The record-union., 1899-07-11
OFFICERS OF VOLUNTEERS.
A NUMBER OF APPOINTMENTS
BY THE PRESIDENT.
Major Bell and Captains Sargent
Breereton and Plummer to be
Lieutenants Colonel.

WASHINGTON, July 1O.-The Presi-
dent has made the following appoint
ments in the volunteer army, the for
mer service of each officer following
the name:
|. To be Lieutenants Colonel:
| Major J. F. Bell, Assistant Adjutant
General of Volunteers, now serving in
the Philippines. He was appointed
| from Kentucky to West Point in 1874.
He went to Manila with General Mer-
rift, and has had charge of the Bureau
of Military Information.
Captain Herbert G. Sargent, who was
! Colonel of the Fifth Immune Regiment
during the war with Spain. He was ap-
pointed to West Point from Illinois.
/ Captain John Breereton of the Twen,
/ ty-fourth Infantry. He was appointed
| from New Jersey to West Point, and
! graduated in 1877, since which time he
has been with the Twenty-fourth In
/ fantry. He was in the battle of San
Juan HILL and highly commended for
his GOODNESS and bravery.
Captain E. II. Plummer Tenth In
fantry. He was appointed to West
Point from Maryland in 1873. During
the Spanish, war he was on duty in
| Cuba as Brigade Quartermaster at the
headquarters of the Fifth Corps. Cap
| tain Plummer was recommended for
brevet for gallantry in action at San
tiago.
To be MajorT-Frank A. Cook, former
ly Lieutenant Colonel First Rhode
Island Volunteers.
To be Captains-James B. Adams,
First Lieutenant Fourteenth U. S. V.
Infantry; Alvin, A. Barker, Major First
Rhode Island Volunteers; John Bord-
man, Captain First Massachusetts,
Heavy Artillery; Frank F. Crenshaw,
First Lieutenant Third U. S. v. Infan-
try; Eastman Curry, Sergeant Major
Twenty-second Infantry; Jacob H. Cul-
yer, Captain Second U. S. v Cavalry;
Lander Cravens, First Lieutenant
Third Missouri Volunteers; Claud S.
Fries, Captain Fourth New Jersey Vol
unteers; Paul c. Galleher, Captain
First Kentucky: John II. Goldman,
Captain Sixth Missouri; Charles D.
Garther, Captain Ninth u. S. v. Infan-
try; Samuel r. Langworthy, Captain
California Volunteers; John Van Ness
Phillip, Lieutenant Fourth u S. V.
Infantry; Charles E.. Reese, Captain
One Hundred and Forty-ninth Indiana
Volunteers; Frank N. Pumbold, Captain
Battery A, Missouri Artillery; William
Tutherly. Major First New Hampshire
Volunteers; 1t. T. Thompson, Lieuten-
ant Second South Carolina Volunteers;
Reuben Whipple, Major Second Massa.
chusetts Volunteer Infantry.
To be First Lieutenants-Robert F.
Arnold. Captain Third Tennessee; Har-
ry D.. Brasian, Captain Seventh Ohio
Infantry; Kent Browning. Fourth u S.
v. Infantry; Thomas G.. Bradley, First
u. S. v. Cavalry; Walter P. Corbett,.
First Lieutenant First Georgia Volun-
teers; Robert T. Crawford, Sergeant
Company E, Forty-ninth Iowa Volun-
teers; William Murray Connell, First
Lieutenant Twelfth New York volun-
teers; Steward NJ Decker, Captain
Fourteenth Minnesota Volunteers;
Frank E. Edwards, Second Lieutenant
Sixth Massachusetts,; James D. Faunt-
leroy, Captain Third U. S. Engineers;
Edwin S. Hartshorn, Twelfth New York
Volunteers; James c. Hixon, Captain
Fifth U. s. ". Infantry; Henry M.
Morrow, Lieutenant Third Nebraska;
William NJ. Meek. First Lieutenant
Third Tennessee: William s. Mapes.
| Major Second Nebraska Volunteer In
fantry; Edward O'Flaherty, Sergeant
Company D.. Sixteenth Infantry; Geo.
B. Rodney, Second Lieutenant First
Delaware Volunteers; William p.
Screws, Second Lieutenant Third Ala
| bama Volunteers; Thomas H. Under
| wood, Captain Fifth U. S. Infantry.
To be Second Lieutenants-William
K. Armstrong, Second Lieutenant Sec
ond Alabama Volunteers; Walter O.
Bowman, private One, Hundred and
Sixtieth Indiana Volunteers: Arthur G.
Duncan, private First United States
Volunteer Cavalry; George M. Holley,
Second Lieutenant Third United States
Volunteer Engineers; H. K. Love, COR
poral First United States Volunteer
Cavalry: M. B. MADISON, First Lieuten-
ant Volunteers; Philip Mowrey, Ser
geant Company e, Sixth Cavalry; ].
Oliver, First Sergeant, Troop F, Sixth
Cavalry; Robert Dewey Russell, Seq
ond Lieutenant Twelfth New York Vol
unteers; George A. Vernon, Company
| G, Third Nebraska volunteers; Wilford
Twymann, Second Lieutenant First
Kentucky volunteers; Charles H VIE:
son, Captain Second Nebraska Infan-
ltry:. H. Carl Young. Tenth PennsyNa-
] mia. .
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