Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-08-01
Is AN OLD TIME FIGHTER
Brig Gen. H. G. Otis Has a Grand
War Record.
Celebrates an Anniversary Today - Was
Member Of Famous Twenty Third
Ohio Regiment.

Brlgad1er General Harrison
Gray Otis commanding the second
section of the fourth expedition to
Manila consisting of the troops on
the steamers Pennsylvania, Rio
de Janeiro and st. Paul, yet to
arrive, celebrates today the thirty
third anniversary of his honorable
discharge from the Union army.
General Otis is a fighter from
way back, He holds service
badges of the Army of the Poto-
mac, Army of West Virginia Sec
ond Division, Army of West Vir-
ginia, Eighth Army Corps, Ninth
Army Corps, Ninth Army Corps
of 1898 Philippine Islands Expe-
dictionary forces, also the badge of
the Loyal Legion and the Grand
Army.
"The whole thing seems like a
dream to me" said General Otis
yesterday. 81 never expected to
live to see a civil war, and a year
ago l should have said that a
foreign war during my life time
was an absolute impossibility.
Still l can't say 1 am sorry to get
back into the service again, al
though l have seen enough of it
to appreciate the truth of General
Sherman's statement that war Is
hell"
General Otis served on the
Union side throughout the entire
conflict, entering as private and
rising by successive promotions in
the field through all the interven-
ing grades to that of Lieutenant
Colonel of U. S. Volunteers by
brevet, this distinction being con-
ferred upon him by the President
"for gallant and meritorious ser
vices throughout the war;" This
promotion, as also that of brevet
major, was given him at the close
of hostilities upon the unsolicited
recommendation of Major Gen
eral r. B. Hayes.
During his 49 months service
in the field, he took part in Is en-
gagements, received two wounds
in battle, gained seven we'll. earned
promotions, and commanded his
regiment while yet captain, be
ing at the time the senior officer
present for duty.
His military service was rend-
cred in two of the proudest of
Ohio's regiments--frst, in the
Twelfth Ohio Volunteers for three
years, and next in the famous
Twenty Third Ohio Veteran Vol
unteer Infantry, to which he was
transferred in 1864 through
the consolidation of the two com
mauds.
The Twelfth has it's just fame
preserved in the archives of the
War Department in the form of q
battle roll embracing IA engage
ments with the enemy, with total
losses in killed and wounded sg-
gregating $50 officers and men.
The Twenty Third participated in
IL engagements, and lost in action
from first to last, 67officers and men
killed and wounded, out of a total
enrolment of 2230, being more
than 26 per cent. The Twenty
Third is classed in history with
the celebrated "Three Hundred
Fighting Regiments" whose mill
tary record is given in Colonel
Fox's valuable work-"Regiment-
al losses in the American Civil
War, l861-1S65 - each of which
three hundred regiments lost over
100 officers and men killed and
wounded in action.
President VIM. Mckinley wor
his military fame IN this regiment
General Otis was in a large
number of the fierce and import
ant battles fought during the civi
war.
He also rendered service as {
member of various military boards
courts martial and military com
missions, and received at the close
of the long conflict an honorable
discharge and the commentator
of his superior officers.
Col. Otis came to California il
1876, and since 1882 has CONTROL
ed and conducted the Los Angeles
Times. AS a citizen, business man
and journalist, his life is ian oper
book"