The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-07-21

participating in the battle Of Cedar
Mountain, Bull Run, charlottesville,
Gettysburg (where he was rounded),
Bethesda Church, and siege of Peters,
burg.
Since the war of the rebellion he
served on the frontier, etc, to April,
1895, commanding his regiment in
Florida. and in the Santiago campaign
to July 1, 1898, when he was wounded
i'll the battle of San Juan, Cuba; on
sick leave to April, 1899, and conn
manding his regiment en- route to and
in the Philippine islands, and in COM
Tand of the first brigade, second divi-
sion, Eighth army corps. January is,
1900, to April Is, 1900; commanding his
regiment in the Philippines to June -,
1900, when he sailed with it for Taku-
China.
Capt. Austin r.. Davis.
Capt. Austin +. Davis. United States
marine corps, also killed, was Il native
of Georgia. He entered the marine
corps as Il second lieutenant or July
l, 1904. He went out to the Philippines
in April, 1899, in charge of the marines
who took over the Cavite naval station
from the military branch. His commits
sion as captain in the marine corps il
dated March 3. 1899.
Capt. VIM. b. Lemley.
Capt. VIM. B. Lemley, of the marine
corps, who is reported as wounded, is
a native of North Carolina. and Il neph-
ew of Judge Advocate General Lemley
of the navy. He entered the corps of
its increse in March, 1899. being at
tached to the staff as an assistant quar-.
termaster. with the rank of captain.
Lieut.. ~Sn,edIey ID. Butler.
Lieut.. Snedley d. Butler, of the ma
rine corps, also wounded, was Il of
the new officers in the service, having
been appointed from Pennsylvania in
April, 1899. He was sent to the Phil
ippines Immediately upon his appoint
ment,and was one of the officers drawn
from the Cavite station by Admiral
Kempff at the beginning of the fight
ing at Taku.
Lieut.. Henry Leonard.
Lieut.. Henry Leonard, of the marine
corps, was appointed to that service
from the District of Columbia.in April,
1899. He accompanied Lieut.. Butler to
the Philippines soon after his appoint
ment and also joined kempff's forces
at Taku.
Mai. james Reagan.
Maj. James Reagan of the Ninth in
fantry entered the military service
from New York, as 4 musician in Com
pany II, Second infantry, before the
civil war. He served throughout the
war and received a commission as Sec
ont lieutenant in the Eighteenth in
fantry in December, 1866. He was as
signed to the Ninth infantry as n first
lieutenant in 1870 and has been at
tachcd to that regiment ever since, be
coming a captain in 1857 and a major
in 1899.
Capt.. Ed. v. BOOkmfIIer.
The Capt. Buckmiller referred to in
the dispatches as having been wound
ed, is Capt. Edwin V. Bookmiller. He
is 4 West Pointer, entering the acad-
envy from Ohio in 1855. His first COM
mission was thai of a second lieuten-
ant in the Second infantry, in 1889. He
became attached Il the Sixteenth in
fantry as a captain in 1899, and joined
the Ninth infantry by transfer in the
same year.
Capt. Chns. r.. NOyes.
Capt. Charles r. Moves, of the Ninth
infantry, is adjutant of the regiment.
He also was n West Pointer, having
been appointed from Massachusetts in
1875. He got his first commission as a
second lieutenant in the Ninth infan-
try in 1879, and has been with that
organization ever since, becoming first
lieutenant in 1887 and captain in 1895.
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