Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-04-17
BRIGADIER GENERALS
COLONIES BIRD, SNYDER AND
AUMAN NOMINATED TODAY.
The First Has Had a Distinguished
Career, Both in the War of the
Rebellion and Since.

The President today nominated Coils.
Charles Bird, Simon Snyder and William
Auman to be brigadier generals in the reg
ular army to fiji existing vacancies.
Col. Charles Bird entered the service as a
first lieutenant of the list Delaware Infan-
try. May 20. 1861, and emerged from the
civil war after distinguished service as col
onel, May So 1865. He was brevetted four
times for gallant and mertorious services
in action during the war and was severely
wounded twice. He was engaged in the
following battles: Fair Oaks, Gaines Mill.
Peach Orchard, Savage Station, White Oaks
Swamp, first and second Malvern Hill,
Fredericksburg. Charlottesville. Culpeper
Courthouse. Brandy Station and the actions
at Auburn, Bristor Station Kelly's Ford,
Mine Run, Va; Morton'S Ford battle of the
Wilderness. action at Todds Tavern. 20
river, battles of Spottsylvania, North Anna
river action of Halves Shop, and battles OF
Tolopotomy, Cold Harbor and Petersburg,
Va.
After his muster out from the volunteer
service in January, 1866, Col. Bird was laid
up with wounds for a considerable period.
and in the meantime the vacancies which
were open for the appointment of officers
in high grades had all been filed so Col.
Bird entered the regular service only as a
second lieutenant in May 1866 He served
on the frontier from that time to his APP
pointment in the QuartermaSteT'S depart
ment.
At the outbreak of the war with Spain
Col. Bird was assigned to the charge of the
TRANSFORMATION branch Of the quartermas-
tefS department. and the development OF
that branch is greatly due to his efforts.
The remarkable record has been attained
after a service of four years of not having
lost passenger steamer or single pas
seESer Col. Birds work during the war
with Spain and since has been of a most
has fully met the demands made upon him.
Col. Snyder.
Colonel Simon Snyder entered the service
| as second lieutenant, 9Th Infantry, on the
18th of April, 1861, and has risen through
all the grades by regular promotion to col
onel. in September 1892. He was a briga-
der general during the war with Spain and
was mustered out in 1899. He served on
the frontier after the close of the civil war
in Colorado, Kansas Montana and New
Mexico. During the war with Spain he COM
manded a brigade of volunteers and went
to the Philippines in July, 1899, where he is
now on duty.
Col. Auman.
Col. William Auman entered the ser
| vice as private of the 18th Pennsylvania
Volunteers in July, 1861. He was mustered
out Of the volunteer service as a captain in
| July, 1865, and entered the regular service
| In May, 1866, and has risen through all the
grades to colonel Of the 29th Infantry. He
was bhevetted a captain of volunteers for
| gallant and meritorous services before Pc
| tersburg, Va, and was recommended for
distinguished gallantry at San Juan in 1898.
| He served on the frontier during a greater
| portion of his service in the regular army
| from the British border in Dakota and
Montana, on the great plains. In Indian ter
ritory and New Mexico
Colonels Auman's regiment suffered very
severely in the charge San Juan hill,
| many of its commanding officers being
wounded In succession. His regiment had
| the greatest percentage of loss in killed
| than any of those which went to Cuba.
| Colonel Auman has just returned to this
country from the Philippines. arriving in
San Francisco within few days.