The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-06-22
"First in China.'

The most interesting experience yet Of
fered to American soldiers lies before the
officers and mon Of the Ninth United States
Infantry. This regiment has been ordered
to China to protect American interests. re-
ligious and p~rofane, in the capital Of the
Celestial Empire. A regiment that within
two years serves In Cuba, the United States,
the Philippine Islands and China, certainly
will hold the record for variety Of service.
That is what the Ninth United States In
fantry will have done.
Organized first f0rty-fve years ago by Act
Of Congress OF March 8. 1855, the Ninth In
fantry spent the first years Of It's existence in
the Northwest, keeping an eye on the
Indians. and persuading them to be good
when occasion required. 1t fought at two
battles famous in local history, the battle Of
White River. Washington Territory, on
March I, 1855, and that of spokan lit was
spelleds 10 in thosedays) on MayI7, 1858. Then
1t came East'to take part in the Civil War.
IL served at Corinth In April and May, 1852;
Mt Murfreesborough in December OF the
same year; ut Chickamauga in September,
and at Missionary Ridge in November, 1858;
at Resaca. Kcnnesaw Mountain. Peach Tree
Creek and Atlanta In 1894; in 1869 1t was
back in the Northwest again and fought the
Indians at Peno Creek. Dakota Territory,
first on July II, and then on Dec. 81 Of that
year: and on Aug. 2. 1857. it had a battle
with the nations wards" at Pinery. in
Dakota.
The Ninth took part in the Sioux War Of
1915, fighting at the Tongue River on June
0. mt the Rosebud on the 18th; on Sept. 0 IL
fought at the Slim Buttes IN Dakota: IL took
part in the Powder River expedition, which
listed from October. 1875. until June. 1877.
In the Santiago campaign It wa part Of
WYcKoFR's tThird) Brigade Of the First
Division Of the Fifth Corps and took part in
the battle Of San Juan Hill After the sur
render Of Santiago. the Ninth was chosen
by Gen. SKATER AZ the regiment to enter
and occupy the city.
Soon after the occupation of Santiago.
the Ninth was sent back to the United
States. whence In March, 1869, 1t was sent
by way Of San Francisco to tho PHILIPPINES.
where it landed on April % and 20. In the
Philippines IL has been busy ever since IL
got rid Of its sea legs. II served at Caloocan
and at San Pedro Macati, and was in LAW
TONS expedition 10 Arayat last autumn.
The Ninth Is In good shape for Service in
China. Although, like the other regiments
il is under-oficered, having forty-four off,
GERS instead Of forty-seven, only five OF its
officers are absent or on detached service.
One Of the five is Major of a Volunteer regi-
ment in the Philippines. The commanding
officer OF the Ninth Is Col. EMERSON H.,
IIsCUM. who has been with the regiment
only since IT landed in Manila, having been
promoted from Iieutenant-COlonel Of the
Twenty-fourth Infantry. Col. LIsCrM is an
old Indian fighter. and during the Santiago
campaign served a. commander OF the
Third Brigade Of the First Division Of the
Fifth Corps. after two commanding officers
had been disabled. This brigade had its
first commander. Col. WYCKopF, killed,
shortly after noon Of July I, at San Juan
Hill. five minutes later his successor. Lieut.
Col. WORTH, was wounded. the command
devolved on Lieut.. Col. LIscrM, who was
wounded five minutes later, and finally
Lieut.. Col. EwERs assumed command.
Col. LiscuM was promoted Brigadier-Ge Gene