Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1862-03-27
Tho Heroes of Fort Craig.


The Heroes of Fort Craig.
The st. Louis Republican has the follow
ing article in relation 70 the officers who
distinguished themselves at the battle near
Fort Craig:
Valyerde is small village. situated on
the left bank Of the Rio del Norte, or Rio
Grande, near the border of New Mexico
and Arizona. Fort Craig is ten miles north
OF this point, on the same river. Col. Kit
Carson, who IL said TO have done good ser.
vice with his regiment, deployed as skir-
mishers, has had his headquarters at Albu-
querque for some time, and appears to havo
arrived at the scene of conflict at most
opportune time m
Col. Edward Richard Sprieg Candy, in
command of the Department Of New Next
co, is native of Kentucky, aged between
forty and forty years. He entered the
West Point Military Academy in 1896,
grad uating in June, 1899, in the same class
with Gen. Halleck, aud other noted officers.
On the lst of July he entered the army as
Stc)al Lieutenant Of the Second Infan-
try, and was promoted to First Lieuten-
ancy in June, 1916. During that year he
acted as Adiutant Of the regiment, and in
March, l84T, was appointed an Assistant
Adjutant General, with the brevct rank of
Captain. In August, lS49, he was breyet-
ted Major for gallant and meritorious con.
duct in the battles Of Oontreras and Cheru-
busco, and was also distinguished in the
battle Of Cerro Gordo. In Marsh, 1861, he
was promoted to a brevet Lieutenant Col
onelcy for gallant conduct at the Belen Gate
the brevet dating from September 18th,
ls47. These ranks he he'd whilst in the
Adjutant General Department. InJune,
1851, he was appointed Captain in the SEQ
ond Infantry, relinquishing his rank in the
line. Subsequently he was appointed Ma
ior of the Tenth Infantry. In Nav, 1851,
he was further promoted to the Colouelcy
i of the new Nineteenth Regular Infantry,
and on the 9th of November of that year,
was appointed to the command of tho De-
partment of New Mexico, a command max
ing the Colonel an acting Bngadier Gen
eral. rutit
Captain Alexander McRae, whose valor
and herosm our correspondent SO graph:
cally describes, WAS only about thirty years
of age He entered the Military Academy
in S47, from North Carolina, of which he,
| was brevetted Second Lieutenant Of
Mounted Rifles. In January, 1857, he was
promoted to a First Lieutenancy. aud re-
ceived his appointment as Captain in the
Third Cavalry on the 10th ofJune last year.
A brilliant career, lad he lived, woul d
have been before the brave and gallant Cap
tain.
Lieutenant Nathaniei Michler, who, with
| Lieutenant Stone, ''nObiy and bravely
maintained the honor of our flag to the last,
and gloriously died the death of patriot"
was about thirty-fve years of age, native
OF peunsylvauia. He graduated at West
Point on the Sth Of June, 1913, ranking
seventh in elass of thirty-eigEt, and was,
on the lst of July following. appointed Bre-
vet Second Lieutenant Typographical En-
gineers Since then he had risen to the
full rank of First Lieutenant, to which he
attained on the 10th day of May, 1915.
The Lieutenant Stone mentioned as hav-
ing bravely fallen in this fight we take to be
| Roderic Stone, young man, native OF
Maine, who entered the service on the lst
of July, 1859, as Brevet Second Lieutenant
in the First Infantry, and was promoted to
Second Lieutenant in the Fifth Infantry on
the 2od of August following Lieutenant
Stone was appointed from Minnesota.
Major James Lowry Donaldson, the chief
aid ofColonel Candy, who was Conspicuous
for brave conduct on every part OF the teld,
is an old army officer He entered West
Point in 1882 from Maryland, ofwhich State
he is a native, and, graduating in 1899, was
appointed on the lst of July of that year
Second Lieutenant of the Third Artillery,
and was transferred to the First Artillery,
May 25th, 1887! July 7th, 1888, he vas
promoted to First Lieutenans and was bre-
vetted Captain, Sept 23d, 1916, for gallant
and meritorisous conduct at the several oon-
ficts at Monterey. He was appointed
Captain, on Assistant Quartarmaster s staff,
In March, l847, and was in August of the
same year transferred as Captain Of the
Third Artillery, in which be originally en-
j tered the service, vacating his regimental
commission to take tho place. He was bre.
3 vetted Major, dating from February "a,
u lS47, for gallant and meritorious conduct
!, in the battle OF Buena Vista, and on the Sd
Of the succeeding month was again trans
ferred to the Quarterinaster's D,partment
as Captain, Brevct Major, which is his
present rank aud station IN the army. ed
Capt. Peter W. L. Plympton, who is also
, mentioned as having taken an active and
z honorable part IN the battle, defending Cap
l tain McRae's battery, is native OF Nilsson
$ ri, but entered the Military Academy as =
2 cadet ''at large from New Hampshire,
; graduating in 1s47, wLen he was appointed
F'revet Second Lieutenant in the Seventh
Infantry. He was promoted Second Lieu
tenant the following September, and First
: Lieutenant March 81, 1855. He has, within
! year, had his commission as Captain.
; GERMAN papers bring the news OF the