The record-union., 1894-08-03
4 NATIONS GALLANT DEFENDERS.
Regular Army officers Now On Duty
in This City.
Who They Are, and How They Won
Their stations-What the
Records Reveal.

are some who have passed the best years
OF their lives in the service of the nation.
The RECORD UNION CLEANS the following
information concerning them from official
army records:
Colonel William NJ. Graham. Fifth Ar
tillery, commanding the force now in
Sacramento, entered the service of his
country as a Lieutenant of artillery, III
1866. He served with distinction in the
war of the rebellion from 1861 to 1860, and
was breYeted Major for gallant and mer-
itorious services during the peninsular
campaign in Virginia.
He was next breveted Colonel for gall
lant and meritorious services at the bat
tie of Gettysburg, Pa, and was later
breveted Brigadier-G eneral for gallant
and meritorious services IN the held dur
ing the war.
He was promoted to the Colonelcy of
the Fifth United States Artillery in 1871.
and has since then been in command of
that regiment, and has his headquarters
at the Presidio, San Francisco, where he
ie commandant of the post. He is held
in the army to be one OF the best disciple
narians, and most courageous OF the mill
tary officers of the American republic.
Lieutenant-ColOnel i. l.. Guenther
graduated from the National Military
Academy in 1889, entered the artillery
service, and was prominent IL the war OF
the rebellion. During that war he was
breveted Captain for gallant and merI-
tOrious services at the battle OF Shiloh.
Tenn He won his next brevet as Major
for gallant and IneritoriOus services at the
battle of Stone River, Tenn. His breyet
as Lieutenant-Colonel was given him
thereafter IN recognition of gallant serv-
ice during the war.
La 1871 he was promoted to be Lieuten-
ant-Colonel Of the Fifth Artillery, and
has since been in command OF the post at
Alcatraz Island. Colonel Guenther en-
JOYS the fruits Of well-earned reputation
and popular officer.
Captain b. X. Roberts, commanding
Battery l., ed during the war as an
officer Of the Iowa Cavalry. and was on
staff duty as Assistant AdjuIant- eneral.
He was breveted Major for galIantry and
meritorious services during the war.
In 1866 Captain Roberts entered the ar
tillery. and was promoted Captain Of the
Fifth Regiment in 1888.
Captain a. w. Vogdes, commanding
Battery +, served as an officer Of yolun-
teers during the war and was alterward
transferred TO the artillery. He became
a Captain in 1889, and is stationed at
Alcatraz. Captain Nogdes took deep in
terest in the Historical Exhibition held
in this city two years ago and contributed
to its success.
Captain Frank Thorp, commanding
Battery A, served as a volunteer officer
during the war. In 1891 he became
Captain of the Fifth Artillery, and still
so remains.
Battery x is commanded by Captain
81. j. Reilly, who served with distinction
during the war.
The other officers of the artillery are:
First Lieutenant 6. L. Sage, command
ing Calling gun detachment.
First Lieutenant W. II. Coffin, COM
manding Battery Il.
First Lieutenant H. c. Carbaugh, late
Acting Judge Advocate Department of
Dakota, on duty with Battery l..
First Lieutenant y. c. Blount, Quarter
master and Commissary.
First Lieutenant w. w. Golbraith, Adj
jutant.
Second Lieutenant d. Skerrett.
Second Lieutenant L. w. Winston,
COmmissary Calling gun detachment.
Second Lieutenant e. p. Summerall.
Second Lieutenant J. w. Joyes
The cavalry squadron is commanded
by Lieutenant Colonel s. B. Nj. Young,
Fourth Cavalry Colonel Young served
as an officer OF cavalry during the war
and was breveted Major for gallant and
meritorious services In the action at Sui
phur Springs, Va. He was next breveted
Lieutenant-Colon Tor gallant and meri-
tOrious services in action at Amelia
Springs, Va.
lie was breyeted Colonel for gallant
and merlterlOus services in the battle of
Sailors Creek. Va, and was breveted
Brigadier-General for gallant and meri-
torious services during the campaign ter
minating with the surrender of the army
under General Robert L. Lee.
lie was promoted Lieutenant Colonel
of the Fourth Cavalry in 1892 and as
Tot f1,ar n
OF that regiment stationed at the PresidiO.
Troop | is commanded by Captain
James Lockett and Troop X by First
Lieutenant II. c. Benson. First Lieu
tenant j. Z. Nolan is Adjutant Of the
squadron and Second Lieutenants NJ L.
Davis and ". K. Smedberg are on duty
with Troops / and X, respectively.
The First Infantry is represented by
Company b, the crack company of the
regiment. 1t is officeTed by Captain j.
J. UConnell and Second Lieutenant G..
w hirkham. They did important duty
III Dakota during the Pine Ridge cam
paign against the Indians in the winter of
lSS9-90.
The medical department is in charge of
Major b. +. Pope, Surgeon United States
Army, and First Lieutenant Charles
Wilcox, Assistant Surgeon, Z. S. A.
Major Z. G. Pope, commanding the
battalion of marines, was graduated from
the United States Naval Academy in
1861, and served during the war making
an enviable record. He is regarded as
one OF the ablest officers in the marine
service, and was selected to command
the Marine Barracks at Mare Island last
January. Previous 20 this he was sta
toned IN Boston. He was engaged in
suppressing the coal strike in Pennsyl-
vania in 1877.
The first company of marines is COM
manded by Captain 0. c. Bergman, who
entered the navy in 1871. He is an ex-
ceedingly efficient and popular officer,
and served with great credit at Panama
during the troubles there in 1885. For
the past five years he has been serving on
the Pacific Coast.
First Lieutenant c. NJ. Perkins gradu-
ated from the Naval Academy in 1882 and
has served mostly with the squadrons in
foreign waters. He recently returned
from the China station on the United
States steamship Marion, and was ordered
10 Sacramento in command of the second
company OF marines the same day that
Inc ship went out OF commission.
First Lieutenant ii. L. Draper, COM
manding the third company OF marines,
was graduated in 1857, and returned last
iatl from cruise in the United States
snip Boston for a term of shore duty
at Mare Island. The Boston was at
Honolulu during the revolution, and
ktOA ASCOif O1 t1O AOSS'J~A
thanks Of the Provisional Government
for his efficient work in preserving the
peace during that time.
First Lieutenant r. NJ. Dutton is the
Adjutant and Quartermaster of the
Marine Battalion. He was appointed 10
the Naval Academy from San francisco
and graduated in 1889. He was on duty
at Sandy Hook. New York Harbor. dur
ing the cholera epidemic two years AGO.
and served on General Carr's staff at Chi
cago during the exercises of the Column