New-York tribune., 1899-07-20
NEW VOLUNTEER OFFICERS.
TWO MORE COLoNELs APPoINTED-L1sT OF
FIELD OFFICERS COMPLETED.

TWO MORE COLONELS APPOINTED-L1sT OF
FIELD OFFICERS COMPLETED
Washington. July l9-An the field officers OF the
rev volunteer regiments have been appointed the
list being completed to-day by the selection OF
Captain William f. Birkhemer. Sd Artillery, ana
Captain Lyman w. V. Kennen. 6th infantry as
the remaining colones. The full list OF officers and
their assignments follows:
Twenty Infantry Patsburg BarIacks1co,t9ns Ed Ep
MtJND RICE Lieutenant Colonel WlIidAM rp 70 ,TEc TX
XAIE16o E6oR Majors sE% ,6sEPA ERMAKP p BicKMAN B
Twenty seventh Infantry Camp Meadecolonel LANES
NJ BELL. Lieutenant Colonel AIBERT s CCMMiNS My .TI
Majors GEORGE L. BYRAM EDWARD r. cAssATr
and cLYHE D. V. HUNT
Tweny-elghth Infantry Camp MeadeIcol9ne WILLiAM Az
Fl EdNKkb rikRrtElsi3 Mao9s GEoRGE MORGAN ELMoRE
r TAGGART and JOHN T. PORTER
Twenty-ninh Infantry. Fort McPherson-Colonel Ed
WARD p MARDIN LsqteRsnt Colonel 2o,sGR HGRBEkT R
HARRY H. SAl'ia'i L. MlAwTHoRNE 4 and DAVID b CASE
Infantry Fort sheTdanGISDs d5e 1a%s M rhMp
BEl GADfG% Maj6I. LEoSaRp I13oRa 4 LoyERS MATTHEW
F. STEELE and THOMAS L. HARTIGAN'
hlr4rst qamry For Colonel %BB HAYEs
}}25s }}0,I HTNTEN Z MMAHoN HGGlri' AA'oiD d. D''-
~ CRAIG Ideutenant Colonel Lewis II STRoTHER
sPENcE NslGJs AanHAhHRsIE and cMARIEs Il E1LETT cABELL
Thirty-thlrd Infantry For; Sara Houst9n-cooTeI LU-
nRERE!6N Msj6is MATCTs p: CTGNiN. PEI-
INN nv. KENNES. Lieutenant Colonel RoBERT /.
Penn and JOSEPH WHEELER. Jr.
Thirty-hfth Infantry Vancouver BarracksColonel WILL
AN IAMNER M NGa MAJORS cS' Ro6ERT D. G' WASH. WAhrER
c. SHORT and ALBERT LAWS
The following additional appointments an
nounced to-day:
LIEUTENANT COLONEL
LEWIS H. sTRoTHER. formerly captain lst Infantry.
MAJORS.
1,h
LII joseph T. DfcKMAS. captain sth cavalry; ROB
ERT D. WALSH. captain OH Cavalry.
CAPTAINS.
JAMES gN T sasB cpany SsPsn GompanK q 81 ken
2Ist Kansas: JOHN HICKEY major LIST Connecticut
fRANK-w. LATTIMER. captain Company d. 9Th
FIRST LIEUTENANTs.
CHARLES H. BoYcE. first Lieutenant Company F. 1st
Nw-York; DANIEL IL u GQINTY; first, 1Ts lieutenant ist
tain LIST Arkansas. MARION b. wILHoIT. nrst liea-
tenant Company NJ 4th Kentucky
SECOND LIEUTENANTs.
s. A.: ALLEN LEFoItT. private battery IT, Ri T. s.
Artillery; DENNY VERDI. had service in Cuba.
Colonel William f. Birkhelmer was born in
Ohio. and served as private In Company NJ, 4th
Iowa Cavalry from March. 1864. to August 1865
He entered West Point year later. and after
graduation In 1870. served with the Sd Artillery
at Eastern and Southern stations. He was also
instructor at West Point. and was for four years
acting Judge advocate OF the Department OF the
Columbia lie has been with his regiment In the
Philippines since June 1898 where he is acting
inspector general and judge advocate OF the Eighth
Army Corps. He was especially recommended
for promotion by Major General Lawton for gall
lantry.
Colonel Lyman w. V. Kennen was born in
Rhode Island and graduated from the Mill
tary Academy in 1881. In 1886 he appointed
aide de camp to the late Major General George
Crook. and served in that capacity, and also as
engineer officer at headquarters. Department OF
the Platte, until 1890. In the war with Spain he
served with distinction with his regiment In the