Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-05-19
TWO NEW BRIGADIERS
COLONIES HARBACH AND SPUR
GIN NOMINATED.
To Fill Vacancies Caused by Retire
ment Of Generals Snyder
and AMMAN.

The President today nominated Col.
Abram A. Harbach, 1st Infantry, and SOL
William F. Spurgin, 4th Infantry, to be
brigadier generals to fill vacancies caused
by the retirement of Generals Snyder and
Aunam.
Other nominations were:
State-Jacob Sleeper of Massachusetts,, to
be secretary Of the legation of the United
States at Havana, Cuba.
Treasury-Henry T. Dunn of Georgia, to
be collector Of customs for the district of
Brunswick Ga.
Justice-Patrlck H. Rourke of North Da-
kota, to be United States attorney for the
district Of North Dakota. And a number
of postmasters.
Generlal Harbach was born In Pennsyl-
vania and entered the volunteers as SER
geant Of the 1st Iowa Infantry, May, 1861
in which he served for three months. He
enlisted in the regular service In December,
1861. and was promoted to the grade Of
second lieutenant in 1862, and rose by SEMI
ority through the various grades to be
colonel Of the LIST Infantry, jury, 1899
He served with the Army of the Potomac
during part of of the civil war and left
that army sick In November 1868, when he
became mastering and dusbursing officer
and continued that duty until the close OF
the war.
He served in the southern states with
his regiment, and also in the west from
British America to the Rio Grande border
In Texas. from 1868 until the outbreak Of
the war with Spain. He participated in the
cuban campaign, and was recommended
for brevet of colonel for gallantry in the
action at Ell Caney. He was brevetted cap
tain for gallant and meritorious services at
the battle of Gettysburg
Colonel Harback has always borne the
reputation of being a gallant, intelligent
and efficient officer.
General Spurgin was born In Kentucky
and appointed from Indiana, He served as
a cadet at the Military Academy from July
l, 1858, until March, ,1S6k He entered the
service a first lieutenant of the 54th
Indiana Volunteers in June 1862 and was
mustered out of the volunteer service as a
captain in December, 1865. He entered the
regular service in 1866 as first lieutenant
and rose through the various grades to be
colonel In March, 1901
For services during the civil war he was
breVetted captain for gallant and meritor-
lous service at Johnsonvile, Tenn; major
Tor gallant and meritorious services in the
battle OF Nashville, Tenn, and major United
states Volunteers, for gallant and meritor-
lous services in the bureau Of refugees,
Freedmen and Abandoned Lands
At the close Of the civil war he served for
time in the west, participating In cam
pa1gns against the Nez Perce Indians in
Idaho and in the Bannock campaign in
1873 and for about eighteen years prior to
the outbreak Of the war with Spain he was
quartermaster and commfssary of cadets
at the Military Academy.
Gen. Spurgin served with his regiment
FOR three months in the Philippines and was
then collector of customs of the port of
Manila for year, when he returned to the
united States on sick leave, subsequent to
which he served On recruiting duty until
recently relieved to command his regiment
which is now stationed in the United
States.