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tenant of the same regiment in 1879,
and captain in 1885.
The month after war with Spain
was declared Capt Dorst was appoint
ed lieutenant colonel and assistant adj
jutant general in the volunteer serv-
ice. Nov. Z, 1898, he obtained his ma
jority in the regular establishment and
was assigned to the Second cavalry.
In August, 1899, he was named colonel
of the Forty fifth United States vol
unteer infantry, and he retained that
position during the next two years,
being honorably mustered out June 3,
1901. He was promoted to be lieuten-
ant colonel of the Twelfth cavalry,
U. S. A. June 26 of the same year.
He had become colonel of the Third
cavalry when he took command at the
army building on the Goth of last jan
uary. He transferred the crown to
Gen. Carr Feb. 25.
Col. Dorst is now stationed at Fort
Assinniboine, Mont, as commandment of
his regiment, the Third cavalry.
Gen. Camille c. C. Carr
Gen. Camille G. c. Carr, who tempo
rarily resigned command of the depart
ment week ago, compares with the
earlier commanders in his length of
service.
He was born March 8, 1912, at Har-
risonburg, Va. His boyhood was passed
in Wheeling, w. Va, and in Chicago.
He entered the Chicago university in
1859 Although he left the university
during his senior year to enlist as d
soldier, he subsequently received his
degree of A. M. He joined the First
United States cavalry as private Aug.
Is, 1862 and had become regimental
sergeant major when he obtained a
commission as second lieutenant Oct.
81, 1853. He was promoted to be first
lieutenant in June, 1854. He was
wounded at Todd's Tavern, Va, and in
the battle of Cedar Creek, Va. He
was brevetted first lieutenant and cap
tain for gallantry, respectively, at
Todd's Tavern and Winchester.
After the Civil war Gen. Carr passed
twenty years in warfare against the
Indians. He was engaged in the Apa
che campaigns. in Arizona, 1860,
1S7173 and 1SS1-S2; the Nez Perez
campaign, 1877; the Bannock cam
paign, 1878, etc.
He was commissioned captain in
1869; was brevetted major, in 1877, for
gallantry during the NeZ Perez cam
paign, and was made full major of the
Eighth cavalry in February. 1891.
He served as assistant instructor and
instructor of cavalry at the United
States cavalry and infantry school,
Fort LeaVenworth, Kan, from 1886 to
1894. He was inspector general of the
department of Columbia in 1S94-5.
During the Spanish war he COM
manded in the western part of Porto
Rico during 1898-99, and was promoted
to be lieutenant colonel of the Fifth
cavalry Oct. 16, 1898. After he had be-
come colonel of the Fourth cavalry,
Jan. 90. 1900, he led his regiment in the
Philippines during 1900 and 1901. Sept
10, 1901, he was assigned as post COM
mander and commandant of the school
of application for cavalry and field ar
tillery at Fort Riley, Kan. He was
made a brigadier general last year
Gen. Carr was appointed to command
the department of Dakota Feb. 25 last
week ago he started for st. Louis,
leaving the department in charge of
his senior colonel, that is, Col. ]. A.
Buchanan, of the Twenty fourth in
fantry, Fort Harrison. Gen. Carr will
return after enjoying months leave.
Col. J. A. Buchanan
Col. Buchanan, who, like Col. Dorst,
is a young commander for the extent
of his jurisdiction, was appointed to
the army from Maryland, his native
state.
He was commissioned second lieu
tenant in the Fourteenth infantry March
Z. 1867. He became first lieutenant in
1873 and captain in 1890; was trans
ferred to the Eleventh infantry in
1898, and was made major of the Fiji
tenth infantry in May, 1899.
Two years after the war with Spain
Maj. Buchanan was appointed lieu
tenant colonel Of Porto Rico infantry