BELL, JAMES FRANKLIN

(1856— | R 1919), s. of John W. and Sarah Venable ell. Graduated at United States Milltary Academy at West Point in 1878: Commi ioned 2nd lieutenant June 28° 1878; 1st lieutenant, Dec. 29, 1890, captain, 1898; major, U.S.V., 1898; colonel 36th Infantry U.S.V., 1899; dier-general in U.S. Regular Army, Feb. 19, 1901; major-general, Jan. 3, 1907. Served on the Western Plains with 7th U.S. Cavalry from 1878 to 1894, In Sioux campaign, Pine Ridge, S. D., in 1891; aide to Gen. J. W. Forsyth on Pacific Coast. Awarded Congre ional Medal of Honor, Noy. 27, 1899, for most distinguished gallantry in action Sept. 9, 1899, near Para, Luzon, Philippine Islands. Chief of Staff, U.S. Army, 1906 to 1910. Commanded 77th Division Sept. 1917.