Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-28
COMING To FORT MYER
Regimental Headquarters q
the 18th q. s. Cavalry. \
THE SECOND, SQUADRON
JUST FROM LONG SERVICE IN THE
PHILIPPINES.
The Commanding Officer a Splendid
Type of the American Soldier
His Official Family.


squadron of the 18th Cavalry will arrive in
Washington today and will take station at
Fort Myer Va. With the coming of the
18th it is hoped and believed by officers of
the army that the continual shifting and
changing of troops at this particular post,
which has been going on since the war with
Spain, will be discontinued, and the regi-
ment which now enters upon a tour of
duty will be allowed to remain unmolested
until it's natural term of four years is
ended.
The 18th Cavalry is the second Of the
new regiments of this branch of the service
to take station at Fort Myer for its first
home duty since it's organization. 1t comes
directly from the Philippines, where 1t has
seen continuous service during the past two
years. The first and second squadrons and
regimental headquarters arrived in San
Francisco from Manila about ten days ago.
The third squadron has sailed from Manila
and is on It's way to the United States.
The first squadron has been ordered to
Fort Riley and the second squadron to Fort
Myer. The regiment is one of the five new
regiments of cavalry organized under the
act of Congress of February 2, 1901. 1t
was organized and saw it's first service in
this country and went to the Philippines
two years ago. The regiment was station
ed at Camp StotSenburg. on the Island of
LuZOn.
The Commanding Officer.
The regimental headquarters. band and
second squadron. including Troops E. F, G
and II, constitute the part of the regiment
which will form the cavalry portion of the
garrison at Fort Myer The regiment is
commanded by Col. Charles A P Hatfield,
a native of Alabama and a graduate Of
West Point of the class of 1872. Col. Hat
held comes to Fort Myer with the reputa-
tioh or oelng one of the most efficient Off
GERS IN the cavalry service. For more than
thlrty years he has served continuously in
the cavalry branch of the army and during
that time he has established reputation
Tor thofoughneSS and general military eff
ciehcy that extends even beyond army cir
cIes lie Is regarded as one of the best
types of the cavalry officer and his Sc
lection as commander of the post at Fort
Myer was made because of his reputation
lie entered West Point in 1868 under an
appointment from the state of Maryland.
He was graduated in 1872 and assigned as
| a second lieutenant, to the 4th Cavalry. He
followed the fortunes of that regiment on
the frontier, gaining considerable fame in
army circles as one OF the large class of
officers which was always ready and will
ing to perform any kind of service in the
field of however arduous character. He
remained with the 4th Cavalry twenty-sx
years, receiving all his promotions up to
the grade of captain in the regiment. At
the time of the famous Apache campaign
in Arizona in 1SS5-S6 Col. Hatfield's serv-
ices were OF Sucn great value to the gov
eminent that he was rewarded with a
brevet commission of major. At that time
he was a captain, having received promo
ton to that grade just year before the
willy Geronimo and his braves took to the
warpath. He was stu captain in the 4th
Cavalry when war with Spain was de-
clared. In October of that year he was
promoted to the grade of majo and as
signed to the sth Cavalry He became lieu
tenant colonel of the 9Th Cavalry in April.
1902. and was made a colonel and placed
in command of the 18th in March. 1903
Col. Hatfield is one of the youngest colonies
in the army and is said to have the energy
and knowledge that will make Fort Myer
one of the finest posts in the army.
The Regimental Staff.
The regimental staff includes Capt Thos.
NJ Corcoran, adjutant Capt Walter NJ.
Whitman, quartermaster, and Capt Ed
ward p. Cassatt, commissary. Capt Cor
coran Is a native of Massachusetts, He
was appointed cadet at West Point in
1886 and was graduated with the class of
1891, being assigned to the 7th Cavalry as
a second lieutenant. He served with the
It'll until July, 1897, when he trans
ferred to the 9th Cavalry, and a month
later went to the 10th Cavalry In Feb
ruary, 1898, he became first lieutenant in
the 9th Cavalry and was made captain in
1901, being first assigned to the 18th Cav
airy and later to the 18th Capt. Corcoran
is very highly regarded in army circles.
y,
1903, and will be post adjutant at FIT. Myer.
Capt Whitman, who will be post quarter
master at FIT, Myer, for a short time at
least, is a graduate of West Point and a
pointment to the Military Academy in 1897
and was graduated and appointed a second
lieutenant in the I'd Infantry in 1891. He
was transferred to the LIST Cavalry two
years after joining the army and became
a first lieutenant in March, 1899. In Feb
ruary, 1901, on the organization of the 18th
Cavalry, he was promoted to the grade of
captain and assigned to that regiment. He
made regimental quartermaster in Au-
gust, 1901. His term of service as quar-
termaster will expire next August The
reglmental commissary. Capt Edward B.
Cassatt is very well known III this city
He is a son of Mr.. Alexander Cassatt
president Of the Pennsylvania railroad
Capt Cassatt was Il member OF the West
Point class of 1893 and saw his first ser
vice as a second lieutenant in the 9th
Cavalry. He was transferred to the 4th
Cavalry after a few months, however in
which regiment he received promotion to
the grade of first lieutenant in 1899 and
from which he was transferred, cap
tain. to the 18th Cavalry in February, 1901
During the war with Spain Capt. Cassatt
served as captain and assistant adiutant
general of volunteers from May 1898, I'M
til May, 1899. and as major of the 9th
Volunteer Infantry from July 1892 until
April. 1901. During his service in the
army Capt. Cassatt has had number Of
important details. He assigned to
west POINT as an instructor IN French
during the years just preceding the war
with Spain, and for several years after the
war military attache of the American
emoaSsy at Paris.
Maj. Thaddeus w. Jones will command
the squadron stationed at FIT. Myer. Maj
Jones bears high reputation for eff
cheney and military excellence in army
circles. Like his regimental commander
he is southern man by birth and educa-
ton. He was appointed cadet at West
Point from North Carolina, his native
state. in September. 1868. and was grad
uated in 1872 and assigned, as second
lieutenant. to the 10th Cavalry. In this
regiment he remained for twenty-nine
years. He served with the regiment in all
the hard Indian campaigns on the frontier
during the 70's and sos, being promoted to
the grade of first lieutenant in 1879 and
captain in 1891. He became major Feb
ruary 2. 1901 and was assigned to the 13th
Cavalry. During the war with Spain Mai
Jones was appointed colonel of the 10th
Regiment of Volunteer Infantry, Il regi-
ment of colored immunes enlisted for ser
vice in Cuba. When the regiment was
mustered out Maj Jones was made lieu
tenant colonel of the 4Sth Volunteer In
fantry and served with this regiment until
June 80, 1901. First Lieut.. Charles A. Ro-
meyn. a son of Maj Henry Romeyn U S. "A,
retired, of this city. is the squadron ad-
jutant, and Second Lieut.. Norman H. Da-