Evening star., 1922-07-18

LIEUT.. COL. JAMES LONGSTREET.
Funeral services for Lieut.. Col.
James Longstreet. prominent Army
officer and we'll known resident of
this city, who died Saturday at Chey-
enne, Wyo., will be held Thursday
morning at 10 o'clock at the residence
of brother. Maj. Robert Lee Long
street, 1927 X street northwest, the
old Bonaparte home. Burial will be
with full military honors in Arling-
ton cemetery. Col Longstreet died
in the saddle, participating in a re-
view of the 18th Cavalry. His death
was attributed to heart failure.
| Col. Longstreet was born in Geor-
! gia fifty-seven years ago. He was
! the son and namesake of Lieut.. Cen
James Longstreet of the Southern
! Confederacy. He was descended on
both sides of the family from men
who were prominent officers in all the
| American wars, beginning with the
revolution. He served with the rank
| of colonel in the world war, later re-
| turning to his grade in the Regular
Army as lieutenant colonel. He re-
] turned recently from overseas. where
! he served on the staff of Gen. Allen
as supply officer. army of occupa ton.
| for more than two years. He also
! served as liason officer. representing
the American army at the British
army headquarters at Cologne, with
Cen Mooreland commanding.
Came Here in Youth.
Coming from his native state to
Washington when still youth. he
served in the United States geologi
cal survey expeditions and field work.
and was later employed in the gener-
al land Office here. At the outbreak
of the Spanish American war he
training at the North Georgia Agri-
cultural and Military College. and
served in this war first with Battery
''B" of Atlanta, Ca, later going to
Cuba as adjutant of the 9th United
States Volunteers. who relieved the
Rough Riders regiment from their
positions near San Juan hill. He re-
mained on active service in the oc-
cupation of the island and. when the
Philippine insurrection came on. COM
manded company of the 29th Volun-
throughout that emergency. On the
completion of this campaign he was
appointed in the Regular Army as a
cavalry officer. While serving in this
capacity he organized Troop M of
one of the newly created Regular
Army cavalry regiments, the 18th. and
by strange coincidence was in COM
mand of that regiment for short
period before his sudden death.
In the Vera Cruz expedition he was
encamped with his regiment at Texas
City awaiting transport to Vera Cruz,
when the tidal wave swept away the
whole encampment and equipment, but
by his heroic efforts he managed to save
all men and horses of his command.
In Border Defense.
On re-equipment, the regiment was
sent to the patrol and defense of the
Mexican border, his troop having charge
of eighty miles of the border and one
OF the smaller gateways into Mexico,
northwest of Eagle Pass. He introduced
quite an innovation in the defense of
the border from bandit raids by erect
ing barricades of bales of hay, which
as well as a camouflage for the posi-
tions.
Gen. Bullard of world war fame made
an inspection and complimented the in
genuity of the colonel and ordered SINH
lar barricades to be placed along the en-
sent by Gen. Tasker H. Bliss to south
ern California to establish a camp for
a provisional brigade. There he made
the first authentic war map Of the Cal
ifornian and Mexican border.
Following Americas entry into the
world war, he was assigned as com
manding officer of the ammunition
train Of the S1st Division, National
Army, organized at Camp Jackson,
s. c.. which he successfully trained.
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of the new cavalry regiments, which
work had been neglected up to that
time. as the infantry divisions were
wanted first for overseas service. He
was directed to organize the squadron
at Hawaii into a full regiment of ap-
proximately 5000 men. of which he
took responsibility of charge and
command.
Troops Brought to U. 8.
This was done expeditiously, and the
troops were brought to the United
States and sent to the border to re-
lieve those on duty there. He was in
hopes that the regiment would be
when 1t was determined that no cavalry
would be sent across, eagerly sought
service with the combat troops in
france, and was sent over as re-
placement officer and supply officer
Of the army Of occupation into Ger
many.
He went in with the first troops
sent to the Coblenz area He there
organized and established the whole
system of supply of that army until
after more than two years, when or
ders were issued for complete evacu-
alton by our troops by the 1st of July
of this year. He was then sent as the
liaison officer representing the Ameri-
can Army at the British headquar-
ters at Cologne on the Rhine, where
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recently ordered home. He reached
America few weeks ago and received
orders assigning him to his old regi-
ment, the 18th Cavalry at Fort Rus
sell: Wyo.. He was in command there
until his death.
Col. Longstreet is survived by a sis
ter, Mrs. ]. E. Whelchel of Washing
ton: his stepmother. Mrs. Helen
Dortch Longstreet Of Washington and
Georgia.: two brothers, Maj Robert
Lee Longstreet of Washington and
Randolph Longstreet of Georgia, and
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