Evening Star Newspaper, March 4, 1897, Page 9

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General Horace Porter is a son of Gov- orter of Pe Ivan: He is a graduate of the Military Academy at West Point, and served during the war, first s chief of artillery under General Thom- Ss, afterward in the erdnance bureau In Washington, where he was serving when General Grant appointed him an aid on his staff on taking command of the armies of the United States as heutenant gen. ral. h great distinction and gal- the hard-fonght battles in and about Richmond during the last year of the war. and was promoted for the many acts of bravery that came under the no- tice of General Grant. On being elected President of the U States, General tary secretary, nat term, and at mmission in eters of d. 1 reputation tomb over d@ comman- per ef Ohio and entered the volunteer service from that state. He comes from revo- lutionary stock, his people being among | the first settlers of Virginia, where many | of the family yet reside. After six months’ service with the army of the Obio, Colonel Corbin joined the Army of the Cumberland at Murfreesboro, jntant General Corbin. and served In the field with it until the muster out of his regiment in March, 1866. In May of the same year he joined the h Infantry, in which he had been com- missioned a second Heutenant, going with his company to Austin, Tex., where on December 31 of that year he received noticé f his promotion to a captaincy in the usth Infantry, which he assisted General Hazen in organizing, and marched with ft In the summer of that year to join in the expedition under Custer and A. J. Smith against hostile Indians then terror- izing the citizens of western Kansas. In October, 1876, after more than ten years’ continuous frontier service, Captain Corbin was ordered to Columbus barracks, Ohio, and thence to South Carolina, where Chief-of-Aids Johnston. ich is to by ted with = on the Apri as heen three times of the New York Com- Loyal Legion, and is now rm. He has served commandér of Georg: rand Army three times elect onal orga American Revol of the most public- ew York city, and y times in efforts How ¢ a warm for ma onal friend of years, an? was in forwarding t rpublican party dur. al reputation at business men’s he campaign is efforts upon the hroughout | he served until February, ’77, when he re- | joined Columbus barracks. On the 2d of | March, in compliance with the request of President-elect Hayes, i@ accompanted | him to Washington, where he remained on {duty during the Hayes dministration. | In the latter part of 'S0 he was made as- | sistant adjutant general. In ‘82 went to the department of the south, thence to the div pn of the Missouri, thence to the department of Arizona, thence to the War Department, and from there to the de- partment of the east, where he is now serving. Colonel Corbin has taken part in many of the most prominent public functions had in this country, the centennial of York- ‘ town, the inaugurations of Presidents Gar- field, Harrison and Cleveland. He was grand matshal of the parade in Chicago when that city was visited by President Cleveland and later by Harrison. He is known for his executive ability, and as an organizer. He is ah Interesting army figure at this time, as in less than a year he will become the senior colonel in his department, and on the retirement of eral Breck will be the probable adju- tant general of the army. He will have a long residence in Washington, having full ten years to serve before being eligible for retirement by reason of age. Capt. John A. Johnston, Sth United States Cavalry, chief-of-sids, was bern in Pitts- burg, F of revolutionary stock. He was appointed a cadet to the United States itary Academy from Pennsylvania in 18 | graduating therefrom in 1s He was signed to the Sth United States ©: serving in Texas until 1881. Capt. Johnston was the first honor grad- uate cf the United States Infantry and | Cavalry School, class of 1883; instructor in art of war and other branches at the same until 1885; served on the Rio Grande fron- tier, Texas, until 1887, and was instructor | in the department of law and tactics at the United States Military Academy from 1887 to} He was then appointed regimental quartermaster of his regiment in 1891, serv- ing In the Black Hilis, South Dakota. He served on the personal staff of Gen. Mc- Mahon, grand marshal at the inaugural parade in 189%. He was in charge of the h renown as an au- the sertes of “Rem- now