Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-26
MORE VOLUNTEER OFFICERS
Commission Given to Another District Vol
unteer.
Men From Delaware, Maine, Penn
sylvania and New York Selected
by the Secretary of War.

The Secretary of War today announced
the following additional appointments in
the volunteer army now being raised for
service in the Philippines. Crhe numbers
following the names indicate the regiment
to which the officer has been assigneO:
From at Large.
To be first lieutenant Of volunteers, Lewis
T. Boisseau, late first lieutenant, 1st Dis
trict of Columbia Volunteers, 41st.
From Delaware.
To be first lieutenant of volunteers-Al-
bert W. Foreman, late lieutenant, 1st Della
ware Volunteers, 41st.
From Maine.
To be captain of volunteers-Isaac H.
Baker late captain, 1st Maine Volunteers,
46th.
To be first lieutenants of volunteers
Frank B. w. Welch, late lieutenant, 1st
Maine 47th; James w. Duuon, late lieu
tenant LIST Maine Artillery, 43d. These,
with the appointments heretofore made,
complete the quota from the state of
Maine
From Pennsylvania.
To be captains of volunteers-Harry L.
Bishop, late corporal, Company D, 10th
Pennsylvania Volunteers, 41st; Charles c.
McLain, late captain, 14th Pennsylvania
Volunteers, 47th; r. ]. Reaney, late cap
tain, I'd Pennsylvania Volunteers, 46th
John S. Fair, late lieutenant. 5th Pennsyl-
vania Volunteers, 43d; J. V. Cunningham,
late captain, 10th Pennsylvania Volunteers,
42d; Francis Pierpont Siviter first lieuten-
ant, 11th United States Infantry, 41st; L.
H. Simons, late second lieutenant, Com
pany C. 10th Pennsylvania Volunteers,
47th.
To be first lieutenant of volunteers
DCuPlaSS
dephia City Cavalry, 38th; Harry B.
Fletcher. late 1st U. S. Volunteer Cavalry,
10Th: Charles A. Cummins, late Company
E. 18th Pennsylvania Volunteers 41st:
Charles II. Roessing. late captain 18th
Pennsylvania Volunteers. 42d; Claude NJ.
Seaman, late sergeant, Company E, 4th
Pennsylvania Volunteers, 43d.
To be second Heutenants of volunteers
Samuel G. shartle, late sth Pennsylvania
Volunteers 3sth; W. Frank Mohr, late Gov
ernor's Troop, Pennsylvania Volunteer Cav
airy, 39th; Joseph c. Fighter. tr., late pri-
vate. Company G, 18th Pennsylvania Vol
unteers. 10th; Edwin j. Nolan, late lieu
tenant, I'd Pennsylvania Volunteers, 41st
Morris NJ. Keck. late second lieutenant 9th
Pennsylvania Volunteers, 42d; Louis H.
Leaf, Company H, LIST U. s. Cavalry 43d :;
Gustave Schlachter, late sergeant Sd Penn
sylvania Volunteers. 44th; Edwin c. Long,
late corporal. Company II. 10th Pennsyl-
vania Volunteers. 45th; George w. Earl, jr.,
late corporal, Company G, 9th Pennsylva-
MIA Volunteers, 46th; Thomas P. Murphy,
late second lieutenant. 18th Pennsylvania
Volunteers, 47th; Alexander A. Ewing. late
private, 10th Pennsylvania Volunteers,
41st; George L. Jackson. late first lieuten-
ant, 9th Pennsylvania Volunteers, 47th; M
Avery, Company e. Sth U. 8. Infantry,
43d; Horace M Claxton, private, Company
F, 2Sth U. 8. Infantry, 41st; Henry F. Elge,
late lieutenant. 18th Pennsylvania Vo!un-
teers, 47th; Walter S. Price, late sergeant,
Company K, I'd Pennsylvania Volunteers,
43d; Frank S. Leisenring, late private, Com
pany c, Sth Pennsylvania Volunteers, 46th
Rudolph E. Smyser. late private, Company
A, Sth Pennsylvania Volunteers, 47th.
These, with the appointments heretofore
made complete the quota from the state
Of Pennsylvania.
From New York.
To be major of volunteers-Lewis E.
Goodier, late lieutenant colonel, 203d New
York Volunto ers. 3Sth
To be captain of volunteers-Frank Keck
late captain, 11th New York Volunteers
42d: Albert ]. Myer. late major 2O2d New
York Volunteers, 43d; NJ. J. Spellman, late
major, Goth New York Volunteers Add
| William H. Chaplin, late lieutenant colonel
| 65th New York Volunteers, Attn; Frank
| Russell Curtis, late captain, Sth New York
Volunteers, 44th; Mgheels B. Butler, late
major, Sd New York Volunteers. 10th: Johr
| K Sague late captain, 1st New York Vol.
| unteers, 47th; Samuel s. OConnor. late
| captain, 9th New York Volunteers 46th
| Henry c. Barthman, late major, 47th New
| York Volunteers. 44th; John C. Hegarty
late first lieutenant. Company B. 9th New
York Volunteers. 41st; George L. Baker