The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-29
ERNEST ALpERr GAnLlsGroN.
J. ii,isnt Military Career> of tho Probable
Commander, s. C.y. As Hsg.s E
(Spartanburg Herald.)

be requested of the President The APP
pointment of Mai E. A. Darlington,
U. S. a., as brigadier general in COM
mand Of the volunteer troops from
this State. Major Darlington is q
| native of South Carolina and has
made name for himself in tho army.
1t is said to be probable that Presi.
dent Mckinley will mako the up-
pointment in short time.
Ernest Albert Darlington was born
at Newberry, February 20, 1853.
He is of Scotch English descent, his
paternal ancestors having settled in
Virginia before 1903, and his mater
nal great-grandfather having omi.
grated to South Carolina from Edin-
burg after the Revolution. He was
prepared for college by Captain
Pifer, Of Newberry, and entered the
sophomore class of tho University Of
Georgia at Athens in September,
1869, where he took course in en-.
gineering. In March, 1872, he re-
ceived al appointment from Georgia
to the United States Military acade.
my at West Point, and graduated
from there June Is, 1876. He was
assigned rs second lieutenant, Sow
enth cavalry, and was granted three
months leave of absence.
While on leave in Atlanta he saw
an account of tho terrible disaster
which had bofallen his regiment June
20, 1876, when Custer and his com
mand were ruthlessly slaughtered by
the treachorous Indians. Lieuten-
ant Darlington boarded the first
train for Washington and applied in
person. to tho general Of the army for
orders to join his troop in the field.
This was granted and he joined his
troop at once on Yellowstone river,
Montana. He acted as adjutant Of
Benteen's battalion, Seventh cavalry,
until August %, when he was as
signed to command Troop e, Sew.
enth cavalry. He served until the
end of that campaign and wiutered
at Fort A, Lincoln, Dakota. In
June, ~, he was appointed adjutant
Seventh cavalry and served during
that campaign. For gallant con-
! duct in the fight with the Nez Perce
Indians at Canon Greek, Montana,
September 13, of that year, he was
commended by the regiment com
mander. During the next winter he
was acting assistant adjutant gen-
eral for the middle district of Da-
kota.
He was in the field again from
July to November, 1878, in the Black
Hills and in pursuit of Cheyenne
Indians. In the fall of 1881 he re-
| signed as adjutant and was assigned
to command Troop l.. Captain Gar
lington served in the field in the Lit
tie Missouri country the greater part
OF 1882 and was assigned to the
command Of the Greedy relief expe
dition in February, 1883. He left
st. Johns, Newfoundland, in June in
the steamer Proteus. The ship was
caught in the ice about 25 miles
north of Cape Sabine, was crushed
and sunk. He retreatod about 600
miles across the country in small
boats until he arrived at Upernuivik,
Greenland, and returned to this
country Oh the United States ship
Yantic. He was on duty distributing
relief to "tlood sufferers" on the Ohio
river in the spring Of 1884. From
that ti,ue until 1900 he was at Forts
Buford, Meade and Riley.
AT the Wounded Kuee fight, Dako,
ia, December q, 1890, where Cap
tain Wallace, also of this State, was
killed, Darlington was badly wound
ed and received medal of honor for
distinguished gallantry. In Decem,
Der, 1891, he was promoted to be
captain Of cavalry and assigned
Troop I, Seventh cavalry. This
troop undor his instruction acquired
national reputation for trick riding
and unusual fea,s Of horsemanship,
tho horses as woll as the men being
trained.
On January 2, 1906, Captain Gar
lington was appointed major and
assistant inspector general of tho