The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-26

Of the officers and men and no charge
is ever made for it's use.
The chapel is now heated by steam
and IS nice place for any religious
meetings or for various kinds of en-
tertainments.
HISTORY OF THE TWENTY
FOURTH INFANTRY.
After the California Volunteers. IN
der General p. e. Conner, left Camp
Douglas, the Fourteenth infantry was
stationed at the post They were in
turn relieved by the Sixth infantry.
battery D of the Fifth artillery, and
TWO companies OF the Twenty-first in
fantry. They were relieved by the Six
teenth infantry and in October, 1896.
tae Twenty-fourth infantry took sta
ton at the post. The Twenty fourth
infantry, the last of the regiments to
occupy Fort Douglas was organized
by act of congress on July Is 1866.
BY act of congress approved March
8, 1869, it was reorganized by a consoli7a
datiOn OF the Thirty eighth and Forty \
first regiments of infantry. The orr
SanizatiOn OF the regiment was COM
pleted in September, 1859, and the regi-
ment was stationed. with headquarters
ct Fort McKavett Tex. IN 1872 part
of the regiment was sent to Fort
Brown, Tex, and since then the regi-
ment has been stationed as follows:
In 1873 at Fort Brown and Fort Dun
can, Tex. from 1877 to 1878 at Fort
Clarke, Tex; 1881, at Forts Duncan
and Davis. Tex: 1881 to 1889 at Fort
supply I. T., Fort Sill 1. r., and Fort
Bayard n. NJ; 1889 to 1896 at Fort
Bayard n. NJ; October 49, 1896, at Fort
Douglas. Utah.
The staff officers since the regiments
organization are as follows:
COLONELS.
Ronald s. Mackenzie. from Septem-
ber 1869 to Dec. 10, 1870.
Abner Doubleday, from Dec. Is. 1870,
to Dec. IL. 1873.
Joseph II. Potter, from Feb. 8. 1874,
TO April 20, 1886.
zenas r. Bliss. from April 20. 1856.
to April %, 1895.
]. Ford Kent, from April 25, 1895.
LIEUTENANT COLONELS.
William r. Shafter. from September.
1859, to June IS, 1879.
John E. Yard. from June 16. 1879. to
April 49, 1856.
Edwin P. Pearson, from April 10, 1856.
to Oct. IA. 1891.
David v Van Va1zah, from Oct. IA.
1891, to May %, 1896.
Emerson II. Liscum. from May %.
1896.
MAJORS.
Henry C. Merriam, from September,
1896, to June 10. 1876.
Robert Nugent, from June 10, 1876, to
March 20. 1879.
Richard F. Osburne, from March 20. !
1879, TO April IS, 1884.
Charles G. Rawn, from April Is,
1884, to Oct. 6. 1887.
Jacob Kline, from Oct. 6, 1887, to
March %, 1892.
Frederick E. Trotter, from March %,
1892, to Aug. 27, 1896.
o. w. Pollock, from Aug, q, 1896, to
Aug. Z, 1897.
W. H. Clapp, from Aug. I, 1897.
ADJUTANTs.
Edward Donovan, from September.
1869, to July 20, 1872.
Helenus DOdt, from Oct. II, 1872, to
Dec. 80, 1878.
w. H. w. James, from Jan Z, 1879,
Charles Dodge, jr.. from Jan. 1, 1884,
to April 80, 1896.
]. j. Brereton, from Aug. I, 1886, to
July 81. 1890.
c. J. Crane, from Aug. Il, 1896, to
July 8, 1892
Charles Dodge, jr., from July 9, 1892,
to March 9. 1894.
H w. Hoovey, from March 8, 1894, to
April Is, 1895.
George s. Cartwright, from April Is,
1895
QUARTERMAsTERs.
Henry w. Lawton. from September.
1869, to Jan. 20, 1871.
John b. Nixon. from March 1, 1871.
to Jan. a, 1877.
Bethel NJ. Custer, from May Is, 1877,
to April so, 1880.
John L Kane, from Nay 6, 1880, to
Oct. 81. 1882.
Frank Fl. Mills, from Nov. 1, 1882.
to March 81. 1887.
Alfred NJ Palmer, from April Is, 1887,
to April H. 1881
Henry w Hovey, from April IS. 1891,
to March 9. 1894.
James 3. Brett from March 8, 1894.
a PECULIAR CIRCUMSTANCE
There is q peculiar circumstance con-
nected with the colonies of the Twen-
ty-fourth infantry that is not known to
exist in any other regiment. All the
cOlOnels Of the regiment have been
generals in the army. Also Shafter
and Merriam at one time belonged to
the Twenty-fOurth. Besides these there
are II. c. COrbin, j. G. Gilmore John
w. CloUs. John L. Glen. II. w. Law
ton, A. NJ. Palmer and J. L. Bulls
all belonged to the regiment and they
all now hold staff positions These
facts make others in the regiment hope
that the rule will hold and more staff
and general officers will be appointed
from the Twenty fourth