The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-03
Like Honors Conferred ON ColOnels
Isaac ID. DE Bussy, N West Pointer,
and Michael v. sheridan.
ALL VOLUNTEERS BUT ONE
HUGHES. BURT AND SHERIDAN EN-
LISTED DURING CIVIL WAR.
Later Were Appointed To the Regular
Army and Have Served with Dis
tinction I'm All Campaigns.

Special 10 the indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, April =. - President
Roosevelt to-day promoted four well-known
army officers. only one of whom graduated
from West Point. All have good records.
and one, Col. \. s. Burt, is well known in
Indiana, though not a native OF that State.
The promotions follow:
ROBERT p. HUGHES, brigadier general,
10 be major general.
ISAAC ID. DE RUSSY, colonel, TO be
brigadier general
ANDREW S. BURT, colonel. to be briga-
der general.
MICHAEL VINCENT SHERIDAN.
colonel, TO 5e brigadier general.
Robert L. Hughes is native OF Pennsyl-
vania. From April TO August, 1861. he
served as a private i'm the Twelfth Pennsyl-
vania Volunteer Infantry; first lieutenant.
Eghty-ffth Pennsylvania, Oct. IL. 1861;
captain, May 20, 1862: lieutenant colonel.
Observation-Disclosures nd-ninety-ninth Pennsylva-
mia, Dec Z. 1864: brevetted colonel April ?
1865: mustered out June rs. 1866. He was
commissioned captain in the regular army
on July 2S. 1866. and assigned to Eighteenth
Infantry: transferred To the Third in 1870:
major and inspector general. Feb 19. 1SS5;
lieutenant colonel. March II. 1885: colonel
1895. and l. s. A. 1901 with duty as provost
marshal of Manila. Z. /. Later he COM
manded the Department of the Visayas,
where he rendered excellent service. II was
at Fort Gregg. Va, that General Hughes
his brevet OF colonel of volunteers.
and his brevet of major of volunteers was
given for gallant service against the In
dams
II NJ gc -
ginia, but was appointed to West Point
from New York. He was commissioned
second lieutenant on April 26. 1861. and as
signed to the First Infantry: first lieuten-
ant. May "a; captain, Feb. q. 1862; major,
Fourth Infantry. Sept %. 1870; lieutenant
colonel Fourteenth Infantry. July 1. 1885:
colonel Eleventh Infantry. May 70. 1891
On March lS. 1865 he was brevetted major
for faithful and meritorious services during
the war. At the outbreak of the war with
Spain he accompanied his regiment TO Porto
Rico, where he remained until December.
1900. He went TO the Philippines i'm April.
1901, and is at present on duty in those
islands. He has served continuously I'm the
regular army for more than forty years.
Andrew Sheridan Burt has a record any
army officer might be proud Of. having
been brevetted for gallantry I'm action when
only twenty-five years old. He was born
in Cincinnati Nov u. 1899. In April 1851
he volunteered in the Sixth Ohio Infantry
and was subsequently made sergeant. In
the same year he accepted first Heuten-
ancy in the Eighteenth United States IN
fantry. with which command he went into
the field in 1851 Since then his career In
the military service has been remarkably
active and meritorious. Soon after his sp-
pointment TO the regular army he was de-
tailed as aid on the staff of Brig. Gen.
George H. Thomas At the battle OF Mill
Springs he was wounded and was brevetted
for galIantry-one OF the first brevets OF the
civil war In 1862 he was appointed addi-
tional aid on the staff of General Halleck
and assigned 10 serve with Col II. l.. Nc
Cook The same year he was made assist
ant adjutant general of the brigade and
continued as such until Colonel McCOok's
death Several times during the civil war
he was mentioned and specially thanked for
gallant service. In the fall OF 1868. at his
own request he relinquished his stan ap-
pointment and took command Of Company
+. First Battalion, Eighteenth Infantry.
He was brevetted major In 1864 for his ex-
cellent record during the Atlanta campaign.
After the civil war he was sent 10 the
Western frontier where he participa ted in
Indians.
On several occasions ne received the thanks
OF frontier communities for saving them
from possible massacre by turbulent red
skins" on Jan. I. 1855. he promoted
lieutenant colonel OF the Seventh United
States Infantry. having previously served
as major of the Eighth Infantry. During
the Cuban war he was appointed brigadier
general OF volunteers and commanded the
First Brigade. First Division OF the First
Army Corps for "A time afterward being
assigned 10 the First Brigade. Second Divi-
zfor If Z he Ice = d L. va
mustered out as brigadier general OF VOL
unteers Dec. 81. lSss, and then Joined the
Twenty-hfth United States Infantry as
colonel commanding. with headquarters az
Fort Logan. Colorado. Later ne accom-
panied his regiment TO the Philippines.
where he has since been on duty. General
Rurt Is a member of all the military socie-
ties. lie also Is member OF all tho Ma
sonic bodies and the Shriners. In his youth
ne an athlete, being noted as a scrap
per and sDarrer
Michael Vincent Sheridan was born at
Somerset O.. on May -. lS40 the youngest
brother OF Gen. r. n. Sheridan; served In
the civil war. first as first lieutenant OF
the Second Missouri Infantry. later as cap
tain and aid de camp 10 his brother; COM
missloned second lieutenant and assigned
TO Fifth Cavalry. 1856; transferred 10 the
infantry; entered adiutant generals depart
ment 1852 a major. lieutenant colonel
1890: colonel 1897: briRadier general OF vol
unteers during the war with Spain lie
was brevetted FOR gallant and meritorious
service I'm the battle OF ODequon and In the
battle Of Fisher Hll during the civil war
He had an unusually active battle record
having served IL great number OF fights.
he also participated IN number OF Indian
campaigns. He served ~ adiutant general
al Camp Thomas Chickamauga Park dur
ing the organization and equipment % the
5000 volunteers in the war with Spain and
also participated in the Porto Rico e~sa-