Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-04-23
A HERO OF TWO WARS DEAD.
Death of Gen. Levi Clark Bootes in This
City saturdny-Served In Both the Mexi-
can and Civil Wars.

Death of Gen. Levi Clark Bootes in This
City saturdny-seryed in Both the Mexi-
can and Civil Wars.
Gen. Levi Clark Bootes died at 4. 10
o'c ock Saturday morning at his resi-
dence, northeast corner of Eighth and
Washington streets, aged 81 years.
Con. Bootes was born at Georgetown,
ID. O.. December Sth, 1909. AT tho
age of 15 years he accepted position
as clerk in the Gales IL Seaton Publish
ing Go. OF Washington and remained
there until June 10th, 1916, when he
entered the Mounted Rifles, a regi-
ment organized for the purpose Of
scouting, surveying and opening for
settlers what was then known as the
Oregon Territory. At the breaking out
of the Mexican war, this regiment,
under Gen. Edward B. Sumner, was
attached to the command of Gen.
Zachary Taylor, and was engaged in
the battles of Buena Vista aud Cerro
Gordo. The regiment was then attached
TO the command of Gen. Winfield
Scott, and engaged in the battles of
Moline del Rey, Chaputepec and the
City of Mexico. At Chapultepec, he
was wounded. Gen. Scott complimented
the regiment in front Of the palace in
the City OF Mexico, saying that sit had
been baptized in fire and had come out
steel. +"
On June 28th, 1S4s, he was COM
missioned brevet second lieutenant of
the United States army, for distin-
guished services in tho Mexican war,
and was attached to the Sixth United
States Infantry. As second lieutenant,
and later as first lieutenant, he ac-
companied the expedition TO Utah
in 1857 two expeditions to the head
waters of the Arkansas, one to Califor-
MIA, one against the Mojave Indians, and
one to the Upper Colorado. He was
commissioned captain on June 9th,
1860.
At the breaking out OF the Civil war
his regiment was attached to the
Army of the Potomac, and was engaged
in the battles OF Gaines Mill and
Malvern Hill. While in command
of the Sixth United States In
fantry, be was engaged in the battles
of Chancellorsvile second Bull Run
and Antietam, and was in command of
brigade Of United States regulars in
action at Snickers' Gap, and at the
battles OF Fredericksburg and 6iettys-
burg. At Antietam and Gettysburg
he was wounded. He was thrice bre-
vetted for gallant and meritorious SER
vices in battle.
| After the close of the war, Gen.
Bootes was provost marshal for the
Second and Third New York Congress
sional districts, being stationed later
as commapdant at Fort Preble, Me-,
and Fort Smelling, MINI. He was COM
missioned lieutenant-colopel on January
1st, 1871, and retired from active SER
vice on October 7th, 1874.
Gen. Bootes was married, on May
9th, 1857, to Mary Louise, daughter of
the late James I. Bird. and sister to
Levi O., Bird the well.known attorney
of this city. After his retirement from
active service in the army he re-
sided at the northeast corner of Eighth
and Washington streets, this city. His
widow survives him, and also the fol-
lowing children; Samuel B. Bootes OF
GAINESVILLE, o. James I. Bootes of
Richmond, Ind. Alice l., Harry Van
Dyke and Robert j. Bootes of this
city.
The funeral of Gen. Bootes took
place on Tuesday afternoon. Services
were conducted at the house, Eighth
and Washington streets, by the Rev.
Lafayette Marks, ID. d. The honorary
pail bearers were Judge l.. e. Wales,
Major William II. Brinckley, Col.
William A. LaMotte, DIR. John p.
Wales, Anthony Higgins. William @.
Spruance. Theodore L. Crawford and
Thomas Porter, Among those present
from distance we're Col. Charles Bird
and DIR. James Bird of Washington and
Harry Bird of Prince Georges county,
| Md.