Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-19
Gen. Wheaton Promoted to Be Major
General of Volunteers.
COL. BARRY, BRIGADIER GENERAL
Recognition Of Services in the
Philippine War.
PRESIDENTIAL SELECTIONS

The President today made two important
appointments in the volunteer army. Gen.
Lloyd Wheaton, colonel of the Goth Regular
Infantry and brigadier general OF Volun-
teers, was appointed major general OF vol
unteers, and Lieut.. Col Thomas H. Barry,
major and assistant adjutant general in the
regular establishment and lieutenant col
onel and assistant adjutant general of vol
unteers, was promoted to the grade of brig
adler general of volunteers. Each of these
officers has had q long and creditable ca
reer in the army, and each has particularly
distinguished himself in action in the Phil
fppines.
Gen. WheatOn's Career.
Gen Wheaton was born in Michigan in
July, 1898, and entered the army as a first
sergeant of Company b of the Sth Illinois
Infantry at the outbreak of the war of the
rebellion. April 80, 1851 He served through
out the civil war with distinction. and was
mustered out a lieutenant colonel of vol
unteers. In July 1866, he was appointed
captain of the oath Regular Infantry, and
was gradually promoted TO colonel of the
10th Infantry in February, 1889. He was
brevetted colonel of volunteers March 26.
1865, for faithful and lreritorious services
during the campaign against the city of
Mobile and its de:enscs; major, United
States army, March 2. 1861. for gallant
and meritorioUS services in siege of VickS-
burg. Miss lieutenant colonel. March 2,
1867, for gallant and mertoriouS services
in the assault on Fort Blakcly. Ala" and
aior general. L. s. V, June 10. 1880 for
conspicuous g&lantry in action against the
insurgent forces near linus, Philip
pine Islands. He awarded a
medal OF honor for distinguished gallantry
in the assault on Fort Eiakely. where he
led the right wing of his regiment, and
sprang through an embrasure against
strong fire of artillery and musketry, being
the first man to enter the enemy's works.
He at that time lieutenant colonel of
the Sth Illinois Infantry.
Since his appointment in the regular army
he has served principally with his regiment
in the southern states and on the western
frontier. Since the beginning of the war
with Spain he has commanded the brigade
in Alabama and Florida to December 1898,
and in Cuba to January. 1899 He went to
Manila in February, 1899. and at first COM
manded a brigade in the Sth Army Corps
with signal success up to April 49, 1890,
since which date he has been in command
of the department of northern LuZon.
Gen. Whe&ton's appointment as major
general of volunteers was urgently recon-
mended by Gems. Otis and Macarthur in
recognition of and as a reward for his
ceptional and conspicuous services in action
In the Philippines. where he participated in
all the hardest fought battles. and where
success was due in equal measure to his
cool determination and ability to handle
troops in trying emergencies.
Gen. Earry's Record.
Gen. Thos II. Barry was born in New
York October 13 1850 and was graduated
from the United States Military Academy
June Is, 1877. He Joined his regiment De-
cember, 1877 and served with 1t at Standing
Rock agency, Dakota, June 1880; guarding
construction parties of the Northern Pacific
railroad to September, 1850; in Texas to
January, 1881; at Fort Yates, Dakota, to
April, 1881; commanding escol, of Capt.
Livermore's exploring expedition to Janu-
airy, 1882: at Fort Stockton. Texas, to
March, 1882; Fort Davis Texas, to May,
1882; Fort Grant, Arizona, to July, 1885;
Angel Island, California, to September,
1850; Preside of San Francisco, California,
to August, 1890: Angel Island. California,
to December 1890; in the field, South Da
kota to February, 1891; Angel Island Cal
office of the Secretary of War from De-
cember, 1903, to March, 1857 adjutant gen
eral of the department of the Columbia at
Vancouver barracks Washington, from May
l. 1897, to May Is. 1885; adjutant general of
United States eXpeditiOndry forces at San
Francisco to July 16 1898. and en- route to
the Philippine Islands to August p, 1898;
adjutant general Of the department of the
Pacific and Sth Army Corps at Manila,
sailing for the United States February I,
1900 and on duty in the adjutant generals
Office Washington, d. c., from March 20,
1900 to date.
He was recommended for promotion to
brisadier general, United States volunteers,
by Gems. Otis and Macarthur. and the lat
ter. now commanding the division of the
Philippines, urgently requested it with
view to his returning to Manila chief of
ctaff