The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-07-08
NAMED BY THE PRESIDENT
MEDICAL OFFICERS WHO WILL
SERVE WITH VOLUNTEERS.
DIR. FOxworthy, Late Of the 16Oth In
diana, Among the Number-An-
other Colonel Chosen.

WASHINGTON, July THE President
has completed the selection Of the medical
officers to serve with the regiments OF VOL
unteer infantry to be organized for service
I'm the Philippines. These appointments
together with the former service of the ap-
pointees, are as follows
Surgeons with the rank OF maJor)-Og-
den Rafferty,, captain ana ASSISTANT SuI
geon, u s. A: late origade surSon and rY as
geon volunteers; John r. McDill, late bri-
gade surgeon volunteers, now acting ASSIST
ant surgeon, L. s. A.; Frank c. Armstrong,
Iate surgeon Twenty-first Kansas Volun-
teers Thomas w. Chalmers, late surgeon
Twelfth New York Volunteers; Cnarles I.
G. Anderson. late assistant surgeon, U. s.
A. now assistant surgeon, u. D A. JosePH
n. Henry, late surgeon Fourth Ohi'eu
States Volunteer Infantry.
Assistant surgeons with the rank or cap
tain-John r. Hereford, late surgeon First
Missouri Volunteers; James {. Miner, late
surgeon First Arkansas Volunteers; FRANK
w. Foxworthy late assistant surgeon one
hundred and-sixtieth Indiana Volunteers;
AbraE L. Haines, late surgeon IWo-hun-
dred-and- third New York Volunteers; James
]. Erwin, late assistant surgeon Tenth ONO
Volunteers; w. f. Parker; late acting ASSIST
ant surgeon L.. s. A; James r. Sneneh-
berger late surgeon Third Ohio Volunteers.
Assistant surgeons, with rank of first lieu
tenant-William H.. Cook, acting assistan nj
surgeon u. S. A; Lomax s. Anderson. iate
assistant surgeon Fifth U. 5: V. lnlantry,
Leonard X. Graves. late assistant surgeon
Northumberland New York Volun-
teers; Ralph S. Porter, late assistant sur
geon Second Illinois volunteers: yonn "A:
Metzger, acting assistant surgeon u. >. A !;
Patrick j. McKenna. late assistant surgeon
Second L. S. V. Engineers; Albert II: Eber,
late assistant surgeon Thirty fifth Michigan
Volunteers; John E. Boyd. late captain sec
ond South Carolina Volunteers.
The ten regiments of volunteers Will De
equipped throughout as are the regulars.
H. dana rtY M
sufficient supply of krag-Jorgensen rlneS
and other arms to equip the regiments-
1t was stated at the War Department TO,
day that almost every. officer VINO served
in the volunteer army during the war with
Spain and who had been honorably mus
tered out has again offered his services 10
meet the needs of the Philippine campaign.
Altogether no less tnan ten Thousand APP
plica tons for commissions in the new voiun,
teer army now forming have been received
at. the War Department and nave peen
placed on the files. Yesterday alone the ap-
plications numbered 4S0. ~
CAPTAIN Breereton, of the Twenty-fourtn
Infantry. who distinguished himself during
the Santiago campaign, Is to be appointed
to the colonecy of one of the volunteer
regiments.
Cabinet the plan for differing the provi-
sional army. The decision to appoin: colo
nels and lieutenant colonies of the volunteer
regiments from among the regular army
officers who served during the Spanish war
and the volunteer officers from those who
served in the volunteer army with credit or
distinction vas heartily approved by the
volunteer officers are to be carefully looked
to in the selection of officers below the rank
Of lieutenant colonel.
Colonel Hartigan, who was colonel of the
Seventh Illinois Volunteer Infantry during
the Spanish-American war, has been OF
fered a majorship in one of the new yolun.
teer regiments. He asks, a condition of
his acceptance that four captains and eight
lieutenants who served in the Seventh Iii
nois be commissioned. This was impossible
under the state apportionment of officers
below the rank of lieutenant colonel. Col
Hartigan has not given his final answer.
At the suggestion of the President there
has been a change in the assignment of
colonies of the new regiments. Colonel Pet
tit going from the Twenty-eghth Infantry.
to be organized at Camp Mead. Pennsyl-
vania. 10 the Thirty-first Regiment. which
will be organized at Fort Thomas. Ken
lucky of troops raised in Ohio. Kentucky
and Tennessee. No selection has yet been
made for an officer to command the Twen-
ty-eighth Regiment.