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

william hearny, OF Mieecuri.
Curtis Durham, OF Kansas.
NINTH REGIMENT OF NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Captains
Brevet Major Pinkney Lugenboil, of Ohio;
first lieuten ant 18th June, 1916, fifth infantry
Twice brevetted for gallantry in action; dis
tinguished in the battles Of Contreras and
Churubusco, where he was wounded,) Mo-
limo del Rey. and Chepultepec. First COM
missioned, 1910.
Breyet Captain Frederick I. Dent, of Mis-
souri, first lieutenant 18th February, 1847,
fifth infantry. Twice brevcted for gallantry
in action. distinguished 10 the battles Of Con.
treras, Churubusco, and Moline del Rey,
where be was wounded. First commissioned,
lS43
First Lieutenant Francis L. Patterson, of
Pennsylvania; frs; lieutenant 29th October,
1S48, first artillery. Private in McCulloch's
company of Texas Rangers from May to July
81, 1S47. Appointed second lieutenant first
artillery oath June, IS47. ...
Brevet Captain George E. Pickett, Of Illi-
nois; FIRST lieutenant 18th June, 1s49, eighth
infantry. Twice breveted for gallantry in
action; distinguished in the battles of Con-
treras, Churubusco, Moline del Rey, and Che.
pultepec. First commissioned, 1916.
First Lieutenant Charles S. Winder, of
Maryland first lieutenant 5th April, 1854,
third artillery. S1ldierly conduct on the
wreck of the steamer San Francisco. Now on
frontier service. First commissioned, 1850.
Dickinson Woodruff, Of New Jersey; lieu
tenant colonel of the New Jersey battalion in
tho war with Mexico.
Francis l.. Bowman, of Pennsylvania; ma
jor Of Pennsylvania volunteers; distinguished
in the action of La Vega in the war with
Mexico.
Presley N. Guthrie, of Ohio; captain 11th
infantry; brevetted major for gallantry at
Contreras and Churubusco, and distinguished
and wounded at Moline del Rey.
James Archer, OF Maryland; captain of
voltigeurs; brevetted major for gallantry in
the battle of Chepultepeo.
Crawford Fletcher, of Arkansas; frst lieu
tenant Of volunteers in the battle of Monte
rey; distinguished in the battle Of Buena
Vista.
First LisutenantS.
Second Lieutenant Henry NJ Black, of Penn
syl yania second lieutenant Goth August, 1S47:
seventh in antry. Active service on the In
dian frontier. First commissioned, 1S47.
Second Lieutenant John NJ. Fraser, Of Mis-
sisSippi; second lieutenant 30th June, 1850,
second infantry. Active service ON Indian
frontier. First commissioned, 1S49.
Second Lieutenant Thomas E. English, of
Pennsylvania; second lieutenant 3lst July,
1850, fifth infantry. Active service on the
Indian frontier First commissioned, 1S49.
Second Lieutenant Alden Sargent, of Mis-.
sonri: second lieutenant 18th April, 1851, 9th
Infantry Active service on the Indian from
tier. First commissioned, 1850
Second Lieutenant J. Van Noast, of New
York; second lieutenant 22d August, 1853,
third a, tillery. Soldierly conduct on the
wreck of the steamer San Francisco. Now
Lyman Bissell, Of Come c,icut; first lieuten-
ant and captain ninth infantry in the war with
Mexico.
A. I Palmer, Of Maine; second lieutena ant
ninth infantry; breve;ted frst lieutenant for
calamity at COntrsrss and ChuIubusco, where
be vas wounded
samuel r Harrison, of Texas; second lieu
tenant Of volunteers; distinguished at Buena
Vista.
Alexander P. Ten Brock, of New York;
sergeant third infantry in the battles Of Pslo
Al;o and Resaea do la Palma; then second
lieutenant tenth infantry in tho war with
Mexico
George " Carr, of Virginia; second lieu
tenant voltigeurs. Served in Mexico.
Second Lisutcnants.
Second Lieutenant Charles r. Woods, of
Ohio; second lieutenant 3Ist of July, 1852, LIST
3ntry. Active service on Indian frontier
First commissioned, 1852
Second Lieutenant Hugh B. Fleming, OF
Per nsylvania; second lieutenant 9th June,
1888, sixth infantry Active service on Indian
frontier First commissioned, 1852.
Second Lieutenant Henry Douglass, OF New
York; second lieutenant 3lst December, 1853,
eighth infantry. Service on Indian frontier
First commissioned, 1852
Second Lieutenant William Myers, Of Penn
syivania, second lieutenant 9th March, 1884,
fourth infantry. Active service ON Indian
frontier. First commissioned, 1852.
Second Lieutenant William A. Webb, Of
Maine; second lieuten ant 3lst December, 1854
fifth infantry. Active service on Indian from
tier. First commissioned, 1853.
Israel Miller, Of New York. Served in the
wnr with Mexico.
Philip A. Owen, Of Alabama.
E5mund j. Harvey, of Virginia
Ctarle; Reynolds, of Maryland. Served
In TIE war with Mexico
David B. McKibbin, of Pennsylvania
SECOND REGIMENT OF CAVALRY.
Captains.
B:evet Major Earl Van Dorm, of Mississip pi;
first lieutenant Sd March, l847, seventh in
fsniry Twice breyetted for gslIantry In 40
ton; distinguished 10 the battles Of Monte.
reg, CerrO GordO, CoRtreras. Churubusco, Che
puitopec, and city Of Mexico, where he was
wounded First commissioned, 1912
Brevet Captain Edmund X. Smith, of FIori.
~ nfss lieutenant yin March, 1881 seventh
infantry. Twice brevetted for gailantry In
action; distinguished in battles Of Palo Alto,
Ressco de la Palma, Cerro Gordo, and Con.
trerss. First commissioned 1S45
Brevet Captain James Cakes, Of Pennsylva-
mia; first lieutenant Both June. 1851, second
dragons. Twice breveted for gallantry in
sction distinguished at Medelin and battles
Of Churubusco and Molino del Rey; wounded
In conflict with Indians in Texas. First COM
missoned, 1646
Brcyet Captain ]. n. Palmer, Of New York;
first lieutenant 9th January, 1852 mounted
rifles. Twice breveted for gallantry in action;
distinguished in battles Of Contreras, Churu-
busco, and Cbepaltepec, where be was wound.
ed. First commissioned, 1S46.
First Lieutenant George Stoneman, of New
YORK; first lieutenant 25th July, 1924, first
dragons. Served in California Campaigns
during the war with Mexico, and since in ope-
ratioDs against Indians, and in frontier eXplo-
ra'ions. First commissioned, 1916.
Theodore O'Hara, Of Kentucky, captain
quartermaster for volunteers. and breveted
major for gallantry in battles Of Contreras and
Churubusco