The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, October 11, 1927, Page 9

Seeman nae i . Mexico, had vowed to die rather than| street one summer day ai The * battle of Cherubusco, the fight at/| guardh TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1927 : THE BISMARCK TRIBUN PAGE NINE Fourth Infantry Has History of Which It May Well Be Proud Regiment Has Taken Part in ieee cca 4TH HAD PART 122 Important Engagements IN NUMEROUS © First Organized in 1792, Regi-|| Two Presidents Were in Fourth Infantry ENGAGEMENTS Regiment Participated in Most of Major Battles and Sieges Since 1811 Later, But Was Reorganized Two former presidents of the United States, as well as leading military officers, have held commissions in the Fourth United States in 1808 and Has Had Record]! Infantry, its records show. Zachary Taylor, later president of the United States, was a lieutenant-colonel from April 20, 1819, to August 13, 1819. For Continuous Service Since e—! ici i Ulysses S. Grant, later commander-in-chief of the Union armies Tast: Tim Participated in and president, was a quartermaster and captain from November 17, fk 80 Outstanding Historic Bat- 1847, to July 31, 1884, The pictures above show the present Fort Lincoln grounds occupied by troops. These photographs were taken when the fort was used ag ao George Wright, after whom Fort George Wright was named, was || mobilization po:nt prior to the Me can trouble and the world war. tles a colonel in 1855. He won fame in the Indian wars of the west. | James G. Harbord, major-general, retired. He was a private, || Tit convenience of railroad engineers at ing i i c “A” and quartermaster-sergeant, . : pay Starting its career in 1792; clear-|] corporal and sergeant in Company “A a PRESEN’ FORT the mouth of the Little Heart river. ] FE AT FORT Ing the why for eletiivatton in In-|| Fourth Infantry, from January 10, 1889 to August 1, 1891. Shortly alter, it was christened diana as early as 1811; in Florida | Comp Greene and Company K of the during the Seminole wars; in Da LINCOLN WAS Lice Ey ae th Lie nat nt | IN EARLY DAY uring 0) ; - " utenant Greene wi dieu’ nt | kota Territory in 1876, and taking ed to one officer and 106 enlisted TRIBUNE FIRST siete i eene ie | IN WORLD WAR BATTLES Took Part in Aisne Defensive— Marne, St. Mihiel and Meuse- Argonne Battles landing of any contraband goods or; the advent or departure of any per- son without authority or permission of the post commander who was very — much, in his position, like the mas-| A record of having participated in vith, ter of a ship on the high seas. most of the major engagements of edt B. F, Slaughter i Much Liquor Smuggled In {the United States army T6008 1811 part in every foreign war os well Plays Important Part dass BL 2 from Fort | Pytoeud ey all these pre-' up to the present time is one which oye Hy aap, a cautions, a great deal of liquor was can be claimed by the Fourth U, 8. smuggled into the garrison from the Infantry whose third battalion is boats. Sometimes it came in pack-! now stationed at Fort Lincoln. ages labeled foreign to the real ar-| The complete list of battles, sleges ticle and put up in ingenious man-' and engagements in which the regi- ner. One clever way of eluding the ment participated follows: vigilance of the officers was made; Tippecanoe, Ind. Nov. 7, 1811: by one of the crew with some soldier. ' Maguago, Mich,, Aug. 9, 1812; Fort The roustabout would collect the Niagara’ Nov. 21, 1812; Fort money to pay for a five-gallon keg George, May 3 . of whisky, which he would anchor; june 1813: Ch in the river and attach a line to a! Noy. 11, 18133’ Lat | as in the civil war, the Fourth] Ti" California and other Pacific BUILT IN 1897 United States Infantry, whose third] coast territories and states, the WITH NEWS OF vada is ule eli ie ee ee eee = : eee iy l i ist vhi i al lid much to i r Tire ; Hee ier ent Tonk her the annals [peaceful