The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-08

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the lucky fellows, and come from Connec-
ticut He was quartermaster's sergeant
/ Of the Eleventh Connecticut Infantry IN
1 1861 ana major and quartermaster in 1866.
He was appointed captain OF the Four
teenth United States Infantry sn 1867 and
passed UP to be lieutenant c0onel OF that
regiment. r45rs l5rt..,
| Col. ROYAL T. Frank is from Maine, like
Gen. Merriam, and graduated into the First
Artillery from West Point In 1891, but was
! transferred 20 Fifth Infantry in 1885, and
| back to First Artillery in 1870, which he
\ leaves a commander 10 become a general.
| This regiment can also claim Maj. Gen.
/ Graham and Brieadier Gen. Rodgers.
| Col, Francis L. Guenther OF the Fourth
| Artillery is both a New Yorker and
| West Pointer, having graduated in 1854
| into the First Artillery, becoming first
| lieutenant in 1859 Having passed all
| grades with credit he steps into a generals
commission.
Col. Hamilton S. Hawkins OF the Twen-
! tleth Infantry is a South Carolinan who
spent nearly three years at West Point
! Coz to 500, but did not graduate. Was
! made second lieutenant of Sixth Ipfan-
try in April, 1861, and has risen through all
grades; was also commandment Of cadets at
| West Point In 1855 South Carolina has
a good officer in him..
| There are few better known officers
than Col. Guy V. Henry, of the Tenth
Cavalry, who was born in the Indian Ter
| ritory. but entered West Point from New
| York He graduated into the First Artil-
lery in 1851 after five years course, en-
| tered cavalry in 1870 and remained there
! until now During the civil war he was
also colonel OF the Fortieth Massachusetts
Infantry and first brigadier general lie
is fine cavalry officer, a talented writer
and popular gentleman.
Col jacob F. Kent, of the Twenty
| fourth Infantry comes from Pennsyl-
vana, and graduated Ike so many other
of the new generals in the famous five
| year class Of May 1861. He was made sec
ond lieutenant Third Infantry, but became
| assistant inspector general from 1868 to
1865, was made captain OF his regiment in
1864 and major of the Fourth Infantry in
1885, and so on TO his present deserved
| promotion.
Lieut. Col. Henry w Lawton Of the in
spector generals department, is an Ohio
/ man, but came into the volunteer service
| in 1861 as sergeant of Ninth Indiana In
| fantry, closing that services as brevet
colonel He was made second lieutenant
of Forty-frst United States Infantry in
1866, transferred to cavalary in 1870 and
thence to inspector generals department
in 1885,
Lieut.. Col. VIM Ludlow of the engineer
corps, is a New Yorker and West Pointer,
graduating in 1864 into that corps as first
lieutenant. He was captain in 1867 and
major in 1882, as well as brevet lieutenant
colonel in 1865 for gallant and meritorious
service in the Georgia campaigns. Col.
Ludlow graduated near the head Of his
class and at once was made first leu
tenant.
Col John S. Poland of the Seventeenth
United States Infantry is a very well
known officer, a native of Indiana and a
graduate Of West Point, which he left in
The May class of 1861, an emergency
class to become second lieutenant in the
Second Infantry. He won several brevets
during the war, and after the surrender
served as assistant professor in several de-
partments at West Point, for which he
was emnently fitted
Lieutenant Colonel George M. Randall OF
the Eighth Infantry was born in Ohio but
entered volunteer service as a private In
Fourth Pennsylvania Infantry In 1851 but
in November of that year was made sec
ond lieutenant of Fourth United States In
fantry In June, 1865, he was brevet col
onel and lieutenant colonel Of the. Four
teenth New York Artillery thus giving
him a good war record.
Col John /. Rogers of the Fifth Artll
lery is also from Pennsylvania, and a
member of the West Point emergency five
year class of May, 1861. He was made Sec
ond lieutenant of the Second Artillery and
has passed all grades to the command of a
regiment and a brgadier generals com
mission.
Lieutenant Colonel Theodore Schwan OF
the assistant adjutant generals depart
ment comes from the ground up. He was
born in Germany and was a private cor
poral and sergeant in the Tenth United
States Infantry before he won commits
sion as second lieutenant In that regiment
| tod RfAr In ne
sistant adjutant generals department In
1885. and has made a splendid record there
Col. Samuel C. Sumner Of the Sixth Cav.
airy. although born in Pennsylvania, was
appointed second lieutenant of the Fifth
Cavalry, u. s. A., in June, 1861, passing
through all the grades to the command
OF regiment, and also having some side
experience as staff officer.
Col Simon Snyder of the Nineteenth In
: fantry is likewise a Pennsylvanian,and was
appointed in April, 1861, second lieuten-
ant of the Fifth United States Infantry
\ | from which position he has won his way
up by a good service record,
Col Edward B. Willlston Of Sixth Unit
, ed States Artillery is Vermonter but en-
! tered the army from California in August
1861, as second lieutenant OF Second Artil
lery He has passed up through al
grades and wins his star by faithful serv
ices,
Col. Samuel b. NJ. Young Of the Thirt
Cavalry is one of the best known officer!
In the army He, also, like SO many Of th'
, new generals, Is a Pennsylyanian, ant
! comes up from a private in Thirteenth
Regiment Pennsylvania Infantry in April
/ 1861 He won steady promotion from sec
! ond lieutenant Of Twelfth United States
Infantry in 1865, backed by breyets of colo
mel and brigadier general in volunteer serv
ice.
: Thus, briefly and hastily, have sketch
ed the new generals as a guide to follow
them to whatever positions, they may b
; assigned to in this war. Sidney Herbert.