The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-06-26

70 20 10 the front when Mr.. Roosevelt
gave him a chance 90 join he SAID 10 ms.
Uncle sam needs some big. strong chaps
like me. and / am going down IheI' u"
@iIe was made a sergeant I'm Troop T.
but when this troops was detailed 10 It-
main with the horses tn Florida. liam. %
ton resigned his position ana went Il
Troop l. as a private captain C"pIvu,
whom he spoke Of as the finest solder
I'm the army, made MN SCI s'Ni1 '
Troop l. on his merits.
I'VE received n Letter from him just as
they were emb3rking for CUBA. ne spohe
OF the discOmfOrts on the trDOpshlp' ais
ease having broken out among them mt ID.
but added that he was never IN oel'cI
health. and had not gone down Tor a
I'm all his letters he spoke Loyalty OF
the officers and Of his devotion 70 a So
dior's life. lie spoke particularly OF zap
tain Capron. who is reported killed wth
my son. IT,.
looked very much like his great grand
father. Colone, Nicolas Fish. who entere9
Inc Revolutionary army at the age or
seventeen and served Throughout Ut.
war being present az the pattIes on
Brooklyn. Harlem Heights and Ssrat1E'
and the assault on yorktown, under Cen
eral Alexander Hamilton"
Mrs Fish could not speak Of he i,. son !.
soldier" she said but II seems SIN 10
send such young fellows into deaa'y
ambush, where there IS hardly hFlhs
chance. ... =
know. He wished TO take his chances
with the rest. He refused 20 take any
money with him or any little luNurIegs
which ! asked my cousin, Mr. arthur T.
Brice. 10 get him when ne was AT " ASH
ingtOn. ...4 9.
would add 10 his efficiency as q soldIeI
that ne could be persuaded 10 take a fuD-
Ter blanket and cholera bands
Major James NJ. Bell, OF the flfst hes
ular Cavalry. who was WOUNDED Us
veteran of The civil war. lie enlisted as
first lieutenant Of the Eighty-siNth ONO
Infantry in June. 1852, ana served ul'i
the close OF the war, coming oul ~ q
captain. He went INTO lAe army ,S yt
IS 1856. as second lieutenant ana "enl
nm the GRADES until he was appointed ma
l6r of the First Cavalry, May 20 $50
Cantain Thomas j. Knox entered west
Point from Tennessee july j. loo'' oil1
entered the army as second lleu-ehdnL ot
cavalry in June, 1870. lie was MADE
first Lieutenant Roger Byram was
Graduated from N est Point june Is, 1851
Tie WIS appointed TO the academy IRON
Massachusetts. lie received ms coHHi'S-
SION as nrst lieutenant IN 1871. ,.s
edward Marshall. who was WoulutVi
was one OF the nrst Correspondents So
by the New York Journal 70 CuD9' i-.
was d most intrepid ana coOI-he
i'm those days, and since mas SHOWN lo-
r,arkable aptitude ana skill. he - ill.,
OF dne education. ana has tFd'e4'Su
widely. .--,.. , tio,,tenont
i'm me First United states CdFd'Iy' -
vas distinguished In the war WIN 0Ho
Auaches i'm Arizona, ana ne seIFsu aeE
.ral wears al Fort Wala Ndlla. ne ~" W.
sent up 10 COlville. and there ne teuu 80 ~
Ills resignation. on MS way down rom
- ,,-lrf 49, heard OF the Chiel Joseph
ourbreak and withdrew MS Itsls !d1lo'
by telegraph. rejoicing hls rem .ili a. -,
against Joseph. Mnen thal Mat e.i"lJJ 49, a.
resigned. and since mas been ensaoSSs1 a.
North Arizona as "A ciFA ehsln11i'
a West Point graduate. 49, a. r ton
SAN ANTONIO, TEN. june 49,, ~.
tenant ]. X. Thomas OF the lhaian let
ritorv. who was wounded IN the HuIl 49,
Santiago de cuba, is son Oh feoo'''
Cornoral j. d. Rhodes was a noted
scout and trailer of Arizona.
DENVER. COL, June 2J.-Captaln >.
IL McCnntock. Of Troop - MHp ~
shot through the right leg IN the OdtIle,
a. from Phoenix. Ariz lie Is wei known
throughout the Southwest, ana LOT IHany
Years until 4 year ago, ~ eelt"l ~ '-N
Arizona Republican. puoiiaiev I1 H..
nix. He was one OF tn, ,Asl-o'i,' ~
gales 10 INV laot 80 - -, 80 rtfbIf c
VcutiOn and has held NUMBER Oh P~"''o
or semi-public positions: ~ n,
ALBUQUERQUE y. NJ. June 2o.-Pri-
vafe Frank Booth, one or the rOusu
riders wounded at the battle or Santiago
ne cuba. Is a son of w. A. Booth a ous-
mess mar OF this city. When ne ENLISTED
he was assistant bOok-keeper FOR y. !.
Post a Co. High Albers. also one or the
wounded. IL a son of a wel. -Sno"h dR!ry..
man OF this city W. I, Erwin; reported
LIiled Is believed here 10 be l. Z. Erwin.
who enlisted here in Troop T. Sergeant
q. w. Arringo. wounded, is though; to
be Armito. son Of al influential Mexican
of this city,