settlement. of the fertile CUSTER TRIPS irst Fort Was Erected on! “Article in Magazine, ‘The Rec- d of officers ord,’ Tells of Boats Land- nd for adoption = ion of a new post ing at Army Post to be constructed on the souri at or in the = ? from department. headq of the United States. ; ve ek cauucrnieats AOL West Side of River, Near inting a ‘he regiment was first organize: le ni nett s siete infantry of the Fourth Sub-| ington, D. C., in 1861 and its first Bismarck, in 1872 Legion in 1792, three years after | engagement in the civil war was the ‘ the adoption of the federal constitu-| Siege of Yorktown, April 4 to May! Finding of Gold in Black Hills, tion, With various changes in or-/5, 1862. Among other actions, it Li ganization, the regiment existed for| participated in the battles of Bull! Custer Massacre Linked No 7, 1812; Beaver Dams, ern LIQUOR SMUGGLGED IN stler’s Fields, le Mill, March J f pak take on shore near the water's edge. H Run, Antietam, Fredricksburg, m ; | — 4 Fe. 30, 1814; Odell Town, Lower Canada, Abeceorarredction ta the atnye ere Chanceliorsville, | The Wilderness, With Fort’s History Present Post Occupied Until’; ronvev:ng the sh ine, Waricus Schemes Devised to| Ate? the Pl ae wee wont, elas way, Oct, 15, 18145 Reorganization, due to threats of|Gettysburg, Spottsylvania, Co A 33 iment under Gen | eapess pull in the prize and th he et. 19, 1814; Fowl- war, took place ‘in 1808 and since|Harbor, Petersburg, Cedar Moun-| G40, eiasaieteL ie aides 1906—Idle Since, Except ved in dune, 1872. Get Contraband Goods From [2 ho¢ time in the parsistn thee ute he. 23, 1817; Apalachicola fantry has had a|tain, Laurel Hill and Bethesda 3 ace anions nwaiicas: taking Church and was present at Lee’s of gold in the Black Hills — these part in 122 important engagements, |surrender. As a recognition of the; two major happenings linked to the of which more than 30 were out-|Fourth’s valor during the war, Gen-'early history of Fort Lincoln ware] From a small groun of tents at Dec. , 1817; Fort ancas, Fla, May cola River, Ga During World War he 17th in Boats to Garrison tioned at “The post sutler was allowed to g sell liquor to the soldiers under reg- 5° ulations made by the commanding officer of the post. One plan that Life at Fort Lincoln in the early standing historic battles. eral Grant named it as the guard first given to the world through the| the mouth of: the Heart river in. : | devs when Bismarck was practically | was followed for some tine was te). 2 Bad Axe River, ug. First Great Battle See fd tothe the bever- 1+ 1 “ rea Fla., .: 5 i age ‘a : ade’ The first great battle in| which OLD FORT ABRAHAM LINCOLN beard with the ames of the eonee| W chee River, Fl the Fourth Infantry participated was the battle of Tippecanoe, fought un- der the leadership of General Har- rison, afterwards president of the United States. This engagement opened the Northwest Territory, now the states of Ohio, Indiana and Michigan, to settlement. The Fourth Infantry lost 77 out of 300 present. After defeating the Indians, the regiment returned to Fort Vincennes where it was stationed until 1812, ed men on it hung behind the count-! 1825; Camp _Iz er where the liquor was served, Op- 89d March 5 Uecley the names, small holes were March 31, 1 jored in the board and as each man’ Fla., April got his drink, a peg was inserted in Fla., Feb. 9, 1 the hole opposite his name. | Rie... Ome. 1 Pilahikha, Fla, “Another plan followed was to! April 18, 1842; M amoras, Mexico, allow each man when he came off April 19, 1846 Palo Alto, Mexico, guard an order for one pint of May 8, 1846; Resaca De La Paima, whisky. This order was signed by, Mexico, May 9, 1846; Monterey, the soldier's company coaynander! Mexico, Sept. 19-22, 1846; Vera Cruz, and approved by the ommanding, Mexico, Mar r River, Lake Okeechobee, 9 to 29, 1847. when it marched through the for- officer. Roauhe Bieteh sts of Ohio to join the forces of Foug hy. lexico General Hull on the border. Special Requests Cerro Gordo, Mexico, April 18-19 “Quite frequently the post com-|and Aug. 15, 1 mander would sign an order for} ico, May 14, 1847; some Special Rabi done, or for! si Ovijas, married men who claimed sickness 3; National — Bridgé, in the family. S 2 Aug. 12 and June 7, 1846; cone cow andiehitte en en cent a| Aug. 19, 1847; Cherubusco, Aug. 20, qui often : S imas, . 