running in the Magazine. Chief-of-Staff Blakema’ A. Noel Blakeman w York state and city. At the eak of the hr hs in the Sats, is a native of war he served 13th Regiment 2, and upon bis return received jon as assistant paymaster in States navy, and im this ca- ose of the war. nce of Uttle over a year to China, where he suits for returned to the United 77, and was for a number of nd manager of the New on ork Ships and Commercial List. Mr. Blakeman well-known writer on cor E neial topics. He “is am of the Leyal Legion, and for the | years has been recorder ef the New York mmandery. He is a member of George Washington Post, G. A. R., and of the United Service: and Unton League b At present he re- sides in Mt. V a suburb of New York city, where has taken a promi- nent part in public affairs, being presi- dent of the board of education and chair- man of the city mmitiee. Mr. Blakeman assisted Gencral. Porter lef of staf in organizing and con- Py g the great business. men's parade in New York city on the 31st of October last, and he is acting in a simjlar capaeity for the inaugural parade. Colonel _H. C. Corbin, asstetant adjutant general, United States army, was born in department of mounted instruction at the school for recruits of United States cav- alry, Jefferson barracks, Missouri, from 1898 to 1895, Col. S. S. Sumner, now of Fort Meyer, Pennsylvania. commanding. He was promoted to captain of cavalry in Jan- vary, 1885, commanding Treop B, Sth Unit- ed States Cavalry, at Fort Meade, Black Hills, S. D., until 1897. Military Secreturs Horton. Capt. William Hdward Horton, special aid and military secretary to Gen. Porter, served in the eame capacity to Gen. Me- Mahon, who was grand marshal four years ago. THURSDA Star. Pages 9=20. MARCH Capt. Horton served three years in the High School Cadets, the last year as cap- tain, and for tne past six years has been captain and aid-de-camp to Gen. Ordway. He is a lawyer by profession, and a mem- ber of nearly all the patriotic societies, and last year received the Order of Knighthood frem Prince Guy de Lusignan of France. Miss Josephine N. Strong, the expert ste- nographer, served three years on the Unit- ed States government board, world’s Co lumbian expositicn, and also in the law department, city of New York. She is s cially well qualified for the position. Miss Strong is a native of Ohio, and a niece of the late Gov. Dennison of that state. She is also a great-great-granddaughter of Gen. Daniel Morgan of revolutionary fame. Thomas H. Carter, the well-known vet- eran messenger of three republic: ticnal campaigns, was detailed by Chair- man Bell as messenger to Gen. Porter. He has a wide acquaintance among public men, which makes his services invaluable. THE GUARD OF Members of Gen. McKinley's Regiment Escort Him. A notable body of men in the inaugural procession today was the “guard of honor” to the new President. This body was made up of the survivors of Maj. McKinley's old regiment—the 23d Ohio, the heroic deeds of which are told of elsewhere in The Star. These men were proud to act as the escort of their old comrade, and he was equally proud to have them. The old regiment, or those of the number in the city, will tomorrow pay their re- spects to the new President in the White House, and will be among the first hodie to be admitted to see him. There will be something of a reunion of the old soldiers in the east room in the evening. The following are members of the regi- ment living, and a majority of them were in the procession today: HONOR, ola Gen. Robert P. Kennedy, ex-lieutenant governor of Ohio. Capt. W. C, Lyons, ex-lieutenant gov- ernor of Ohio. Gen, J. L. Botsford (the hero of “Clark's Hollow”), Youngstown, Ohio, now identified with the iron industry of the Mahoning valley, Ohio, and who was quartermaster general on McKinley's staff when he was governor. Col. Cyrus W. Fisher of Bucyrus, Ohio, merchant and capitalist. Col. W. H. Zimmerman of Brazil, Ind., in- terested in coal mining. _Capt. E. A. Abbott, director of police at Cleveland, Ohio. Capt. John S. Ellen, mayor of Willough- | by, Ohio. Capt. Harrison G. Otis, editor Los An- geles Times, California. Lieut. William P. Chamberlin, wholesale onvesist, Knoxville, Tenn. Lieut. Cyrus W. Hubbard, may. = ramento, Cal. pais See Lieut. Ben Killam, merchant, Cleveland, . A. C. Fiske, capitalist, New York . Charles Willard, Cleveland, Ohio. Martin V. Ritter, San Francisco, Milton B. De Shong, Ashland, eS thomes eae ns, Cley ee eciatendent