The Washington times., 1902-08-09
West Point Graduates Re-
ceive Markings of Rank.
NEW OFFICERS DETAILED
Corps and Regiments in Which Men
Will Serve-Orders Are Issued, Civ
ing Time Service Will Begin-Names
of Those Assigned.

Assignments of cadet graduates of
West Point to corps and regiments have
been announced by the War Depart
ment, as follows:
Corps OF Engineers-To be second
lieutenants: William A. Mitchell, War
ren T. Hannum, Francis +. Longley,
Robert r. Ralston. Mark Brooke. Lau-
renee V. Frazier. James F. Bell.
Artillery Corps To be second
| lieutenants: Wade II. Carpenter, TO
Fourth Battery, Field Artillery: Freder-
ick W. Hlnrichs, jr.. to Eleventh Bat
terry, Field Artillery; Samuel Franken-
berger. to Seventh Battery. Field Artil-
iery; Charles NJ. Allen, to Twenty-sixtb
Battery. Field Artillery; John E. Num-
roe, to Seventy seventh Company. Coast
Artillery; Stephen Abbott, to Twentieth
Battery, Field Artillery; William F.
Morrison, to Seventh Battery, Field Ar
iillery; William II. Williams. to Ninth
Battery. Field Artillery; Myron s. Cris-
sy. to 111th Company. Coast Artillery;
Ned B. Rehkopf, to Twenty-eighth Bat
terry, Field Artillery; Walter X. Wilson,
Eighth Battery. Field Artillery; John p.
Terrell. TO Sixth Battery. Field Artil-
lery; William IL Davis, to Sixth Bat
terry. Field Artillery.
Young Sheridan's Choice.
Cavalry arm-To be second lieuten-
ants: Adam F. Casad to Eleventh Cav
airy; John C. Pegram to First Cavalry;
Charles H. Jennings, to Thirteenth Cav
airy; Harry L. Hodges to First Cavalry;
Rigby d. Valiant to Third Cavalry;
Victor S. Foster to Fifteenth Cavalry;
Samuel w. Robertson to Fifteenth Cav
airy; Herbert T. Krumm, to First Cav
airy: Oscar Foley to Sixth Cavalry;
Frederick d. Griffith, jr., to Sixth Cav
airy; William l. Stevenson 20 Eleventh
Cavalry; Albert B. Dockery to Fifth
Cavalry; Henry Z. Mitchell to Third
Cavalry: Edmund l.. Zane. to Four
teenth Cavalry; Nelson A. Goodspeed to
Third Cavalry; Charles McHeby to Sec
ond Cavalry: William II. Cowles to
Eighth Cavalry; John X. Herr TO Sew
enth Cavalry; Philip H. Sheridan TO
Ninth Cavalry; Joseph F. Taulbee, to
Sc cond Cavalry; Andrew W. Smith to
Ninth Cavalry; Troup Miller to Ninth
Cavalry; William W. Edwards to Tenth
Cavalry.
Infantry arm-To be second lieuten-
ants: Gilbert H. Stewart TO Tenth In
fantry: John NJ. Gilbert to Tenth Infan-
try; Edward j. Moran to Twenty-sev-
enth Infantry: John r. McGinniss 10
Sixth Infantry: Henry NJ. Nelly to
Twentieth Infantry; Frederick f. Black
10 Tenth Infantry; James N. Hobson,
jr., to Twenty seventh Infantry; David
Il. Bower, to Twelfth Infantry; Hiram
W. Cooper to Tenth Infantry; Benjamin
2. Miller to Twenty-seventh Infantry.
Lieutenauts Mitchell, Hannum. and
.ongley. Corps of Engineers. will pro-
eed on or about September 80. 1902. to
ianila, Philippine Islands. and report TO
general Division of the
philippines. for assignment TO duty in
hat division.
Lieutenants Ralston and Frazier,
'orps of Engineers, will report not later
han September 30, 1902, to commanding
ficer Fort Leavenworth, for assign
lent to duty with the First Battalion of
Engineers. They will report by letter
D commanding general Department OF
he Missouri.
Lieutenants Brooke and Bell, Corps of
ngineers. will report not later than .
eptember 30. 1902, to commanding officer
Washington Barracks for assignment TO
uty with Third Battalion of Engineers
nd at the engineer school of applica-
on.
The officers herein ASSIGNED to the
rtillery Corps will proceed not later
ian September 30, 1902. to join their
batteries and companies.