Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-06
Regimental Commanders Designated
by the President.
SKETCHES OF THEIR MILITARY CAREER
Fourth Immunes' Leader Among
Those Selected.
WHERE THEY ARE ASSIGNED

1t was announced at the War Department
colonels for eight of the new volunteer
regiments, as follows:
Major Edmund Rice, Sd Infantry; Major
James NJ. Bell, 1st Cavalry; Capt. James S.
Petit. 1st Infantry; Capt. Edward E.
Hardin. 7th Infantry; Capt. L. II. Craig,
9th Cavalry; Col. Luther R. Hare, 18th Cav
airy Major William A Kobbe. Sd Artillery,
ard Capt. Cornelius Gardner, 10Th Infantry
A sketch of Col. Rice, who has been as
signed TO the command Of the 2Gth Volun-
teer Infantry. was published in yesterday S
Star
Sketches of the other seven volunteer
colonies have been prepared at the War
Department, as follows:
Major James VI. Den.
Major James NJ. Bell, 1st Cavalry, was
appointed to the army from Pennsylvania
He entered the service in the seth Ohio
Volunteers for three months in 1862, but
subsequently received commission in the
cavalry from his own state and was mus
tered out as captain of the 18th Pennsyl-
vania Cavalry in 1868. He entered the reg
ular service as a second lieutenant in the
7th Cavalry at the organization of that
regiment in 1866, and continued to serve
promoted, thirty years after, major of the
1st Cavalry. He was breVetted as first
lieutenant and captain for gallant services
in the battle of the Wilderness. Virginia:
brevetted a major for gallantry at Ream S
station. and lieutenant colonel for service
in action against Indians in Montana in
1877. Col. Bell has served with distinction
in regiment noted for its active, hard and
gallant services throughout all the period
covered by the greatest of our Indian wars
from 1866 TO 1890. His services in the west
covered almost the whole frontier from
Texas and Arizona on the southern border
to Montana on the northern. AT the out
break of the war with Spain Major Bell
sailed in command of a squadron of his
regiment to Cuba and was commended for
his gallant services in the first fight, where
he served under Gen. Young at La Guasima,
being one of the first officers to fall grieV-
ously wounded by Spanish bullet.
Colonel james S. Petit.
Col James S. Petit, a captain of the 1st
Infantry, but better known as colonel of
the 4th Immunes, was appointed from Ohio
to the Military Academy in 1874. He has
served with his regiment for many years in
the western states and territories, and has
also performed duty as professor of mill
tary science at Yale College, and also
instructor at the West Point Military Acad-
emy. Colonel Petit was the winner OF
the gold medal in the largest prize essay
contest had by the Military Service 1nsu-
tuition of the United States during its entire
existence. AT the outbreak of the war with
Spain Captain Petit was ordered to duty
in the office of the adjutant general and re-
ceiVed the appointment of major and assist
ant adjutant general of volunteers. He as
sisted in organizing the volunteer army
and was then appointed to be colonel of
the 4th United States Volunteer Infantry
QmmunesD and developed this regiment in
to splendid body of men whose efficiency
was commented upon by all who witnessed
their appearance In the jubilee parade,
which passed before the President recently
in this city.
Captain E. E. Hardin.
Capt. Edward E. Hardin was appointed
to the Military Academy in 1870 from Ken
tucky. Upon graduation he was assigned
TO the 9TH Infantry, in which regiment he
served for many years the frontier, un-
der the late General GibbOn. He was for
four years an instructor at West Point and
for over two years he was on duty with the
New York National Guard, where his SER
vice met with such warm commendation at
the hands of the governor and those inter-
ested that he was selected for appointment
as colonel of the ID New York Volunteers
upon the outbreak of the war with Spain
his regiment did not get into active service
October, 1888.
Captain l.. A. Craig.
Capt. L. A. Craig, 9th Cavalry, was an
souri, in 1869, and upon graduating was as
signed to the 9th Infantry and sent to Old
Fort Laramie. He was subsequently trans
ferred to the 9Th Cavalry, and has served
with the regiment for about twenty-five
years He was adjutant of the regiment
IN 1888, and again in 1886 He was at one
time instructor in the department of cav
airy, for four years, at West Point
AT the outbreak of the war with Spain
he was on duty at Fort Myer, Va, and
went with his regiment to Chickamauga
Park, where he was detailed with his troop
as provost guard at Gen. Brooke's head
quarters. He was appointed major and as
slstant adJutant general in May, 1898, and
accompanied Gen. James H. Wilson to
Porto Rico and served with that army
through the campaign. Upon his return
to this country he was assigned to duty
with the 4th Corps, at Huntsville, and
when that corps was abolished, and the
regular troops scattered through the var-
Gus islands, he was mustered out of the
volunteer service April, 1899. He is at
present stationed at Boise barracks, Idaho.
Colonel Luther r.. Hare.
Col. Luther r. Hare, captain of the 7th
Cavalry, was appointed to the Military
Academy from Texas in 1870. He has sery-
ed in the 7th Cavalry for twenty-five years.
which is ample indication that he has had
wide and varied experience with troops
In the field. He was at one time an aid to
that distinguished soldier, Maj Gen.
Terry.
At the outbreak of the war with Spain
he was appointed by the governor of Texas
lieutenant colonel of the 1st Texas Cav
airy, and when the colonel of that regi-
ment was appointed brigadier general he
was appointed colonel, and continued as
such until November, 1898, when the regi-
ment was mustered out. This regiment
was placed on duty in Texas to relieve the
regular regiments going to the front.
Neither of the regiments, regular or vol
unteer, to which Col. Hare belonged, par
ticipated In the Spanish war outside of the