Evening star., 1915-11-19

Acting under the authority Of Sec
retary Root, Gen. Carter OBTAINED
| from Congress the passage of the act
| increasing the corps of cadets at the
Military Academy by assigning two
cadets to each senator and increasing
the number of cadets appointed al
large. Aside from these services at
| Washington. Gen. Carter has hne rec
ord for service in the field.
Native of Tennessee.
| He was born of Unionist family in
Davidson county. Tenn, November 49,
1851, and Joined the Army of the Cum
berland while a school boy. Before
he was thirteen years old he won rec
ognition for gallantry in the hazardous
work Of carrying message across the
front of line of fire. When the
Point, July 1. 1868 Graduating four
years later. he was assigned as
second lieutenant in the Sth Infantry.
He was in the expedition against
Brule and Ogallala. Sioux and Chey-
enne Indians the following February.
He was transferred to the 9th Cavalry
in November. 1874. and remained with
the cavalry for more than twenty-five
years. In Arizona and New Mexico.
when the Apaches were on the war
path. he served for sixteen years, and
during nearly all of that time was in
the field against the hostiles.
He is one of the medal OF honor men of
the army. There was fight with the
Apaches on Cibicu creek, Arizona, Au-
gust 30, 1881, and during it Carter, who
was then first lieutenant of the 9Th
Cavalry. by taking "one chance in
thousand saved the lives of several
wounded men. and won for himself the
medal which it is the desire of every SOL
dier to merit.
Long on Frontier Duty.
Gen. Carter during his long service on
the active list spent a large portion of
his time on frontier duty in Wyoming
Colorado, Nebra ska, Arizona and New
Mexico. He was engaged in scouting at
the Red Cloud Agency. Oak, and at
Camp Verde, Ariz. and also at Camp Lo-
well. to June. 1881. He did considerable
scouting at other posts in Arizona New
Mexico and Colorado, and was in the
field in the Pine Ridge campaign to Feb
ruary >, 1891. participating in the fight
on White river near the mouth of Wound
ed Knee creek, S. D., January /, 1891 He
was in the field in Wyoming during the
rustler" troubles in 1891 and was at the
Infantry and Cavalry School at Fort
Leavenworth, September l. 1898, to June
II, 1895.
In January, 1897, Capt Carter was made
al shSSistdHt duJutdnl general with Cne
rank of major. He was held on duty at
the War Department during the war with
Spain, where a large share of the desk
work of that period fell to him. He was
promoted brigadier general in July, 1902
Service in Philippines.
In 1904 he was sent to the Philippines
and took command of the Department of
the Nisayas, and was in command of the
troops engaged in suppressing the Pula-
jan insurrection the following year Re
turning to the United States, he was on
duty in Chicago. Indianapolis and Omaha
until January, 1909, when he was sent
back to the Philippines. being appointed
major general IN November of that
year.
When the I'd Division was mobilized
in Texas in the spring of 1910 Gen Car
ter was placed in command of it. He
held that command until January, 1914,
going to Honolulu in March of that year
He is well known as an author, having
written Horses, Saddles and Brides"
From Yorktown to Santiago With the
Sixth Cavalry "Old Army Sketches"
and Giles Carter of Virginia. He prob
ably will make his home in this city,
where he has house.
Brig. Gen. Tasker Fl. Bliss, who has
been assistant chief OF staff since last
February, will succeed TO the vacant
major Seneralcy.