The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-07

entered the regular service rs n Second Lieu
tenant In the Seventh Cavalry at the organiza-
ton OF that regiment in 1860. and continued to
serve with II through the various grades until
promoted thirty years after. to be Major of the
First Cavalry. He was brcvetted rs First Lieu
tenant and Captain for gallant services in the
battle OF the Wilderness. Virginia: brevetted
Major for gallantry at Reams Station. and
Northumberland for service in action
against Indians In Montana in 1877. He has
served with distinction in regiment noted for
Its active. hard and gallant services through
out all the period covered 10y the greatest OF
our Indian wars from 1866 to 1890. His SER
vices in the West covered almost tho whole
frontier. from Texas and Arizona on the south
ern border TO Montana on the northern. At
the outbreak Of the war with Spain. Major
Bell sailed In command of squadron OF his
regiment to Cuba. and was comm ended for his
gallant service in the first fight in which he
served under Gen. Young at Las Guasimas.
being one Of the first officers to fall grievously
wounded 10y a Spanish bullet.
Col James S. Petit. u Captain OF the First
Infantry. but better known us Colonel Of tho
Fourth lmmunes. was appointed from Ohio
to the Military Academy in 1874. He has
served with his regiment for many years in tho
Western States and Territories and has also
performed duty as professor Of military science
at Yale College and also us instructor at the
West Point Military Academy. Col Petit was
prize essay contest held by the Military Service
Institution OF the United States during its ep-
with Spain Capt Petit was ordered to duty in
the office OF the Adjutant- General and received
the N Major and AdE N
organizing the volunteer army and vas then
sappointed to be Colonel Of the Fourth United
yeloped that regiment into splendid body OF
men.
Sol. Edward F. Hardin, was appointed to tho
iron graduation he was assigned to the sew
enth Infantry, ip which regiment he served for
many years on the frontier under he late Gen.
Gtibhon. He WINS for four years an instructor at
sst 2n ia apI ,9T yrnrs h" on
his service met with such warm commcnda-
ton at the hands Of the Governor and those in
h of h sSsosd %% orR
upon the outbreak of the war with Spain. His
regiment did not get into active service during
IL Ss,sT var anu lie was mustered out In october
Col. J.. A. Craig was appointed to the Military
graduating was assiEnedto the Ninth Infantry
and sent to old Fort Laramie He was subso-
quenty tran s3ferred to the sixth Cavalry and
has served with that regiment for about TWEEN
tyclyG ye ea1 He was Adiutnpt of The reGi,
airy for four years ut West Point. At tho out
break Of thu; war wi tn Spain he was on duty at
@ ParR WEI" whrS he S wns dadG
With his troop as provost guard at Gen;
MHTG0k hsaf1m"Tteri HE vas aPE"HNt%d
to Porto Rico and served with that army
this country he was assigned to duty with the
Fourth Corps Mt Huntsville. and when that
CORPS was HbosheI and the regular troors
mustered out Of the volunteer service. April.
1872 He Is at present stationed at Boise Bar
Col. Luther r. Hare was appointed to the
Military academy from Texas in 1870. He
five years. which is ample indication that he
has had wide and varied cxpcrienc" with
war with Spain he was aproint"d by the Gov
ernor Of Texas Lieutenant CoIonel of tn. First
Texas Cavalry. and when the Colonel OF that
regiment was appointed n BriGadier- General
hs vas HPG2imt%db s Ho2gs sRd continued L as
duty in Texas to relieve the regular regiments
going to the front. Neither Of the regiments.
lonEed participated IN tn" Spanish war outside
Of the limits Of the United states, but his ser
this time because Of his knowiedge Of affairs
along that border, -,-
war Of the rebrllon and was ,brovcttcd Major
vices throughout the rebellion. He was mp
pointed to the Nineteenth, lnfantry in 1885,
Art Tns IN s@ H .aSr d to the the Tn dn
tier from 1855 to 1872 during part O, Of which
time he was an aide to Gen. Getty Since his
in the Eastern and Southern States until
the outbreak Of the war with Snan. lie com
ur the Rio Grande Philippine Islands to the
assistance OF Gen; lnwton, and has been fire.
quently commended for his good service.
Col Cornelius Gardner was appointed TO the
Military Academy from Michigan in 1859. and
upon graduation was assigned to the Nine
at this time His service has been with his
regiment princirally IN the West and South
WIN vaar the ur KH W6cb {" b W varied n Of &
duty, At the outbreak of the war with Spain
he was Hpp"1t"l Il y tn" Goy"rIor Of Michigan
try. and served in command Of that regiment
in Georgia and Tennessee. and went with it to
Cuba npon the occupation of that island by the
The President has named the following ON
airy; First Iient f, D, Anderson. Tenth Cav
Lieut. Albert Laws. Twenty fourth Infantry ;
First Lieut.. George l.. Byrnm. First Cavalry.
and Second Lieut., Joseph Wheeler. Jr. Fourth
First Lieut. Harry L. Hawthorne, Sixth Arti-
lory. was born in Minnesota and was appointed
Second Lieutenant in the army from Ken
tucky in 1884 and promoted to First Lieutenant
in lS,l He is srod,nTatss % Of The artillery
himself in the Pine Ridge campaign. and was
severely wounded in III. battle it'll tho Sioux
Indians at Wounded Knee. and received n
medal Of honor for ,gallantry. Upon the out
break OF the war with Spain he went with his
battery to the Philippine Islands. whore he has
been conspicuous in all tho battles in which his
| command was engaged,
Ohio and appointed a Second Lieutenant in the
army from that State in 1921 and assigned to
the Sixth Cavalry. He distinguished himself
in peace by his success as an Instructor. cs-
pccially in mounted athletics At the begin
ming OF the war with Spain he was appointed a
Captain and Assistant AdJutant General. but
declined in order to accompany the troop with
which he had been associated. He was Sc
yerely wounded at Santiago and received a
brevet for gallantry in that action. He was
promoted to First Lieutenant in 1893 and as
signed to the Tenth Cavalry
First Lieut. +, ID. Anderson was horn in Ten
npsscr and appointed cadet to tho Military
Academy from that state in 1887 and ,grndu
ated in the class Of 1891 : was appointed SEQ
ond Lieutenant in the Fourth Cavalry and pro-
noted 70 First Lieutenant In 1876: is gradu-
ate Of the Infantry and Cavalry School at Fort
IeayenwOrth He served with his troop in tho