The herald., 1893-01-25
THE MEN At HEADQUARTERS,
The Department of Arizona and
Its Staff officers.
General McCook and His Trusted
Subordinate Officers.
Tho Personnel of the staff as Compiled
from the Roster-Services and
engagements of the Elder
Fighting Men.

The department of Arizona has it
headquarters in this city, the Offices be
ing on the fifth floor of the Bryson
Bonebrake block. at the corner of Seoont
and Spring streets. As the gentlemen
hereinafter named never appear on tht
streets in military uniform, no one woulG
for moment imagine what an aggrega
tlon OF military talent Los Angeles has
IN Its midst. A list of the staff is ap-
pended, commencing with
THE DEPARTMENT COMMANDER,
Alexander Mcdowell McCook, was born
April ~, 1881, in Columbiana comfy,
ONO. He received his appointment as
a cadet to West Point and graduated
thence in 1852. He was then assigned
TO duty In the Third infantry. His SER
vice at garrison duty, however, was com
paratlvely short for, in the same year
we find him in New Mexico and fighting
nard with the Apaches. His service in
this most thankless OF all military toll
ws Tor period of nearly five years
| About that time the war department
thought he had been "roughed" about
as much as was good for him and sent
MIN to West Point as assistant in
structor in infantry tactics. where he re-
manned until April "a, 1861, when the
civil war broke out. His rank was then
tnat OF a first lieutenant but he was ap-
pointed colonel OF volunteers and raised
the First Ohio regiment, which he led
into action at Bull Run on the 2lst of
July and for hours did all he could to
Stem the tide OF retreat. On the Sd dav
OF September in the same year he was
orevetted brigadier-genera of volun-
teers and placed in command of divi
sion OF the army of the Ohio during
severe campaign in Tennessee and
Kentucky. At the capitulation of Nash
Vile, on the Sd OF March, 1862, he was
brevetted to the rank of lieutenant
colonel In the regular army, and again,
80 days later, made colonel for services
at Shiloh. For while it seemed as if
he had about all hs could do to dodge
promotions, for, on the 18th of July in
the same year, he WAS made major
general of volunteers and raised to
corps commander in charge OF the goth
corps, which he commanded at Perry
vile, Murfreesooro. Tullahoma and
Chickamauga. In 1864, while Meade
was holding Lee in check on the Penn
sylvania mountains, McCook was in
what was known as the middle division
from November until the following
February. On the 18th of March, 1866,
he was made a brigadier-general by
brevet, for services at Perryville. In
December, 1880, after a good deal of
services in various capacities, be became
colonel OF the Sixth infantry. He was
subsequently transferred to the school
OF instruction at Fort Leavenworth,
Kan. He was appointed to the com
mand OF the department Of Arizona in
John Z MaeMahon, second lieuten-
ant in the Fourth artillery, was. born in
New York. and appointed to the milf
tary academy from that state, which he
entered Septe mber l, 1882, and gradu-
ated July l, 1856 His commission in
the Fourth artillery dates from his grad
uation. Joined Fourth artillery Sep
tember Il, 1885, at Fort Adams, Nav
port, R. L.; served till October l. 1887,
when he was transferred at st. Angus
tine, Fla; then WAS made Instructor OF
modern languages at West Point; was
relieved June Is, 1891, to accept his
present position. Promoted to first
LIEUTENANT November %, 1892.
Chauncey B. Baker WAS born in Ohio
in 1860 and appointed to the military
academy from that state. Entered the
military academy in 1882 and graduated
in 1886. He is first lieutenant in the
Seventh infantry. He served az Sec
ond lieutenant at Fort Laramie,
in his graduating year till October,
when be was transferred to Fort
Mckinney, Wyoming, where he re-
mained until August, 1887. Thence
he went to the school of application at
Fort Leavensworth, whence .he gradu-
ated in the class of June, 1889 He
was then appointed assistant instructor
in engineering at the infantry and
cavalry school at Fort Leavenworth,
where he WAS detailed for staff duty
under General McCook in this depart
ment. His wife is General McCook's
eldest daughter.
Edgar S. Dudley, captain Second ar
tillery, was born in New York, 1S45
Appointed cadet to West Point in
1866, although he had seen service at Is
years of age in the volunteers. Gradu-
sted from the military academy in June
1870. He was made second lieutenant
of artillery in 1870, and first Lieutenant
in 1875. from which he was promoted to
qusrsermastership with the rank of
captain in November, 1892 He was
stationed at Fort Candy, at the mouth
of the Columbia river, from 1870 to
1872. Was two years disbursing officer
of the Freedman's branch. A. g o., at
Fort Macon and Newbern, N. G. Was
three years, 1876 to 1879, professor OF
military science and tactics at the uni
versity of Nebraska, and filled like po-
sition in the same institution from 1884
to 1888. He was likewise an instructor
in the department. of law in the infantry
and cavalry school at Fort Leavenworth,
Kan, from November, 1889, until he
came here as. judge advocate on General
McCook's staff. He commanded Fort
Candy, at the mouth of the Columbia,
from 1872 to 1874. and the post of New
port barracks, KY, in 1883 Was law
instructor at Fort Leavenworth from
November, 1889, to September. 1891.
THE ACTING INsPECTnR-GENERAL is