The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-11-13
T. B. Lyon Appointed
Brigadier General of
the Michigan Ma
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General orders, No. ..
/. lifetime a afbce OF Brigsdier General
Chsri-s r hs~l-y having expired. ne h.
hereby mustered out and honorably die
eh-rx d the service 81 the State ~ take
effect at date OF this order. G-oersl
ha ~ley entered the military service OF
the State Ms sergeant TO. ID. Third lefsn-
try (oov Co. &. s-me rxin-ntl. Aprii14
ls74, and has remsined Continuously IN
service. lie WIS com mi--iooed Second
Lieutenant July IL, 1875; First L'eutrn-
ant September Ia, 1876; Captain Jan
nary 6, 1880; Major August Is, 1883:
Lieutenant olonel July %, 1sSS; Colon-l
April 10 1889; Brigadier General Nov
ember IL, 1894. At no time during thi.
long service has General hawley been
found wanting in care. efforts for ? dyanc-
ing the servirr, or readiness tor duty.
The National Guard will always b. thu
better for his being member thereof
ii. Colonel Frank b. Lyon, Filth In
fantry. M. n. G.. 10 hereby promotes
Brigadier General, TO rank from date Of
this order. and ill, in orders TO the Fir-t
Brigade, assume command Thereof. H.
will report. nv letter tn this Office. drsig.
mating location OF headquarters, and will
at once make recommendations for staff
offirers.
Ill. Lieutenant Colonel John n. Ben
nett will at once, In order, assume CON-
mand of the Fifth Infantry, retaining
command until regular election.
By order Of Commandsr-in-C thief,
WILLIAM 8 GREEN.
OFFICIAL: Adjutant General.
WILLIAM ". Cook,
Li-ut. Col. and Assists ant Adjt. Gen.
General Lyon will assume CONN
the Brigade Immediately. Among biz
fr-t duties will be appointment OF
stad Otfirers. but be hAsgiv-n No thought
Ia this, preIerring to sait until his nd
point m-ut bad come. He will have tb.
appnin ment al the following officer:
Assistant adjutaut general, with the
rank al moi y; a. istant inspector ge
erHl and as-istant Qusrtermaster general.
both with the ra"k OF mai r; brigad-sur
geon, with the rank Of li.utenant colonel;
twu aId-dr-camps, with ranks Of fra
heutenant. and a hospital steward. IL
In prohs bic that some OF the rrpimpnfsl
stsh Officer will receive these appoint
ment- II hey va them. but the general
has mad. no appointments ~ vet
G. nsI al Lyon ents red military life s'x-
teen years sgn when the Light Guard
was Crganir- as a private company IN
October 81 1880. The f,llow wing Angust,
" hrn IL WIS mustered in he State ser
vice a. company II, Third Regiment. he
WIS q sergeant. From this he va.
eh cited second lieutenant and then first
hesiensnt OF the Company. In 1854 h.
was elected major ~ the Third Regimen
and WAS in command ~ that regiment
one year when General Hawley. then
colonel. was visiting in Europe. When
the Filth Regiment Was organ Zsi soon
after, he was elected colonel and has
served in that capacity since.
Colonel Lyon has seen considerable
active service. having been in COMMAND
at both the Ishpeming md I-onwood
strikes, and has alwavs had the conf
dence 81 hi- superior officers. His ar.
pointmenr will meet with approval ~
hoth officers and men throughout tn.
National Guard ~ the State.
Among the congratulations received nv
General LYON on bis sppoint ment In the
follouing telegram from General Hawley:
RAY Cry. Mich November IL, go.
ITO Brigadier General Frank b. Lyon,
Calumet:
Accept nv sincere congratula'ion
upon yOnr well earned and deserved ap-
pointment." c. X. HAwLEY.