Show I COMMENDS BRAVE MBIT j Members of Sixteenth Infantry Recommended 1 Re-commended for Valor i I Washington D C March IGlh I I War department has made public the report of Col Charles Hood commanding command-ing the Sixteenth Intantiy upon tho I campaign conducted II l y him near San lldefonso and the Maa > In river in the Island of Luzon during the early part J of December last The campaign was J I a complete success and Col Hood mentions men-tions the following olllciiti for brevet for conspicuous valor In battle recommending re-commending thai tin commission be one grade in advance of that held by j them at UK present lime Joseph Henry Walsh and Joseph T I Klrkman Sixteenth infantry Cupls Henry Kirknum and Henry Haltman I I Thirteenth Infnnlry Capls Thurl loll and Burl Sixteenth Infantry Cnpl Charles U George quartermaMcr Sixteenth I Six-teenth Infantry Capt Cluulcs G Dwyer Dwy-er Third Infantry Capt Thomas M Moody adjutant Sixteenth Inrantiy First Liouts John K Woodward Isaac Erwin Guy G Pa liner John F 1Tes J ton Jr James JJ Gowen Fdgnr F Ridenour Sixteenth Infantry Morris K Banoil Paul Glddlngs Henry S TVy gant and Ilnllji K M Walker Third Infantry Edward T Balch Thirtysev enth olunlcer Infantry and First Lieut loamy So Cireenieaf assistant I surgeon medical department Second I I Llcuts Chailes L McKaln Ernest Hagadorn Jack Hayes Charles W j Weeks and Charles M Gordon Jr Sixteenth Six-teenth Infantry and Edward Klimnel I Third artillery Col Hood menllons and commcnds I the high order of courage displayed by Capt Thomas Moody adjutant Six I tcenlh Infantry und assistant adjutant general of the command and dies as I I an Instance of the same a personal combat I com-bat wllli an insurgent near Maasln j I river on Decomber Gill resulting In the I i capture of the Filipino He also commends com-mends the I valuable services rendered during the campaign by i Chaplain Patrick Pat-rick J Hart Acting Assistant Surgeon W H Dado and three enlisted men of I I the Sixteenth Infantry SerglMaJ I Samuel K Patterson Musician Howard j I W Hllder company A and Private Edward J I Ed-ward A J Sweeney company D Of I theso latler he says Each was mounted anti employed in I I transmitting orders or otherwise obey Ing my commands and though unable I to uso their arms to protect themselves from the deadly fire of the enemy did not hesitate or falter I t a moment at any of several limes when I considered their lives In extreme Jcoyardy |