The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-05-25
DEAD sER0EANr COONROn
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Miles CrrY, II. T., May photographic
dispatches have informed you Of the principal
incidents IN tho attempt By road agents 10 get
possession Of the public funds which the army
paymsster here was taking to Fort Buford to
pay the troops thare. A brief sketch OF the life
and services Of the hero-Sergeant Coonrod Of
M" Troop. Seventh Cavalry-who. although
MORALLY wounded fought the robbers until
death paralyzsd the hand that held his car
bine.lis due to the brave soldiers memory.
Sergeant AQuila Coonrod was born In vii.
liams county. Ohio. In 1889. and was oonss.
ouently As yesrs old ct the time OF his heroic
death. He served in the volunteer force
during the war. and aiterward In
the Seventh Cavalry. becoming first SER
geant OF his company. In December. 1873.
he enlisted again In the general service ut
Chicago. and was stationed at Newport Bar
racks until tho following July. whom he was
sent with q detachment to the Fifth Infantry.
On tho goth Of that month he was assigned to
Capt Buffers company tC) OF that regiment.
In September. 1874. he was promoted corporal.
and was mnds sergeant In July. 1876. In
March. 1877. he was appointed .nrst sergeant
der First Sergeant .Wendsim Kreher Of that
ssss fonsas Rvs sq %sr q s Gray
Horse. Sergeant Coonrod served with his
the KISwss and GomaneSss Texas and
the Indian Territory in 1874, He also served
With his company through the Whole as 81 the
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y a. Indian force :. Cabin crssE. He was
ins S ana
and participated In the Reconnaissance OF Black
4. 70 IL sss ssE
% R,3 from M ara nis ~, Capt
ls77. up the crownlnS e%insneo Of II The Vol
Mountain range. where the e2niederated Sioux
CONRAD received Congressional medal Of
liant conduct In this engagement.
p These medals were presented to the men at
q zen y @
q dead and buried nfss f IL
medal Of honor arrived. serasant Krehsrs
Captain had recommended him to stay In the
post as ~ %as from heavy cold
from which the command had only Just re-
turned. but he would not remain behind. He
shlu. S9ptAiu. IL Will XIII i1e IL l du1 1911 nero
Sergeant Coonrod was discharged from Com.
pany O. Fifth Infantry. in September. 1873. He
was In the Quartermasters Department as .
civilian for short time. but finally enlisted
again In his old cavalry regiment. the Seventh.
operations in the Indian Territory and Texas.
The abolition oflaundresses Sergeant Coonrod
had a wife..and the discouragment Of the re-
enlistment OF married men by the then regimen
tai commander. | think. determined Sergeant
Coonrod's withdrawal from the service at that
time havs often heard him ssy hSw hard it
ing and arrived ct middle. age with wives and
families. to have their wife's ration taken from
them and to be driven to beg to earn a living
for themselves and their families outside Of
the profession they had spent their lives In.
Sergeant Cooarod has srown son By his first
trains on one of the Indian expeditions and
another by bis second wife. who must be now
about or 10 years old.
After short experience Of civil life Sergeant
Coonrod took up the carbine again In Capt
Bars Troop N OF the Seventh Cavalry. and
%sse .s Ct the the
Sergeant Coonrod was five feet ten inches
tall. and had blue eyes and fair complexion.
He wore heavy. dropping blond .moustache
IN his prime he was very handsome man.
Eood pedestrian 2, Is he wss rider
dian Territory expedition. OF 1874 whom ON
morn than one occasion the infantry had to
make thirty miles day. and often came into
camp on the backs Of the cavalry, Coonrod
camp was first broken in the morning. He
made an effort some years ago to get An ap-
successful. MIssOULA.