The times., 1899-07-07
NEW VOLUNTEER OFFICERS.
Seven CoIoneIs and Seven Majors fol
Philippine Service.

|
The President has appointed colonels
for eight of the ten volunteer regiments TO
be raised for service in the Philippines.
| Seven of them were announced yesterday
as follows:
Major James NJ. Bell. First Cavalry.
Capt James E. Petit First Infantry
Capt Edward E. Hardin, Seventh In
fantry.
Capt Luther R. Hare. Seventh Cavalry.
Major William A. Kobbe, Third Artil
lery.
! Capt. Cornelius Gardner. Nineteenth In
fantry.
These seven appointments. with that of
Major Edmund Rice, Third Infantry, 10
be colonel of the Twenty-sixth Vo-un-
teers. which had previously been an
nounced leave only two vacancies in the
commanding officers of the new reg men s.
The seven new colonels were assigned
to commands yesterday as follows:
Bell to the Twenty-seventh Infantry
Regiment, with headquarters at Camp
Meade. Pa; Petit, to the Twenty-e ghth
Camp Meade; Hardin, TO the Twenty
NINTH Fort Mcpherson, Ga: Gardner, TO
the Thirtieth, Fort Sheridan. H.; Craig,
to the Thirty-second. Fort Leayenworth,
Kans.; Hare, to the Thirty-third, Fort
Sam Houston, Texas; Kobbe TO the Thir-
ty-fifth, Vancouver Barracks, Washington.
The following sketches of the new col
onels are furnished by the Adjutant Gen.
eral:
Major James N. Bell, First Cavalry, was
appointed to the Army from Pennsylvania.
He served with distinction in the Civil
| War. and was mustered out as a cavalry
officer in 1855. He entered the regular
service as a second lieutenant in 1866, and
| in 1896 attained the rank of major and
was assigned to the First Cavalry. During
the civil war he was several times breyetted
for gallant and meritorious service. He
further distinguished himself in several of
the hardest Indian campaigns in the West
ern States. and was known as the fighting
captain of f Troop Of the Seventh Cavalry.
After leaving the Seventh Cavalry he was
assigned TO the First, and at the outbreak
OF the war with Spain he sailed in COM
mand of a battalion of his regiment to
Cuba. He was commended for his gallant
services in the first fight where he served
under General Young. being one of the
first officers to fall grievously wounded by
Spanish bullet.
Capt James S Petit, of the First In
fantry, but better known as colonel of the
Fourth Immunes, was appointed from Ohio
to the Military Academy in 1874. He served
with his regiment in the Western States
( and Territories and has also been an in
structor at the West Point Military Acad-
emy At the outbreak of the war with
Suain he was ordered to duty in the Office
of the Adjutant General and received the
appointment of majcr and assistant adiu-
tant general of volunteers. Later he was
appointed TO be colonel OF the Fourth
United States Volunteer Infantry Cm-
mune) which regiment was recently mus
tered out.
Capt. Edward E. Hardin was appointed to
the Military Academy in 1870 from Ken
lucky. Upon graduation he was assigned
! to the Seventh Infantry. For four years
he was an instructor at West Point, and
for over two years was on duty with the
New York National Guard. When hostili-
ties with Spain began he was appointed
colonel OF the Second New York Nolun-
teers. His regiment did not get into active
service during the war, and he was mus
tered out in October, 1898
Capt. L. a. Craig. Sixth Cavalry, was
appointed to the Military Academy in
1863 and upon graduating was ass gned to
the Ninth Infantry. He was subsequently
transferred to the Sixth Cavalry. and has
served with that regiment for about
twenty-five years. At the outbreak of the
war with Spain he was on duty at Fort
Myer, Va. He was later appointed ma .ol
and assistant adjutant general and serv-
ed with the army in the Porto R!can cam
&c paign. He was mustered out of the vo,-
/, unteer service in April, 1888.
h Capt. Luther r. Hare Seventh Cavalry
was appointed to the Military AcadeIn.
+ from Texas in 1870. He served in the Sew
enth Cavalry for twenty-five years. II
the Spanish-American war he was lieu
tenant colonel of the First Texas Cavalry
a later attaining the rank of colonel. Tn
~ regiment was mustered out in November
i, 1898.
;, Major William A. Kobbe, Third Artillery
- was appointed to the army from New York
:, He served with distinction throughout th'
- rebellion. In 1866 he was appointed to tn,
- Nineteenth Infantry and was subsequent,
= transferred to the artillery. He served TO
a number of years on the frontier and par
ie ticipated in several Indian campaigns Col
onef Kobbe is at present in the Philip
:, pines and was in command of about $50
III men who went up the Rio Grande to tn
T. assistance of General Lawton. He ha
/ been frequently commended for his goo
service in the Philippines.
4 Capt Cornelius Gardner. Nineteenth In
e. fantry. was appointed to the Militar
d. Academy from Michigan in 1863 He serv
ed during the Spanish war colonel c
a. the Thirty-frs Michigan Infantry, an
$ went with 1t to Cuba upon the occupatio
I'd of that island by the volunteers.
r The President has also named the fol
Of lowing officers to he majors of the Vol
unteer Infantry:
OF flFst Lieut. marry l.. fdNiuoiHe, oiAl
he he First Lieut. Walter C Short Tenth Cav
of airy.
r airy.
Of Capt F. NJ Steele. Eighth Cavalry
First Lieut.. Albert Laws, Twenty fourt
i, Infantry.
n n1 First Lieut. George L. Byram, First Cav
- airy.
y Second Lieut.. Joseph Wheeler. jr
Fourth Artillery.
The following sketches of the major
were given out by the Department.
le First Lieut.. Harry l.. Hawthorne, Sixt
- Artillery. was born in Minnesota, and ap
> pointed a second lieutenant in the Arm!
-, from Kentucky, in 1884. and promoted /
Au first lieutenant in 1881 He is n gradual
i, of the Artillery School at Fort Monroi
u He first distinguished himself in the Pin
is' Ridge campaign. and was severely wound
u ed in the battle with the Sioux Indians
Wounded Knee, and received medal
n honor for gallantry. Upon the outbrea
'it OF the war with Spain he went with n
y battery to the Philippine INnds, wheI
n imaginary Ailments.
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