New-York tribune., 1902-10-03
THREE NEW BRIGADlERS.
COLONELS KIMBALL. MKIBBIN AND
HOOD REWARDED FOR LONG
AND HONORABLE SERVICE.

Washington, oct 2-In recognition Of their long
and honorable service in the army. the President
has directed the advancement TO the grade OF brs"-
oleF general of the following officers:
1gi9neL AMOS s. lIMBALI: assistant qrarternaS'ef
Goon- CNs 5'nfd at HST fTTA attb Infantry sta
u9Ted E az FqTt Harrison. Montana ,-.-. .,,,fo,s5
~ Fo-t MCPHERSON Georgia.
This action is made possible by the retirement Of
Brisadier General William H. Bisbee who is now
on his way home from the Philippines and was
reured Yesterday. The vacancy in the hst ot
brigadiers thus created filed to-day by the
appointment ot Colonel kmbalI. VINO will retire al
once and permit Of the advancement Of Colonel Nc
hlDDln, who also VIII retire immediately and leave
maj onceF Will retire a. soon as ne receives MS
Geed to the vacancy thus Created has not yet been
ITffnied. ff All the officers named are near the re-
action of the President would have retired in their
in the civil War as we'll as in the war with spain.
General Bisbee reached the grade Of brigadier
general III October 1901 rising from private IN the
IS{h IS regular Infantry in 1861 lie is a native Of
colonel Amos s KimbaH born in North
Lawrence. St Lawrence County. y. y, in 1870, and
was educated there and at the state Normal
school Albany. Before the Civil War he was in
business with his brother, but in November, 1861.
ne enlisted I'm the 96th New-York Infantry, and
was soon made first lieutenant in the 95th New
YORK He served through the war, becoming a
qudrtermaster, with the rank of captain, in lSbi
He had conferred upon him by the State Of New
York the brevet ranks Of captain, major Heuten-
ant colonel and colonel He also commits
stoned brevet major United States Volunteers for
faithful and efficient services iu the Quartermas-
t'Ts Department. February /. 1866. He COM
mssioned assistant quartermaster, United States
Army, with the rank Of captain. November 10. 1856
quartermaSter. United States Army with the rank
of major October II. 1883, deputy quartermaster
general with the rank of lieutenant colonel,
or term GfaT
with the rank Of colonel November IL. 1888
Colonel kimbau served depot quartermaster
and chief quartcrmaster. District of the Indian
Territory. Fort Gibson. from May. 1867. to May
lNtS. I'm charge of the supply depot for General
Sheridan command Fort Hays. Kansas. TO
June 1870, AZ Kit Carson. Colorado. To August 1871
J." charge of the depot at Fort Union, New-Mexico
10 December. 1871. at Fort Riley, Kansas to De-
cemhrr, 1872: Fort Brown Texas TO January
$50. as depot quartermaster at Fort Union. New
Mexico, To December 1873. Atlanta Ga. 10
SpriI. 1919; depot quartermaster at Boston.
Mas. 70 April ISL. as depot quariermaster AT
i.arr ks Wsbington TarritorV TO- Brren5ar i.ss
- rtf,S ,, - T,..-,,+Jrr,+ -
Whirnle Barracks, Arizona Territory. and Los
%nd az JefersonviiIe Ind; 70 Decefnber. 1'9l, as
lNG. was ON duty In quartermaSter generals on -r
- December. 1924. served chief qIartermaster.
lrtHi % IL2rGa 70 January iss' as chief
tonic Tex no. March Isg7 IN 'bSrTs ~ ne .' an IN
New York CITY To- m present time In this i'm
PortaHt and responsible position grave duties de-
Vowed on MIN in The spanish American War. in
"i.en ns e; 1 enarke or furnishing supplies and
transport service fpr q time He furnished an tnat
was needed FOR the officers ana men in the opera
tons IN cuba Porto Rico and the Philippine that
could Er supplied from this port tits son. Captain
na~ters Department
Colonel Chambers McKibbln who was made tenn
Inrary Military Governor ~ Santiago cuba IN lsss
's native of ChambcrS5urg Penn. and comes from
q family prominent that part the State Hts
father and his uncle were for many years proprie-
tors of the Merchants Hotel Philadelphia colo
mel ktbbru entered the regular army in the civil
War. He had two older brothers holding commits
sions IN the service both being graduates Of West
Point He rau away from home To- become a sol /
der. and enlisted September .. 1862 \ commls-
sion as second lieutenant OF the 18th Infantry
secured for him ana he became first lieutenant
June 10. iS64 In The same year he VS. brevetted .
a captain for m~ritorious conduct AT the battle -
North Anna River Virginia. lie transferred 4
&" OBJ" a2i Infantry "a 1860. became "a captain -
The ath Infantry In i'67, was transferred 70 the
made HegteuaTt colonel n The SIst infantry In I
May; lss6 and went 20 Cuoa with his regiment at
me beSiunlHE ~ military operations on the island .
menC lie was in command of The Department 81
y rN'S before golHF - IN" fhihppiHeS IN 1901 He .
t. Nay i2 Iss5 ''''
CoIoue! Charles G.. Hood. commander oS the 18th
United States Infantry served in the CiyiI War as
private. corporal sergeant lieutenant and captain
~ ohio volunteers. I'm lSs6 hr entered the regular
establishment as "a captain I'm the fst Infantry /
was transferred 10 the =fth Infantry In 1853 and
Was made major OF the eth Infantry i'm 1892 I'm
January. 1885, he became lieutenant colonel ~ the
l9th infantry. which h- served with I'm the war
with spain. and hr commanded 10 I'm Porto Rico
Ils ",nt 10 The Philippnes as colonel of the 10Th
ing about three months ago. He is now I'm com
naud AT Fort Mcpherson Georgia.
MINED 4BOCT THEIR ALLEGIANCE.