San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-22
Interesting cQTeeIs.
Col. Carpenters And Col. whistles
War Records.
Both Have Seen Some Warm Service,
Col. Carpenter Arrives At
The Post To-Day.

Colonel Carpenter, the new colonel
and commander of the Fifth cavalry,
arrived today from Philadelphia, over
the /. & G. N. at o'clock, being met
at the depot by Col. Whitside.
He was accompanied by his sister,
and upon arrival, proceeded to the
post, where he was received with all
military honors. The colonel has quite
a history as a war veteran.
He is a lineal descendant of Thomas
Lloyd, first governor of the province OF
Pennsylvania, and OF Samuel Carpen-
ter, first treasurer of that province,
and also a member of PENIS provin-
cial council.
Col. Carpenter was born at Glass
borough, n. j., February IL, 1889, grad
uated at the Philadelphia High school
and remained for some time in the
University of Pennsylvania. He was
a student when the war broke out, and
enlisted in the Sixth cavalry, Novem-
Der l, 1861 and was commissioned sec
ond lieutenant in that regiment, July
IL. 1862. He served in the Army of the
Potomac during a portion of the Pen
insular campaign; was in the retreat
to Yorktown, and in the cavalry COW
ering Washington, after the second
Battle of Bull Run and was engaged
in the cavalry operations and sklr-
mishes connected with the advance OF
the army after Antetiatam.
Col. Carpenter was appointed acting
adjutant Sixth cavalry, June II, 1868
and served in the fiercest battles OF the
Civil war. On May 4, 1864, he was de-
tailed as acting aide-de-camp on the
staff of Major General Sheridan, COM
handing the cavalry corps, was en-
gagged in many battles, guided the ad-
vance of the Army of the Potomac
from Chesterfield Station on the North
Anna, 10 Hanovertown, en- route 10
Cold Harbor. On August 10, 1864, he
Joined the Army of the Shenandoah as
acting aide-de-camp on the stan OF
Gen. Sheridan and was engaged in
MANY actions in the Shenandoah val
ley, as we'll as in the battles of Win
chester and Fishers hill.
He was appointed lieutenant colonel,
Fifth United States colored cavalry,
September 2S, 1864, and on october :,
1864, was ordered to Kentucky to COM
mand the regiment and the post OF
Camp Nelson. He was promoted col
onel of the same regiment October 2S,
1865, and mustered out of the Volun-
teer service, at Helena, Ark, March TO-
1866
At the reorganization of the army
after the war, he was appointed cap
tain in the Tenth cavalry, July %, 1866.
Since then he has served in Indian
campaigns against the Sioux, Chey-
ennes, Comanches and Kiowas, be-
tween 1868 and 1874, that of '6S being
in relief of Col. Forsyth's command, by
by a forced march.
He has been a member OF various
important army boards and has spent
considerable of his time in Texas. He
assisted in quelling riot of Mexicans
at San Martin, Texas, in 1S77-7S and
was subsequently engaged in a cam
paign against the Apaches in North
west Texas in 1880.
Col. Carpenter was brevetted during
the war to a lieutenant-colonelcy in
the regular army and to colonelcy OF
volunteers for gallant services at Get
tysburg, Winchester etc. He was al
so brevetted colonel in the regular
army for gallant services at Beaver
Creek, Kan, October %, 1868.
He was promoted to be major in the
Fifth cavalry, February II, 1888, was
later promoted to a lieutenant colon
elcy and last spring was made colon
ell of the regiment, of which he is now
commander.