Omaha daily bee., 1890-12-07

Colonel Pitt Kellogg later a governor of
Louisiana.
He was promoted to first lieutenant in
company F, Seventh United States colored
regiment, W hich suffered so severely at Fort
Pillow, and commanded his company for
over year. Vaughn took part in the cele-
brated Grerson raid, and was shot through
the thigh and captured in the rear of Vicks-
burg He was sent to jackson, Meridian
Selma, Montgomery, Atlanta, and finally to
Libby prison, where he remained a prisoner
for a month and was then parolled and sent
to st. Louis. He reioined his regiment in
October. Vaughn participated in the battles
of Corinth, Iuka, New Madrid and Pittsburg
Landing
Officer Rouden found his way to the front
during the early part OF the war and re-
manned there until the close. He enlisted in
Company X, Eighty-fourth Indiana infantry
in 1861, for one year, and when his time was
up re-enlisted for two years and half. He
participated in the battles Of Nashville, Muir
freesboro, Chattanooga, Lookout mountain
Chickamauga, Duck River, BuZzards RoOst
and several others. He was, promoted to
first sergeant, but was reduced to the ranks
for soundly humping an orderly sergeant
who was insisting that one of the boys yyhc
had been up with Rowden all of the previous
night should go on guard duty. Rowden pro-
tested against it and the orderly told him in
not very elegant language to keep his mouth
shut That was too much for Sergeant Row
den and he proceeded to kick the orderly all
over the camp. He then tore the sergeant's
stripes off his sleeves and was again a private
But for that last action which of itself re-
duced him, he would have been allowed to re-
tain his stripes. The memory of thcvigor
Gus lambastpg he administered to
that young popinjay'' ore pleasant
morning twenty-seven years ago, still causes
the grizzled turnkey to smile complacently at
his reflection in the little cracked looking
glass that Jailer Havey has tackled up in q
corner OF the police station. Rowden was
captured three times, but was paroled on the
held every time, He bears three scars, hav-
ing been shot twice through the right and
once through the left leg.
Officer Frank Robbins enlisted in company
A, Thirty-fourth. Illinois, in 1862 for three
years. He was in the battles of Chattanooga
Atlanta, Lookout and Buzzard's Roost, and
was shot through the leg at Resaca. 1t was
the Thirty-fourth Illinois that suffered such
heavy loss at Chattanooga under General
Thomas and Robbins is one of the few men
who lived to tell how it happened
OhicerJ. III. Russell is ono of the numerous
men on the force who was in the regular
army. He enlisted at Washington, d. G.. in
1850, and served five years in troop f, Ninth
cavalry He was stationed three years at
Fort Bayard, New Mexico one year at Fort
Reno, Indian Territory, and one year at Fort
Robinson. He was in seven Indian campaigns
in the southern territory.
Officer b. V. Walker enlisted in troop A,
Ninth cavalry, in 1888, and served five
years. He was stationed at Forts Sill and
Reno.
Officer Charles Monroe enlisted in Com
pany A, Fifteenth infantry, at Chicago in
1873, and put IN five years at Forts Wingate,
Sheldon, Cummings, Lyons, Lewis and Lin.
coin He participated In the Ute trouble,
and chased Victoria into New Mexico at the
time of the Apache outbreak He was shot
In the right leg at Crooks canyon.
Officer Jacob Brugh enlisted In 1884, IN this
city, in Company ID, Fourth infantry. He
was stationed at C1ur d Alcne, Idaho for
three years, and was in the Indian territory
to take hand in the Oklahoma outbreak.
Officer p. j. Kelley was in the revenue ser
vie FOR three and a half years on the cutter
Rival, at the Pacific station. He held the
position OF second engineer and his term of
service began in 1875,
Officer Cullen enlisted i'm Company G.
Fourth infantry, in 1876. He went through
two campaigns, one OF which was the winter
expedition under Major Mackenzie, and In the
other he was under General Crook when he
joined General Terry after tho Custer mas
Sacre.
OHicer Cladus Dibbern passed two years
OF his life IN the German army, and rose 10
the rank of field paymaster. He secu red
two years OF absence TO visit this country,
and has since extended that leave indefinitely
without permission.
Mounted-Ohice Shoop enlisted in 1874 In
l. troop, Second cavalry, ana served three
years at Missoua. Mont, where he was dis
charged by order. In 1880 he re-enlisted at
Columbus, o., in Company f, Second in
fantry, and put in five years ~ Vancouver