The times., 1898-05-17
THE Ne " GENE RAILS
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Gulf, will command the Second Army
Corps, which will have headquarters at
Falls Church, near this city.
Brig. Gen. Francis l.. Guenther WILL
however. take immediate command of
the camp at that place, and lick the
men into shape as soon as they arrive,
preparatory TO turning them over TO Gen.
Graham. AS soon as more than one army
division has been concentrated at Falls
Church Gen. Graham will assume the
command and Gen. Guenther will be given
a brigade or a division.
A BriIlisnt Record.
Major General Sewell was at first as
signed to the command of the camp. but
having declined the major -generalship in
order to retain his seat in the Senate, the
camp was left without a commander till
General Guenther was chosen.
The selection is looked upon by Army
officers at the War Department as one
of the best that could be made.
General Guenther has had forty-four
years service in the American Army on
the frontier. during the civil war and in
command of barracks and camps.
He was born in Buffalo, N Y, February
22, 1888. He was appointed cadet in the
Military Academy July !. 1854. and grad
ond lieutenant of the First Artillery on
the day Of graduation. and was made sec
ond lieutenant of the Fourth Artillery on
November 2 following.
He served at the Fort Monroe Artillery
School for practice in 1859 SO and at Har-
per's Ferry in the suppression of the John
Brown raid in 1859, after which he saw
service on frontier duty at Fort Randall.
Dakota.
re- -fsa y 1n pf1s rEac
gallant. He was in the West Virginia
campaign of 1851; at Camps Wood, Pitts
burg Landing. the siege Of Corinth Miss.
the operations in Alabama, and all the
movements through Tennessee TO Louis
vile, under Gen. Rosecrans.
He was with the Army of the Cumber-
land, 1861 -62; the advance upon Tullaho-
ma. Tenn; the operations about Chatta-
nooga; In camp at Nashville, and at the
United States Military Academy. in
1s64-'6a.
Since the war Gen Guenther's service
has been as follows:
In garrison at Fort Monroe, 1s66-s7;
president of the board of registration for
Floyd County al Jacksonville, Va, April
October, 81; in charge OF civil affairs at
Columbia. s. c.. 10 August. 1s6S in gar
rison at Fort Macon. n. c.. 1S6S-'6s; Fort
Adams. r. l., 1869 10 :; Fort TrHmbull.
Conn 1S70-'75; Key West Barracks, 1876
20: Fort Brook. Florida. 1879: Key West
Barracks, 1S76-'77; Fort Brook, 1877; Key
West Barracks, November.5 1877; Fort
| jefferson. Fla, November 1878; Key West
Barracks, 1873 50; Mcpherson Barracks,
Atlanta, Ga, May-June, 1885, special in
spector Department of the South, Deeem-
Der, 1882, November, 1883
General Guenther has held command
| as follows: Camp Marshall, Washington
| d. c.. September !, October 9. 1863: Camp
Post at Columbia, S. c.. November TO-
| December "a, 81; Newport Barracks. Ky,
| June 20. 1850, November 2 1881: Fort Co
| lumbus n Y. November 3, 1885, ,-Noven-
! her, TO- 1882; Newport Barracks, Novem-
Der /. 1SS3.-June &. 1885; Little Rock Bar
racks Ark, June II. 1sS5-May, 1889; Fort
Trumbull, Conn, June 4, 1889, and Wash
| ington Barracks, of which he is in COM
| n1and at present
Gen. Guenthers actual rank has beer
as follows:
! Cadet Military Academy. July l. 1854
| brevet second lieutenant, First Artillery
July l. 1859; second lieutenant, Fourth Ar
| tiIlery, November 2 1853; first lieutenant
| Fifth Artillery. May II, 1861; captain, July
2, 1862 major Second Artillery, June Is
| 1882; lieutenant colonel Fifth Artillery
! July l, 1891; colonel of Fourth Artillery
| June 6, 1896.
His brevet rank has been captain. Apri
| Z. 1862, for gallant service at Shiloh
Tenn; major, December 81, 1862, for meri
| torious service at Stone River, Tenn.
lieutenant colonel and colonel, March 13
| 1866. for gallant and meritorious service
during the Civil War.
General Guenther is second on the Inca
list and may retire in 1902.
The Marching Hosts.
The vacancy in the Department of TIL
East, caused by the assignment of Majo
General Merritt to the Department of th
Pacific will be temporarily filed by Brig
| adler General r. T. Frank, formerly colo
mel of the First Artillery and commando
of the Artillery School at Fort Monroe.
Troops are now moving to their rendeZ
| vous from all parts of the country, IL
| pursuance TO orders issued 10 them sine
Saturday by Adjutant General Corbin
More than 10000 volunteers have nov
| been mustered and many additional or
ders for them to move were issued yes
terday.
They are as follows:
To Chickamauga.
Third. First and Fifth Illinois Regi
ments of Infantry.
One Hundred and Fifty-seventh, On
!. Hundred and Fifty-eighth and One Hun
dred and Sixtieth Regiments of INDIAN
Infantry and two Indiana light batteries
Twenty y-first Kansas Regiment.
One Maine regiment of infantry.
Fifth Regiment Maryland Infantry.
One regiment infantry from Massachu
setts.
Two regiments infantry ercal Michigan
Two regiments infantry from Mime
sofa.
First and Second Regiments Nilsson
ri Infantry and one Missouri light bat
terry.
One New Hampshire regiment Of in
fantry.
Fourteenth Twelfth and Second Regi
ments New York Infantry and two troop
New York Cavalry. n
First, Second, Fourth and Sixt
Ohio Regiments Infantry and two bat
teries Ohio artillery.
Seven regiments of Pennsylvania in
fantry.
One regiment Vermont infantry.
First Regiment West Virginia Infantry
Two regiments of Wisconsin infantry.
To Tampa.
Second Georgia Regiment Infantry.