St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-12-17

gallantrY.
Santa Ana fell back to the very gates
of the city, having lost more in killed.
wounded and captured than our entire
force, and more than treble as much
ordnance as our army had.
After a brief armiStice. broken by the
Mex;cans, the battles of Molinos del
Rev, Chapultapec and Mexico followed.
the Third participating actively in the
capture of ,Chapultopec, an Isolated
mound or rock rising 150 feet above the
valley, strongly fortified on the top and
sides and at the base. The heights
were carried at-9:30 Il. m, and the regl-
ment pushed forward In pursuit of the
retreating enemy, participating in talk
ing the different batteries along the
causeway leading into the city, meeting
considerable loss, being subject to a Ill
rect and flank fire from a strong fort
ress, called a citadel, just within the
gate, and from behind the stone pillars
and arches of the aqueduct along the
road.
On the morning of the 14th of Sep
TENDER the Third was with the division
which occupied the Grand Plaza n
holsted the stars and stripes over the
Halls of the MonleZumas," as the
capitol was called.
The regiment lost in killed in action
during the Mexican war 50, including 6
officers, and 13S wounded. The deaths
from disease, however, from April to
December in the City of Mexico num-
berpd 12O. The total number Of United
States troops killed in the Mexican war
was l,O49; died OF wounds, sos; while
the number dying from disease
amounted to 1920, Justifying the re-
mark of Gen. Wool that we lost more
men from beans than from bullets dur
ing the Mexican war.
''OLD GLORY" RAISED.
When the army entered the City of
Mexico it was found that the Mexicans
had felled the flag pole standing on the
Grand plaza in the hope of preventing
the Americans from flying their flag
above the capitol buildings. From the
wood of the felled pole a baton was
made and presented to the Third regi-
ment by Gen. Smith, the head and fer
ule being made of Mexican dollars. 1t
remains with the regiment. and is an
interesting relic OF the war.
CHANGING over the muSty records Of
the past, many interesting things are
crowded in upon one. 1t will be noticed
that Lieut.. Col. Harmer, commandment,
was also general-lnehief for a time.
Knox and others who had won highest
distinction having gone back to private
life. The first establishment con-
sisted of 1.216 officers and men.
The officers of the infantry
were n lieutenant colonel at $50 per
month, three majors at $40. one surgeon
at $50, two surgeons mates SPA, twelve
captains at $50, twelve I~ieutenants at
50, twelve ensigns at SIS, forty-eight
~sergeants at 50, forty-elght corporals
at 81, 1872 privates at 50, twelve prin-
cipal muclsians at So, and twelve must
clans al So. The artillery major had SIS
per month.
There was stopped against the pay of
each sergeant and senior musician S1.40
per month for clothing and 10 cents for
hospital stores; against principal must
clans and corporals, Sl.15 and 10 cents,
and against other enlisted men 80 cents
and 10 cents.
1t was provided that the pensions for
enlisted men should never exceed IS
per month, while that of officers was
restricted to half-pay.
There was delay in filling companies.
and when the second regiment of IN
fantry was provided for, in order to en-
courage enllstments a bounty of Sc for
p~rivates and So for principal musicians
and non-cOmmiSSioned officers became
a feature of the law. A major and
brigadier general and chaplain were also
provided for the first at S125 per month,
the b%rigadier at 1914. The act of May 30,
1896, under which the Third suDlegion
became the Third infantry, provided a
bounty of SIC for old veterans and Sl4
for new men, but 81 of the bounty was
to be held back until the soldier Joined
the command. A half a gill of rum,
brandy or whisky was included in the
ration, and there was to be no further
stoppage for clothing or hospital stores.
The monthly pay Of officers was
raised: Major general, Sl66; brigade
general, Sl04; lieutenant colonel, SIS:
major of infantry, $50; major of dra-
gOonS, 800; captain, $40; surgeons, S45:
surgeons mates, $50; %sergeants, So:
senior musician, 81; cOrporals, Sc; mu-
stefan, So; p%riyateS, 81.
The Third, organized as light infan-
try. was armed with rifles instead of
muskets. They became the skirmishers.
the Sh~arpShOOterS, the advance, ever
expecting TO be called upon for deeds of
daring. They were always the crack
regiment. and TaIrly won the s%oubriquet
of THE Rifles"
SERVED IN MANY WARS.
To give the history of the Third in
fantry in detail. following it through
all of its campaigns, would be to glance
at almost every page of our nations
history. Its original officers fought
in every battle of the Revolution.
Portions of the organization par
tIcipated in all of the great bat
ties of 1912. They were with
Jackson at New Orleans and Chotard
and Lowell were brevetted for g~allantry
on that occasion. They were with Gen.
Mad Anthony" Wayne in his Miami
campaign, In the Black Hawk, Sem
mole and Creek wars. in the North,
west under Taylor, stationed at For
Smelling as far back as 1882; with him
III Texas at The beginning of the Mex
can war. Space will not permit US tC
follow them III detail further.
THE OLD COMMANDERS.
Lieut.. Col. Josiah Harmar was a dis
tingnished soldier from PENNSYLVANIA il
theRevOlutionary war, andiwas breyetteC
colonel by resolution of congress. III,
became general-in-chief of the army il
1883, and in 1890 commanded in tn,
Miami campaign. In 1898, as adjutan
general CT Pennsylvania, he assisted il
preparing and equirping the troops TO
Gen. Wayne's Miami campaign.
Col. Henry jackson, mentioned a
colonel of the First American infantry
was colonel of the Sixteenth and Fourth
Massachusetts regiments; commands
the Ninth, or Boston regiment, and be
came major general of Massachusetts
militia.
Col. John f. Hamtrock, lieutenan
colonel in the First American infantry
was a distinguished soldier in the Rev
o%lutiOn; commanded the First sui
legion and the left wing of Wavna,