The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-07

8auy nigh Omcers OF the Amerfcan
Array Were Foreign BoRn.
That opportunities are not lacking In
the United States army Is we'll illustrated
by the number Of foreign-born citiseus
who have arisen to high rank In our army
since the civil var. Many Of these men
by their daring and loyalty have been
promoted from the ranks.
Chief In the liet IL Brig Gen. Theodore
Schwan. now In active command or one
of the columns under Gen. Otis In the
Philippines. Gen. 6chwan's place In the
army Ia that Of assistant adjutant gen.
erai, with the rank Of colonel. but at the
beginning Of the war with Spain he was
made brigadier and served with dis
tinction In the Porto Rico campaign, and
since has been sent to Luxon.
Gen. Schwan was born In Germany, and
came to this country when young man.
Prior to the civil war he enlisted as a
private In the Tenth United States cav
airy, and was promoted to quartcrmaster
sergeant of Company NJ. In October 1853,
he was appointed second lieutenant OF
the Tenth for meritorious service, and his
advancement since has been as rapid as
possible In an army so small as that
maintained by the United States.
Another German who held the rank OF
brigadier general of volunteers In the war
with Spain liz John w. Clous, a deputy
Judge advocate general, with the rank OF
lieutenant colonel in the regular army. He
also enlisted In the regular service pre-
svious to the civil war, being private I'm
Company X and later a member of the
band In the Ninth United States infantry.
He also served In the rank and file OF
the Sixth infantry. He came out of the
civil war captain of the Thirty-eighth
infantry. In the war with Spain he served
with merit in Cuba.
Ior an,,ll L. Txts NH
enlisted as private in the First artillery
prior to the civil war. He came out OF
that "unpleasantncss" a captain. with
the brevet of colonel. He now Is col
onel In the quartermaster's department.
Charles d. A. Loeffer the storekeepcr
In the quartermaster's department. Is a
German and enlisted In 1858 In the cav
airy. He now holds the rank Of captain.
Even Eagan. whose controversy with
Gen. Miles over the beef furnished to the
army led to his retiring from active SER
vice, was born in Ireland He started In
the Washington Territorial infantry and
became second lieutenant In the regu-
lar service after the civil war. He rose
to be a brigadier general before the beef
scandal ruined him.
Among the surgeons In the army are
many foreign born men, chief among
whom are Lieut.. Col Charles Smart. born
In Scotland; Lieut.. Col. Peter j. A. Cleary,
born in Malta; Lieut. Col. Egon A. Koerp-
or. born In Prussia Maj. A. C. Girard,
born In Switzerland: Maj J. b. Girard,
born In France, and Maj. A. A. De Loire,
also born in France.
Among the line officers Is Lieut. Col.
Henry Wagner. OF the Fourth cavalry,
German. He enlisted as a private prior
to the civil war and came out as first
lieutenant in the Eleventh infantry. Lieut..
Col. Michael Cooney is an Irishman, who
enlisted before the war as private and
came out a first lieutenant of the Ninth
cavalry.
Samuel M. Whitside, until recently col
onel of the Tenth cavalry. is Canadian.
He enlisted previous to the civil war az
a private.