Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-09-10
n. VA. OFFICERS IN
THE u. S. ARMY
tsat Many But They Make Up In
Brilliant Careers.
XKiT. WHEN ONE OF THEM

Isss Son OF Mr.. w. n. WHEN, This city,
;ssd Has see nLively Service Since
--sxsed Has Seen Lively Service Since
ssn Eoe Phillip res and Will Leave
Fnene Last Of November, Touring
Marry Countries before Returning to
ests Native Land.
Washington d. G., Sept. with
G11v 81 army officers credited to
ff. against an average of SO to a state,
West Virginia's ardor as belligerent
stss7ss is not conspicuous. And yet
a=sEs~ of her sons have had brilliant
eemreers in the army
NaSt conspicuous of West Virginas
''-onfribution to the army in recent
yvsTs was Brigad.er General William
= &Sraighill, of Charles Town. who
Fssls last year. He was in the corps
~ engineers and had taken a con.
.sEyacuous part in the improvement of
I ne Ohio and Kanawha rivers.
Message to Garcia.
Few men ever came more promi-
-Hen5fy before the public than Major
AMI rev S. Rowan now retired who
carried The message TO Garcia"
Major Rowan Is West Virglnian.
1oSa in Monroe county, a son of the
gz1e Col. J. NJ Rowan. formerly state
treasurer. Major Rowan, early in the
VSa %bh Spain, voluntarily landed
ANNE In a boat on the Cuban coast,
4avnsaed all the Spanish troops and de.
ysared TO General Garcia message
Vsach had an important bearing upon
Csrss results of the war He was then
trnAy a lieutenant, but he was rapidly
,yrumoted after the end of the war.
EbIowing his brilliant feat be was
immediately made a captain and with
n a Jew weeks was brevetted lieuten-
.4s7r colonel of the Sixth U. s. Infantry,
Euskaing this rank till the end of the
war. when he returned to his former
e.eTumanded He was promoted be a
gussper in 1905 and retired at his own
-rpaest December 1. 1909, having
szrTTed over thirty years. He was first
appointed a cadet in the IT, s. Military
Academy July l. 1877, his service In
CSs army extending over period Of
II years before his retirement.
General Goodwin.
TIE officer of highest rank on the
srsz7re4d dist from West Virginia IS
Etrlgadier General Edward A. Goodwin,
gyh@ was retired November Is. 1908.
NJ his own request after more than
riHE-gE years service. General Goodwin
7ssfered the army as a volunteer and
1r-,asrne a private in Company A, First
SN'eh1 Virginia Cavalry. in February,
-c&3sS. Tie was discharged after only
S~E months service to permit him TO
sssrIssE eifae military academy at West
Purs4t. which he did in October, 1895.
IA became second lieutenant in
}Tsss2. and was successfully promoted
eHar& ne was retired with the rank of
ssIigadier general in 1908. During the
Wet with Spain he was brevetted a
'-sY',ssS1el oF the Seventh u. s Infantry
eto.S an 1892 he was colonel of the
6sssrfeth T. S. Infantry
Tire ranking officer in the army
.a8w nom West Virginia is Lieutenant
e[to5unel George S. Young, Of the
-rVsnty,first Infantry. Born in Vir
I'm n ne entered he army from West
Virginia in 1875 as a second Iieuten-
M he gained his present rank in
12faH IS thirty-sxth in the list of
Els-V ,enant colonies. in relative rank,
x-ass ms changes are good for soon be-
..wmT1g a colonel
II Colonel Young's regiment Is
s,aNEsin Walter U. Sweeney, who en-
rsr7ss army life as private in the
~ t-st West Virginia volunteers in the
wax with Spain. He was given a sec.
1nss lieutenant in the regular army
AZ FHA chose Of the va" and has nov
v-29an 10 be captain
Seven Majors.
Seven majors are in the army now
S-ssezE " est Virginia, ranking relative
Gw as follows: J. e. Craighll, corps
NJ engineers; Mason NJ Patrick corps
OF engineers; George w Ruthers.
-s<CSias stenCe department; Jay J. Nor
INV. corps of engineers; Joseph n
Sutherland. chaplain; Clyde S. Ford
'sS1tssE A-al department; Edwin r. Stu
NJ corps of engineers. Major Ruth
-sz-s entered the army as a private in
ySsS& Major Sutherland and Major
fi'sru volunteered during the war VITA
Sissz,a anu the remaining majors on
iAzs .llst are graduates of the Military
xp7.usuIy at West Point
r.se West Virginia officers in the
aGTHF are classified as follows: Quar-
e-sg-u@sstere department, / /; subsistence
>tspgN-s.nent, l; medical department
L. Esxy department, l; corps OF eng
rIs-e'ss. g. signal corps, 2; chaplain /;
military academy. /; cavalry, 10; field
ssErJ&ery, 2; coast artillery, 6; lnian-
tETF. ~; Philippine scouts, 3; retired
&
'fsesaar4s 80 MT a IVart Ni~osiv,3 In h..