stan to General Joseph Il.
Johnston. Being first rate ordnance officer he has
been assigned to that branch OF the service In
COLONEL FRANK REYNOLDS
graduated at West Point III 1891 joined the Coincide
rate Army in August OF the same year, and was
greatly DISTINGUISHED , as Colonel OF artillery COM
South. The Colonel Is Inspector General on General
the only cavalry officer among the Americans IN
Egypts
The Colonel comes Of the Old family OF that name
in lower Maryland, and Is q son OF the late Daniel
OF ST. Thomas Jenller, many years q member OF
Congress and then Minister to Austria during the
HARRISON Ter administration. Formerly a captain
OF United states dragons, then general of cavalry
tn the confederacy, the Colonel now commands 4
Virginia as the real hero OF Rails Bufr, "snanksi'
Evans, the commander OF the Confederate tOrces
being three miles away when that brilant engage
meDt was fought. 1t is a curious coincidence That
Jenlier, the victor, and Stone, The vanqulshed. In
that memorable action after escaping oil
war, should now find themselves in remote
corner OF Africa, both enlisted under the
dog must have his day." he VINO was vanqusled on
the 20. Omac now commands upon the Nile, and this,
perhaps is the reason why instead Of being made
Inspector General OF cavalry, position Tor which
he Is better qualified than any man IN Egypt native
foreign, Colonel Jeniler has been assigned 10 the
command OF single regiment.
COLONEL SPARROW PURDY.
The Colonel Is nephew or Messrs. John and
lieutenant colonel in New York, but has been ad-
vanced step since his arrival in Egypt where he
kept at constant and hard labor in the desert as
n
clvl engineer under General Stone in the surveys
OF Sonora and ON the sian OF General Sykes in tine
Army oil the Potomac, during the civil war in
America.
COLONEL VANDERBILT ALLAN.
nephew OF The great Commodore millionaire and
railroad king, Cornelius Vanderbilt. He served
In the fedora. armies during the war; and Is now
colonel Of Typographical engineers
LIEUTENANT COLONEL CHARLES CAILLE LONG.
Colonel Long Is q native OF the Eastern Shore OF
Maryland; though quite young man he served on
the Union side Throughout the c y war-frst in the
quartermaster's department and tnel ~ the First
Maryland rederaD regimen Beng So accom-.
pished lngulst the Colonel bias been assis I'd to
duty az Chief or STAFF to Raciiid Ps.la
LIEUTENANT COLON 49, w. ~. gbRD
is Virgnian by birth. A 1e oubroa me ~a.
Colonel Ward resigned hb cor pison .Ai,s
In the United States Nav and cas- q I" .th'i.5 ~
his native State. He SER tfr0ugr .Ne as
captain in the COnederat, no af ..ei
commands, held that o me iGmots ANtl Z. neL'
Having mastered tn n gouiAo5 ol ial ArabiO lam
guage III an lncred short ume 'na e. q naS
been assigned 10 g I da-.A ~ o ISn'i ~
nature which the uOa Hot fN tt Jery w
partlculariZe. ,
LIEUTENANT n.t =:
At the breaklnq oHt :. Ag Hat ia america
tho Ioione was n ca.t.f .f 81 a. 'lIlh resigned,
returned TO his 'arte STATE ae ~ d "a tnIougl-
out The war he t1 0ttt ~ .ne Cvn-
federate Army, he DIS l ~ D"he'",
drulng heavy
Major CAMP. h + Cnc fgps the American
SAILOR and officer ienness lrth, ne entered
and reoorted for duty to the Confederate govern
ment aud was ordered to FlOrda to organize the de
Tana Of rs rfapsss O % re-
to mat a asa v sse san w h ana
| coed to England TO superintend the building and
| take command OF steamer similar to the susque-
cruise IN the North Pacific, which proved so de-
sruclive TO the American shipping III that quarter,
| ana he was selected by Admiral Maury especially
Tor that work He built and equipped his ship and
got safely TO sea; but serious accident to her ma
chhiery compelled him to seek q port for repairs,
and, permission beng previously Obtained ne ran
to Saais where MS ship was detained, by order of
stead OF remaining idle in Europe as ala several OF
MS brother officers, Campbell returned to active
duty In the South. lie Is now connected with the
neaVy hrtlliefy ana Is Chief OF stan to General
Sibley.
MAJOR WIN. M'coMB MASON
Formerly III the United States Navy the Major re-
Signed and went 70 Virginia his native State, the
outbreak OF the war, ana during It's continuance
is now In command Of party engaged In boring for
water somewhere In Upper Egypt.
4.
is Belgian by birth, but natura.ized American
citizen. Ihe Major served the Union cause during
SSnai CUps- He Is now organizing n military
MAJOR E. nUSTernment.
The Major Is VrgInian, nat.~o
region OF AccomaC, renowned Tor its production OF
Governor Henry A. Wise and succuent Cherry Stone
Creek oysters. The Major, formerly masters mate
In the Confederate Navy, has drfted out TO Egypt.
and now engaged at Aboukir teaching the natives
how to handle neavy guns
The youngest OF The American officers in Egypt
and the lowest ia grade Is
-, LIEUTENANr SIDNEY J. sIBLEY.
Though yet a boy the Lieutenant IL not without
experience In actual war. In 1862 he made cart
ridges at the labo atory in Shreveport, La. In
February OF the following year he enlisted in Burds
battalion First Trans Mississippi cavalry (cOurers)
and, though but thirteen years OF age he performed
the dangerous duties OF that service with great
credit 10 himself 10 the end OF the war.