The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-05-20
COAST BATTERIES
Named In Honor Of Distinguished
Officers in the Service.
SOUTH CAROLINA REPRESENTED
Those Who Served in The Revolu-
ton, the War OF 1912, the
Seminole and Civil
Wars.

Seminole and Civil
Wars.
The war department Friday assign
) ed names to a large number Of sea-
coast batteries. The names are in
honor Of officers who have performed
distinguished service in the Continen-
tai Army Of the Revolution, ,>the War
of 1872, the Seminole War and the
Cival War.
The following are the batteries,
with the names assigned:
Fort Caswell, n. C.-Battery Madi-
son, in honor OF Surgeon W. S. Madi-
son, Third United States infantry,
who was killed May IA, 1921, in action
with Indians near Fort Howard, Wis.
Battery McDonough, in honor Of
First Lieut.. Patrick McDonough,
corps of artillery. U. s. A., who was
killed Aug, Is, 1851, at the battle Of
Fort Erie, Canada.
Battery McKavett, in honor OF
Henry Mckavett, Eighth United
States infantry, who was killed Sept.
p, 1916, at the battle of Monterey,
Mexico.
Fort Moultrie, S. C.-Battery Lo-
gan, in honor of Capt. VIM. Logan,
Seventh United States infantry, who
was killed Aug, 10, 1877, in action
with Nezperce Indians at Big Hole
Basin, Mont.
Battery Bingham, in honor Of Sec
ond Lieut.. Horaitio S. Bingham, Sec
ond United States cavalry, who was
killed Dec. 6, 1866 in action with Sioux
Indians near Fort Phil Kearney, Da-
kota territory.
Battery Nc Corkle, in honor OF First
Lieut.. Henry l.. McCorkle, Twenty
fifth United States infantry, who was
killed July l, 1898, at the battle Of Ell
Caney, Cuba.
Battery Lord, in honor Of Assistant
Surgeon Geo. E. Lord, q. S. A., VITO
was killed June 25, 1876, in action
with Sioux Indians at Little Big Horn
river, Mont.
Fort Fremont, S. C.-Battery Jesup
in honor of Brig Gen. and Bre7et
Maj. Gen. Thos. S. Jesup, United
States army, who served with distinc-
tion in the War Of 1s12and the Florida
War. and died June 10, 1860, at Wash
ington, D. c.
Battery Torrance, in honor Of Capt.
James Torrance, thirteenth United
States infantry, who died July 8, 1898
of wounds received at the battle of
San Juan, Cuba, July, l, 1898.
Fort Screven, Ga.-Battery Gar
land, in honor Of Col. John Garland,
Eighth United States infantry, brevet
general 2. S. A., served with distinc-
tion in the Florida War, the Mexican
! War and who died June 5, 1861, at
New York city, N. Y.
Battery Fenwick, in honor Of Col.
Jno. r. Fenwick, Fourteenth United
States artillery, who served with dis
tinction in the War Of 1872 and died
March 19, 1912, at Marsseilles, France.
Battery Backus, in honor Lieut..
Col. Electus Backus, Light Dragons,
who died June I, 1913, of wounds re-
ceiyed in action at Sackets's Harbor,
n. Y, May 20, 1913.
Battery CAN'T, in honor Of First
Lieut.. Levi CAN'T, Seventh United
States infantry, who was killed Sept.
l3, lS47, at the battle of Chapultepec,
Mexico.
Fort Taylor, Battery Adair,
in honor of First Lieut.. Lewis D.
Adair, Twenty second United States
infantry, who died Oct. 25, 1872, Of
wounds received in action with Sioux
Indians at Heart River Crossing, OAK,
Oct. IA, 1872.
Battery Covington, in honor of Brig.
Gen. Leonard Covington, U. S. Army,
who died Nov. II. 1913, of wounds re-
ceived at the battle of Chrystler's
Fields, Canada, Nov. II. 1913.
Battery Gardiner, in honor OF Capt.
George W. Gardiner, Second United
States artillery, who was killed Dec.
%, 1885, in action with Seminole In
dians at Withlacooche river, Fla.
Battery Dilworth, in honor Of Sec
ond Lieut.. Rankin Dilworth, First
United States infantry, who died Sept:
p, 1916, of wounds received at the
battle of Monterey: Mex, Sept. 21,
1S46.
Fort Dade, Fla. Battery Mcintosh
in honor OF Lieut.. Col. James S. Nc
Intosh, Fifth United States infantry,
breyet colonel, United States army,
who served with distinction in the
War Of 1912, and who died Sept. 26,
1S47, of wounds received at the battle
Molino del Rey, Mex, Sept. s. 1S47.
Battery Burchested, in honor Of
First Lieut.. Henry A. Burchested,
Second United States infantry, who
was killed Nov. 80, 1913, in action
with Indians on the Alabama river,
Alabama.
For De Soto, Fla.-Battcry Laidley,
in honor Of Col. Theodore T. S. Laid
ley, ordnance department., Uuited
States army, vino rendered conspicu-
Gus services in the War with Mixico
and the Civil War and who died April
1, 1886, at Palatka Fla.
Battery Bigelow, in honor of First
Lieut.. Aaron Bigelow: Twenty-hrst
United States infantry who was killed
July 25, 1871, at the battle OF Lundy,S
Lane, Cana6a.
Fort Pickens: F,a.-Battery Van
Sweringen, in honor of Capt. Joseph
Van Swearingen, Sixth United States
infantry, who was killed Dec. 25, 1881,
in engagement with Seminole Indians
at Okeechobee, Fla.
A Dastardly Deed.
A special from Trenton 10 the State
saws Thursday afternoon about two
miles north of Monetta there came
near being a serious accident. When
the train was atfull speed a white boy
standing near the railroad threw a
tIa train Tho ronlr cfr11rE