Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-04-02
new MAJOR GENERAL
President Homotes Brigadier
GeneraER. P. Hughes.
HIS MILITARY RECORD
THREE morn BRIaADIER GEN
ERALS APPOINTED.
Coils. De Russy, Burt and Sheridan
All Have Excellent War
Records.

All Have Excellent War
| Records.
| The President today appointed Brig. Gen.
X. p. Hughes a major general. and Col
Isaac D. DeRussy. Col. Andrew s. Burt
and Col. M. V. Sheridan to be brigadier
| generals In the regular army, to fill exist
| Ing vacancies caused by retirements.
Maj. Gen. R. P. Hughes entered the MILL
tary service as a private Of the 18th Penn
sylFania Volunteer Infantry April %. 1861.
He was appointed a first lieutenant October
IL, 1861. and rose during the progress of
the civil war to be lieutenant colonel of the
Pennsylvania infantry. from which he was
discharged June - 1865.
When the regular army was reorganiZed
Gen. Hughes was appointed a captain July
| e, 1865. and continued in the infantry arm
until 1885, when he was appointed a major
and inspector general. He rose to the posi-
| gust 81. 1888. and was appointed a brigadiec
| general OF volunteers at the outbreak Of
the war with Spain, and a brigadier gen
| erat In the regular army on February Of
| last year, when the army was reorganized
General Hughes was brevetted a colonel
| OF volunteers for gallant and meritorfous
services at Fort Gregg, Va. and brevetted
major Of regulars for gallant service
| General Hughes has borne reputation for
| great zeal and efficiency in his profession
| and especially during his tour in the Phil
| 1ppine Islands, where his service has been
| Of the highest order.
| He has been commended in the highest
| manner by Generals Merritt, Otis and Mac
Arthur for his service in the Philippines,
| where, as provost marshal of the city Of
| Manila at most critical period, he oc-
cupied most important position, requir-
Ing high grade Of ability.
subsequently he commanded the depart
ment of the Visayas with great success
and his promotion has come as a reward
| for his distinguished service. This pro-
motion to the high rank of major general
| OF an officer who entered the volunteer
service as private is one more Illus
tIation OF the possibilities open to merit in
the United States army.
| Gen. Isaac DeRussy
| Brigadfer General Isaac D. De Russy was
born in Virginia and appointed from New
| York as second lieutenant in the LIST In
| fantry April 26, 1851, and followed the for
| tunes of the regular army, rising through
the grades until ne was senior colonel in
| the line of the army. Colonel De Russy
| served throughout the civil war with the
| regulars. remaining on duty afterward in
| the department Of the gulf for several
years.
| His subsequent service was along the
northern border and western frontier from
| the Missouri river to the Pacific ocean and
from the British border to the Mexican
| border in Arizona, until the outbreak of
| the war with Spain, when he accompanied
| his regiment to Porto Rico, where he re-
| mained until December, 1900, at which time
| he brought his regiment home and prepared
| 1t for service in the Philippine Islands, to
which station he went in April. 1901. and is
at present on duty In those islands with his
| regiment. =
| He was brevetted major for faithful and
| meritorious services during the civil war
| Col DeRussy has served continuously in
| the regular army for more than forty
| years.
Gen. Andrew s. Burt
Brig. Gen. Andrew S. Burt was born in
| Ohio and entered the volunteer service as a
sergeant in the 9th Ohio Infantry in April,
| 1861. He was appointed lieutenant in the
regular army on the 18th Of May 1861, and
rose through all the grades to second rank
ing colonel In the line of the army. Dur
| ing the civil war Col. Burt served in the
| 18th Infantry in the Army of the Cumber-
land. subsequent to which time he was al
| most continuously on frontier service from
Montana to Arizona, until the outbreak of
the war with Spain, when he accompanied
| his regiment to Camp Thomas, Chicka-
| manga Park, Ga.
He was appointed a brigadier general Of
volunteers May 4, 1895 and commanded
the LIST Brigade, I'd Division, 7th Army
Corps, during the war with Spain After
| his discharge as brigadier general Of volun-
feers, he accompanied his regiment to the
| philippines Islands, where he has since
| been on duty
Colonel Burt was brevetted a captain for
| gallant and meritorious services in the
bait battle Of Mills Spring. Kentucky. 10th June,
| ber 1854, for gallant and meritorious SER
| vices during the Atlanta campaign, and es-
pecially in the battle of Joneboro, Ga
| Gen. N. v. Sheridan.
Brigadier General NJ. v. Sheridan was
| born in Ohio and entered the volunteer
| service as a second lieutenant of the I'd
Missouri Infantry. September 2, 1858. He
| was appointed captain and aid-de-camp on
| the staff of Major General Sheridan. Colo
mel Sheridan was appointed to the regular
service in February, 1865 He was bre-
| vetted for gallant and meritorious services
in the battle Of Opequon; brevetted lieuten-
ant colonel for gallant and meritorious
| services at battle Of Fishers Hill. He
| served In the grades Of major and lieu
| tenant colonel and assistant adjutant gem
eral, and was appointed colonel on Janu-
| airy %, 1897.
| Col. Sheridan served as brigadier general
| of volunteers in the war with Spain and
| he has an unusual civil war battle record,
| having participated in the battles at Perry
vile. KY; stoneville. Tenn; Missionary
Ridge. and the combat at cambridge, while
| in the western army; and in the Army OF
the Potomac he participated in action in
| the battles of the Wilderness, Beayerdam
Yellow Tavern, Meadow Bridge. Hanover
town, Tolopotomy, Halves Shop, Metade-
quin creek. Cold Harbor, Trevillian Sta
ton, Tunstall Station, st. Mary's Church,
DarbytowD. Opequon, Fishers Hill, Cedar
Creek, DinYiddfe, c. H., Five Forks. Sailor
Creek. Appoma ttox, and was present at
the surrender OF, GenHLee.
Colonel Sheridan participated in the In
dian campaigns against the Arapahoss,
l a. oh
served as adjutapt general at Camp Thorn
as. Chickanau ga Park, during the orga
zation and equipment of the 5000 volun-
teers In the war with Spain. When he
was appointed brigadier general Of volun-
teers he accompanied the Porto Rico expe-
dition and participated in that campaign.
Upon being relieved from Porto Rico he
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