Evening star., 1902-02-13
was subsequently placed in command Of
the department Of the Columbia.
Gen. VIM. A. Kobbe.

Gen. VIM. A. Kobbe.
General William A. Kobbe began his MIL
itary service in June. 1862. as private In
Company K of the 9Th New York and was
honorably mustered out In March. 1866. as
a captain OF the 1TSth New York Volun-
teers He was born in New York and edu-
Gated In that city and In Germany. having
attended the Wiesbaden University and
studied mining engineering In Freiburg and
Clausthal. For his services during the civil
war he was brevetted four times, the last
time as lieutenant colonel Of volunteers
He took an active part in the battle or
Nashville and in the capture of Fort Blake
ly, Alabama. Appointed second lieutenant
of the 10th Infantry in March. 1866. he was
gradually promoted until he was made
hrigadier general in the regular army In
February, 1901. He served with special
credit during the Spanish-American war
and in the Philippines, first as colonel of
the 35th Volunteer Infantry and then
brigadier general Of volunteers. While in
the Philippines he served as military gov
ernor of the hemp ports, and as military
governor of the Island Of Mindanao. For
over ten years he was an instructor at the
United States Artillery School. Since his
return to the Philippines a short time ago
he has been unassigned up to the time of
his appointment on the army board.
Col. Wallace Randolph.
Col. Wallace +. Randolph, chief of artil-
lery, like several other high ranking officers
of the army entered the service as a pri-
vate in a volunteer regiment at the out
break Of the war of the rebellion. He was
born in Pennsylvania and Joined the 18th
Pennsylvania Infantry in April, 1861 and
was soon after appointed second lieutenant
Of the 9TH Artillery. He was brevetted cap
tain In June, 1863, for gallant services in
the defense of Winchester, Va. and ma jor
in 1865, for good conduct during the war.
While in the field in Virginia in 1853 his
battery was captured and he. being wound
ed, was made prisoner and taken to Rich
mond. In February 1864. he effected his
escape and reached the federal lines at Will
iamsburg. He was with his regiment in
Pennsylvania during the labor strikes in
1917, and in October, 1880, he went abroad
on the I. S. S. Saratoga, acquiring profess
sional information. During the labor trou-
bles in Chicago in 1894 he had command
of the artillery battalion ordered to that
city. He became colonel of the 1st Artillery
by regular promotion in October 1899, and
served as a Drigadier general Of volunteers
during the Spanish war On the reorganiza-
ton of the artillery arm in the spring of
last year he was assigned to duty at head
quarters of the army as chief of artillery
and Is now serving in that capacity.
Lieut.. Col. Samuel Reber.
Lieutenant Colonel Samuel Reber. the re-
corder Of the board, graduated from the
Military Academy in the class Of 1856, since
Whlcn time he mas served In the cavalry
arm and in the Signal Corps in various
parts Of the country. Most Of his early
service was spent In frontier duty in Ari-
zona. In 1892 he was on special duty In
central America with the intercontinental
railway commission and in 1895 he was on
special duty at the cotton states and in
ternational exposition. At the opening Of
the Spanish war while holding the office
OF lieutenant colonel Of volunteers, he was
officer no pf
the gulf, and was next assigned to duty
on the staff Of Major General Shafter.
commanding the campaign in Cuba. one
OF his special duties was in command of
the regular telegraph train and the balloon
company in Cuba. He accompanied the
Miles expedition to Porto Rico and com
manded the Signal Corps battalion Ap-
pointed pom captain In the Signal Corps July 1.
iWo' ne served as chief signal officer Of
the department Of the east until June last
"nen ne was appointed aid-de-camp and
military secretary to the lieutenant gem
erai commanding the army He is a SON
ln-laW of General Miles