The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-02-15
DIVERS DEEDS OF BRAVERY
OFFICERS AND PRIVATES SHOW
COURAGE IN BATTLE.

/
The officers recommended for brevet
rank for specially meritorious services
! during the same campaigns viii be
nominated to the senate by the presi-
\ dent in the regular way. As has been
| stated, President Roosevelt has APP
proved all the recommendation made
! by the Macarthur board for awards Of
/ brevet medals of honor and cerJif-
/ Gates of merit, with the exception of
/ the recommendation that Colonel TheO-
I dore Roosevelt be given the brevet
rank of brigadier general for valor and
! services at the battle Of San Juan hill.
/ The list of brevets viii be made public
/ when it is sent 10 the senate.
! Medals Of honor will be awarded in
! thirty three cases, of which ten go to
/ commissioned officers and twenty three
/ to on-commissioned officers and pri-
/ Yates. Only one medal was awarded on
| account of the Cuban service, two in
! the case of the Chinese campaign and
! thirty in the Philippine war. The medal
! list shows few names of persons IA
miliar to the public, perhaps the most
/ notable ones being those of Musician
/ Calvin P. Titus. who was the first to
/ scale the wall at Peldn, and who aft
! erWard was sent TO West Point, and
! Lieutenant Matthew A. BatsOn, who
( commanded the Macabebe scouts.
! The certificates of merit are all
| awarded TO nOn-cOmmissioned officers
| and privates. and of the total number
/ OF tifty-siX, four are on account of the
! Cuban campaign, fOrty-five on account
/ of the Philippine campaign and seven
on account Of the Chinese trouble.
Medal of Honor List.
/ The medals of honor list is as fol-
! lows.
Cuba-Edward Lee Baker, jr., ser
! geant major Tenth cavalry. for dis
| tinguished gallantry in action at Santi-
! ago, Cuba, July l. 1898, in leaving COW
! er and rescuing, under fire, a wounded
| comrade from drowning in stream in
! front of Santiago.
Philippine Islands Captain George
/ w. Matthew's assistant surgeon Thir-
! ty-sixth volunteer infantry. for most
! distinguished gallantTy in action near
! LabaO. LuZon. p. l.. Get % 1899. in at
/ tending wounded under a severe fire of
/ the enemy, and Selling a Carbine and
! beating off an attack upon wounded
| officers and men under his charge.
/ Lieutenant Colonel William r.
! Grove. Thirty-siXth volunteers, for
/ most distinguished gallantry in action
near POrac, LuzOn, P. l., Sept. g. 1899
/ where, in advance of his regiment. he
| rushed to the assistance of his colonel
| charging. pistol in hand, seven insUr-
| gents and compelling surrender of all
not killed or wounded.
| Captain Harry Bell. Twenty sixth
volunteer infantry, for most conspicu-
/ Gus gallantry in action near POraC
| Luzon. p. J.. Oct. II, 1899. in leading a
| successful charge against a superior
force, capturing and dispensing the en-
q
regiment from a perilous position.
! First Lieutenant Arthur NJ Fergu-
| son, Thirty-sixth volunteer infantry
/ for most conspicuous gallantry in ac-
/ ton with nineteen men. resisting and
| at close quarters defeating 300 Of the
enemy near Loco. Luzon, p. l.. Oct. d
1900. Captain Hugh J. McGrath, Fourth
cavalry (sinee decessed). for most dis
| tingUished gallantTy in swimming the
( san Juan river in the face of the en-
emy's FIRE and driving him from his en-
/ trenchments. at Columbia. LuzOn. P l..
( July 20, 1899. First Lieutenant Mat
thew A. Batson, Fourth cavalry NOW
retired), for most distinguished gallan-
| try in swimming the San Juan river in
/ the face of the enemy's fire and driving
/ him from his intrenchments at CalUm-
ba, Luzon. P. l., July 26. 1899.
| 0SSAS U L1EIO4S4H.
| Lieutenant Colonel James Parker.
/ Forty-ffth volunteer infantry CnOw
major of cavalry and assistant adju-
/ tant generaD, for most distinguished
gallantry in the defense of Vigan. Lu-
ION. p. L, Dec. 4, 1922 while in COM
mand of the garrison. where with
| small numbers. he Tepulsed a savage
night attack by an overwhelming force
Of the enemy, lighting at close qua rters
/ IL the dark for several hours. Second
/ Lieutenant Allen J. Greer, Fourth in
! fantry for conspicuous gallantry in ac-
( ton July , 1901. near Malaga. Laguna
province, P. l., in charging alone an in
/ surgent outpost with his pistol killing
one, wOunding two and capturing three
/ insurgents with rifles and equipment
] Private John c. Wetherby, company
{ L, Fourth infantry (died Nov. %. 1899.
/ OF wounds received Nov. p. 1890. for
most distinguished gallantry in action.
{ While carrying important orders on the
/ battlefield he was desperately wounded
and being unable 10 walk erect crawled
/ far enough to deliver his orders; this
near linus LuZon. p l., Nov. %. 1899.
I Sergeant Henry F. Schroeder. company
/ / Sixteenth infantry, for most distin-
I guished gallantry in action in defeat
/ ing, with twenty-five men. 400 insur-
/ gents, killing thirty-siX and wounding
/ ninety; this at Carig. p. L. Sept II.
/ 1900. Private Louis Y. GedeOn, COM
pany G, Nineteenth infantry. for most
( distinguished gallantry in action; sin
/ gle-handed End alone be defended his
mOrtaliy wounded captain from an
/ overwhelming force of the enemy near
/ Mount Anna. Cebu. P. l., Feb. 4, 1900
He Held a Bridge
Private Charles H. Pierce. company I.
/ Twenty second infantry, for most dis
/ tinguished gallantry in action in hold
! ing a bridge from a superior force and
/ fighting, though most severely wound
I ed, until the main body came I'D to
/ cross: this near San Isidro. Luzon, P.
! l., Oct. 19, 1899. Sergeant Charles W.
/ Ray, company /. Twenty-secOnd in
! fantry, for most distinguished gallan-
/ try in action. capturing a bridge with
! the detachment he commanded. hold
\ ing it against a superior force OF the
| enemy, thereby enabling an army to
! come UP and cross; this near San Isl
/ dro, Luzon. p. l.. Oct. I. 1899
/ Private George NJ shelton. company
l. Twenty-third infantry. fo- most con
: spicuous gallaptry in action in advanc-
i ing alone under heavy fire Of the enemy
and rescuing a wounded comrade: that
Is at Lapiz. Leyte. 2. l.. April %. 1900
/ Sergeant Clarence NJ. Condor. bat
/ terry @, Third artillery NOW second
( lieutenant OF artillery for most dis
! tinguished gallantFy in action near
! Calulate. Luzon. T. l. Nov Il. 1898:
/ while in command of a detachment OF
{ four men he charged and routed forty
D entrepched insurgents. inflicting on
[ them heavy loss Private Charles
CaWetzka, company F. Thirteenth vol
+ unteer infantry. for most distinguished
( gallantry in action near Sariaya. Luz
/ ION, p. J.. Aug % 1909. where. single