Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-03
NEW STARS SHINE IN ARMY
President Names One Major and Three
Brigadier Generals.
MIKE SHERIDAN AMONG THE NUMBER
Brother Of Little Phil Finally Gets
the Rank Along with Three
Others who Are Nearly
Ready TO Retire.

WASHINGTON, April 2.-The president
today appointed Brigadier General r. P.
Hughes a major general and Colonel Isa-~
d. Derussy. Colonel Andrew s. Burt an
Colonel NJ. V. Sheridan to be brigadier gem
erals in the regular army to ill existing va
cancies caused by retirements.
This announcement caused much interest
at the Department of the Missouri head
quarters in this city. Many OF the men
stationed hepe or employed now in civil
positions at headquarters have served under
these officers at different times in the past.
Brigadler General Sheridan was stationed
in Omaha from 1889 to 1898, during which
time he was assistant sdjutant general
with the rank OF major. being with the
then Department Of the Platte. In 1893 he
went TO Chicago to the Department OF the
Missouri, then located there, and was pro-
NOTED to be lieutenant colonel and later
colonel. being still assistant adjutant gen
eral. In 1898 came his last transfer. to the
headquarters OF the Department Of the East
at New York City, where his latest pro-
motion to be brigadier general now finds
him still in the service as assistant ad-
jutant general. He has a record as an
Indian fighter and has behind him a regular
army service dating from 1866, when he was
a second lieutenant In the Fifth cavalry.
He was made captain the same year and
major IN 1888.
SherfdRn's Early Career.
Colonel N. V. Sheridan was born in Ohio
and entered the volunteer service as a sec
ond lieutenant Of the Second Missouri in
fantry September 2, 1853. He was an
pointed to the regular service in February.
1866. He was brevetted for gallant and
meritorious service in the battle OF Ope-
Quon and in the battle of Fishers Hill.
He served as brigadier general Of volun-
teersttH the wasewittr~ Spain. In the civil
war he had an unusually active battle rec
ordgi having served M A$great" number OF
fghts. Ne served ast adjutant general at
Camp Thomas, ChicRamauga. during the or
ganiZation Of the 5000 volunteers in the
war with Spain. and participated In the
Porto Rico campaign. On being relieved in
Porto Rico he was sent to the command of
the Department OF the Lakes at Chicago.
Sketch of GeneraI Hughes.
Brigadier General B. p. Hughes entered
the military service as a private Of the
Twelfth Pennsylvania volunteer infantry
April 70. 1861. He rose during the progress
OF the civil war to be Lieutenant colonel,
and In 1866 entered the regular army as a
captain. He was appointed a brigadier
general of volunteers at the outbreak of the
war with Spain and a brigadier general Of
the army in February Of last year when the
army was recognized, s
General Hughes was brevetted a colonel
Of volunteers for gallant and merltorious
services at Fort Gregg. Va, and brevetted
a major of regulars for gallant service
against Indians. He served as provost
marshal Of the city Of Manila and subse-
quently commanded the Department OF the
Visayas, Dc .- '. w.
tasa Burt Another Ohio Mau. -4ll
Colonel Andrew Burt was born in Ohio
and entered the volunteer service as a SER
geant In the Sixth Ohio infantry in April,
1851. He was appointed a lieutenant In
the regular army May IA, 1861, and rose to
be the second ranking colonel in the line
OF the army. During the civil war he
served In the Eighteenth infantry in the
Army of the Cumberland, subsequent to
which time he was almost continuously on
frontier service from Montana to Arizona
until the outbreak OF the war with Spain.
He was appointed a brigadier general Of
volunteers In 1898 and commanded the First
brigade, Second division, Seventh army
corps, during the war with Spain. After
his discharge as brigadler general Of vol
unteers he accompanied his regiment to the
Philippines, where he has since been on
duty. He was breveted for gallant and
meritorious conduct in the battle of Mills
Springs, KY, In 1852 and for gallant and
meritorious services during the Atlanta
campaign and especially in the battle OF
Jonesboro, Ga.
DeRussy a VirEiniRn.
Colonel Isaac De Russy was born in vir-
ginia and appointed from New York as q
second lieutenant in the First infantry
April rs, 1851. and has followed the for
tunes OF the regular army. rising through
the grades to be senior colonel in the line
OF the army. He served throughout the
civil war with the regulars. At the out
break Of the war with Spain he accompa>
MED his regiment to Porto Rico, where he
remained until December. 1900. He went
- the Philippines In April. 1901, and is at
present on duty in those islands. He has
served continually In the regular army for
more than forty years.