Some Distinguished Army Officers
Chief of the General Staff and Headquarters Staff, Department of the
Missouri Pictures from Photos Made for The Bee
l' 1 KOMANZA CHAFFER, who sue-
I ni(u1t'(l in I hn lioiifl of tbo A tm V
on January 9, began Ills military
life as a private soldier In the
ranks. As was the case with Central
Milrs and General S. B. M. Young, General
Chaffee Is not a graduate of the Military
academy. Beginning at the lowest grade
In the army. General Chaffee after forty
three years' distinguished service has now
reached the place of supreme military com
mand, ilia record Is a record of bravery,
of Intrepidity, which should he a stimulus
to every soldier. He was born In Ohio in
April, 1N42. entering the Sixth cavalry In
July, IMil. Two ytars later he was com
missioned second lieutenant, becoming a
first lieutenant In February, lSii'i. Ho won
the first lieutenancy on the battlefield of
Gettysburg, and was moved up to the cap
tain's grade for gallant service at Dinwid
dle Court House. Subsequent promotions
to the rank of major and lieutenant colonel
successively were earned in engagements
with Indians In Texas and Arizona.
At Kl Caney General Chaffee, having
been gion command of a brigade, opened
the fiht and his men bore the brunt of It
throughout the day. An eye witness of the
struggle said that when the fitht was hot
test General Chaffee dashed about at the
head cf the column with his hat on tho
back of his head urging on his men and
crying to them to "get In and help their
country to win a victory." After hi serv
ice in Cuba he was placed in command of
the forces In China, and here he added to
his splendid record ns one of the nation's
most gallant soldiers. His China service
has been the subject of many laudatory or
ders from the War department and the sol
diers of the United States under his com
mand became the peer of the world's lest
fighting forces. Afterward General Chaffee
was given command of the army in th9
Philippines.
General Chaffee and Governor Taft culd
not agree as to the location of the line
dividing the civil and military author! le?
on the Islands. The dispute was carried up
to the president, who sent a peremptory
message, directing them to reach an agree
ment without delay. An agreement was
reached some time before the general re
turned to this country In the fall of 1912,
when he was placed in command of the
Department of the Fast, with headquarters
at New York, and served In that capacity
until transferred, to Washington tome
weeks ago for service on the general staff.
He will hold the post of lieutenant general
and chief-of-staff two years before being
placed on the retired list.
The commanding officer of tho Depart
ment of the Missouri and his staff are
charged with the administration of the
department, with Its 10,000 troops In gar
rison and eleven great military posts, em
bracing property valued at over $25,000,000
the military establishments of six great
6tates, Missouri, Iowa, South Dakota,
Kansas, Nebraska and Wyoming. All of
this administrative work, the furnishing
of supplies and transportation emanates
from Department of the Missouri head
quarters, in the army building. In Omaha.
Tho commanding officer of the depart
ment Is Brigadier General Theodore J.
Wlnt, U. S. A., who was assigned to the com
mand of the department January 15, 1904, but
being absent In the Philippines at the
time of his appointment. Brigadier General
Camillo C. C. Carr, U. 8. A., was assigned
to tho temporary command of the depart
ment until the arrival of General Wlnt,
about ten days ago. General Carr stands
next to General Wlnt In the picture, and Is
the only one of the group in civilian dress.
The department staff consists of Briga
dier General T. J. Wlnt, commanding;
First Lieutenant William L. Karnes, Sixth
cavalry, alde-da-camp, ordinance officer
and inspector of small arms practice; Ma
jor Charles R, Noyes, Ninth Infantry, ad
jutant general; Captain William G. Doane,
acting judge advocate. Judge advocate;
Major J. Estcourt Sawyer, quartermaster's
department, chief quartermaster; Major
Wll'tam II. Bean, subsistence department,
chief commissary and purchasing and
shipping commissary at Omaha; Colonel
Charles B. Byrne, assistant surgeon gen
eral, chief Burgeon; lieutenant Colonel
John C. Muhlenberg, chief paymaster; Cap
tain Charles S. Wallace, chief signal offl-
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OFFICERS OF DEPARTMENT OF MTSSOT'RI.
From the left to right In the rear rw: Captain William H. Donne, Judge ndoeate; Majm Jerome A. Wntrnus. pay
master; lieutenant Colonel John V. Muhlenberg, chief paymaster; Captain Frank A. Cook, assistant e-onimiss iry ; I apiain
Jehu It. I.yneh, paymaster. Second row. from left to rluht: Major J. F.stcou: t Sawyer, chief qunrtennastei i ; t olom-i
Charles R. llyrne, chief surgeon; First Lieutenant William Ia Karnes, nlile-eleeninp; Captain Chules H. allaee, eiuer
Flgnal oftieer; Major Charles U. Noves, chief of staff and adjutant general.
Front row, from left to right: Captain Hmdm-r 1. Slau,-hter, paymaster; I rlgadler General Theodore .1 Wlnt, com
manding department: Hrigajlier General Camillo C. C. Carr, retiring department commander, now commanding Uie ii.
partmcnt of the Dakota; Major William H. liean, chief commissary.
t-rr. Captain Frank A. Cook, assistant to
chief commissary; Major Jerome A. Wnt
rous, pay department, assistant to chief
paymaster; Captnin Hradner D. Shmghter,
pay department, assistant to chief pay
master; Captain John It. Lynch, pay de
partment, assistant to chief paymaster.