United Express Com- David Kimberly. Cleveland, Ohio, cashier of a Cleveland savings hank. James Hayer, Cleveland, Ohio. J es Palmer, Cleveland, Ohio. George Tyler, Clev nd, Ohio. Alfred Arthur, Cleveland, Ohio, musical director Conservatory of Music. zeorge Walker, Cleveland, Ohio. Jerome Grayell, Cleveland, Ohio. Joseph Rudolph, Mentor, Ohio. Michael Harmon, Bowling G: en, Ohio. Rev. E. Manchester, Canton, S present pastor). eph Hower, Sandusky, Ohio. in G. Blackburn, Poland, Ohio. B. Holton, Poland, Ohio. E. Fitch, Wampum, Ohio. *. B. Lower, Washington, D. C. « William T. Crump, Washington, D. C. J. D. Porter, Youngstow! Charles McNab, Youn D. V. Wherry, Shelby, Ohio. O. F. Crall, Ashland, Ohio. Cyrus McConnell, Ashland, Ohio. Orlando Markley, Ashland, Ohio. David Mercer, Ashland, Ohio, Thaddeus Coffin, New Castle, Ind. Amos Kirkwood, Olivesburg, Ohio. George S. Eddy, Willoughby, Ohio. Lieut. Fred H. Bacon, Brownhelm, Ohio. Lieut. A. B. Logan, Warrensburg, Mo. Capt. W. S. Rice, Kansas, Mo. Andrew J. Duncan, Columbus, Ohio. James H. Thompson, Youngstown, Ohio. William M. Osborne, Boston, Mass. MAJ. McKINLEY'’S ESCORT. , Ohio. town, Ohio. Troop A, the Splendid Body of Cav- alry From Cleveland. Troop A of Clevelend, Ohio, which acted as the escort for the new President to- day, is the crack troop of Ohio, and, for tkat matter, there are only one or two other cavalry organizations :n the coun- try which are in the same class with it. By its fine appearance, the splendor of the accouterments and the soldierly bear- ing of the men, Troop A could not but at- tract attention and excite admiration and enthusiasm all along the line of the pa- rade. This famous organization is composed of the flower of the citizenship of Cleveland and the amount of money its members have expended in their preparations for thelr appearance today must be some- thing tremendous. From the moment that the President-elect accepted the offer of ‘Troop A to act as his escort in the in- augural ceremonies the members of the troop have been bending every effort to the one aim of makirg such an appearance as would do them honor, and it is said that the matter of expense has never been considered. : Only Black Horses. Weeks ago a thorcugh canvass of Ken- tucky was made for the purpose of supply- ing the troop with new mounts. Only black horses that were perfect in every particular, all of a height and as nearly as possible the same size were selected. As can readily be understood, it was no small undertaking to obtain eighty-one chargers that would answer all the re- quirements, but the success which has at- tended it is probably regarded as full com- pensation for all the trouble. These horses cost the company $10,000. They are all Kentucky bred animals. Every one of them is a jet black, with the exception of two, which are pure white. These are for the trumpeters, who ride in advance of the column. + Colonel Perkins spent nearly two months in the south looking for suit- able horses. Jet black ones were hard to find, especially when they are so particu- lar about the height. Every animal is over fifteen hands high and they range from one to three inches above that. They are fat, gicssy fellows and as frisky as colts. The work of training them was a hai , but the riders have gotten them ENMU Gear the saddle and oss whith Trocp A has performed escort duty. ‘Time and again it has been chosen on ac- count of its high standing as an organi- zatkeu<«mnd its fine appearance on parade. Upon ancther memorable occasion Troop A visited Wasbington. It was organized October 10, 1877, by Colonel William Henry Harris, now deceased, and has an interest- ing history. Col. Harris was a Union offi- cer in the late war, and served gallantly. Previous to that he was captain in the regulars. During that period of great dis- order in Ohio, the latter part of 1476, which was occasioned by the railroad riots, Colo- nel Harris organized the Cleveland troop to protect the lives and property of law- abiding citizens. During the first year of its e ence it was fully armed and equipped with magazine carbines. Former Escort Duty. At the inauguration of. Gov. Foster of Ohio at Columbus, in 1880, Troop A par- ticipated in the parade. The following March it came to Washington as the per- sonal escort of President-elect James A. Garfield. It took a prominent part in the inaugural parade, and made a brilliant di play, after which it tendered serv to the retiring executive, Rutherford Hayes, and escorted