The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-26
THE DEAD AND WOUNDED.
Brief Sketches OF Some of Those Who
Fell i'm Battle.

- II eAA III DattIes
Major j. NJ. Bell, of the First regular
cavalry, who was killed, is veteran of
the civil war; He enlisted as lieutenant of
the Eighty-sixth Ohio Infantry in June,
1862, and served until the close of the war,
coming out as a captain. He went into the
army July rs, 1866, as second lieutenant, and
went up the grades until he was appointed
major of the First Cavalry May %, 1896.
Thomas T. Knox, captain of the First
Regiment, U. S. a., who was seriously
wounded, is a native of Tennessee. He en-
tered West Point Academy from the Nash
vile district in 1867, graduated in 1871, and
was assigned to the First Cavalry. He
served with his regiment several years on
the Pacific coast, engaging in several Indian
campaigns. He was then detailed in the
warrecords' Office at Washington city, and
remained there eleven years. From Wash
ington he was ordered to his regiment in
Arizona and other posts in the West until
recently, when he was ordered with his
troops from Fort Riley, Kansas, to Chick
amauga Park. and from there to Tampa,
from which latter place he went with
Skaters army to Santiago. He is broth
er Of George r. Knox, general freight agent
of the Nashville, Chattanooga & ST. Louis
Captain Lloyd S. Mccormick is also a
West Point man. He entered the military
academy from Ohio. and was graduated in
1876, when he was appointed second lieuten-
ant of the Tenth Cavalry. He was pro-
NOTED to captains rank three years ago.
First Lieutenant Roger Byram was grad
uated from West Point June 10, 1893. He
was appointed to the academy from Massa-
chuSetts. He received his commission as
first lieutenant in $780,
Captain James H. McClintock. of Troop
Il, who. was shot in the right leg, is from
Phoenix, A. T. He is we'll known through
out the Southwest, and for many years
until year ago was editor of the Arizona
Republican, published at Phoenix. He was
one of the Arizona delegates to the last
IRRIGATION convention, and has held a mum
the Presidents first call for troops Meg
Clintock was one of the first to respond,
and later Governor McCord appointed him
captain of Troop B in recognition of his
services in organizing the Arizona volun-
teers. sE1ls
Riders was formerly a lieutenant in the
First United States Cavalry. He distin-
guished himself in the war with the
Apaches in Arizona and several years at
Colville, and from there he rendered his
resignation. On his way down from that
point he heard of the Chief Joseph out
break and withdrew his resignation. re-
joining his regiment against Joseph When
that war ended he resigned, and since has
been engaged in southern Arizona as civil
engineer He is West Point graduate.
Private Frank Booth, one of the wounded
Rough Riders is a son of w. A. Booth, a
business man of Albuquerque, N. M. When
he enlisted he was assistant bookkeeper for
e. J. Post & Co.
High Albers, also one of the wounded, is
son of well-known dairyman of Albu-
querque. o.
Edward Marshal, who was wounded, was
one of the first correspondents sent by the
New York Journal to Cuba. He was most
intrepid and cool-headed man in those days,
and since has shown remarkable aptitude
and skill. He is a man of fine education,
and has travelled widely.