The duties of the several offleers are Im
plied In their titles. The adjutant general
Is the chief of staff, and is virtually tho
secretary of the department. All orders
must bear his slgnaturo and that of the
commanding officer. The chief quarter
master ha charge of all tho camp and
garrison equipage of the department, super
visory charge of all the pots and their
equipment, building and repairs, must pur
chase all supplies of fuel, forago and cloth
ing and all animals used In the depart
ment. He Is charged with the adjustment
and settlement of telegraph accounts,
freight, passenger ami expres accounts,
and Is In charge of the Omaha sup
ply depot. The chief commissary is
charged with the purchasing of all
food supplies for the troops In the
department, and all requisitions for rations
must be made upon his office. The chief
surgeon has charge of all the hospitals
of the department and all reports of sick
and wounded, deaths, etc., must be. made
to his office. He also furnishes all the
medical supplies and appliances to the vari
ous posts. The chief paymaster has super
visory charge of the payment of all the
troops in the department. The judge ad
vocate Is the chief law officer of the depart
ment, and all reports of courts martial are
submitted to him for review before the
sentences are formally promulgated. The
ordnance officer and Inspector of small
arms practice has charge of th issue of
arms and ammunition and general churge
of the target practice of the department.
The chlof signal officer has charge of the
telegraph, telephone and signal service
of the department. There were formally
a chief engineer and chief insiK-ctor of
the department, but these have been elim
inated from the departments und have now
became division officers.
Brigadier General Theodore J. Wlnt, first
entered the service as a private soldier
in the Sixth Pennsylvania cavalry In
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October, 1W1, and was mustered out In
1S.11 as a first lieutenant. lie served
through all of the Important campaign
of the Potm'ac army, ami was captured by
the enemy at Beverly Ford and served
several months In rebel prisons. He
entered the regular army mounted service
in February, W, ns it private. He was
promoted, a second lieutenant in the
Fourth 1'iilted States cavalry In Novem
ber of that year, became flrHt lieutenant
In May, lWW. captain In April. 1RT2, major
of the Tenth cavalry In 1W2, lieutenant
colonel of the Sixth I'nited Stales cavalry
In 1!W, colonel In 19ul, and brigadier gen
eral June !. 1W2. General Wint has been in
active and constant service for nearly
forty-three years
Colonel Charles B. Byrne entered the
army from civil life from Maryland In
ISiW ns an assistant surgeon. He became
a captain In 1K71, a major In 1X!H. lieutenant
colonel In l!if and colonel in 1!K0.
lieutenant Colonel John C. Muhlenberg
entered the service from Pennsylvania, ns
a major In the pay department, from civil
life In ISXi, and was promoted lieutenant
colonel In 1W4.
Major William II. Bean, was appointed
to the West Point Military academy from
Pennsylvania, graduating in 1W6, was ap
pointed second lieutenant In the Second
cavalry the same year, first lieutenant
Eighth cavalry In 1K9, transferred to tho
Second cavalry In December of the same
yer.r, was made captain In the commis
sary department In 1900, and major in the
subsistence department in July, 1902.
Major Charles R. Noyes, graduated from
West Point Military academy in 1879, np
pointed second lieutenant, Ninth Infantry, '
Bame year; first lieutenant In 1887, captain
In 1898, n ajor in 1901.
Major J. Kstcourt Sawyer was appointed
a second lieutenant from civil life from
New Jersey In 1867, and was assigned to
the Fifth artillery, first lieutenant in 1874.
captain and assistant quartermaster In 1894,
and major quartermaster In 1501.
Major Jerome A. Watrous entered the
army as a private In the Sixth Wisconsin
regiment, Volunteer infantry. In July, 18;i,
and served throughout the civil war, being
mustered out as brevet captain in April.
186. He entered the regular establish
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ment ns major and paymaster from Arkan
sas In 1898.
Captain Frank A. Cook was appoint eel
to the West Point Millt iry academy from
Rhode Island, graduating In INWi. lie- was
assigned to the Fourth civalry as a second
lle-utenant and resigned on ace-ount of 111
health in 18Si;. He was appointed lieuten
ant colonel of the First Rhode Island In
fantry at the outbreak of the Hpanlsh
Amorican war. and was honorably mus
tered out In 1.MI9. lie was made a major
of the Twe'iity-'-ixth Fulled States volun
teers In July, 189!', mid was honorably mus-tere-d
out In 19C1. He was appointed a
captain In the regular urmy commissary
department In 1901.
Captain William G. Doane entered the
army ns a first lieutenant of the Third
Nebraska Volunteer Infantry in July, 1898,
and wus honorably mustered out In 1899.
During tho same year he was npixilnted a
first lieutenant In the Thirty-eighth United
States Infantry volunteers and was honor
ably mustered out In 1901. He was ap
pointed first lieutenant In the Sixteenth
United States Infantry In 1901 and captain
In 1904.
Captarln Charles 8. Wallace entered th
army as a private in the United States
Signal service, in 1890. He was made sec
ond lieutenant In 1898, first lieutenant In
1901 and captnin In 1903. He Is a native of
Ohio.
Captnin John R. I,ynoh was nppolnted
major and additional paymaster In the vol
unteer establishment during the Spanish
American war, and was mustered out In
1901, and was reappointed captuln and pay
master the same year In the regular es
tablishment from Mississippi.
. Captain Bradner D. Slaughter entered the
service as second lieutenant In the Second
Infantry In February. 1899. He was made
major and additional paymaster In the
volunteer establishment the following
month and was honorably mustered out In
May, 1901. Ho was appointed captain and
paymaster In the regular army the same
year. His appointment Is from Nebraska.
. First lieutenant William I. Karnes was
appointed from civil life from Virginia a
second lieutenant In the Sixth cavalry In
18!9 and was promoted first lieutenant in
February, 1901.