19, ? sent an order, usually written in Aalhodal Ree atee eae ae Moseque, Mexe July 12, 1812, war having been de- olmes, dite A clared with Great Britain, General | Hull crossed with his command into Canada, A month or so later. the Fourth was detailed to escort some supplies into camp, the previous es- cort having been surprised and & : 7. ‘ : ; 5 Molino del Rey, Sept. 8, 1847; Cha- pencil, to the corral sergeant reading | c, Sept. 13 tae bushed at Maguago, | pultepec, Sept. 13, 1847; City of Fe ra seme cera erat 22 View of Old Fort Abraham Lincoln, located six miles south of Mandan, It was bui-t in 1872 to protect the builders of the Northern Pacific railway. It is famoug as the Rave sae ont tease let the bearer) Mexico, Sept. 14, 1817. Huamantla, forces of British, Canadians and In- place where Custer and the 7th Cavalry last were billeted before the fateful battle of the Little Big Horn, All that now remains of the buildings shown above are a few ob- Commanding Officer? cow. B.L.H.,! Oct. 1847; Atla ‘0, Oct. 19, 1847; dians, the American regulars cap-| * scure ruins. 2 Pas Gala No B “Some smart genius would get ; hold of these orders and erase the ficult to cross, and fever took a|columns of the Bismarck Tribune, to one of the major military! Less than a month later work o2/ isolated from the rest of the world ee part and insert “a bottle of| < heavy toll. The total deaths amount-| histories of early days show. on the northern Missouri— construction of the new fort, on a) was by no means monotonous. whisky” in its place. The sutler for his headquarters after Lee's sur-] | When General Custer was ordered that is the story of Fort Lincoln "ii; h hill sour ‘of Mandan’ was) “This is indicated by “an article would fill the order and thing noth-| Vitiny, Now 4. 1856 tured the enemy’s concealed breast- works, wounding Chief Tecumseh and completely routing their oppo- nents. Before they could follow up this success, however, they received render, i sail 3 janes ted. It was named Fott Me-| written by the late W. C. Gooding of | 'P& of it, knowing the signature was_| \\! he etigg © orders from General Hull to return | *ender, to the Black Hills to settle the ques In 1870, the northern-portion of Sti named Fatt 2 ‘en by io WC. Gi Bor lcorrect and paying fittle attention | Wash. Territory, | te Detroit Shortly efter, Hull sut-| | n Spaniah-American War _ |that geqlons Nathan Wi Knabcn sf oetseat Siew WiNinty tat heek atonn "at iet% when Lieut-COL onl of alae aaRe a Noweh Dee |e ane rest PE mon) White Tver, Ww eee ih dren steak eae the Aenea ene eae Pie Tatohe acomeanicd kin, oh ftandall, Sully, Rice, Stevenson and Huston, commanding: two eorsnaiies Kota magazine which was edited by eet tee. ont une Obs Weak terse: H ¥ Saal eto eons ” ts 7 i: Saat Dheani: Bah Te ies i e of the sixth infantry, moved from | Colonel €, A. Lounsberry. ” ier, lemon ex- 4 a blow. For this act he was tried Tampa for Cuba, Landing at Dai- N. Ross, then of Bismarck, was se suford, and a few settlers in the of s » v ‘Sul 'y tract and cologne were’ bought. ami | Banks of C 4 ilty of “cowardice and] quiri ne ici in | lected a8 the head of a mining party, | Red river valley and on the Indian| Camp Greene to occupy it. Sub-| «Aq boats were required to land . ‘ake teal fantry colors, taken by the British} eypati Santiago. The campai: juster’s expedition left Fort Lin-| Early in 1871. orders were re- | “Pans sere ed ' |the river, whether they had passen-/ Castile soap, red ink in| Creek, Calif, May'8 and June 3, through no fault of the mesuoent, are enHea it ok enaates to New Yok eal sa Ger agann returned Au- | ceived ae ore Rice from aenart ' eee Started on oa Dae ce for Pear ate opine taewses gredients, Tt patie eee he 6; Y own, April 4-May now kept in ‘* - Tower of London. | in August. gust 31. e scientific party saw ment headquarters at St. Paul to in the meantime, work had been ticle says. “Failure to do so was! story, . nes’ Mill, June ; Recruited at Fort Sheridan, the|"° gold. Other newspaper corre- | fit out an expedition to accompany coing forward on a new pos’ on followed by a shot from the garri-| “About 1873-74 | Melvern Hill, Va., July 1, 1862; Kogiment Reassembled | rourth sailed in January, 1898, for|Spondents saw none, But the min.ng the enginee's of the. proposed cart bank of the. Missouri river. |son gun, which soon brought. the establiked oy iie'pon a hrs, were Melvern Hill: Vax duly 1. 18655 Bull After remaining several months in| wionila, going via the Suez canal,| Party found it, the representative of Pacific railway on a sur- Orders for establishment of the boat to the landing and under the| and, excepting the few days follow., Sept. 17, 1862; Fredericksburg, Va. Panate nas DE AONeTe at Feed pete except for a small detachment of | the ; ieee aed it nnd eave to ae to the Yellov ./ post were issued in August 187 [onders ee the commanding officer of ing pay day, the plan worked to the| Dec. 13-14, 1862; Chancellorsville, cers a i i it R - | worl e first news of the discovery | Sept, 6, 1871, the surveying! and troops were conveyed ss the post. é st satisfaction.” 2 63; Wilderness, Va. parole to Boston and given furloughs |frrltery ceruine wan ‘he navy Guzs|and had the first assay. made of | natty arrived’ with General. Thomas, the aver to the new taco, acinall| "The officer-of-the-day, with a ls sce Bay 2, 1008; Wilderness, Va aay ing the Algerian war. Thus, it was y 5-7 1863 Gettysburg July 2-4 until exchanged. Early in 1813 the the first organization of U. 8. troops Black Hills ore. General Custer|[, Rosser in charge. ttlement opperite the ro’h of file of the guard, were always at 1863; Spotts: eats 24, 1864; exchange as effected and the doe to cross the atlantic, sent Scout Charles Reynolds to| “jt was in April, 1 that a sun-|the Big Heart river, where the the boat landing at Fort tinea! ATH INFANTR aetna eit ver, May 2. 1864; eke Mt taehe at ecu Mull, The Fourth Infantry, or units of (Continued on page ten) ply camp was established for the (Continued on page ten) | When a craft arrived to prevent the / Cold Harbor, May 31, 3 Po Ccnada, and at Pattsburg in 1814. |!» participated in the fights at La In 1816, the regiment was again| 0" mus Puente Julien and at OFFICERS AND THEIR WIVES AT OLD FORT ABRAHAM LINCOLN reorganized and for the next 20 ee a yea fought almost constantly with as points ia ee Ulippines, final: the Creek Indians in Georgia and|‘¥ capturing Lieut. Gen. 1 sec- z a = a the Seminoles in Florida. By the|ond in rank to Auginaldo. In 1902, : efforts os this regiment, aided by - eo ment FeLurne in Fran. few volunteers, e states o' * = 3 , Georgia, Alabama and Florida were ees apatfer tom et eerie. opened to white settlers. In these eae aan wha: peo nti te campaigns, the regiment, served un-| 1996 when it w: led eet der General Andrew Jackson, after- he gainer ib eae calledto: mee wards president, and under General eaten against hostile indians, In Scott, who later led it from Vera 1908, it was ordered to the Philip Cruz to the City of Mexico. H rf : In 1842, the regiment was ordered artes} Bes second time, remain to asfleraon RASTACES, Mo., where remail or two years. In i. Helped Occupy Vera Cruz the threatened war with Mexico! In eet trouble with Mexico brought its detailing to duty to the! caused the regiment to be concen- western border of isiana, there/ trated on the southern border, and in to await orders. 