him tack During that trip the train was wrecked in collision, but only one trooper, Sergt. E. H. Williams, was hurt, and he got off with a broken leg. The next escort duty perform- ed by the troop s at the funeral of nt Garfield, Cleveland, Septem- B. to Ohio. in retired from command of IsS4 succeeded by Lieut. George A. Gi on, former of the Unit ates army. Three y ate’ the organization became a factor of the regular military establishment of the state R. E. Burdick, Capt. ‘Troop A —the Ohio tonal Guar e troop next participated et the international military mpment at Chicago October 8 to 14, and with pop I, Ist United States and the Light Horse Squadron of acted as escort to President on the sion of his visit to When Foraker was inaugurated governor at Columbus the serond ttme in 1588, the Cleveland troop acted as his escort. , Tro pd as escort for President Harrison his“arsival from Elizabethport April 2 ), at the centenniakeelebration of the urafion of WasHington, in New York. The following day it marched is by no means the first occasion’ at the head of the Ohio troops in the cen- W. Corning, Lieut. Troop A. tennial parade, of which Gen, John M. Schofield w nd marshal. Returning from the centennial celebration Troop A escorted Major General Crook from New York to Cleveland. On Decor: tion day, 1890, it was escort to President Harrison and Gov. James E. Campbell on the occasion of the dedication of the ( field memecrial et Lakeview — cemeter; Since then this noted organization has fig W. M. Scofield, Second Lieut. ‘Froup A, ured promirenily various occasions. The Official Roster. The official roster of the organization is as follow Past captains, George A. Garretson, Jacob B. Perkins and Charles C. Bolton; officers—Captain, R. E. Burdick; first Meu- in other parades upon tenant, Henry W. Corning; second Neu- tenant, William M. Schofield; surgeon, Frank E. Buntz; non-commissioned staff— Howard S. Stebbins, quartermaster ser- geant; William L. Blair, hospital steward; sergeants, C. L. Burridge, Ed, H. Wil- liams, A. C. Rodgers, J. M. ShéHenbatger and G. A. Thomas; corporals, C. H. Pen- ningtoa, H. E. Doty, J. A. Robinson, F. B. White, C. C. Esterbrook, C. W. Comstock, T. S. Grasselli and R. A. Dinsmore; trum- peters, C. C. Chapp and F. D. Conner, and saddler, F. R. Baldwin. ‘The present captain, Russell B: Burdick, was elected April 1, 1805, after a service of twelve years as trooper and non-commis- sioned officer. During a trip south in 1895 Lieutenant General Schofield saw the com- pany at Chattanooga, and was so 'im- pressed that he expressed a destre to join, and he was then and there made an honor- ary member. The troopers have eight dif- ferent uniforms and eight styles of head- gear. The military division of the parade made up a briliant pageant. There was a fine display of regular troops, and many of the crack organizations of national guards- men were in line. Below are accounts of famous organizatipns that marched today: Gen. Grenville MZ Daage- Maj. Gen. Grenville ¥. - U. & Vv. who served 48 chief gran Pshal of the, first grand Givisiom ofthe parade tdday, has a most creditable war recerd and since: ‘the war has thfén & préminept part in the busingss life of the country... He is @ na- tive of Massachusetts and ts sixty-five years of age. During his early life he was’ connected with railroads in the west and at -the breaking out of the-war he wae’ 4, 1897-TWENTY PAGES. appointed colonel of the 4th Towa Infantr During the war his ability in railroad af. fairs was often put to use, and he was active in building railroads for the north and destroying those that might be of val- ue to the south. He was severely wounded on several occasions and aisplayed great gallantry, as well as executive ability, in the field.’ He has served a term in Con- Gen, G. M. Dodge. gress, bu clined re-election in order to devoté his time entirely to railroad inter € He was actively identified with the truction and development of the Union or Pacific railroad and has held offices of trust in that great corporation. He is a pro- moter and constructor of railroads and anding in the business world. TROOPS. ma nof high COMMANDED THE Distinguis! Officer Who Head- ed the Military Division. n. Wesley Merrit . S. A.. who com- manded the first division of the grand mili- tary division, comprising the regular sol- diers, sailors and marines, is one of the most distinguished soldi of the countr He won his laurels as cavairyman in the civil conflict of the 60's, and