The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-03-19

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class Of 1901 Capt. Jenkins is well
known in Charleston, where he sery-
led with great credit some years ago
as military instructor at the South
Casolina Military Academy under his
fathers old friend, Col. sAsburg Co
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n The only officer in the g7fh Cavalry
is Capt. Matthew C. Butler, Jr., who
graduated with the Academy class Of
1883, and attained his present rank N
February, 1901, having been trans
ferred to this regiment from the 9th
Infantry in February, 1889. /. Il
In. the 9Th cavalry are Capt. Thos.
Q. Donaldson, Of the class of 1887,
Capt. Lawrence S.: Carson, Ga gralu-
ate of the South Carolina Military
Academy and of the Infantry ana
Cavalry School,) and Second Lieut..
Thomas II. Cunningham, who was ap-
pointed from tie army and subse-
quently graduated from the Infantry
and Cavalry School. ..
Capt. Eugene p. Jervery, of the
class of 1896, is the only South Car
olinian in the 10th cavalry. This Of
ficer was first assigned to the 9Th
cavalry, then transferred to the 10th,
again to the 9th and once more to the
10th. lie was promoted to be first
lieutenant in July, 1899, and reach
ed his present grade in January, 02.
Lieut.. Col. Cunliffe H. Murray, the
ranking officer Of the 18th cavalry,
was appointed from New York and
graduated with the West Point class
Of 1877. Capt. Frank Parker was a
member Of the class of 1894. He was
appointed first to the 18th infantry,
and served successively in the 5th
and 18th cavalry before transferring
to his present regiment. First Lieut..
Edmond R. Tompkins graduated from
the South Carolina Military Academy
in the class of 1894, and saw Service
with the South Carolina volunteers
during the Spanish war before enter
ing the regular service in 1901. Sec
ond Lieut.. Ralph M. Parker was ap-
pointed from the army in February,
1901, having won his commission
while serving in the 5th cavalry.
. The >only South Carolinian in the
18th cavalry is Capt. Francis lei.
Parker, who graduated with the
Academy class of 1894, was promot-
ed to be first lieutenant in March.
1899, and reached his present rank
in February, 1901. He had service in
The 5th and 18th cavalry before en-
term" the 18th, to which he was
transferred in July, 1901.
The senior South Carolinian in the
18th cavalry is First Lieut.. James
Goethe, Of the class of 1900, at pres
ent stationed with the Headquarters
OF his regiment at Fort Myer just
across the river from Washington. Tt
is in this regiment that some of the
most magnificently drilled cavalry
men in all the army are to be found;
and in Lieut. Goethe's troop are many
OF the most expert of the 18th. See
ond Lieut. Ralph Met. Pennell, of the
class of 1906, has the distinction of
being the junior commissioned officer
in this entire regiment.
The 18th cavalry has two South
Carolinians-First Lieut. Paul r.
Hayne, Jr., who graduated from the
South Carolina Military Academy
with the class of 1895, and Second
Lieut. Robert c.. Richardson, who
graduated in 1904, from West Point.
Capt. George w. Kirkpatrick, Of
the 18TH cavalry, graduated at West
Point in 1902, and from the Infan-
try and Cavalry School five years
later. He was first assigned to the
10th infantry, later to 14th cavalry,
later still to the 9Th cavalry, and was
transferred to his present regiment
upon his promotion to captain in Feb
rua1y, 1901.
Serving in Artillery Corps.
In the artillery corps are Major
Henry G. Davis, of the class of 1888,
Capt. Edmund NJ. Blake, OFFS 1889,
Capt. Frank G. Maullin,, of 1890,
Capt William S. Guignard, Of 1896,
Capt. johnson Hagood, of the same
eICss, Capt. Edwin O. Sarrmtt, of
1897, Capt. Roderick T.. Carmichael,
of the same class, Capt. Richard II.
McMaster, who entered from the
army after having graduated from
the South Carolina Military Acad-
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