1914 it took part in the occupation The murder of Colonel Cross and|/of Vera Cruz, camping on almost the slaughter of another officer and/the same ground as it in 184% a small detachment of his men by| under General Scott. Mexican raiders brought on hostili-| When the United States entered ties. In September, the command|the world war, the Fourth was at sailed for Corpus Christi, where,| Fort Brown, Texas. After recruit- with the Third, Fifth, Seventh and} ing and training, it left for France Eighth Infantry regiments, one regi-|in April, 1918. As a part of the ment of artillery acting as infantry;|Third Division, the regiment ac- seven companies of dragoons and|quitted itself creditably in the Aisne 45 Potomail Creek, June 2-3, 1864; Petersburg, June 18, 1864, | Cedar Mountain, Aug. 9, 1862; Laurel Hill, May 8-13, 1864; Bethes- — da pnuren cues 1-3, 1864; Welaoy 5: Railroad, Aug. 19-21, 1864; apel Started From Point Near Dick-| House, Oct. 1, 1864; Surrender of 3 Lee, April 9, 1865. inson to Engage in Battle | “Fairview, ‘Colo. Territory, June 2, of Slim Buttes 1867; Near Fort Fred Stecle, Wyo. Territory, May 21, 1 Tarn coeegeccig U Peak, Wyo. Territory, Sept. 12, 1869; Although many may think that to-| Horse Shoe, Wyo. Territory, Dec. 1, day marks the first time that sol- 1869; Dry Forks, Powder River, diers of the Fourth Infantry have; Wyo. Territory, rch 6, 1876; been in North Dakota and the Slope Tongue River, yo. ‘Territory, country, history shows that in 1876,' June 9, 1876; Rosebud Creek, Mont, the regiment visited western North| Terr., June 17, 1876; Red Canyon, Dakota and made a start from a! Mont. Territory, Aug. 1, 1876. point on the Heart river near what Took Part in Dakota Battle a now Dickinson, on an expedition} Slim Buttes, Dakota Terr., Sept. which resulted in one of the his- 9, 1876; Milk River, Col., Oct. 5, toric battles of Dakota Territory. | 1879, it was at Slim Buttes, just a few El Caney, Cuba, July 1, 1898; San ™ es se Box man over the Seth yan, Cuba, July 2, 1898; Santiago, anesn toe that the battle took Cuba, July 9-11, 1898; LaLoma, P. 1, Hace, the regiment, witi sev.iai March 25, 1899; Mariquina Valley, of ere, Nas Wee command of Gen-) p_]., March 31, 1899; Mariquina, P. coms Genter rook. This battle has/ 1, June 3, 1899; Dasmarinas Road, a calle the most important mili-| Sune 19, 1899; Dasmarinas, P. I., hate an 3 on the soil of South Da- June 20, 1899; Noveleta, P. I., Aug. ta. In it, the Sioux and Chey- 11, 1899; Bayauluma, P. I., Sept. four companies of light artillery, it| defensive, the Cham ~ Marne ennes battled the United States! ; 2, 1899; formed the army of General Zach-| defensive, the St. Mihiel offensive forces, Sen Nicslase Pt Ode 81898; Das ary Taylor. and the Meuse-Argonne offensive. Movement Remarkable marinas Road, P. I., Nov. 13, 18993 But the remarkable feature of the! ; Puent event was the movement of the mili-| Anabec, P. I., Nov. A ee 4 tary expedition from the Heart, Talies, a ce 4 4 ore 14, 1900; directly south to the Black Hills, ¢ ‘River, P. f, Aug. 27, 1900; trip of 10 day; duration, m: Angee ive 2 ee through a constintly uring rain, | Babay,F. I, Sept. 1, 1900; Nanbert with the gumbo soil almost impass- PL, Sept. He 1900; Santaly Eee able, upon two days’ rations, and Sept. 27, 1000; Ban eae forced to fight the ‘engagement with | evs 8 1900;, Mensies Nunes Eb the Indians during the trip Mat ada Brie tue 2a Crook had entered North Dakota| 20, 1901; Majado, P. I. July 2, 1903; from Montana, first stopping at the| Volscrol, P. I, Oct. 15, 1901; Rih- Little Misouri river at a point near| diam, P. 1, Nov. 28, 1901; Indan, the present city of Medote P. I, Noy, 26, 1901; Matigbai, P. 1, A description of the battle by Gen-| Nov. 26, 1901; Caititmen, P. I Dec. King, 4 1, 1901; Maitan, P. I., Dec. 5, 1901; Fnpcharies King, who participated,| r0.