Evening Star Newspaper, November 11, 1923, Page 47

D. C. Boy Played Leading Role In :Cortquest of Califernia Lieut. W. A. T. Maddox of Marine Corps In at Cal,')ture of Last I?attle at ' Beventy-elght yearpi ago this month began a series pf momentous events that pushed | the western, boundary of the d states fo the | Pacific coast an d the vast| Mexican territory the young. virile played a dramatic an§ heroic: part,| and to this day the prgises of Lieut.| William A. T. pf the United States Marine C sung wher- | ever California lore is known These historic incidents had their end in Washington just two- vears later, almost to the d en-Lieut. | Archibald H also gton and that his ent to on a to be obtained peacably If possible, mecessary, and t not be lost to a fore time England and ing covetous eyes at rich territory. i Carrled Gillespie, in by the secretary of bassy at Mexico Ci aboard one s command was the db ung Lieut. Maddox, who is known %o be a | native Washingtonian by the Follow- | ing news ftem, Whic peared in the cer of Wash- | 10: . to learn that addox of the o arrived in s rg instant from Philadelphia, with a {detachment of U. S. Marines, repairedito his mother's residence, and on openkng a door (for | the purpose of observifng the state of the weather) leading; formeriy to a| porch from the second Story of the | dwelling _he was pregipitated to the | ground, preaking his:right arm be- tween the elbow and'the wmst, and sustaining other injury. Had fot the night been extremely,dark, he would | have discovered mistake, the porch having been renfoved during his absence. Medical aid #as resarted to, and we are glad to'learn that the lleutenant is doing well.” Steckton Relleves Sloat, | That the lieutenant did well, indeed, is further attested by his years later, which will f blazon his name on tae li Who have served weli their country. When Gillespie reaghed California, and communicated tke secrét orders of President Polk ‘to Commodore Sloat, he went on the: ordination between ithe Army and Navy forces in the cqnquest of Cali-|c fornfa. 4 i This co-ordinationy - reached its| height when, in Jul 46, Commo- | dore Sloat was rel by Commo- dore Robert F. Stockton (for whom | a city in California is ‘named). Stock- ton, ‘seeing the necessity for a uni- fication of command, nade ‘overtures Los Angeles and Santa Clara. to Fremont and Gillesple to join_the naval forces. He could not take them over. whether or no, because Fremont was of the Army and Gillesple was the personal emissary 8f the Presi- dent of the Unir ates, over whom no man took precedence. However, hoth Fremont and Gillesple saw the common scnse of the proposal and ced and were made major and of marines, respectively, both promoted a grade and at the n it is interesting to that marine forces which took c ia for the United States num- from District of Columbia, twenty- throe Maryiand and thirteen from Fire ddox first appears on the marine officer aboard the . On July 29, 1846, the “vane under Lieut. Diego, took the of the naval ard Maddox and ere left to hold lox landed town and while ater, on August 18, \forcements, - the D a- fornia belonged to the then went about i of the forces of divided into three y northern, middle 1 souther Mayj. med milit commandant of the e territory with headquart: a Buena (now San F was named col uthern department, with adquarters at Los Angeles and Lieut. addox was named commandant of the middle department with headquarters at Monterey. Throughout the Cali- fornia fighting, Maddox time and again received the unstained and lavish praise of Stockton and his “unswerv- ing heroism.” Resistance Ended in 1847, The resistence of the Californians was ended on January Santa Clara Mission when rived with reinforcements after what is described as one of the most spec- tacular marches In_all history. He made a circult from Monterey to Santa Clara Mission through the most dif- the signing of the treaty of Cahuenga on January 12, 1847. In company with Commodore Stock- ton. Gillesple, who bore President Polk's momentous order to the west coast, left California May 25, 1847, ar- riving in Washington to report to the President that his orders had been obeyed and that California now be- longed to the United States, on No- - | vember 15, 1847. Memories of the Stage. From the Pathfinder. After many long years they met again, the old actor and the dear old lady who was once a beautiful ctress. 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