Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-28
Selected to Be Advanced to
Grade Of Brigadier General.
THEN TO BE RETIRED
COL. HAMS WILL AFTERWARD BE
RAISED ONE GRADE.
Careers of the Army Officers Who Have
Been Chosen by the President to Be
Rewarded for Their Services.

1tGWdIu6Q lOI 4nSlE 0SLVlCcS.
The President has made the following Sc
lections for promotion to the grade of brig
adler general and retirement April IL:
Col. Groesbeck.
Col Steven w. Groesbeck during the civil
war served with his regiment IN Missouri
and Arkansas, until wounded at the battle
Of La Grange. Ark, November g. 1852 Since
his appointment in the regular army ne
served in the bureau Of refugees. freedmen
and abandoned lands. March, 1867, to
March. 1858; with regiment in New York,
to March, 1869; in Indian territory, Kansas
and Arkansas, to March, 1872; in Dakota, to
July. 1880; in Colorado, Kansas and Utah.
to March. 1881: dn Office of judge advocate.
Department of Missouri, to December, 1882;
with regiment in Utah and Kansas, to No
vember. 1887; Judge advocate, Department
of Dakota, to April, 1891: recruiting service,
September. 1891, to April, 1892; Judge advo-
cate. Department of Missouri, to April,
1895; of the Department of California, to
April. 1885, of the 9Th Corps in Florida and
in the Santiago campaign to August, 1898;
of the I'd Corps Omitted States), to Novem-
Der 1898; of the Department of the East, to
January, 1899; of the Department of CALI
fornia, to June, 1900; of the division of the
Philippines. to June, 1902, and of the De-
partment of the Lakes to date.
Col. Smith.
Col. Jared A. Smith was with Gen. Banks
in northern Virginia, uly-November. 1862.
On duty at West Point. N. Y, from Mo-
vember, 1862, to August, 1868: on engineer
duty dn Maine to August. 1854: In New York
and Massachusetts, to May, 1869; in Michi-
gan to December. 1873: In Florida to jan
uary, 1877; in Indiana. on sick leave, to
February, 1886: in Maine to December 1891;
in Ohio to December, 190o in California to
September. 1901; in Pennsylvania to July,
1902. and at Wilmington. Del. to date.
Col. Rucker.
Col Louis H. Rucker. sth Cavalry. With
his regiment in Texas from February 1867,
to February, 1876; In Mexico and Colorado.
March, 1915. to October, 1881; in Kansas to
June. 1855 Tin the field Of Colorado, July to
October. 1882, and from June to October,
1883. and Indian territory, January to June.
| 1885: in Wyoming August, 1855, to June,
1888; in Ctah, Juno to August, 1888; on re-
cruitfng service August, 1888, to March,
1880, in Utah; March, $780, to January. 1894,
In Nebraska. January, 1894. to February,
1897; in Washington. February. 1897, to
June, 1898; Presidio, San Francisco, Cal,
June, 1898; In Philippine Islands, July 1893,
to September, 1899; sick leave, September
1899, to February, 1900; with squadron of
regiment in California to March, 1901, and
In Philippine Islands to December, 1901; on
leave to March, 1902, commanding regiment
in United States to date.
Col. Woodson.
Col Albert E. woodson With regiment
in Dakota from December, 1867, to Septem.
ber 1868; in Utah. to May 1869: acting COM
missary subsistence in Sioux Indian district
Dakota, to August. 1870; on recruiting
service and leave to March, 1871, with 5t1
Cavalry, in Nebraska to November. 1871;
in Colorado and Arizona to October 1879:
| in Nebraska to September, 1877; in Wyo-
ming to April, 1888: in Nebraska to May,
1885; in Indian territory to January 1891;
in Oklahoma, to October, 1892: on recruiting
service and acting Indian agent to January,
1900: ON leave to May, 1900: with regiment
In Arizona. to August, 1900; en- route to and
In Philippine Islands to date.
Col Baldwin.
Col Theodore A Baldwin With his regi-
ment on the western frontier from date Of
joining to 1893. excepting detail as acting
Indian agent, June, 1862 to january, 1871.
In the Santiago campaign and mentioned
by General Wood for handling his regiment
with skill and courage. during the battle
of San Juan. 1s at present with his regi-
ment in the United States.
Col. Rawles.
Col. ]. B. Rawles. during the civil war;
served at posts in Pennsylvania and New
York to December 1882; in the department
Of the gulf to 1854 and in the rmy Of the
Potomac until the end Of the war. Since the
close Of the war he served continuously with
his regiment at various posts throughout
the United States. Had no field service DUR
ing Spanish-American war and has never
served in Philippine Islands.
Col Myrick.
Col. John r. Myrick served continuously
| with his regiment in civil war. 1861 to 1865.
and in Cuba, December 1899. to October,
1900. with the exception of the following
| details: Acting judge advocate department
south and I'd military district, November,
1866. to July. 1867; acting Judge advocate,
department Dakota, April, 1882, to October,
1885; aide de camp to Gen.. Terry, April.
1882 to March, 1888; aide de camp to Gen.
Terry to April 1888. He was on leave from
February to June. 1854, on account Of
wounds.
Col. Rogers.
Col. w. p Rogers served during the civil
war. 1862 to May 1884, in the Army of the
Potomac, until wounded in the battle Of
Charlottesville. Va. resulting in the loss
of his left arm. Since his appointment in
the regular army he has served with his
regiment in the District of Columbia. Vir-
ginia and North Carolina, to April. 1870: in
Dakota and Wyoming. to September. 1878:
on recruiting service to October. 1880; with
regiment in Wyoming, to September, 1883;
| in Ohio, to April, 1898: in Florida and Geor-
gfa, to January 1899: in Philippines, to
March, 1901; on duty at Columbia barracks.
Ohio, to August, 1902: en- route TO and with
regiment in Philippine Islands, to date.
Col. Hams.
Following the promotion and retirement OF
the officers above named, Col. Peter c.
Haines, the ranking colonel in the Corps
of Engineers will be promoted to the grade
service until his statutory retirement. July
@. 1904.