The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-12-22
MOSES May HEAD MARINE
CORPS.
south Carolina Omcer likely 20 Sue.
cecd Gen. Elliott.

IL S<<~t OCus BkA1hOyss
Washington. Dec. lit is not
improbable that South Carolina will
have . candidate to succeed Brig.
Gen. Elliott. OF the marine corps.
when that ofYicer retires the early
part OF the coming year. This can
didats will be IAuet. Col. r. J. Moses.
Col Moses Is from Sumter and went
20 Annapolis at the age Of IL. His re-
cord In the marine corp has been an
exceptional one. He was In charge
OF the battalion Of marines at Pekin.
China. In the Boxer uprising. and was
. praised fer his gallantry by Gen.
\ Chahee, His battalion was first to
land In Cuba In the Spanish Ameri-
can war. and he is at present In Me-
aragua. attached TO the stan Of Al
mirai Kimball.
In September. 1900. Gen. Chaffee
made an Interesting report concern
Ing Col. Moses and the seige of Pc
kin. I'm this report he said:
with special pleasure do I COM
nsnd the 1st regiment of marines.
serving with this expedition during
the march from Tientsin to Pekin.
\ for fortitude shown by both officers
.and men during march made most
trying because Of intense heat and a
!. general absence Of water suitable TO
rink Without exception. the ia
ne OF the march was borne to the
nt Of physical endurance without
q Z, : 81 tfsal6ds sxzSoDsd N sby thsa
ecflnAont on August s and were
elmost entirely In fields Of standing
corn. whore scarcely breath Of air
vas obtainable. and rendered align
Saent and the keeping Of dir1ction
very difhcuIt and marching unusually
fasiguing.
"The regiment was frequently un-
der my personal observation. and
commend II highly for soldierly quail
itiea Particularly do I desire to in
VIE attention to Major l. w. T. Wal
Ter and Capt r. ]. Moses. the bat
talon commanders. whose energy.
good Judgment and capacity to COM
mand their battalions I noted with
pleasure.
The further operation Of this reg
in,ent with the expedition. including
the taking OF Pekin. August II and
ls. was exceedingly satisfactory and
dsssrving Of high praise and COM
msndatior for services we'll perform
ed N
my congratulations and thanks
are extended to the officers and men
OF tho regiment
Attention is specially invited to
the reports OF battalion and company
commanders for details of service by
battalions and companies."
Major, Gen. Thomas H. Barry wrote
the commandant OF the marine corps
during the past summer On follows:
"T deem II my duty. as Il IL my
pleasure. to report to. you concern
sng the eficiency Of Lieut.. Col. r. J.
nosss. u. o. marine corps.
During all the time that I com
nanded the army Of Cuban pacifca-
tion--more than two years-Coi. Mo-
- commanded the 1st provisional
regiment. U. 8. marines. which gar
risoned several outlying stations In
Cuba In addition to having q bat
eaieon at Camp Columbia. The sue
esss OF that regiment in Cuba Is due.
In great measure. to the efliciency OF
Col. Moses ~ its commander, and to
his conscientious and devoted alton
ton to every detail Of his duty. Col.
Moses II q fine disciplinarian and nm
onscer of unusual amciency. charac-
Ter and devotion to duty.
This letter II entirely unsolicited
and Col, Moses has no knowledge, d.
rsctIy or Indirectly. that II 10 being
written; the motive which prompts
me In sending Il u that his unusually
sfhcisnt service In Cuba may be of
record"