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Gettysburg (where he was wounded),
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 l, 1898, when he was wounded
in the battle OF San Juan, Cuba; on
sick leave to April, 1899, and COM
handing his regiment en- route to and
in the Philippine islands, and in com
mand of the first brigade, second divi-
sion, Eighth army corps, January 10,
1900, to April IS, 1900; commanding his
regiment in the Philippines to june 81,
1900, when he sailed with it for Taku,
China.
Capt. Austin II. Davis.
Capt. Austin II. Davis, United States
marine corps, also killed, was a nativc
of Georgia. He entered the marine
/, 1894. 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 is
dated March 3, 1899.
Capt. VIM. ID. LemIey.
Capt. VIM. b. Lemley, of the marine
corps, who is reported as wounded, is
a native of North Carolina, and n neph,
ew of Judge Advocate General Lemley
of the navy. He entered the corps of
its incresc in March, 1899, being at
tsched to the staff as an assistant quar-
termaster, with the rank of captain.
Lieut.. Smedley ID. Butler.
Lieut.. Smedley D. Butler, of the ma
rine corps, also wounded, was one 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 Columbian 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 a musician in Com
pany II, Second infantry, before the
civil war. He served throughout the
war and received n commission as sec
ont lieutenant in the Eighteenth in
fantry in December, 1866. He was as
signed to the Ninth infantry as a first
lieutenant in 1870 and has been at
tached to that regiment ever since, be-
coming a captain in 1887 and a major
in 1899.
Capt. Ed. v. BOOkmiIIer.
The Capt. Buckmiller referred to in
the dispatches as having been wound
ed, is Capt. Edwin V. Bookmiller. He
is a West Pointer, entering the acad-
envy from Ohio in 1885. His first COM
mission was that of second lieuten-
ant in the Second infantry, in 1889. He
became attached to the Sixteenth in
fantry as a captain in 1899, and joined
the Ninth infantry by transfer in the
same year.
Capt. ChRs. n. NOyes.
Capt. Charles R. Noyes, of the Ninth
infantry, is adjutant of the regiment.
He also was West Pointer, having
been appointed from Massachusetts in
1878. He got his first commission as a
second lieutenant in the Ninth infan-
try in 1879, and has been with that
ever since, becoming first
lieutenant in 1887 and captain in 1898.
CHINESE NOT APPREHENSIVE.