Omaha daily bee., 1899-08-31
NEW HONORS FOR NEBRASKA
Batch of Names Designated for Appointment
in Volunteer Regiment
CONSIDERATION OF FAITHFUL SERVICES
w. c. Taylor for Captain. william q,
Donne First Lieutenant, Lewis =.
Ryan, Ernest u. Weber aud o.
n. Perry Second L~ieutenants.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30.-Iu consideration
Of faithful service rendered ms enlisted men
the secretary of war has designated the fol-
lowing for appointment in the volunteer
regiments:
From Nebraska-To be captain of volun-
teers: w. C. Taylor. late major First Ne
braska, Thirty-ninth; Charles MARBLE, late
captain Third Nebraska, Fortieth.
To be first lieutenants: william G..
Doane. late first lieutenant Third Nebraska,
Thirty-eighth.
Lewis s. Ryan, second lieutenant First
Nebraska, Forty-ffth.
Ernest o. Weber, late second lieutenant
First Nebraska, Fortieth.
o. II. Perry, late first lieutenant Second
Nebraska, Forty-fourth.
Appointments for Illinois.
From 1llinois-To be captains: Paul 3.
Line, late captain First Illinois cavalry,
Thirty-eighth.
Joseph b.. Caughey, late major Third Illi-
nois, Thirty-ninth.
Thomas l.. McGirr, late captain Sixth I'LL
nois. Fortieth.
James Clark, late captain Seventh Illinois,
Forty first.
James E. Hill, late captain Ninth Illinois,
Forty-second.
James L. Malley. late captain Seventh rlli-
nois. Forty-fourth.
w. B. Capps, late captain Fifth Illinois,
Forty-ffth. .
Samuel s. Houston, late captain Fourth
Illinois, Forty-seventh.
Thomas l. MAR, late captain Second ILL
nois, Forty-sixth.
Benjamin F. Patrick. late adjutant First
Illinois, Forty-ffth.
| tn he frat Iieutenapts. Frederirlx Rover
late first lieutenant First Illinois infantry,
Thirty-ninth.
Eugene E. Barton, late captain Fourth
Illinois. Fortieth.
N. p. Pavey, late captain First Illinois,
Thirty-eighth.
A. c.. Mcintosh, late Sixth Illinois, Forty
first.
George p. Tyner, late captain First ILL
nois, Forty-ffth.
J. R. McAndrews, late lieutenant Second
volunteer engineers, Forty-second.
Jesse S. Gorwood, late lieutenant Second
Illinois, Forty-seventh.
A. l.. Castle, late adjutant Fifth Illinois.
Forty-ffth.
To be second lieutenants: T. II. White,
late Seventh Illinois, Thirty-ninth.
Benjamin R. Hall, late lieutenant Third
| Illinois, Forty-fourth.
e. w. Mumford, late First Illinois, Forty
fifth.
R. H. Sutherland, late corporal Battery A,
Illinois artillery. Forty-fourth.
General Appointments.
To be first lieutenants: John e. Hemphill.
first sergeant, Troop F, Seventh cavalry,
Thirty-frst.
Michael H. Barry, regimental quartermas-
ter, sergeant, First cavalry, Thirty ninth.
Thomas Ryan, first sergeant, Troop X,
First cavalry, Fortieth.
Philip Powers. ordnance sergeant, u, S.
A., Forty-third.
Philip X. Sweet. Troop D, Eighth cavalry.
discharged in 1892. served, in Rough Riders.
Forty-sixth. ~
Jens E. stedje, sergeant, Troop A, Second
cavalry, Forty-seventh.
Contant S. Butterick. sergeant major,
Eighth United States infantry, Forty-sixth.
Benjamin Kossman, post quartermaster
sergeant, U. S. A, Fortieth.
J. D.. Watson, frst-class sergeant signal
corps, Forty-ffth.
To be second lieutenants: Howard Lee
Landers, Troop A, Fifth cavalry, discharged
in Porto Rico, Forty-arst.
Allan L. Briggs, First cavalry, discharged
December, 1898, Forty-seventh.
Consuelo A. Sloane, sergeant, Troop G,
Third cavalry. Forty-frst.
Charles J. Weinheimer, non-commissioned,
Twenty-seventh infantry volunteers. prior
service Fourth U. S. V. infantry, Thirty
ninth.
Robert A. Caldwell, private, Company c,
Fourth cavalry, Forty-second.
Davis c. Anderson, sergeant, Troop C,
Fourth cavalry, Fortieth.
w. G. Taylor was originally captain OF
Company l. OF Omaha and was promoted to
be major of the regiment.
Charles H. MARBLE was captain of Com
pany c from Omaha in the Third regiment.
William G. Doane was first lieutenant In
the same company.
Ernest o. Weber was second lieutenant
of Company X Of Columbus in the First
Nebraska.
Orville Perry was first lieutenant of Com
pany M Of Grand Island, Second Nebraska.
Lewis s. Ryan was a lieutenant in Com
pany d, Lincoln, in the First Nebraska.
He was regimental quartermaster sergeant
before being promoted to a lieutenancy.
Wallace c. Taylor, late major OF the First
Nebraska volunteers, who has been offered a
captaincy In one Of the new volunteer reg
iments about to be organized, has tele-
graphed the War department a request for
a little time In which to take the matter
under advisement. He expects to make a
decision within a few days.
w. G.. Doane and Charles MARBLE were
also Omaha men among these selected by
the War department and the president for
officers in the new regiments. the former
being offered a first lieutenancy and the lat
ter a captaincy. Doane was a first ~lieuten-
ant in the Third Nebraska, and MARBLE a
captain In the same regiment. Both prefer
not to say yet whether they will accept.
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