°B. 1, Dec: 14, 1901. “On Aisne Defensive France, June 1 to we On. the at ot aan bes 7 6, 1918; Champagne-Marne Defen- of the Grand River. Here a force! Sive, France, July 14 to 18, 1918; St, of 160 men of the Third Cavalry Mihiel Offensive, France, Sept. 12 ushed ahead under Major An-| © 16, 1918; Meuse-Argonne Offen- son Mills, with orders to find the | Sive, Oct. 26-30, 1918. he could in Deadwood, and then hur-|Scott’s Body Will ~ id “:| Be Taken to Canada Chicago, Oct. 11—()—The body of Russell Scott, condémned slayer who killed himself by hanging in his jail cell Saturday night, hes been taken to Windsor, Ontario, for burial by the father and widow who fought three years to save him from bai gallows. F teva’ es coroner’s jury yest iy <a Scott insane at the time he took his Set Standard of Courage ° ° ponte felis of Falo Alto, Resaca| Grain Thieves Were le alma and at the tremendous * struggle of Monterey, the Fourth Dealt With Severely Infantry and its fellow troops set _— > a standard of courage seldom| Lawless residents of Bismarck equalled. who persisted in stealing grain from General Taylor having successful-| Fort Lincoln were dealt with sum- ly invaded northern Mexico, the base| marily by General George Custer in of active operations, was transferred | 1875, according to stories recounted to Vera Cruz, on the east coast, and|/in early histories of the state. in January, 1847, the Fourth was} For months previous to Custer’s taken by sea to that point. The|action, Major John Carland of the landing was made outside the town| Sixth infantry had been detailed to and after a siege the city surren-|special duty in Bismarck and had dered. General Scott, commanding | located quantities of jin stolen the army at Vera Cruz, ordered the|from the granaries at Fort Lincoln advance on the City of Mexico in| and secreted in various quarters of April, 1847, and April 17 and 18/the city. the army forced its way through the} Two companies of the Seventh mountain pass at Cerro Gordo, where arate with General Custer at General nta Anna, president of|their head, came riding up Main paris the tnvating American troops|under arrest some of the cldsens pass. The pass was won only|whom he carried back with him to after desperate attacks. _ Fort Lincoln, at that time across of the lava fields, the|the river, and incarcerated in the jouse. Molino del Rey and the final storm-| What became of all the men ar- ing of Chapultepec, citadel of Mex-| rested at that time is not told, but ico City, are among the outstanding | friends of two of them, who helped chapters of the’Fourth’s history dur-| them escape, also were instrumental ing the Mexican campaign. in releasing Rain-in-the-Face, Indian in_1868, the regiment returned to|chief who confessed the murder the United States and in 1852 set|of two civilians south of Bismarck sail for the Pacific coast via the|in 1873, Isthmus of Panama. The trip across| Rain-in-the-Face went directly to 1. Captain Tom Custer. 2. Mrs. El a the Isthmus was called one of the| the hostile camp of Sitsiog Pall, and at Fort Abraham Lincoln. 3. Officers and their wife of Genera, u w, ue ‘, “..cols and Sucd.es,’ is a valuable record of ear.y days 3 at Fort Abroham Linc in ¢eys whon the Cucs .7 Was £iot.omed there, Gen- most trying ever made.“ There were | from’ there sent messages eral Custer is standing third from the ‘eft w le 2""7. Custer fs to *!>_ eft standing on the lower step, Lieut, Benj. Hodgson is standing between met, ife, alienists testifying that he no transportation facilities; ‘the jun-| Custer detlaring his desire to be, General and Mrs. Custer. 4. The Custer home at Fort Abraham L'nco’n where General: Custer age ts his articles On army life. This house was | eyes—trophies in evidence at once had eee ea suicidal gles, mountains and rivers were dif-|revenged for. his imprisonment. | : the center for the 80 cial life of the fort, (Continued on page ten) | Eton: te “i