The San Francisco call., 1898-04-16

V v V V V v v V " " " " " " V " v " Roudiez was relieved of his duty as post commissary, librarian and officer in charge of the Post Exchange Lieu tenant Boyd was appointed recruiting officer, Dr. Ireland post librarian and treasurer, and Lieutenant J. D. Nolan as officer in charge of the Post Ex- change. Lieutenant Detchmendy was relieved of duty as recruiting officer.
 Desertions of Charles H. Crutch- field, Company G, and Edward F. Cal lahan and Jacob Cupp, of Company c, were announced on the bulletin at post headquarters yesterday.
 Colonel James NJ Moore, assistant quartermaster-g general, U. s. A., has re- ceived telegraphic instructions from Washington to arrange for the ship ment of 40000 pounds of powder from Santa Cruz to the East. The powder will leave for Eastern points to-day.
 The board appointed to formulate a system of fire control for San Fran cisco harbor was in session all day at department headquarters, in the office of the inspector of artillery. To-day the board will go over to Lime Point (Fort Baker) for the purpose of mak- ing an inspection at that place and ob- taining information necessary for fu- ture work.
 1HC lISl 1HldHliy WAS OISdlIlZSQ uIl- der an act of Congress dated March 3, 1916, and assigned to duty in the di- vision of the South. Brevet Brigadier- General Daniel Bissell was it's first colonel; Lieutenant-C Colonel George Croghan, who afterWard became the inspector general of the army, was made the ieutenant-colonel. and Brevet Lieutenant Colonel Thomas K. Jessup, who was afterward quartermaster-g gen. sol of In | I,0
 The headquarters of the First were established at Baton Rouge. La, and remained in Louisiana until 1928, when the regiment relieved the Fifth at Fort Crawford, Fort Smelling and Fort Armstrong, in Minnestota and Illinois.
 Some of the companies participated in the Black Hawk War of 1892, under Colonel Zachary Taylor, who was then colonel of the regiment
 The First moved to Florida in 1887, and with the exception of Company c was present at the battle of Okeechobee with Seminole Indians, Christmas day, 1S37 On this occasion Colonel Taylor commanded the entire force engaged and was brevetted brigadier- general for distinguished services in the battle. On the 18th of May, 1888, Colonel Taylor was put in command of the army of Florida
 Early in the summer of 1S41 the First returned to its old station in the Northwest. Headquarters were moved to Jefferson Barracks, Mo-. in 1845, and the regiment garrisoned that station and Fort Scott, Mo.
 During the Mexican War a part of the First joined their old commander General Zachary Taylor, in Northern Mexico, and did gallant service at the capture of Monterey and siege of Vera Cruz, and afterward garriSoned the City of Castle, where it remained until the end of the war.
 In 1850 the First was stationed along the line of the Rio Grande, where it re- mained for many years protecting the settlers from the invasion of Indians protecting their property and stock.
 When the Civil War came part of the First were in Texas and part in the h. dian Territory. The Texas companies with the exception of Company C. which went to Washington and formed a part of the city guard of that city and was afterward attached to the Sec ond Infantry in the Army of the Poto- mac until after January 31, 1863, joined the other companies of the regiment at Fort Leavenworth. These latter com panies participated in the battle of Will son Creek, Mo-, sieges of New Madrid Corinth and Vicksburg. In the summer Of 1883 the First went to New Orleans where it became the provost guard. At the close of the war the First went to Jackson Barracks, where 1t remain ed till 1869, actively engaged in the stir ring events of early reconstruction, in which it rendered efficient service.
 In the early spring of 1869 1t was transferred to the Department of the Lakes. and in July, 1874, the regiment was transferred to the Department of the Dakota, where it remained till June xr-l,1 | Al ment of Texas. Lieutenant Colonel William R. Shafter was promoted col onel of the First Infantry March 4 1879, and served as its colonel for over eighteen years, to May 3, 1897, when he was promoted brigadier general.
 The Indian outbreak in Arizona in the spring of 1882 caused the regiment to be sent to the Department of Arizo- ma, where it remained until July, 1886 when the regiment was transferred to the Department of California, In which department the regiment has been sta tioned for the past twelve years.
 In order to fill the vacancies in the artillery branch of the army occasion cd by the creation of the new artillery regiments, thirteen additional second lieutenants of infantry and cavalry who were graduated from last years class at West Point have been transferred to the artillery. This transfer will ere ate vacancies which will be filled by the promotion of the meritorious non- commissioned officers who passed the competitive examination at Fort Lea venworth, Kans., last September. Fol lowing is list of the successful candi- dates for commissions in the army and the order in which they passed: Ser geant s. c. Vestal, Company E. Second Infantry; Corporal T. H. R. Mcintyre Company B, Fifth Infantry; Sergean, Robert McCleave. First Infantry; Cor poral R. H. McMasters, Company D. Tenth Infantry; Corporal c. s. Lin coin, Company }. Tenth Infantry; Ser geant P. H. Mullay, Company F, Fourth Infantry; Sergeant J. D. Bradley, Com pany D Twelfth Infantry.
 Of the successful candidates only one Is son of a commissioned officer of the army, Sergeant Robert McCleaye sergeant-major First Infantry eta