The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-05-07
READY TO GREET
GENERAL shat TER
New Brigadier on His Way
From Washington to
San Francisco.
Plans Have Been Laid to Give
Him a Reception at the
Preside Cub
c. mplimants Paid 10 Colonel S. B NJ
Young, Who Leavs for Yellow
stone Park Mkt Week

message came to the Preside by wire
from Washington yesterday stating that
General William r. Shafter would leave
that city for San Francisco last evening.
Recently the announcement was made
that General Shafter would command the
Department of the East, with headquar-
tiers in New York. while Major-General
Wesley Merritt was abroad taking OBJ
servations of the war between Greece and
Turkey, but as the m jor- general has now
decided 10 abandon the journey Of OBJ
servati General Shafter will come West
and probably take command OF the De
partment of the Columbia.
Preparations have been made to give
the new brigadier-general fine reception
at the Presidio Club early next week.
The officers of the First Infantry are
highly gratified over the promotion OF
their colonel, and the same feeling of
qualification is manifested in the artillery
and cavalry of the garrison.
Workmen were engaged Yesterday In
knocking out one of the wood partitions OF
the clubhouse SO as 10 provide one large
room for assembly convenience. The al
teratons in progress were planned some
time a. go and were not designed for this spe-
cal occasion, but work will be pushed to
have the rooms reftted in time 10 receive
the general
Lieutenant-coionel Young, Fourth Cav
airy, will leave this station next Tuesday
for Yellowstone Park. reception IN his
honor was held at the Presidio Wednesday
afternoon. Captain l.ockett, Fourth Cav
airy, and Mrs. Lockett gave the reception.
The band of the First Infantry played on
the lawn, and all of the offices of the Pre-
sidio and other posts OF the harbor called
during the afternoon to pay their respects
to the popular trooper. Among the callers
were General Forsyth, Colonel Bates. Colo
mel Burton, Major Field, Colonel Smed-
berg retired, and many other military men
of distin ction,
Colonel Young has brilliant military
record. He enlisted at the first call OF
Pres dent Lincoln for troops in April,
1861, Joining as a private Company K,
Twelfth Pennsylvania Infantry. he was
discharged August 5. 1861, and in Septem-
Der Of the same year commissioned captain
Fourth Pennsylvania Cavalry. He was
subsequently promoted ma jor lieutenant
colonel and colonel of the regiment, and
honorably mustered out July l, 1865. He
was appointed second lieutenant Twelfth
Infantry, u. $. A. Nav IL, 1866; captain
Eighth Cavalry, July %, 1866. major Third
Cavalry, April 2. 1883, and subsequently
! lieutenant-colonel Fourth Cavalry. He
was bresetted ma jor fer gallant and meri-
torious services in action at Sulphur
| Springs, Va; lieutenant-colonelfo for gallant
and merii orious services at Amelia
Springs, Va; colonel for heroism at
Sailors Creek, Va, and brigadier-general
for gallant services during the campaign
termin atin9 in the surrender at Appomat-
tox. He commanded brigade OF the
cavalry corps, Army of the Potomac, and
was wounded in the actions at Keanston
| Sulphur Springs, wounded at the battle OF
butchers Run and again wounded at the
battle of Sailors Creek. He served with
bravery and skill On frontier duty since
the close of the war.
Colonel Young was elected commander
of the Loyal Legion California Conn
mandery in 1896. and served one term
| with credit 10 himself and the legion.
1t is regarded at the Preside as practi-
cally settled that. Lieutenant.Colonel Evan
Miles, First Infantry, now on duty at
Benicia, will be promoted colonel and as
signed to the command OF the First. The
confirmation Of William R. Skaters
nomination to be brigadierganeral leaves
a vacancy in the grade OF colonel. and
| Miles is the senior lieutenant colonel OF
infantry. Unless some powerful influence
be invoked at Washin ton to promote
some other officer. Colonel Miles will be
appointed. In all probability he will be
post commander at the Preside before
the LIST of June.