The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-28

the various Indian Campaigns Of 1870
and 1881 during which he was twlX
mentioned in General Orders and later
awarded the Congressional Medal or
Honor. Again he was mentioned IN or
ders by General Miles for his conduct
! in the Geronimo Apache Campaign OF
1856.
Az Santiago he commanded troop as
CAPTAIN in the End Cavalry and was
recommended for brevet as Major.
From 1899 to 1901 ne served as he!u
officer of Volunteers in the Filipino IN
surrectIon. From 1910 to 1916 with inc
rank Of Lieutenant Colonel and Colonei
Tho was Superintendent of Yellowstone
National Park, being assigned the lstter
wear to the command of a brigade OF
cavalry on the Mexican Border. and IN
January 1877 to the command or the
4,h Cavalry in the Department or Ha-
wall. September -. 1917. he was APP
noiuted Brgadier General, Nauona'
ARMY. and placed in command OF lhe
1soth Brigade Soth Division. after th'r-
weight years Of varied and most as
tinruished military service on 'he
American Frontier, in Cuba and IN inc
Philippines.
The Division Commander was FORUM
ate in the person and character OF ms
Chief of STAFF. Colonel William II. wal
dron. -
Commissioned Second Lieutenant IN
the Regular Establi shment in April 1879.
he had risen TO the rank Of Major In
1917 and had established through MS
writings an enviablo reputation "a an
! authority on minor tactics. In common
with other officers Of the Army ne had
gained his experience Of actual war IN
the Chinese and Philippine Campai gns.
and had received the best possible theo-
re+ical education which the army afford
| ed at the Army STAFF College. at Fort
| Ieayenworth, and the Army War Col
lere. from which he was graduated IN
1906 and 1911, respectively.
AS chief of stafr Of the SOh Division,
| With the rank OF lieutenant colonel in
the National Army (promotcd colonel IN
June, 1919, he was well prepared 10
| discharge the responsible and oncrous
duties OF his office. Upon the character
! Of the division he made tho full impress
Of hisinfuence. and the cessation OF hos
elites alone, denied him the reward OF
promotion which his untiring energy and
| splendid services had merited. \ man
| Of the most positive convictions. cXccp-
4
ness. he was especially notable for his
| absolute loyalty to his division COM
u1ander and TO the interests Of the so
| Division
As between its supertors and interiors
Il is not necessary to apportion credit
| for the record Of the S0th Division. but
It is eminently proper TO say that 10 its
| chief Of staff the fullest credit is due
| commensurate with the authority Of the
| high office which he held. OF this there
| can be no reasonable doubt.
| The superior character Of the enlisted
| personnel OF the division. for which it
was notable. was due in a measure to
another cause which must be mentioned.
| With an authorized strength Of approx
usately $4,000 men, the number was Sc
lected from q total OF over 10000 re-
cruits which the draft yielded to it be-
| fore its departure for France. 1t was
natural that only tho better men Of those
| originally assigned to it should have
been retained in its ranks. During the
formative period so constant were the
demands upon the division for large
Quotas Of men that the development Of
a combat division by systematic and
progressive training was all but render
cd impossible Indeed. at the time of its
departure for France it had hardly had
time to absorb the undisciplncd and I'M
drilled recruits with which it was at
tempted to I'LL the gaps resulting from