The evening times., 1899-08-18
new OFFICERS RECORDS
Where the Ten Lieutenant COlOnels
Have Served.
John Bigelow, Jr., Was at One Time
Adjutant General of the National
bia-Many Have Seen Service at
Posts ON the Western Frontier.

The following are the records of the new
ly-appointed lieutenant colonies for the ten
regiments ordered by the President and
Secretary of War yesterday:
Bernard A. Byrne was born in Kentucky,
and appointed from the District of Colum-
bia. He was commissioned second lieu
tenant in the Sixth Infantry on October IL.
1875; first lieutenant. December 81, 1882 and
captain, November 8, 1894. He served with
his regiment on the Western frontier to
August, 1890; at Fort Thomas, KY, to
April. 1898; at Tampa, Fla, to June, 1898.
He commanded battalion of his regiment
in the campaign against Santiago, Cuba to
August, 1898. He was on sick leave to
November. 1898; with his regiment at Fort
Thomas, KY, to May, 1893; en- route to
and in the Philippines to date.
Francis Michler was born in New York
and appointed from Pennsylvania. He was
a cadet at the United States Military Acad-
emy from September, 1866, TO June Is, 1870
He received commission as second lieu
tenant Fifth Cavalry, June 15, 1870; was
made first lieutenant, November II, 1876,
and captain, May %, 1888. He was ap-
pointed lieutenant colonel and assistant
adjutant general OF volunteers May 10, 1898,
and honorably mustered out on May II,
1899 He served with his regiment on the
Western frontier to July, 1873; was on
leave to January, 1874; aide -de-camp TO
General Schofield from January, 1874, to
July, 1878; adjutant at Military Academy,
July. 1873. to March, 1881; with regiment
on Western frontier TO September. 1854;
recruiting service to August, 1886; with
regiment on Western frontier to November,
1892; aide-de-camp to General Miles tas
assistant adjutant general volunteers at
headquarters army, May, 1898, to May,
1899, serving in United States and Porto
Rico) to date.
Charles J. Crane was born in Mississippi
and appointed from Texas. He is grad
uate of the Military Academy, class of
1877 On June Is, 1877. he was appointed
second lieutenant Twenty-fourth Infantry;
promoted to first lieutenant March 20,
1879: captain July T. 1892, and served as
colonel of the Ninth U. S. Volunteer In
fantry from May 81, 1896. TO May %, 1899.
He served with his regiment on the West
ern frontier in Texas. Indian Territory,
Arizona, and New Mexico from December,
1877, to October, 1896, except while on col
lege duty from December, 1881, to No
vember. 1882, and on duty at the Military
Academy from August, 1888, TO July, 1880.
He was at Fort Douglas, Utah. October,
1896 20 April, 1885, and at Tampa, Fla,
to May. 1898. He commanded the Ninth
United States Volunteer Infantry al New
Orleans to August, 1898, and at San Louis,
Cuba, to muster out of regiment, May,
1899. He sailed with his company for
Manila on July IA and arrived there Au
gust IL, 1898.
John H Beacon was born in and appoint
ed from Ohio, graduating from the Militia
ry Academy in the class of 1882. He was
commissioned second lieutenant, Eighth
eenth Infantry, June 13, 1882; transferred
to Third Infantry, April 10, 1888; made
first lieutenant January 20, 1888; captain
Sixth Infantry, April 26, 1883; captain and
assistant adjutant general volunteers,
May y, 1898, and served as lieutenant col
onel and assistant adjutant general of VOL
unteers from August 81, 1898 TO April, 1899.
He served with his regiment on the Wes-
tern frontier, September, 1882 to August,
1887, except while under Instructions at
the Engineer and Torpedo School, Willets
Point. y. Y, December. 1889 to Septem-
Der, 1890 He was on duty at the Military
Academy from August 1897 TO June, 1898;
in Florida as adjutant general of the Third
Division, Seventh Army Corps, to Sep
tember, 1898; adjutant general, Depart
ment of Santiago to April, 1899. and on
sick leave TO date His age is forty-two
years.
John S. Mallory was born in and ap-
pointed from Virginia. He graduated
from the Military Academy in the class
of 1879 He was commissioned second
lieutenant OF the Second Infantry June 13,
1879; first lieutenant, April 10. 1888; cap
tain, December 3, 1897, and major inspec-
tor general of volunteers, June 20, 1895
He has served mainly with his regiment
M hp in Wac
Idaho. and Nebraska; he served as aide
de-camp TO General Wheaton, and acting
judge advocate, Department of California,
from August to December, 1881. He was
on college duty from November, 1888. to
September, 1856. and was acting chief
quartermaster and chief commissary of
subsistence during the Sioux campaign at
Pine Ridge Agency, S. D.. November. 1890.
TO November, 1891; he was again aide-de-
camp to General Wheaton from May, 1892,
to February, 1897, and judge advocate, De-
partment of Colorado. from February
1897, to May, 1898, where he accompanied
General Otis to Manila, and has since
been there on duty as inspector general,
Second Division, Eighth Corps.
Enoch II. Crowder was born in and ap-
pointed from Missouri. He is graduate
of the Military Academy in the class of
1881. He was commissioned second lieu
tenant, Eighth Cavalry, June IL. 1881: first
lieutenant. July 5. 1886; major judge ad-
vocate, January IL, 1895, and lieutenant
colonel judge volunteers, June %, 1893. He
served with regiment in Texas from Sep
tember, 1881, to July 1884; was on duty at
Jefferson Barracks. Missouri from Octo-
ber, 1884, to June, 1885; on college duty
from June. 1885. to July, 1886; in the field
in New Mexico operating against Indians
from July to October, 1886; college duty
from October, 1886, to September, 1889;
with regiment at Fort Yates. Dakota, to
February. 1894; Judge Advocate Depart
ment of the Platte to April. 1898; at Mo-
bile, Alabama. as Judge Advocate of the
First Independent Division to May, 1S9S
He sailed for Manila in June 1898, and
has been on duty there since then as Judge
Advocate OF the Department Of the Pacific
Edward B. Pratt was born in Virginia
and appointed from Michigan. He rose to
the rank Of second lieutenant, Twenty third
Infantry, December Il, 1872; first Iieuten-
ant. June 25, 1878; captain. January Is
1891, and major. July 19, 1899. He served
with his regiment on the Western frontier.
except while on recruiting service, from
October, 1895 to October, 1897; in cam
Paign against the Apache Indians in Ari-
zona. from August, 1873, to July 1874; OF
the Powder River expedition against Sioux
Indians in November and December, 1876:
with regiment at Fort Clark, Tex, from
October, 1897. to April, 1898; at New Or
leans. La. to May. 1898, and en- route to
and in Philippines he has been commanding
a battalion of his regiment since August
10, 1898.
John Bigelow, jr., was born in and ap-
pointed from New York. He was a ca
det at the Military Academy from July 1.
1873 to June. 1877; second lieutenant Tenth
Cavalry. June Is, 1877: first lieutenant
September "a, 1883, and captain April 10,