The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-31
THE LIST COMPLETED.
Officers Recommended for Brevet by the
Commission.

mlnission.
Washington, Jan. 30.-The board con-
sisting of Generals Schwan and Boynton
and Colonel Carter, which has been for
some time past arranging the list of
army officers to be recommended for bre-
vets. having completed that portion of
the work involving the Santiago cam
paign, it was to-day forwarded to the
senate for confirmation of the names.
The board was guided by the following
rules in making up the lists:
For the Santiago campaign, one brevet
to be awarded to each officer recommend
ed, giving, as far as possible. the date
of July !. 1898, when the principal action
of this campaign took place, as the date
| to be borne on the brevet commission.
Regular officers serving volunteers
to be breveted as volunteers. Those
serving with the regulars to be brevetted
in the regular service. The board also
decided to regard the La Quasima fight
on June "a. 1898, as a separate and dis
tnct battle from the engagements fought
near Santiago.
The board also decided not to recon-
mend brevets for those officers who were
promoted to be general officers of vol
unteers for services in these campaigns.
The board has carefully considered all the
reports which have come into their pos
session and recommended that the follow
ing brevets be bestowed. as specified in
each case. Each of the following Off
GERS named has been recommended by
the board for brevet for the higher grade
regulars receiving brevets in the regular
army and volunteers brevets in the vol
unteers:
Brigadier General William r. Shafter
Lieutenant f. G. McClernand. adjutant
general: Lieutenant Colonel George McC:
Derby. Z. S. engineers: First Lieutenant
John d. MileS, 5th artillery: Major R. H.
Noble. assistant adjutant general; Lieu
tenant Colonel J. J. Astor inspector gem
eral; Major S. w. Crosbeck judge advo-
vate; Major c. G. Starr, inspector gem
eral; Captain Stewart A. Brice, commits
sary; Captain F. H. Plummer 10th infan-
try; Captain ]. c. Gilmore, assistant ad-
jutant; Captain w. H. McKittrick assist
ant adjutant general: Captain William
Astor Chanler, assistant adjutant general;
Captain A. l.. Mills, assistant adjutant
general.
The following of the 1st cavalry: Major
J. NJ. Bell, to be colonel: Captain T. T.
Knox. Captain r. P. P. Wainwright. Cap
tain ]. G. Galbraith. First Lieutenant G.
L. Byram, First Lieutenant 4. f. Traub,
First Lieutenant E. s. Wright Second
Lieutenants r. c. Williams and H. c.
Smither.
The following of the 10th cavalry:
Major S. T. Norvell, Captains w. H.
Beck, W. c. Ayres and j. W. Watson;
First Lieutenant r. ]. Fleming. Second
Lieutenants George Widmore and A. NJ
Miller. jr.
Colonel Leonard Wood. Lieutenant
Colonel Roosevelt Assistant Surgeon
j. r. Church, to be captain; Captain
Allyn Capron, Captain j. H. McClintock
all of the 1st volunteer cavalry (Rough
Riders.
Major w. D. Beach, engineer officer:
ntaj n 1aTn ,ly
First Lieutenant 7. r.. Rivers, Sd cavalry:
Second Lieutenant W. p. Smedburg, 4th
cavalry; Second Lieutenant H. o. Will
lard, 10th cavalry; Second Lieutenant F.
r. Mccoy, 10th cavalry: T. A. Suttock.
assistant surgeon; Second Lieutenant
William Whitman, 1st cavalry.
Brigadier General Duffied, Captain c.
d. Wilcox, assistant adjutant general;
Captain j. H. Mcmillan. quartermaster:
Captain Fred NJ. Alger. assistant adjutant
general: Captain c. D. Rhodes, assistant
adjutant general; First Lieutenant S. NJ
F'oote, 4th artillery; Captain l.. NJ. Brett.
20 cavalry; Major Fl. r. Allen assistant
adjutant general; Second Lieutenant F.
NJ Leary, ID cavalry; Major A. c.
Sharpe, assistant adjutant general; Ma
jor Philip Reade, inspector general; Cap
tain L. G. McAlexander. assistant quar-
termaster; Major S. Q. Robinson, surgeon:
Captain II. c. Fisher. assistant surgeon;
Captain w. B. Bannister, assistant sur
geon; Captain William e. Horton. assist
ant adjutant general; First Lieutenant G.
e Manning. Sd Ohio volunteer infantry;
Captain II. c. Carbaugh, assistant adju-
tant general; Major c. Creighton Webb
inspector general. Lieutenant Colonel A. |
G Wagner, assistant general Major H. |
5. kilbourne. surgeon; Captain II. NJ. |
Hallock, assistant surgeon: Major j. A. |
Logan, assistant adjutant general; Major |
s. j. Ives, surgeon. Major II. f. Wilkin- |
son, commissary; Captain W. NJ. Wright, |