has borne “them honorably in his military career to date. His record during the war compares The favorably with that of any of the sur- vivors of those stirring times. He is a native of New York, and was graduated from the of 1860. followin ilitary Academy in the summer hich broke out in the and, afte ticipating in Stoneman’s raid to Richmond, he was made a brigadier gen- eral of volunteers, and was sub: the regular arm Gettysburg. During G: brevetted major in try at Wirg he was bre colonel fi vices at Ye ‘Tavern, and soon was breyetted brig- adier general for services at the baitle of Haw nop. He served with credit under Gen. Sheridan in the Shenandoah valley campaign and received the brevet of major general of volunteers meritorious sery- ices at Winchester and Fisher's Hill. In ists he wa: dan in the ¢ ions in upper Virginia. also took a prominent part in the fi campaign, which ended with the surrende of Lee at Appomattox, and received brevets r general in the regular army s at Five Forks, and of major 1 for th mpaign as a whole. It will thus be observed that he was brevet- ted five times for specific battles and once for a specified campaign. At the close of the war he became lieutenant colonel of the th Cavalry, and ten years later, 1876, he became colonel of the Sth Cz - He was for one term superintendent of the Military Academy, since which time he has been stationed in western mili depart- ments r gen- eral attained his pre Fs now the third ranking officer in the army, and will be junior only to Major General Miles in April next, on the retirement of Major General Ruger. At present he is in com- mand of the military department of the Missouri, with fk dquarters at Chicago, and will be transferred to the command of the department of the east, with station at New York, when Gen. Ruger retire: BATTALION OF ENGINEE m That Had the Right of the Military Line. The battalion of engineers, which had the right of the line in the military divis- ion, was one of the most interesting f tures of the parade. It comprised about five hundred men, specially trained tn a most important branch of warfare, under the command ot Maj. J. G. D. Knight, corps of engineers, in charge of the School of Appli tion at Willets Point, N. ¥., and well | known here through his service in the War Depart- ment as assistant to the late Gen. Casey, formerly chief of en- The Organiz: gineers. In May,1778, and March, 1779, the Continental Con- gress established three companies of : sappers and miners Maj. J. G. Knight, before it definitely constituted the corps of engineers. Subsequently another com- pany was added. Their duties were the fabrication of field work so far as related to the manual and mechanical parts. They were expected to repair injuries done to the works by the enemy’s fire and to pros- ecute their work in the face of it. The original companies rendered valiant ser- vice in the early days of the republic, and were disbanded in 1793. In the reorganization of the army in 1802 the engineer battalion w1s re-established as a “company of bombadiers, sappers and miners,” and after giving a good account of itself in the war of 1812 was again dis- banded in 18: At the outbreak of the Mexican war in 1847 a company of en- gineer soldiers was created, having the usual functions of sappers, miners and pon- toniers. It was also to aid In giving prac- tical instruction in those branches at the Military Academy. At that time the en- listed organization comprised ten sergeants, ten corporals, two musicians and seventy- eight privates. Ii took a gallant part in all the battles from Vera Cruz to the city of Mexico. Subsequently it assisted in the survey of the Northern Pacific railroad and in other important engineering works in Utah and vicinity. The duties of the company in this ex- edition were those of pioneers to the army ‘sent to the relief of Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston, cutting 1eads, building bridges, ete., marching over 1,100 miles in fifty-six days. . In the feverish excitement preceding the civil war the company was ordered to Washington to guard public property, and vat the inauguration of President Lincoln dt constituted his immediate body guard to the Capitol. It formed part of the sec- jond relief expedition to Fort Pickens and put the works in a state of defensg after “which it returned to Washington. 