Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-18
NEW LIEUT.. COLONIES
Sketch of Their Careers Prepared by the
War Department.
Will Assist Commanders of the VOlun-
teer Regiments just Authorized
by the President.

The War Department has prepared
sketches of the ten lieutenant colonies of
volunteers whose appointments We're an
nounced yesterday. as follows:
Charles ]. Crane was born in Mississippi
and appointed from Texas; graduated Mil
tary Academy, class of 1877; second lieu
tenant. oath Infantry, June 1o 1877: first
lieutenant, March 20, 1879; captain, July 4,
1892; colonel 9th United States Volunteer
Infantry, May 81, 1898. to May % 1899. He
served mainly with his regiment on the
western frontier in Texas, Indian territory,
Arizona and New Mexico, December 1877
to October, 1896, except while on college
duty December 1881, to November. 1882
and on duty at the Military Academy, Au-
gust, 1888, to July, 1890; at Fort Douglas
Utah, October, 1896, to April, 1898. and at
Tampa, Fla, to May. 1898; commanding
9th United States Volunteer Infantry at
New Orleans, La, to August, 1898, and at
San Louis. Cuba, to muster out of regi-
ment. May, 1880; sailed with his company
for Manila, July IA, and arrived there Au-
gust II. 1899.
John II. Beacon is forty-two years old :
was born in and appointed from Ohio: grad
uate Military Academy. class of 1882; sec
ond lieutenant. 18th Infantry, June 49,
1852: transferred to Sd Infantry, April 10,
1888; first lieutenant, January 20, 1888;
captain. 9th Infantry, April 26, 1898; cap
May II. 1898: lieutenant colonel assistant
adjutant general volunteers, August y
1898, to April, 1899. He served with his
regiment on the western frontier Septem-
Der, 1882, to August, 1887, except while I'M
der instructions at the Engineer and Tor
pedo School, Willets Point, N Y, Decem-
Der, 1883, to September. 1890; on duty at
the Military Academy, August, 1897, to
of the Sd Division. It'll Corps, to September
1888; adjutant general, department of San
tiago. to April, 1899, and on sick leave TO
date.
John s. Mallory was born in and appoint-
ed from Virginia. graduate Military Acad-
envy, class of 1879; second lieutenant I'd
infantry June IL. 1879; first lieutenant,
April 10. 1888; captain, December 3. 1897
major, inspector general volunteers, June
20, 1895
He served mainly with regiment on the
western frontier, in Washington, Idaho and
Nebraska. He served as aid-de-camp to
General Wheaton and acting Judge advo-
cate. department California, August to De-
cember, 1881: college duty November
1888, to September. 1856: was acting chief
quartermaster and chief commissary sub
sistence during the Sioux campagn at Pine
Ridge agency. South Dakota November
1880, to November, 1891; again aid -de-camp
to General Wheaton, May, 1892, to Febru-
airy, 1897, and judge advocate, department
Colorado, February. 1897 to May, 1898,
when he accompanied General Otis to Ma
Mia, and has since been there on duty as
ihspeStoi StHeTdl, ~ DlNlSiOn, Stn corps.
Enoch II. Crowder was born in and APP
pointed from Missouri; graduate Military
Academy, class of 1881; second lieutenant,
sth Cavalry, June II. 1881; first lieutenant,
July g. 1885; major, judge advocate. Janu-
airy IL, 1895; lieutenant colonel, judge ad-
vocate volunteers, June %, 1893.
He served with regiment in Texas. Sep
TENDER. 1881, to July, 1884: duty at Jeffer-
son barracks, Missouri, October, 1854, to
June, 1885; on college duty, June, 1885, to
July, 1885; in the field in New Mexico OPP
Grating against Indians. July to October.
1888; college duty October, 1886. to Sep
TENDER, 1889; with regiment at Fort Yates,
Dakota. to February, 1894; judge advocate,
department Of the Platte, to April, 1893; at
Mobile, Ala, as judge advocate of the LIST
Independent Division, to May, 1895; sailed
for Manila in June. 1898. and on duty there
since then as judge advocate, department
of the Pacific.
Edward B. Pratt 23d Infantry, was born
in Virginia and appointed from Michigan;
second lieutenant. 23d Infantry. December
H. 1872; first lieutenant, June %, 1878; cap
tain, January Is, 1891; major, July -, 1879
He served with his regiment on the west
ern frontier except while on recruiting