The morning call., 1891-01-26
MILITARY NOTES.
commentator for Gallant
Young Officer.

One young officer serving with the troono
against the Indians has borne himself Win
remarkable GOODNESS and gallantry and has
received honorable and special mention
1t Will be III order now for the President to
recommend him to be brevetted for such A
report as the one which follows cannot we'll
be ignored:
CAMP PINE RIDGE AGENCY, S.
C,, JANUARY l, 1891.
Sir J' e. .. " forsyth, SeUeath u. S. Cavalry
~ lave u, houOr 10 invite your attention 10
ne bravery displayed by Second LIeutenant
naity L. hawthorne, Second Artillery, in Ihe
engagement December 30, 1890 win hastiie
indians OH Wounded Knee Greek, s OAK DnrIn"
Inc engagement Lieutenant Hawihorn. hsd
command OF platoon OF my battery, IIob, RaI
iefy l., FIRST Artillery, consisting OF TWO Holch-
Kiss mountain howltZerS, which he served with
great eOolness and effect. A party Of Indians
hau taken possession OF 4 ravlne, from witch
cover they had wounded aud Killed a
NUMBER OF our men, when Lieutenant Haw-
t t calamity moved one of his pieces
i H md'u Dy hahd TO within 300 yards of the
paCe where tile hOstiles were concealed aud
w TIae coolly and gailanuy commanding his
hlece was shot and severely wounded. cannot
speak 100 highly OF the good Judgment cuOIuesS
ana bravery displayed by this officer Again nm
the same day. WheA the Indians first brol, "a
me troops were mixed up ptOmIscuously with
inc INDIANS, although the guns OF the battery
were turned upon the Indian encampmeni ana
Tue lahI ards IN the guDners' hands ready TO FIRE
Lieutenant Hawthorne stood by his guns, ana
Dy MS GOODNESS at the most critical moment re-
sudlheu ms men from firing unIil the troops had
separated themselves from the hoslies IL line
gunners III the excitement OF tile moment mad
hred their pieces, when the Indians first broke
tie tiie would have been most deadly 10 0uT men
For consideration of the above facts, which can
be Confirmed by witnesses other than myself 1
most respectfully recommend him for he breYeis
III FIRST Lieutenant and Captain. Very respect
July, your obedient servant, ALLYN CAPRoN,
CAPTAIN First Artillery, Commanding Light Bat
terry
The House Committee on Military Affairs
TpngTfp6
grade OF Lieutenant-Generalw with the SUI
geSled amendment that the officer "be Sc
lected from among those officers in the mil
ltary service of the United States mast dis
tlngulShed Tor courage, skill and abiiity
which grade shall continue during the con
tlnuance in Office OF the officer appointed
under and by virtue Of this act after which
such grade shall cease" The report saws:
The United States is divided into TIRES
military divisions, each of which should be
commanded by Major General There are
at present but two MajOr-Generals in the
army besides the major-GeneraI who is
commanding the army Congress has
adopted a policy of giving the grade Of
Lieutenant-GeGeral TO officers who became
distinguished during the war as commanders
OF armies The present Commander of the
Army was very distinguished AID CONF
manded an army during great part of tiie
Wal. The committee feet that the President
OF tine United States should be authorized to
promote this officer to that grade"
In order that the War Department NAV
be tuliy informed In respect to the physical
fitness OF uffirers OF the army for active ser
vice III the neld, general order has been
Issued directing medical officers to prepare
ana forward to the Adiutant-Generalo of the
army, through military channels. state
ment setting forth to the best of their
Knowledge, as obtained in ordinary line OF
professional duty, their opinion as TO the
physical condition OF III officers who are Mt
the post or in any other command with
when they are serving, together with such
comments or suggestions as may be conSid-
cred appropriate or suitable in each case.
In case any officer is not thought fit for
active field service, the report will state the
facts Ill respect to his fitness for garrison
duty. In forN arding these reports post and
department commanders will indorse there
on their opinions, with such official nfOrma-
ton as they may be able to give.
First Lieutenant William NJ. Williams,
Nineteenth Cavalry, found guilty by gen
eral cOurtmartlal at Columbus, Ohio, Of
conduct tnbecOmiug an officer and gen.
tlenan" in that he incurred financial obi
cations which he failed to discharge was
sentenced 70 dismissal from the service AID
the sentence approved at the War Depart
mcnt. The President, however, acting on
the recommendation Of majority of the
courI-martlal and Of the MajOr-GeneTal COM
handing, mitigAted the sentence 10 sus-
pension from rank and command for i've
years, with forfeiture OF Gne-tOurth of his
pay during that period.
The Senate has passed the bill amended to
read that W hen officers who have been placed
on the retired list shall have attained the
age OF "a years they shall be transferred
from said list to the unlimited list OF officers
retired by law because of having attained
said age, and the limited retired list Shall
hereafter consist of $50 instead of 400
officers; officers retired by special authority
not to form part of tile limited retired list
HeadquarterS-ColO David X. Glen
denim, Major James Jackson, staff, band
and Troops ID and II of the Second Cavalry
have been transferred from Fort Lowell,
Ariz., to Fort WingaIe, n. Mex; Troop G
from Fort Huachuca by march to Benson
and by rail TO Carthage, Y. Mex, and thence
to march to station at Fort Stanton, n. Mex,
and Troop & from Huachuca bv march To
Benson and by rail to Fort Wingate, n.
Mex.
First Lieutenant George II. Evans, Tenth
Cavalry, has reported here for examination
for promotion, also Second Lirutenapts
Charles L. Collins, Twenty-fourth Infantry,
and Henry e.. Cavell Jr., Fourteenth In
fantry; Captain Matthew Markland, FIRST
Infantry. for examination for retirement
and First Lieutenant 4. II. Barry, First In-
fantry. at Fort Leavenworth, kans., for pro-
motion.
A movement has been started in Omaha
Tor the erection CT a monument in that Gig
III honor of the late General Crook.
The President has signed the amendatory
act concerning details of officers of the army
ard navy to educational Institutions.
Colonel Henry NJ Black, Twenty-thrd
Infantry, has been retired from active ser
vice by operation of law.
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