1861 done company soldiers were added to the establishment. During the war battalion organization existed, the companies were so organized in or This defect was remedied, how- ever, the t of July, 1866, by the ac dition of a sergeant major and a quarter master sergeant and the recognition of the detail of officers of engin: : Jutant and quartermaste thus comprising a total of its present legally These engineer companies tary legal though prved thi war with the Army of the great distinction. To nar- services would nearly re- quire a repetition of the history of the war, as they took part nearly all the im- pertant engagement ter the fall rs of the b; Willets Point gradually develop ineer o1 of appl ates of the Military A the corps of engin two er three years nies to re trocps and to sur instruction in ¢ Military Academ company battalicn is usually stationed at Peint to aid in giving practical instru in special duties to the military cadets. Three times since the civil war the bat- talion has been called out by “the President to join its comrades in line of the in aiding the civil authorities in enfo: the law. The first occasion was the pressicn of illicit distilleries near the Brooklyn navy yard in December, 1s The second was on a similar duty out the civil Potomac with of Richmond, alion was ¢ Y., wh pr All gradu- ened to ed for one of the c experience their cou received ° mA with of the the ering One of w in Brookiyn, in November, 1870, at which time the battalion also occupied the army bu in readine: riotir.g in the elections. to suppress anticip ew York city, growing out of The third Was to aid in pu ting down the railroad riots in the sum- mer of 1877, and it so happened that the only regular soldicr wounded on that oc- casion was a member of the engineer bat- talion. It formed the right of the escort of reg- ular trocps at the funeral of its_old_com- mainder, Major General George G. Meade. Detachments from it served at the centen- nial « jon in Philadelphia and at the Yorktown centennial. A detachment of thre ht enlisted men from Wil » officer and thirty men from West ordered to Johnstown, Pa., on the of June for the purpose of building ponto and trestle bridges to replace, temporarily those swept away by the great flooa wi had devastated that region. Sirce Isis, the batialioa has annually taken part in target pract edt for the army. Since ISM it has annual taken part in the Memorial day and oth parades at New York city with other rez- ular troops. It formed part of the rt_at the fu- neral ceremonies of Gen. W. T. Sherman in February, 1891; iook part in the parade on the ion of the Columbian cele br tion at New York city in October, IN and was also on special escort duty in the naval parade, New York city, April 2s, 1898, and at the unveiling of the statue ot Gen, Warren in Brooklyn in 1806. One important duty of the engineer troops in times of peace is aiding in the perfec- tion of engineering material. The result is shewn by the t improvements in the bridge building and in development of a system of submarine for the defense of rivers and har- The dury of employing these weap- was added to the other mili- ies of engineer troops by Congress All officers of the corps of en- gin are required and officers of other arms cf the service are allowed, upon plication, to take a special course of in- 0c bors. ons in war struction in submarine mining. The fello = well-known names are found in the roster of officers who have been on duty with the engineer tro A. J. Swift, Gustavus Smith, Georg: Mele lla George W. Cul- lum, W. P. Trowbridge, A. J. Donelson, H. Bowma ames B. McPherson, John G. Mac James C. Duane, George H. Men- L. Gillespie, Q. A. Gillmore, , Wm, P. Craighill, Cyrus B ry M. Robert ibed, the Battalion of En- is a body of troops armed and like infantry and drilled in the sof infantry soldiers. as well as in pontooning and bridging, field fortification, submarine and land mine service, &¢. It correspond to those of the rey er troops of the British army, the pioneers of the German arm sappers and miners of the Frenc to and the army. THE THIRD CAVALRY. Fo Troops of a Famous Regiment of Horsemen. The 3d Cavalry was represented in the line today by four troops from Fort Ethan regiment was organ- of Allen, Vermont. This izen b an act Congress of May 1846, “The rej ment of mounted ri- flemen.” Its present designation is in con- sequence of an act of ss of August, classifying ail ments ca and the subsequent numbering of them in the chronological order of their oriz- iral organization. Mr. . F. Smith, a lew- yer of Louisi its first colon as Lt. € Hasbrouck