New-York tribune., 1909-05-30

who can look back upon this long period of
service in war and peace are Lieutenant General
Arthur Macarthur. Major General John F. Wes
ton commander Of the Department of Califor--
mia: Brigadier General Earl D. Thomas COM
mander of the Department of the Colorado; Brig
adler General Charles Morton, commander of the
Department of the Missouri; Brigadier General
Charles L. Hodges, commander of the Depart
ment of the Visayas. Philippine Islands; Briga-
der General Daniel II. Brush who Is also In
the philippines; Brigadier General George B.
Davis. Judge advocate general Brigadier Gen
era1 William L. Marshall, chief of engineers;
Colonel f. s Dudley, judge advocate at the
head Of the department of law at West Point;
Colonel John L. Clem. assistant quartermaster
general at San Antonio. TEX; Colonel j. n.
Allison. chief commissary of the Department of
The Fast at Governors Island; Colonel Owen j.
Sweet. of the 2Sth Infantry; Colonel Z. f. Wood.
professor of modern languages at West Point
Lieutenant Colonel w. w. Robinson, jr, chief
ouartermaster of the Department of the Lakes
at Chicago: Major f. O. Fechet, of the signal
corps. stationed at Boston, and Captain D. W.
Arnold. captain and quartermaster, at present
in Japan.
Not one Of these Civil War veterans was
above twenty years of age at the close of hos
tilitfes. and five including Major Walkey, en-
listed at the first call in 1861. The four besides
Major WaIkley were Generals Weston, Morton
and Hodges ard Major Fechet. General Morton
and Major Fechet were only fifteen and General
Hodges was only fourteen years old at the time
Of enlistment Among the sixteen men Is one
who was even younger than any OF these "heh
his name went on the muster roll Calonei Johh
I, Glenn will not be retired in the normal course
Of events untu 1915. According to Losing, the
70 i'm belongs the
distinction Of being the youngest soldier who
,- r,ora arms in battle He entered the ser
vice as a drummer boy in May, 1861 before he
ms ton wears of age but not regularly
enlisted 1lntu 1863. because Of his youth. His
etorv * a remarkable one and will be told in
its place
Those who will retire in 1910 are Generals
Morton and Marshall. Colonel Wood, Lieutenant
Colonel Robinson and Major Fechet, Generals
Thomas. Hodges and Davis are to retire In 1911
and General Brush. Colonel Allison and Captain
Arnold will leave the active service In l9l--
= &c of interest as indicating the early evi-
donce of qualifications for military service that
the majority Of these men gained promotion
while serving in the Civil War. OF the sixteen
r,a, none Of whom. it must be remembered
Was of age at the close Of hostihties one became
lieutenant colonel. major. one captain Iiliee
second Ueutenants, two sergeant IhaJoIS' 'li'
commissary sergeant and one sergeant Al '''o
close of the war nine of the men received @p-
,,ofntrnents to West Point and spent four years
tbere while the others. with one eXcepIoh' re-
ot,-o5 commissions in the regular army.
T;o,,,apant General Macarthur began his MILL
+r service on August /. 1862, as first heu-
tenant of the oath Wisconsin Volunteers. he
was mustered out on June 10 ISo"' at tle age
OF twenty years. with the brevet rank OF colohei
and actual rank of lieutenant colonel ne re-
ceiyed a medal of honor for coolness ana con-
spicuous bravery in action IN selzlhg the coioi'
.of his regiment at a critical moment and plant
ing them on the captured works Oh lhe crest Vi
,tiesionar, Ridge and was brevetted lieutenant
,rl,re1 for gallant and meritorious service in
tho battles of Perryville KY; stone River
Tenn Missionary Ridge and cambridge. anu
colonel for his achievements in the batte OF
Franklin Tenn. and the Atlanta campaign ne
was twice wounded. shortly after the close OF
the war he was commissioned a second Heu-
tenant of infantry in the regular army. lie sa"
much active service in the Philippines lie VIII
retire this week, on June :.
General Weston enlisted from Kentucky on
December 2r 1861, few days after his SIX
+aartb birthday. and received commission as
c. lieutenant in the 4th Kentucky Cavalry
1aF,re being mustered out. on August II, 1Sb'
ba had attained to the actual rank OF major
Ife has a medal of honor awarded for gallantry
AZ Wetumpla Ala, where with hVe men, ne
swan the river defeated a force OF the enemy
md cantured a small fleet Of steamboats, lying
in the river laden with supplies Tor the enemy
tga was with Custer. Miles and Crook IN the
Indian campaigns succeeding the IlVh VAL
I,a,.iue, received a commission as second lieu
+aronf eth United States Cavalry. two years
after his discharge from the volunteers. lie
-, -,-ir5 ~, NayembeT of TINS year.
General Thomas WAS born in Illinois on Jan
nary / 1871 and enlisted as a private IN Com
many II Sth Illinois Cavalry on AprH J. Iop-'
iss than three months after passing his fifteenth
btrtbdav Before ne was mustered out on April
90 1861 he had been promoted TO sergeant ma
5or He was subsequently, appointed, to west
point and was graduated with the class Of 90,
r.,eirina, ? commission second lieutenant OF
cavalry on june Il, 1868. His regiment IN the
C,fi1 War was A part OF the Army of the Po-
.,,ac and lie took part in the Seven Days Bat
,la South Mountain Antietam, Fredericksburg,
12e,.er1y Ford and Gettysburg among others.
After leaving West Point he spent much time
in the West in the Indian campaigns
General Morton is another Of the Civil War
veterans who saw exciting service IN the lholah
country as a commissioned cavalry omccr- lie
was born in Ohio March IS, 1876, and his
narents having moved to Missouri before the
opening of the Civil War, ne enlisted as prl-
vate from that state July 20, 1861. This
pIaces him at the head of the active list as to
oficial longevity of service. HIS career has
abounded In lively experiences. Soon after his
enlistment he was captured on the steamer
Little Blue at Napoleon, Mo- at the siege OF
Lexington but escaped without parole, his en-
tire regiment having been captured at that
siege. 1t was a forced surrender Of 100 Union
men to an overwhelming force of Confederates
efa of hat