The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-18

Hallahan md Lieuts. Byron Conrad
and Gerald Sullivan.
Great Falls sent company A. Capt.
John r. Moran and Lieuts Charles
French and Clarence I. Boardman.
From Kalispell came company III.
Capt. F. f.. Green and Lieuts. Sam Hill
burn and Il. II. Mcintyre.
Old Virginia City sent company ID.
Captain Relf.
Dillon furnished company r. Capt.
Andrew Jensen and Lieuts. Robert j..
Moore and Howe.
From Lewistown came company I.
Captain Preston and L.eutenants Fos-
ter and Croft.
From the nucleus furnished by the
rejected cavalry troop OF Bozeman was
formed company G. Captain Keown,
and company l. vas organized in n
around Helena m was commanded by
Capt. A. l.. Duncan OF Missoula.
This regiment spent many weary
lays at the Golden Gate, waiting for
equipment and transportation. When
at length their paticlt waiting was re-
warded the soldiers sailed for Manila.
but arrived too late to take part in the
fighting. The regiment IL now at Cav
lite and the reports received from there
are oil good as far as they concern
Montana's boys in blue.
The Rough Riders.
Early in the days OF war talk rough
rider companies were organized and
mounted in various Montana cities.
Fou of these were accepted and as
signed TO the 3rd volunteer cavalry,
Colonel Gr'gsby. as follows: Missoula,
troop +. Captain r. G.. Higgins and
Lieutenants VIII Cave and Charles
Hall. Butte. troop I. Captain D'Gay
Stivers and Lieutenants Wedekind and
Haskins. Miles CITY. troop 1. Captain
Joe L. Brown and Lieutenants Mckay
and McInterf. Billings. troop NJ. Cap
tain j. c. Bond and Lieutenants Bal
ley and Leavens.
These troops were drilled at points
near the cites where they were re-
cruited until late in May. when they
were ordered to proceed to Camp Thorn
as. on May %. troops + and l. Of Mis-
soula and Butte left for the rendezvous
and two days later ! and VI folio we'd.
The Montana battalion was command
ed by Major Monteath of Butte. than
whom there was no more popular Cfi-
Ger in the regiment. From My until
November the Montana rough riders re-
mained In the fever-stricken, pestilen-
tial camp at Chickamauga. Then came
the mastering out that returned them
10 civil life. They came home Will
records of which Their state is proud.
They were obedient and industrious.
attentive and orderly and won special
mention in the reports OF the inspector
general. More than n man of the
battalion died Of fever. Scores of the
boys came back with shattered consti-
tutions. They could give good testi-
mony before Ayers wh.tewashlag
board.
The Roll of Honor.
The list OF dead of the LIST regiment.
as reported by the adjutant general. is
as follows: Robert bennington, COM
pany X. died at San Francisco: Frank
Camp, company c. died at San Fran
cisco: John c.. Adams, comTany A; A.
Saylor. company a: william c.
O'Leary. company I; Daniel McEliiott,
company a: Walter T. Mclean. COM
pany l.. All Of the latter died at Co.
wife. Mclean was a a Francisco
man who Joined the regiment on the
coast. The report does not cover the
deaths of h rough riders, who were
attached to an independent organiza-
ton.
M~ontana's Regulars.
The gallant 25th was the first r,G,-
ment TO be called into the field when
the clouds began to gather. This reg
iment of colored soldiers proved to he
one OF the best in the service. II Tar-
.ticipated In the terrible charge against
FL Caney and lost many of its officers
and men. one Of its companies lost all
of its officers and another all but ole.
During the last part Of that hot fight,
these two companies were in command
of a young lieutenant. whose conduct
won special mention. The death of
Lieutenant McCorkle Of this regiment
was one Of the saddest incidents of the
war. The 10th cavalry. also colored,
was another Of the regiments whose
record Is brilliant and replete with In
stances of bravery. Ali of the regulars
from Montana's posts. Mirsoula, As
s~inniboine. Keogh and Harrison con
Quoted themselves with conspicuous
bravery and added to the lustre OF Mon
tana's war record.