New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-21

Imperiasts under Macmillan. In Mexico, py inc
Confederates Colonel Langdon was its chef OF ar
t!ery While in command OF Fort JEFFERSON Dfy
Tortugas Florida from November, ls'2' 10 January
1874 the yellow fever again reduced MS coHiha"o'
and IN 1915 he was stationed at Barrancas, Pensa-
cola Fla when that place was visited by the cpl
demic
Colonel Iangdon had 70 fight pes;ilence and dis
ease after assuming command at Fort Hamilton.
He was instrumental in having the cholera-inies'eo
ship Morayia removed from her anchorage OH beh-
sonhurst. l.. l.. two years ago, ana "heh inc
Board of Health of the city Of New-fork proposed
10 utilize Fort Lafayette sort OF hotel tor the
detention OF passengers not affected by cholera but
coming on cholera infested ships. Colonel Langdon
made a vigorous protest. In which he urged tha'
1.-THE proposed act Of the Board OF Health WOULD ne
terrible menace to the innaDis si ss "a ths c
zens Of New-York and Brooklyn .,o s,.c =,
While he was chief OF artillery on the stan OF
General Wcitzel. the square was adopted py tno
Twenty-ifth Army Corps as its distnctive Da1g ,h
the execution OF the commissioned officers. the ten
Ight batteries OF artillery and squadron OF cav
her of whom had been slaves Preparations we're
actively but secretly beng made Tor me n rad s
o. General Woitzel his friend and commander.
captain Langdon wrote ou an order which was
promulgated and read at the head ol every 'o'
pany OF the corps in which he said: u.,,o, ,,,s
1 I'm view S OF .he ard Ie the peciiaT claim
it's Individual members upon The Justice a,iu ar, AZ.
OF the preludlced, anu AIie ~ Va
conduct OF the troops. which deserve those eluai
rights that have been hitherto denied the majority.
rs conmanding general has been induced to adopt
The SQUARE as the distinctive badge of the twenty
NTH Army Corps. <, -. r,or,, "a
Wherever danger has been found and glory 70
no won the heroes who have fought Tor ihlnior-
tality have been DISTINGUISHED by some eoie rh ~
which every victory added a new lustre. . !ney
looked upon their badge with pride FOR to II they
had given its fame In the homes or stliiihs peas9
/, recalled the DAYS OF courageous endurance anu
the hours OF deadly strife; and II solaCed me llo
men Of death. FOR IL Was synipoi 81 Il i ~ The
Ism ard self-denial The poets sun sing OF ZIG
TemnIars' cross the crescent OF the iurk tne
chaIice OF the hunted Christian ana me whd,e
ni,n,e Of Nurat that crested the wave OF 'aior'
sweeping resstlessly TO victory. 80, ,.u
soldiers, To YOU is given chance IN nus sP'Itis
camnaign OF making this badge Immortal LEI
history record that on the banks OF the James
~ On0 fr.emen not only maintained their own I'D,
cr,v but shattered the pref adice or the word ana
g,ys 70 the land OF their birth peace, union ana
glory ,.t.L -o,ora, ,rpdon
commanded the United States troops Were W
funeral Of General sherman, in 1871; the cei.eai
~ the city OF Paterson y. J.; the Coiunloiah tele
bration in New-York City, In lS2; the coluin y,
oeiahration in Brooklyn. in 1877. the Nathan hae
coiebration hy the Sons OF the Revolution 1875 tne
funeral OF General Slocum in Broohyn ana the
Deroration Day parade in this city last May.