Biographical sketches of distinguished officers of the army and navy . n Stonemans raid in1S63, when he was appointed a second lieutenant of theSixth Ca\alrv. He was twice severely wounded, waspresent at the battle of Gettjsburg and at most of theimportant actions of Sheridans raid and the afTairswhich led up to Appomattox, and received two brevetsduring that war. Just before the end of the CivilWar he was promoted to first lieutenant and twoyears later to captain. After the Civil War his life was still in the field,being brevetted for gallantrv for an engagement withComanche Indians in 186S,
Biographical sketches of distinguished officers of the army and navy . n Stonemans raid in1S63, when he was appointed a second lieutenant of theSixth Ca\alrv. He was twice severely wounded, waspresent at the battle of Gettjsburg and at most of theimportant actions of Sheridans raid and the afTairswhich led up to Appomattox, and received two brevetsduring that war. Just before the end of the CivilWar he was promoted to first lieutenant and twoyears later to captain. After the Civil War his life was still in the field,being brevetted for gallantrv for an engagement withComanche Indians in 186S, and serving in the Milescampaign against Cheyenne Indians in 1S74-75, in thecampaign against White IMountain Indians in 1S81,and in an engagement with White Mountain Indiansin 18S2 (where he was commended in departmentorders and again brevetted), and finally in Crookscampaign into Mexico in 1883. In 18S8 he was pro-moted to major and in 1S97 to lieutenant colonel. He has served in all the grades of rank, even inthe staff positions of regimental adjutant and quarter-. LIEUTENANT GENERAL ADNA R. STATES ARMY. master, and has risen from tlie lowest to the highest,always efficient in everj^ position he has occnpied, andwinning the confidence and praise of his superiors. At the outbreak of the Spanish War he was ap-pointed a brigadier general of volunteers, and in July,1S9S a major general of volunteers. His work atSantiago again won him glorious tributes from allsides, especialh from the army. After the close of the Spanish War, GeneralChafTee was promoted to colonel in the regular he had been again brigadier general ofvolunteers, but was promoted to major general of vol-unteers in 1900 and placed in command of the Chinaexpedition for the relief of the ministers in Peking,where he did excellent service. For the next twoyears he was in the Philippines, accomplishing to thesatisfaction of the Administration, the War Depart-ment and the Arm}- all that was
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