Gen. John C. i mont of ni fame was appointed Heutenant cole the same time, but he resigned before join ing the regiment. According to Morton s History, the senior officers were politic appointments, and because of frequent d missals and rapid promotions the third be- came known in its early days as the “Kan- garoo regiment.” The officers were describ- ed as brave and genial gentlemen, but a most cantankerous lot. Notwithstanding ti s der: there is official idence that the regiment was formed of superior material, It was armed with the hunting rifle called the “Yawger,” and rendered conspicuous service in the war with Mexi- ico. The rifle being clumsy to handle mounted, necessitated firing one round and then riding the enemy down with the saber —a custom that the historian says infused the officers and men ee the conviction bat they were irresistible. g ‘The regiment frequently elicited the praise of Gen. Scott for their daring work. On its return to New Orleans the regi- ment was presented by ‘the ladies of the city with a flag costing $225, inscribed “To that gallant regiment which from its land- ing at Vera Cruz to its entry into the famed city of the Montezumas has been foremost in every battle, sustaining by their valor and sacrifices of its officers and men the flag of our beloved country.” The flag is still in the possession of the reg!- ment and is one of its most precious rel- ics. Approximately, the regiment lost in Mexico four officers and forty men killed; thirteen officers and 180 men wounded, many of whom died soon after, and one officer and 202 men died of disease. The celebrated “Kit” Carson was nominated as lieutenant in this regiment in 1847, but was not confirmed by the senate. In 184) the “third” made a long weary march of 2,500 miles to Oregon, through a country without roads and often without wood, water or grass, and the death rate was appalling. The regiment was established at what ts now Vancouver barracks and had hard service against the Indians. In 1851 the regiment returned to the states and many of the men were transferred to ‘the Ist Dragoons, and in the following year most of the regiment was stationed in Texas, where they had more trouble with the Indians, which experience was afterward repeated in New Mexico. When the civil war broke out many of the offi- cers cast their Jot with the seceding states, put the rank and file remained loyal to a man to the Union. Among those who left were Gen. Joe Wheeler of the present Congress, Clai- borne, Loring, Crittenden, Baker and other heroes of the lost cause. Although some- —————— Qrinfers’ In& (fhe fittle schools master of advertising), saps: If is claimed for fhe Washing ‘on Star, and proBabfp fruthiulfp cfoimed, tBaf no offer newspaper tn f6e counfre goes info so farge Q vercentage of aff f6e Gouses tiffin a radius of ftentp mifes from fe office of puBfication. aemor lize y these | other setbacks that occur ym made a splendil 1 war. In Novembe Chattanooga, in a army. and joined the paigns 3 jons and the purs to H on duty voce Was SBSer March, 1864. 1 a ne * ae Col. Gordon, quently experienced in Arkansas, and at Benton the regin sustained {ts first re- hut it was at the hands of a much r fore n members of the reg- were Killed the explosion of the steamer Miami near the mouth of the as in 1NG6, equently the r in the hostititic w Mex Texa nsas, Colorado, un: ral Miles, General Stomreman, General ynolds and other noted Indian’ fighters. t hardst from « ns, 1 ps in the great ex- nne to the in the pedit tion of Crazy Horse's vil and Servier su battle of the Rosebud, j prior to the an- nihilation ef General Custis’ commari! on the Little Big Horn, This last is regarded as one of the greatest Indian batt our history—son 1,40 soldiers and fr ly India: eainst about 5.0 ost brant of the upon Troops D. I and L of the avalry, which lost ten killed forty odd wounded. The march to the Yellow and return to Cheyenne by way of the Black Hiils is kuown in army annals as the ma march,” th treops for n days being duced for subsistence to horse mez he thrilling experience of the third Mackenzie “dition in the fail in the tight with Dull Knife, a gagements with the Cheyennes in the Indian territory in INS. In the summer of 1879 the Utes murdered their agen Meekere, and his assistants. 