Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-03-20

the war with Mexico, hrst in foot and after
wards in mo united volunteers.
Second Lisutsnants.
Second Lieutenant Jshn T. Shaaf, of the
District Of Columbia; second lieutenant 9th
june, 1888, sixth infantry. Active service on
Indian frontier First commissioned, 1851.
Second Lieutenant George B. Cosby, of Ken.
lucky; second lieutenant 18th September,
1893, mounted rifles Active service on Indian
frontier; distinguished in combat with Indi ans
In Texas. First commissioned, 1852
Second Lieutenant George B. Anderson, of
North Carolina; second lieutenant 2lst March,
1894, second Dragons. Active service on In
dian frontier. First commissioned, 1852
Second Lieutenant N. B SweitIer, of Penn.
sylvania; second lieutenant 18th July, 1854,
FIRST dragons. Service on Indian frontier,
1853
Second Lieutenant William w. Lowe, Of
Iowa; second lieutenant I'D October, 1854,
first dragons. Service on Indian frontier.
First commissioned, 1852
Edwin R. Merrifeld, of Michigan. Served
in war with Mexico.
George Hartwell, of Wisconsin.
Joseph Minter, Of Washington Territory.
Explorations in Texas and Oregon.
Charles N. Phifer. of Mississippi.
Robert G. Wood, jr., of Louisiana.
FIRST REGIMENT OF CAVALRY.
Captains.
Brevet Major Robert s. Garnet, of Virginia;
captain 9th March, 1851, seventh infantry.
Twics brevetted for gallantry in action; dis
tinguished in battles Of Palo Alto and Resaca
First commissioned, 1s4l.
Breyet First Lieuten ant Delos B. Sackett, of
New York; first lieutenant 9th December
1S4S, first dragons Brevetted for gallantry
in battles of Palo Alto and Resaca de IL Palma
First commissioned, 1S45.
Brevet First Lieutenant Thomas J. Wood,
of Kentucky; first lieutenant 3Oth June, 1851,
second dragons. Brevetted for gallaBtry in
action; distinguished in battles Of Palo Alto,
Kesaca de- la Palma, and Buena Vista. First
commissioned, 1845.
Brevet Capt ain Geo. B. McCIelland, of Penn.
sylvania; FIRST lieutenant July 1, 1853, engi.
neers. Twice brevetted for gallantry in ac-
ton; distinguished in battles of Contreras,
Churubusco, Moline del Roy, and Chspultepec.
FIRST commissioned, 174s.
First Lieutenant Samuel G.. SturgiA of
Pennsylvania; FIRST lieutenant 18th July,
1888, first dragons. Served in war with
Mexico; distinguished in cambat with Indians
in New Mexico. First cCmmisy40ned, 1916.
w. ID. De Saussure, Of South Carolina; cap
tain Palmetto regiment; wounded in battle at
CATS
William D Wilkins, of Michigan, first lieu.
tenant fifteenth infantry; brevetted first lieu.
tenant for gallantry in several affairs with
gusrilias in Mexico
William B Reynolds. of Illinois second
lieutenant volunteers afterwards second lieu.
tenant sixteenth infantry in war with Mexico.
George I. Anderson, Of Georgia; second
lieutenant Georgia mounted volunteers in war
with Mexico.
John I. Coffee, of Maine.
FIRST Lisutenants
Second Lieutenant William N R. BealI, of
Arkansas; second lieutenant 30th April, lS49,
fifth infantry. Active service on Indian from.
tier. First commissioned, 1S4s.
Second Lieutenant George H. Stewart, of
Maryland; second lieutenant 1l;h November,
lS4s, second dragons. Active service on In
liam frontier First commissioned, Is4s.
Second Lieutenant James Mcintosh, OF
Florida; second lieutenant 18th May, 1851
eighth infantry. Service on Indian frontier
FRS, commissioned, 1S49
Second Lieuten int Eugene A. Carr, of New
York; second lieutenant Both June, 1851,
mounted rifles Active service on India from
Ter; distinguished in combat with Indians in
Texas First commissioned, 1851
Second Lieutenant David Bell, of Iowa;
second lieutenant 9th October, 1852, second
dragoons. Active service on Indian frontier;
dis inguisbed in combat with Indians in New
Mexico. First commissioned, 1851.
john NJ. Perkins, of Alabama; in Texas
rangers at battle of Buena Vista; afterwards
first lieutenant thirteenth infantry in war with
Mexico.
Edward J. Dummit of Florida; first lieu.
tenant thirteenth infantry in the war with
Mexico.
Alfred j. Iverson, jr., of Georgia; second
lieutenant mounted volunteers in the war with
Mexico.
Harry Love, of California; service agaius,
Indians.
Frank Wheaton, of Rhode Island frontier
explorations.
Second Lieutsnants.
Second Lieutenant David S. Stanley. OF
Ohio ; second lieutenant 9th September, 1858
second dragons. Served on Indian frontier
First commissioned, 1852.
Second lieutenant Philip Stockton, of New
jersey; second lieutenant 11th October, 1853
eighth infantry. Served on Indian frontier
Eirst commissioned, 1852.
Second Lieutenant Thomas Hight, of Indi
ana second lieutenant May "a, 1854, second
dragons. Served on Indian frontier First
commissioned, 1853
Second Lieutenant Allston of South Carroll.
ma; second lieutenant 22d October, 1854, frs
dragons. Served on Indian frontier First
commissioned, 1853
Second Lieutenant James E. B. Stuart, oil
Virginia; second lieutenant 81 st October, 1854
mounted rifles. Service on Indian frontier
III. st commissioned, 1854.
Peter Parkinson, jr., of Wisconsin.
VIM. w. Kirkland, Of North Carolina.
Eugene Crittenden, ofKentucky
Wn. A b. Jones, Of Iowa.
II. L. Clarke, of Rhode Island, late non .com
miS.ioned officer of dragons.
Neutral Rights.-If there is any point in
the whole range of our relations with foreign
Governments concerning which we feel sensi
tive, it is with reference to our rights as neu
trails. 10 the infancy of our Government, in
our frst alliance with France, the United
States insisted on the principle that free ship:
should make free goods. The intellects OF
Jefferson and Madison placed this right be-
Jond doubt, Resisting its Infringement, we
declared war against Great Britain in 1872
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