Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-10
FOUR VETERANS ADVANCED.
Promoted to the Grade Of Brigadiel
General and Retired.

Promoted TO the GRADE OF br1Sao1er
General and Retired.
Four veterans Of the civil war have been
appointed brigadier generals in the army
and retired since Saturday. These are, In
the order of their appointment: Col. J..
Milton Thompson, 23d Infantry; Col. Calvin
De Witt of the medical department, Col.
Carrie A. Woodruff and Col. David II. Kin
zie Of the Artillery Corps.
These promotions and retirements have
resulted in the following promotions: Lieut..
Col. J. w. Duncan of the infantry, to be
colonel and Maj. %. B. Bolton of the in
fantry, to be lieutenant colonel; Lieut.. Coils.
Charles d. Byrne and Timothy e. Wilcox
OF the medical department, to be colonels;
Lieut.. Coils. A. c. Taylor and H. w. Hub
bell of the artillery. to be colonels; Majs.
A. D. Schenck and s. Pratt. to be neuten-
ant colonies, and Capts., E. b. Hoyle and g.
Adams, to be majors OF artillery.
Gen. Thompson entered the army as a
private in the 7th New Hampshire Volun-
teer Infantry in November 1851. and served
with his regiment in the department Of the
south to the close Of the civil war. He
was appointed second lieutenant. 83d United
States Colored Infantry. in January, 1858.
and was honorably mustered out as captain
Of that regiment in January, 1856. He was
brevetted first lieutenant for gallant serv-
ices at James Island. g. &. In July, 1865
he was appointed second lieutenant, 8Sth
Regular Infantry. and became colonel OF
the I'D Infantry in April. 1901. During the
Spanish war he commanded the AID United
States Infantry, and subsequently served
with his regiment in the Philippines. where
he took part in the engagements at Pinau-
ran and San Mateo.
Gen. De Witt is a native Of Pennsylva MIA
and a graduate Of Princeton University
and Jefferson Medical College. Philadel-
phia. He was captain Of the 10th Penn
Avr1yv IL. "DI,,v toar vnf nvntr In nNfo hov
1861, and served with that regiment in the
army of the Potomac until January, 1863
taking part in many important battles. In
May, 1867. he was appointed an assistant
surgeon in the regular army and reached
the grade Of colonel and assistant surgeon
general in May, 1901. He accompanied the
expedition against the Modocs in 1873 and
in the one against the Ute Indians in 1879.
Cuba from November. 1899. to April 1900.
and since February. 1901, he has been in
charge Of the Army Medical Museum in
this city.
but was appointed to the army from the
District of Columbia. Appointed second
lieutenant I'd Artillery in October. 1861 he
served with the army Of the Potomac in its
captain. major and lieutenant colonel for
and at Treviliian station. Virginia
and for good conduct during the
war. He was also awarded a medal of
honor for distinguished gallantry in action
at Newbys cross roads in July. 1863, while
in command OF section Of horse battery NJ
of the I'd Artillery. He became colonel Of
artillery in May 1901, and since then has
| been stationed at Fort slocum. New York
Gen. Kinzie Is a native of Kansas and a
graduate Of the Military Academy Of the
class of February 1851. He served with
the artillery in the army of the Potomac
and the department Of the Cumberland
during tho civil war and was brevetted first
lieutenant. captain and major for special
services in the battle Of White Oak Swamp,
Virginia. and the battle Of Antietam, Md.
He became colonel of artillery in July, 1901,
and has recently commanded artillery dis
tricts in the south. his last station being
at Fort Henry, Md.