The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-08-20
One of the Best-Known Veterans
in the Service Of Uncle
Sam.
LONG AND FAITHFUL RECORD.
Performed Frontier Duty in California
and Was With the Colorado
River Expedition.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. Ia.-The
President to-day appointed Charles g.
Szwtelle qusrtermaster general OF the
army. with the rank OF brigadier-gepersI.
He succeeds General R. \. Bztchelder,
who retired on the 9th OF last month
General Sawtells was barn IN and ap-
pointed from Maine. He was g cadet IN
the military academy from JdIy I. 1850. TO
July I. 1854 When ne graduated ne was
appointed brsTst second lieutenant II the
Second Infantry. II 1857 he entered the
quartermaster's department and in 1881
was inside captain and assistant quarter
master He reached the rank OF colonel
II 1854.
He received 5revst ranks Of major,
ieutenznt-coIoael and colonel IN March,
1855, for faithful and meritorious service
during the war, snd OF 0rigsdisr-generaI
Iz,er in the month for faithful and meri-
torious service IN the quartermsster' de-
partme1t during the Ear-
He served II MinnesCta from September,
1854 70 July, 1855; N NeOEzsks and Kan
SIS par-icI pating N the Sioux expedition,
on the Utah expedition sad on the march
20 California IN 1883; on frontier duty II
Caliiorniz. As qUarteTmsstsr OF the Colo
radO River expedition IN 1861.
He vas II charge Of the quarternaster's
department az PerryviIIe, Nd. from Al
gust, 1851, 20 March, 1852; 81 Fortress
Monroe, Va, forwarding troops and sup
plies 70 the Army OF the Potomac in
1852 sRd assistant IN charge OF transports
ton n the srmyto September. 1852 acting
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF tse Army Of the
Potomac, September 70 November, 1852;
chief gusrtermssser Second Army CORPS.
November, 1s62. 20 January, 1858; chlef
qUsrtermaster right grand division.
Army OF the Potomac, 70 February.
1858. and Of the C2vaIry Corps 70
June OF the same year; assistant chief
quartermsster OF the Army Of the Poto-
mac the latter part OF 1858: chief quarter
master OF the cavalry bureau 70 February.
1854, chief ouzrtsrmester OF United States
foroes on the Rio GraRae. Tex. 10 April.
1851, IN char e OF transports and supplies
for General Banks IN tne field IN LouisI-
ana
He has also served as chief quarter
master military division OF West Mis-
slssippi. OF the military division OF the
Southwest, Of the department. Of the
Gulf and military district OF Augusta:
N charge OF the clothing depot.
New YORK City; chief quzrtermastar
Department OF California; chief quarter
master Department Of the East, the same
position IN the Department. OF CoIumbIa.
and IS depot eu2rtermazter 81 Vancouver,
Wash; qlartsrmsster Department Of the
South. and depot q4zrtsrmsster at PhiIa-
delpIia-
N 1894 he was assigned 70 duty at Gov
ernors Island as chief quartermaster OF
The Department OF the East, which posi-
ton he nov holds. He viii retire on Nav
10. 1885. on which day he reaches the age
limit, 81 years
The promotion Of Colonel SawtelIe ere
sted q vacancy II the grade OF captain.
which The President filed by promoting
First Lieutenant c. 4 DeFoI Of the
TEsnty-ffth Infantry. It also caused the
following promotions IN the ouartermzs-
ter 5 department. LieukenanI-C Colonel ".
B. Hughes 10 colonel; Major J. 7. Furey
70 ieutenani-ooloneI, ami Captain c. A.
Booth 70 maior-