The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1893-05-20
B1IGADI1R-a1Hx1AL Garlic.
Cittsens Of Cour dAlsns Pleased at
His Pro0etien.


1 Thursday morning news reached hers
that Col William p. Cariin, of the
Fourth infantry, with headquarters a
Fort Sherman, had received the appoint.
ment - bngadier-general, to hll The
vacancy caused BY the retirement Of
Brig. Gen. Carr. Friends Of Gen. Cariin
have expected this for some time, and
the news was received in Ceur d'Alene
where he Is 70 well and favorably known
with the greatest satisfaction. Every
one seemed pleased to know that long.
delayed justice had ct last been done IN
honorable and deserving soldier, whose
gallant and meritorious service for hia
country had won for him many promo.
lions during the war of the rebellion
and all feel that the honor conferred in
his declining yean was well earned BY
life nobly spent in the service Of his
country.
In the afternoon committee Of citi-
zens composed of Geo. b. Wonnacott
j. II. Harte, Frank Bristow, Rev. Her.
man Page. II. L. Bancroft, J. Rand
Sanburn, DIR. II. J. Liddell, q. p. Minis,
c. II. DeSaussure, w. b. Mcfarland
and J. T. Scott called at Gen. Carlin's
quarters to extend congratulations On
behalf OF our citizens. Rev. Herman
Page acted as spokesman, and In q few
well chosen words extended the con-
gratulations and best wishes Of our
people, who were pleased to know Of
his promotion, while regretting exceed
ingiy the fact that il must take him
from among MS. Gen. Carlin replied,
thanking the committee for their kind
remembrance and words of apprccia-
ton, and feelingly referred to the six
pleasant years spent at Fort Sherman
and the universal good feeling always
existing between himself and the citi-
zens Of Ceur d'Alene. He briefly re-
viewed his army life, and closed By
stating that of the many army posts at
which he had been stationed Fort Sher.
man was the most beautiful, and the
time spent here marked the brightest
days of bis career and was filed with
many pleasant recollections.
Upon this occasion we take pleasure
in recounting very briefly Gen. Carlin's
career as q soldier. He entered West
Point Military Academy, appointed BY
Stephen A. Douglass. July l, 1916, and
was graduated in July, 1850, with the |
rank Of brevet I'd lieutenant; promoted |
to I'd lieutenant in 1851, and in 1855 re-
ceived a further promotion to LIST lieu
tenant; March. 1861, he received the
rank of captain; in Angus. Of the same
year he accepted commission as colonel
Of the Thirty eighth Illinois volunteers
and entered the war of the rebellion.
serving until its close; in 1862 he was
promoted to brigadier- general of volun-
+eers and in the following year to brevet
ieutenant-colonel of the regular army;
n 1864 to brevet colonel, and i'm 1866 to
,revet major-general of volunteers. and
n the same year two more promotions.
o that of brevet brigsdier- general and
'revet major general Of the regular
lrmy. Ii
He took part in many hard fought !
'attles, and all these promotions were
he result Of gallant and meritorious
ervices rendered his country. At the
lose Of the war he remained in the
ocular army, doing duty at many
rontier posts and taking part in a
lumber of battles with the Indians. OF
Ate years he has served as colonel of
he Fourth infantry, with headquarters
Fort Sherman. He has been in active
ervice for 43 years, and will soon retire
nd honored and respected soldier.