The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-07-15
SOUTHERN MEN
ARE FAVORED
Many of Them Get Appointments
in Provisional Army,
ALABAMA GETS ANOTHER
Lieutenant E., ie of Second Ala.
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MAI. H : : LIEUTENANT COLONEL
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Served With Distinction in the War
With Spain, Having His Horse
Shot from Under Him at Bat
tie of Santiago.
MAI. h : LIEUTENANT COLONEL

Washington. July 4.-Webb C. Hays has
| been appointed lieutenant-coonel of the
Thirty-frst Infantry Volunteers He was
major of the First Ohio Volunteers during
the war with Spain. He was present at
the battle of Las Guiamas and at the battle
of Santiago, where he was wounded and his
horse killed under him. He was relieved
from duty General Skaters command,
and accompanied General Miles expedition
to Porto Rico. He was present at the land.
ing at Guanica, and accompanied General
Garrettsons brigade in the action on the
Yauco road He was recommended for
brevet MISUNDERSTANDING for his service
IN Santiago, and brevet colonel for his SER
vice in Porto Rico (
The president has made the following adj
army, each officers former service being
given: ,.., i
TO be captains:
Amos w. Brandt, captain Seventh U. s.
V. /.
Frank E. Eckers, captain Fifteth Iowa
Volunteers.
William II. Gillenwaters, captain Sixth
U. S. V. 7.
Frank M. Hime, captain First Maine ara
tilery
William NJ. Scofeld, captain First Ohio
cavalry.
Charles d. Roberts, first lieutenant Sew.
enth u. s. V. I.
Il. c. summerlin, second lieutenant,
Eighth cavalry.
To be first lieutenants-Allen T. Balen-
tine, Third U. 8. v. engineers; Edgar N.
Coffey. captain, b. First Mississippi; Henry
M. Fales, captain, Third New York volun-
teers Julian e. Gaujot, captain Second
West Virginia. Joseph w. Porterheld, cap
tain, Ninth illinois; William Sullivan, cap
tain B, First New hampshire volunteers;
George l. Becker, first lieutenant, Fifteenth
Minnesota; Solomon L. Jeffers, captain,
| First Arkansas; John H. Lewis. captain
| Seventh U. S. v; Henry Stroup captain
| First Arkansas; Theodore Schultze, cap
| tain Sixth Missouri; Wilson b. Strong, in
! volunteer service. ;
| To be second lieutenants: Z
C. B. Herbst, First California.
John w. Healy, sergeant major Twen.
| Archie Miller, first lieutenant, Sixth
| Missouri.
| Holmes Conrad, Jr., second lieutenant
| Second North Carolina.
| Albert ]. Dillon lieutenant u S. ", sig-
| nal corps
Vincent NJ. Elmore, Jr., first lieutenant,
| Second Alabama.
Henry Gibbons, first lieutenant, Third
Tennessee.
John 2. Spur, first sergeant, Fourth
Tennessee.
Webb c. Hayes has been appointed lieu.
tenant colonel of the Thirty-first infantry
volunteers. He was major of the First
Ohio and saw service in Cuba and Porto
Rico.
To be majors: Lloyd NJ. Brett, captain
Second United States cavalry; Charles Ell.
lott Cabel, major Sixth volunteers: Ell
more F. Taggert, captain Sixth United
States infantry.
To be captains: John D. Crossman, cap
tain Company L, Sixteenth Pennsylvania;
Charles s. Wood, captain Company b.
First Pennsylvania volunteers.
To be first ieutenants: Charles C. Allen,
first sergeant First Pennsylvania; Alpha I.
Easton, captain Fourteenth Pennsylvania
volunteers; Henry Ashmond Portes. prl.
vate Company e First United States yofua>
teer engineers; Charles Tarlton, captain
Company Fl Fifteenth Indiana volunteers;
John T. Gearden, captain and A. C. 8. of
volunteers; Grant A. White, captain COM
pany E First Arkansas; John Wagner,
captain Company f First North Carolina;
Sam Willets, captain Company A Fourth
Pennsylvania.
To be second lieutenants: Frank o. Sra-
ham, first lieutenant Fourth Pennsylvania:
Robert 8. Hansbury, lieutenant Tenth
United States volunteers; c. Rodman Jones,
private Company G First Pennsylvania;
Ralph NJ. Mitchell, second lieutenant 4th
New Jersey volunteers; George L. New
hall, private Batter A Pennsylvania vol.
unteers; Benjamin r. Wade first lieul
tenant Second Missouri volunteers; George
w. Warner, private Troop B Sixth United
States cavalry; Joseph c. Wilson, corporal
Company f Tenth United States infantry.
The reports from the recruiting stations
show that 31S men were enlisted for the
new regiments yesterday, making a total
of | 1914 since the recruiting hepan