Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-08-26

forty-fve years ago Brewster Randall
and family located at GAINESVILLE. One
of his sons, George NJ. was in Pennsyl-
vania when the Civil war began, and at
once enlisted as private in the Fourth
regiment. The following fall he was APP
pointed a lieutenant in the regular army,
but in 1864 accepted commission as
major of the Fourteenth New York ar
tillery and was discharged from that
regiment as lieutenant colonel at the
close of the war; returning TO the regu-
lar army as Il captain. He has gone
the usual ranks. and reached the rank
of major general of the regular army
two months ago and will soon take sta
ton at st. Louis as commander OF the
northern division. whose headquarters
are in that city. Gen. Randall has Wis
iteu relatives and frienls at GAINESVILLE
on many occasions. his last visit occur
ring the first week in August of this
year. His sister, Mrs. Mckenney, re-
sides there Gen. Randall has long been
looked upon as model soldier. tie VIII
retire for age next October, when Wis
consin will have three major generals
on the retired list and one, Maj. Gen.
Macarthur, on the active list. Mag.
Gen. Thomas III. Kruger was retired for
age in 1897. and like Gen. Story. was a
West Pointer. Randall and Macarthur
are the products of the old volunteer
army.
Brighten. Alexander Mckenzie. chief
of the engineer corps, is "A native OF Ms
consin, and Brighton. J. W. Barlow,
retired. went to West Point from Wis
consiu and was for some time stationed
in Milwaukee. Col. William Nj. Wallace
of the Fifteenth cavalry was born in
Wisconsin and served in the Civil waf,
because of which he will be retired as a
brigadier general in the near future.
Capt. James A. Cole of the Sixth cavalry
has been examined for promotion 10 ma
jor He was nominated TO West Point
from Wisconsin in 1880. Capt. L. Il.
Heiberg was n resident of La Crosse
when he went to West Point in 1892.
Mai. Hoel s Bishop. nephew of the
late Congressman Charles a. Eldredge,
who went to West Point from Fond du
Lac in 1870. will soon reach the rank
Of lieutenant colonel. He now belongs
10 the Fifth cavalry. Maj. W. r. Ham
ilton. son of the late Maj.-Gen. Charles
=. Hamilton of Milwaukee. will in the
natural course. reach the rank of licuJen
ant colonel in about two years. His son,
Second Lieut.. {. s. Hamilton. will soon
be promoted 10 first lieutenant
Col William T. Dugcan OF the First
infantry. who for some months has been
commander Of the department Of the
lakes, with headquarters NJ Chicago. will
retire as bvigadier general a year from
next April. Col. nuggan began his mill
tary career in Milwaukee with the XOu-
aYeS. afterwards commanded hy Capt. |
Joseph 4. Oliver Lieut-CoI. Lorenzo
W. Cooke Of the Twenty-siNth infantry
who has been stationed in Milwaukee on
recruiting services the past two years
will return 10 his regiment in November |
In consequence Of his having served :
Il private through the war. part Of the
time in the Twenty-seventh Wisconsin |
and the balance IF the time in the Thir |
foputh regulars. Uncle Billy" Sherman |
regiment. he will retire on or before his |
sixty-fourih birthday as It bTigadicr gen /
cral Maj Edward Cheynowcth Of the |
Seventeenth infantry. recently returned |
from the Philippines. He was appointed |
to West Point from Wisconsin in 1873
and reached his majority in 1902 He
X a brother Of the Madison lawyer |
Capt CLarlcs g. Treat of the artillery /
corps. son Of ex-senator Joseph r. Treat /
of Monroe. viii reach the rank of major |
within the next few months. For fon- |
wears or more he was on duty ar Wo~t
Point where lie made an cNccptioualjv /
fre record Capt. Lawson VI Fuller |
son ~ the late Col. Fuller Of the engi- |
nae. corps. who was for some time s,a |