The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-24

Colonel C. f. Lloyd was born at Goth
enburg, Sweden, coming to this country
with his parents when months old. He
lived first in Wisconsin and afterward
in Iowa. He received his education IN
the public schools and was appointed
to West Point in 1870 from the Third
congressional district, represented by
William B. Allison. He graduated from
West Point in 1874, and was assigned
to the 14th u. S. infantry, then sta
toned at Camp Dougias, Utah. He
served with the company with great
gallantry through General Crooks war
against the Sioux in 1876. He was as
signed to Fort Robinson, Nebraska, and
was here made post adjutant. He
| served as such in the Black Hills dur
ing the Sioux trouble. He was then
| stationed at Fort Cameron, Utah, where
| he performed garrison duty with his
| company until he was successfully
| made post adjutant, quartermaster and
| commissary officer In 1881 he was or
| dered to the Ute country. White river,
| where he served until the fall of 1882.
| He then resigned his commission and
came to Butte as agent for the North
| west Foraging company. In Butte he
| became identified with the National
| Guard, was elected captain of Com
| pany G of the First Montana regiment,
and later was elected and commissioned
| the first colonel of the First Montana
regiment. He served as colonel nearly
two terms and then resigned He was
appointed adjutant general by Gov
ernor Richards and served during Rick
ards incumbency. when he was sue
ceeded by Major brennan At the out
| break of war with Spain he rendered
his services to Governor Smith, but re-
ceived no assignment. He was later
rendered and accepted the appointment
of lieutenant colonel of the Sd U. s.
|
Butte May IA, 1898. He was sent to
Chickamauga, where the regiment was
| ordered to rendezvous.
| To the natural fitness and devotion
| to duty of the officers of the Montana
| squadron and to the experience and
willingness of its men is due the re-
markable proficiency that it attained
during its active career. Most of the
officers were well known to the people
of Montana They have been good cit-
zens in private life and they made the
very best kind of soldiers. There was
no more popular man in Camp Thomas
than Major Monteath, who led the
Montana squadron. All western Mon
tana knew him before he went to war,
and all western and eastern and north
ern and southern Montana is proud of
him now. He has the unqualified APP
prevail and affection of the men who
were in his command and they all say
that ''he is all right"
Frank G. Higgins was the ranking
captain of the regiment. Captain Hig-
gins can have anything that he wants
from the men who formed his COM
mand. They regard him highly as an
officer and a friend. native Mon
tanan. he was familiar with horses and
rifles from that practical experience
that is gained in plains life, and he
brought to his position, combined with
this experience, rare Judgment and de-
votion to duty.
Captain John c. Bond has been in the
regular army and served in the state
militia before he entered the voluu-
teer service. His experience was valu-
able in developing the squadron. and
the men all have good word to say
for him.
Captain Joe Brown of the Miles City
troop served in the Confederate cav
airy under Forrest, when he was only
IA years old. 1t is related of him that
he carried message so miles to For
rest, warning him of the approach of
the Federal forces and that he then re-
fused to leave the command. He mad
long experience as plainsman and In
dian fighter, and was splenddly equip
ped for the service.
Captain DGay Stivers was the son
of an officer of the 25th infantry and
had grown up in the army He had
always lived in the West and knew his
HiSi anu lileii uiSpblSllOuS. he maze
good officer and was always ready
When duty called.
Lieutenant VIII Cave of Troop f pos
sesses the honor of Inaugural ting the
first organization of volunteers in the
country. He carried through his term
OF service the same enthusiasm and
earnestness that characterized his eff
forts in organizing his troop. He is a
native Montanan and had hunted
through the mountains of western
Montana. He had also had some ex-
perienee in Indian warfare.