The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-11
OFFICERS ron NEW REGIMENTS
The President Appoints -Four Lieutenant
COlOnela of Xolnntnnra

the President Appoints -Four Lieutenant
Colonies of Volunteers.
| WAsHINoToN. July 10.-The War Department
made public this morning the following APP
pointments by the President OF Lieutenant
| Colonies OF volunteers:
Major j. +. Bell Assistant Adlutant- q eneral
OF volunteers. was appointed from Kentucky
to West Point In 1874. and upon graduation
entered the cavalry service. where he served In
the Seventh. OF which he Ia now a Captain
with the exception OF a tour OF college duty
and his brief tour as aide to Gen, FORSYTH he
has been on duty with his regiment At the
outbreak OF the war with Spain he was sent to
the Philippines with Gen. Merritt, and had
charge OF the Bureau OF Military Information
at headquarters, department of Manila He was
subsequently appointed Major and engineer
| officer and recently was mtde Major and As
sistant Acknowledgement OF volunteers His
conduct In Manila has been particularly dis
tingushed, and he has been recommended for
medals and brevets. He Is now on duty in
those islands.
Herbert II. Sargent. born in and appointed
from Illinois, a cadet at the Military Acad-
envy. July !. 1870. to June -. 1893: Sec
| ond Lieutenant Second Cavalry June 10
1898; First Lieutenant Second Cavalry June
~. 1890; Reglmental Quarterlnaster June 10.
1898. to June IL. 1908 Captain March 2. 1899;
Major aud Assistant Adiutant- General of VOL
unteers May H. 1898. declined Colonel Fifth
United States Volunteer Infantry May 20, 1919;
mustered out May 81. 1890. lie organized
and commanded tho Fifth United States Vol
unteer Infantry and served in Cuba.
John J. Breroton. born in and appointed
from New Jersey: graduate OF Military
Academy. class Of 1877; Second Lieutenant
IsS9sgEprtsh .v lnSsntTy June IT, lS Frat
ousy on Western frontier duty. except eolese
SSiH,yi sentembsr, 1871; to October ls5;
| displayed marked GOODNESS at the battle Of San
Juan cuba vi" was MAJOR and Chiet Quartermas
| Cuba, Dec. 81. 1893. to May. II. 1900: now On
two months, !eaye in Rhode Island.
Point from MarJan IN and alter 70 sr SHs.
alton was assigned to the Tenth Infantry.
ne ns sEa New sS
Oklahoma with the exception OF detail as an
wa. On duty in Cuba a. Brigade Qnartermsst aq
at the headGuartors o.. the Fifth Corps and then
tauk Point. lie was recommended Tor breyet
| for galantry in action at Santiago. Cuba. lie
i now on duty as aide to Gen. Shaiter at San
Secretary Alger announced this afternoon
the following appointments to the volunteer
mo BE T,t 5Go4s oTWey heu
teer !nfsnt Eho Alvin 4 Barrier formally Ma
sSasss5.H % HT5sSy t5is tsss
volunteer Infantry; Eastman Curry. formerly
Sergeant, MAJOR Twenty Infantry ia;
s96 cHys formerly Gpptan Second United
formerly First lieutenant Third Ms souri So
TEn nns,F Cl9nds : Fres formerly CAPTAIN
formerly Captain First Kentucky; John II.
Goldman, formerly CAPTAIN sixth Missouri Vol
worthy, formerly Captain seventh California
Fst Snn dar GefF 2TneFy
ShnrS + Rssss j3h in
" Captain Battery A. Missouri Artillery Will
liam Tuthsrly; formerly ;, Major, First Now
MSGry go%
Carolina Volunteers; Reuben A Whinple, for
merry Major Second Massachusetts, Volunteer
TO Be First Iientenants- J; Arnold.
formerly taptaln, TGird Tennessee; Hairy H d.
tTniltgd states voluntsSrH Intahtry; Thomss g. T.
First Lieutenant First Georgia Volunteers !;
Hi%th Iowa HoIa1t s S; William &ar5sy f% oS:
9Te f2rmerly First Twelfth New
Captain, Fourteenth Minnesota Volunteers;
Frank f. Edwards, formerly Second I.ieutcn-
Trd
unteer Engineers Edwin s. Hartshorn, for
merly of New York volunteers; James c. lIi4on
formerly Captain, Fifth ,gDted States voIun-
teer Infantry: Henry NJ. Morrow. formerly
Lieutenant Third Nebraska; William NJ Meek.
formerly First Lieutenant Third Tennessee
| William 8. Mapcs. formerly Major Second No
braska Volunteer Infantry: Edward O'Flah-
erty. formerly Sergeant Sixteenth Infantry
George b. Rodney, formerly Second iieutenant
Delaware Volunteer Infantry: william =;
Screws. formerly Second Lieutenant Third
Alabama Volunteers: Thomas H. Underwood.
formerly Captain Fifth United States Volun
CAPTAIN 2O2d New York volunttsess,rT tel; :,
To BE Second Leutenants-William h. Arm:
strong. formerly Second Lieutenant Second
Alabama Volunteers: Walter q. Bowman. for
merly private lBOth Indiana Volunteers
| Arthur G. Duncan, formerly private First
| United States Volunteer Cavalry Geo NJ. Hol-
ley formerly Second Lieutenant Third United
States Volunteer EngincerS: Henry r. Love,
formerly Corporal First United States ,Volun.
teer Cavalry MarionB. MADISON, formerly First
Lieutenant volunteers; Philip Mowry, formerly
YER. formerly First Sergeant Troop f., Sixth
Cavalry: Robert Dewey Russell, formerly Sec
, ond Lieutenant Twelfth New York Volunteers
MILFORD Twyman, formerly Second LIEUTENANT
First Kentucky Volunteers: George A, Vernon
formerly private CompanyC. Third Nehrasks
, Volunteers Charles H. Wilson. formerly Cap
tain Second Nebraska Infantry; II. Carl Young
formarlv Tenth ppnnsylyania.