The Critic and record., 1891-04-22
MENTIONED in ORDERS
FOR SPECIALLY GALLANT AND MERI-
TORIOUs CONDUCT IN SERVICE.

Major General schOReld Issues an Order
COmpllmenting Number Of Brave
Men for Acts Of Daring and Fortimde
in the Line Of Their Duties, Giving
Deserved Praise Where II Belongs.
The third of the series of orders Issued
by General Schofeld mentioning the
names of officers and enlisted men who
distinguished themselves by Especial
meritorious acts or conduct in the
service was given out to-day. II is No.
II of the current series of general orders,
headquarters of the Army, and is as fol-
lows:
"The Major General Commanding
takes pleasure in publishing in orders to
the Army the names of the following
officers and enlisted men who during the
year 1885, distinguished themselves by
specially meritorious acts or conduct in
service:
January, 1885. First Lieutenant David
n. Mcdonald Fourth Cavalry (now out
of service): For judiCious, prompt and
energetic pursuit and gallant attack and
capture of body of armed Mexican mu-
tineers en- route from Lower California to
Sonora through the United States.
"June 8, 1885. Private John Schnit2er,
Company Ii Twenty-third Infantry (then
of Troop G, Fourth Cavalry: For gallant
conduct in action against hostile Chirica-
hua Indians, Guadaloupe Canon, Sonora
in carrying the sergeant commanding the
party who had been three times wounded,
from the bottom to the top of the canon,
where the sergeant received afatal wound;
this under heavy fire within short
distance of the hostile Indians concealed
in the rocks. Certificate of merit.)
July Z, 1885. Sergeant Frank t. Le-
gros, Troop ID (thcn of u, Fifth Cavalry;
corporal Carl Barnestein Ohen farrier,
Troop L, Fifth Cavalry, Troop d, Eighth
Cavalry; Private Christian Schultz, Troop
ID Qhen of ~, Fifth Cavalry, and Pierce
Echoelkopf now out of service), then
private Troop l., Fifth Cavalry: For
skin and fortitude in crossing General
Sheridan and party over the Cimarron
River, Indian Territory, during freshet,
necessitating the swimming of men and
horses.
Fifth Cavalry Qhen Captain, Fourth Cav
alTy): For highly meritorious services in
command of an expedition composed Of
his own troop and battalion of Indian
scouts against hostile Chiricahua Apaches
in Arizona and Sonora, displaying good
judgment. energy and persistency in a
pursuit of over 800 miles, successfully at
tacking them September % in the Teres
Mountains, Mexico.
August and September 1885. First
Lieutenant Matthias w. Day, Ninth Cav
| airy: For soldierly conduct, August 9TH,
while commanding a company Of Indian
scouts in successfully surprising Geron-
| imo's camp of hostile Apaches in the
Sierra Madre Mountains, Mexico, and for
| gallant conduct in action against hostile
Apache Indians in the Teres Mountains,
| MEXICO, September %.
September % 1SS5-First Lieutenant
| Robert ID. Walsh (then Second Lieuten-
| ant Fourth Cavalry for gallant conduct
| against hostile Apache Indians while
| commanding a company of Indian scouts
| in the Teres Mountains, Mexico.
Summer of 1SS5--Major General Crook
mentions in operations OF the season
| against hostile Apaches: Captain Emmet
| Crawford (since died of wounds received
in action), First Lieutenant Marion p.
| Maus NOW eaptain), First Infantry; Sec
! Ond Iieutenants (now first lieutenants)
Harry @. Benson and Charles p. Elliott,
! Fourth Cavalry; Second Lieutenants NOV
! first lieutenants) Leighton Finley and
William Il. Shipp, Tenth Cavalry, and
| Second Lieutenant Samuel i. Faison,
First Infantry (now first lieutenant, Tbir-
! teenth, Infantry.
Moore, Troop Q, Eighth Cavalry, for great
Gooluess and bravery against hostile ApA-
ches at Little Dry Creek, New Mexico.
| December 10, 1SS5--Corporal Wallace
! Mcfarland, Troop I, Second Cavalry (then
| of Troop G, Fifth Cavalry, for highly
! meritorious conduct in action against hos
| tile Apaches at the same fight, continuing
| after being severely wounded"