Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-07-18
AN EyENTFUL CAREER.
That Famous Cavalry officer, Brig. Gen
B. B. M. Young, Passed Yester-
day in Our City.
An Interesting Interview With This
Gallant 0fioef and Indian
Fighter,

one OF the most distinguished, gallant
and best-known officers of the United
States army spent yesterday in Fort
Worth. The gentleman referred to is
Brig Gen. s. Il. M. Young OF the
Third Cavalry, the famous cavalry
officer of the army. The reporter
hearing that the officer was stopping
at Ginocchio's Union Depot hotel, he
Immediately repaired to the spot for the
purpose of interviewing him on the
present Indian troubles and matters
pertaining to his own military histo-
ry. Arriving at the depot, the ennis
sary found the general sitting in u
comfortable chair In the office Of Gin
occhio's hotel, reading telegram he
had just received from Adjt.-Gen.
Ruggies of San Antonio, and which
read as follows.
"To Maj ..Gen. Young g lnocchio's Hotel, Fort
Wor n.
"sAN ANTONIO, TEX July ls, 1885.
majors Vroon and Thompson will
leave here with their troops about half
past 10 o'clock tonight.
"RUGGL LES, A. A, GU
"This dispatch and several others OF
like import" said the officer, sis a
| sample OF what have received almost
daily for the past week.
"Can you give me an idea of the
number of troops now in the Terri
tory awaiting orders?' asked the re-
porter.
II will do the best | can,' said the
affable commander. "As near as
can remember, the troops now in
camp in Kansas, at Crosswell, near the
seat OF the Cheyenne reservation, or
dered there by the war department
| during the rast ten days, are: Eleven
troops of the Fifth cavalry, three troops
of the Ninth, four troops Of the
Eighth. seven troops of the Third, one
Of the Fourth, one OF the First and
one OF the Sixth. In addition there
are battalions from each of the fol
lowing infantry regiments: Fourth,
Ninth, Tenth and Twenty.fourtb.
The officers In command are Lieut.
Col Compton OF the Fifth cavalry,
Majors Sumner, Carpenter and San
ford of the Fifth cavalry, and Majors
Young and Purlngton of the Third
cavalry. In all there are abouttwelve
companies Of infantry and twenty
eight troops of cavalry, and more ex-
pected daily. Two troops, l. and Il, OF
my cavalry frem Fort Davis, will
be here tonight at 9 o'clock Ell route
to Southern Kansas. They are the
troops referred to in the telegram |
Just handed you. These men, mean
all the troops, will be under command
of Gen. Sheridan. The infantry men
are from the department of the Platte -
| "Do you apprehend much trouble
! "A An
ennes?" asked the reporter.
"That is hard to say; we cannot tell
anything about that until 1t is over
The old men do not want to fight, bu,
the young Indians are the ones that
well armed, and If we do have trouble
you may look out for hard fight. y
"How many Indians are in the res
ervation ?'
/ "Of the Cbeyennes, / think there
are at least 1000 warriors, but they will
be assisted, If found necessary, by
the other tribes in that nelghbor.
hood"
"Will you experience much diff
Guilty in fighting Them asked the
reporter.
1--WE certainly will, as you know
they do not fight in open field, but
fsom mountains and rsvine sections
where 1t is very hard to 10
cate human beings. If we knew when
they would make an attack there
would be little trouble. 1t is not like
one country declaring war against the
other, by any means, and Ii requires
great strategy on the part OF the officer
in command to keep up with their
movements.N
Atthis point OF the conversation the
/ reporter inquired of the general W hen
he enlisted In the army and when and
how he became Encouragement.
To that query the veteran replied by
saying he would much prefer not be-.
Ing questioned upon that subject, and
respectfully referred the emissary Il
the records on file in the war depart
ment at Washington, but that city
not being within reach Of THE GA
ZETTE man at that present moment
the warrior was finally persuaded to
econsider his decision and give to the
reporter brief account of his military
career.
AN EvENTFUL CAREER.
Said Gen. Young: II enlisted In the
army as private during the month q
April, 1861, in the Twelfth Pennsylva-
mia infantry. The term of my enlist
ment was for three months. In Au'
gust of the same year raised q troop
OF cavalry and was assigned TO the
Fourth Pennsylvania cavalry volun'
teers, was promoted major of that reg.
iment at the battle OF Antletam, was
made lieutensnt-colonel after the bat.
tie OF Gettysburg, was made colonel
in 1864 and was breveted brigadier.
general in command of the Second
brigade OF the Second cavalry
division under Gen. Phil Sheridan,
, the present commander of tae army,
. during the cAmpai yn that ended with
the surrender of Gen. Lee at Apo
mattox. At the close OF the war was
commissioned second lieutenant OF tbs
Twelfth infantry, and uron reorganiza
ton of the army 10 1866 was appoi uted
captain in the Eighth United state,
! cavalry; served against Indians IL
Arizona, New Mexico and Texas VI
to 1881; was then detailed TO thu
2 United States iDfantry aud cavalry
school at Fort Leavenworth as in
structor in cavalry and hippology; wa
then promoted major OF the ThirC
: cavalry in April, 1883
: GALLANT SERVICES.
Was breveted major in the United
States army for gallant servicesp II
tho cavalry 6ght near Warrington