The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-04
CAPTAIN HARTZ PROMOTED.
The Gallant Army Officer Becomes
MajOr-His Varied Military Career

Inc promotion OF captain william /.
HartZ, of the Fifteenth Infantry. 10 the
rank of major went 10 the Senate at
Washington Monday for confirmation.
Major Hartz, as it is now. is i'm charge
of the recruiting station in this city.
which is located on Broad street near
seventh. a duty with which he has been
engaged since last June
MAJOR Hartz is quiet, dgnihed man
who appears every inch the soldier that
he is
Not many officers in the service Of
Uncle Sam have passed through so varied
a career OF duty as Major Hartz.
He was born in 1896 and though he
looks hardly forty-five he is just one year
younger than the beloved FitZhugh Lee.
His birthplace was Pottsville. Pa.
Major hartz was mustered into service
on April -. 49,. with one of Paterson's
columns. of West Virginia. He was mus
tered out on July y. 1861. lie was then
on August 30 1861 appointed First Lieu
tenant of the Excelsior Brigade. First
Regiment Third Army Corps and on Feb
ruary ]. 1862. was made adjuiant or the
regiment a position in which he served
until October -, 1SG2. on October -,
1862 he was appointed captain and assls-
tant djutant-general, and was cnahErd
10 the First Army Corps. lie was wound
ed al Fredericksburg in December. 1S62.
Duty as Assistant COmmisSary General
To prisoners, occupied Major Hartz from
February Il. 1863 until August %, 1871
and on September l. 1861, he was muster
ed out Of service az captain ana assistant
acknowledgement. In March, 1860, he was
commissioned major of volunteers by
brevet and was transferred 10 the regular
service as second lieutenant on May IL,
1866 He was promoted Hrst heulendht
on June Il, 1861 and being brevetted hrst
lieutenant captain and major, on Marcn
? 1861 These promotions were gained
through gallant field service.
ON January % 1868, ne was made act
ing assistant adjutant-general OF the Dls-
trict of Alabama, a position In which ne
served to August 18th, OF the same year
lie was on duty in Texas and New Mex
leo. until the fan Of 1874. when he was
assigned to recruiting duty and served 10
October. 1876 80.
He was promoted captain on August %,
1877 and served various duties on the
frontier notably as officer in charge OF
cantonment at Pagosa Springs, services
I'm the Ute campaign OF the winter OF 1871
and 1880 and I'm escorting the Atchlson.
Topeka and Santa Fe engineers through
Southern New Mexico and Arizona. when
ne had concluded his service IN the We
toria campaign Of the summer and fall or
1880. 400,
lie was on leave in the spring of 1881.
and was advanced 10 recruiting duty 10
November. 1881 lie was on duty WIN
his company ia Colorado. North Dakota
and Montana up 10 April. 1890. from that
time beiue in command OF Camp Upper
River from 1884 and 1856. and including
duty as inspector to the Indians at Pop
lar river. Fort Berthold and other aeeh-
Cies.
His company was transferred 10 Jack
son Barracks Louisiana. in April, $50
and TO Fort Sheridan in May. 1871.
Major HartZ was absent on leave from
February TO November 1890 and was en-
gagged i'm the Chicago riots.
In 1896 Major Hartz was transferred 10
a fVnF fhnnna n
his present position at the Richmond re-
cruiting station in June, 1897.
Major Hartz does not anticipate that
the local recruiting station will be az
fccted by his promotion. If he is trans
ferred 10 other duty another officer Will
be assigned TO the post.
The number of recruits has greatly in
creased since the breaking out of the
Spanish controversy and the station Is
counted on as an effective point. The
changed age limit has Of course had
its influence In increasing the number OF
recruits.