1 eluding E of the third the scene of the m and in th which followed Phornburg was Killed, and Troov KE lost about 50 per cent of its men in killed and wounded. ‘The held the camp, however, until re- . In the ent Was again back Arizoua to suppress an tbe: the Warm Spring Chiri- ticipated in one of the on Arizor —in Which the Apaches that has kept them docile ently the third assis int bh Geronimo, and took p: tion against the Chiricah Me when Captain awfore ireacherously killed during a parley peac The next active servic or third was in Tex. lution’ uring th of ISM, known “Tin Horn War,” on Ga ne scount of 1 jonal dispatches furnished the press, ment f= now distributed among posts along the northern frontiers, the troor king part in today’s parade being station Batteries in Line Un of Col. Gu Nearly all the lery troops which m in today’s p t ment. ‘There large contingent of de such a fine di jong to the 4th three foot batteries Wei and band and one light battery from the Washington barracks, four foot batteries: from Fort Menroe, one foot battery from Fort McHenry, Md.. and a light battery from Fort Hamilton, N. ¥., all in command of Col. F. L. Guenther of the 4th Artillery. The first four regiments of artillery now in service Were organized in accordance with the act of March, 1821, from the regiment of light artillery, the corps of artillery and the ordnance then in existence. Soon after its organization, while stationed in the uth, the 4th suffered rely from tbe ages of the ellow fever and ft was transferred to northern stations. During the summer of 1836 the companies were ac- tively ; marching through tne swamps of Florida on service against the Suminole Indians, then on the warpath. Several small fights occurred in which there were losses on both sides, At the close of the campaign in IS3S the regiment was ordered to the Cherokee country, Norua Carolina, and assisted in removing the Cheroke It rendered excellent service during the Mexican war, taking part in many batt from Palo Alto up to the capture of the City of Mexico. They were conspicuous in action at Monterey, Companies G and L being part of the storming party that car- ried the works on Indepencia Hill and the Bishop's Palace. Company B distinguished itself at Buena Visia. At the by of Contreras Company G was the first com- pany to enter the works, and was compli- mented by name by Gen, Scott. The J company also did gecd work at Molino del Ray. In this war the regiment lost two officers and one hundred and twenty-foar enlisted men killed and wound b After a few years of peaceful o the regiment joined in the tion of 1855, and engaged in the battle of Blue Waters against the Brule Indians. It took part in the Kansas troubles in ihe following year, und subsequently w ively engaged I ida. The batteries had a success! against two hundred Indians at Canyon, Utah, in 1860, and was kept busy scouting on the plains all that suimmer. In the war of the rebellion the active service of the batterles was so continuous and they were so separated thet it is most impossible to narrate thelr services in detail. They were brought in from the plains at the first outbreak, and regi- mental headquarters were established at Fort McHenry and then at Fort Washing- ton. Batteries A and C were united at Washington, D. C., in 1861 and made a light battery, which was attached to Sum- ner’s division and afterward to Richard- son's division and others. It rendered con- spicuous service, and was in such impo’ tant engagements as Fair Oaks, Malvern Hill, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Getty burg and Grant’s Wilderness campaign, cul- minating in the surrender of Lee. "The battery is especially proud of its record at Gettysburg, where it assisted in re- pelling Pickett’s charge, in which Cush- ing, the gallant lieutenant, was killed. At the close of the war it was occupied In the defense of Washington. Rattery B was assigned first to McDow- ell's division and actively opposed the ene- my at Gainesville, South Mountain, An- tietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, the Wilderness and other places. Its war record is excelled by none and equaled only by Battery K. ‘The other batteries took an almost equal- ly active part in the war and covered them- selves with glory. Iattery D was at the fall of Richmond. Battery E was with Hooker's division. Battery F was attac ed by a mob in Paiimore waile on its way to Washington and several were injured. It served in Banks’ division and did service at Chancellorsville and Gettysburs. Battery G was on the peninsula with Mc- Clellan, and afterward took part im man: important batties. Battery K participate! Continued on Twelfth Page.)