The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-05-22
COAST BATTERIES
Named In Honor Of Distinguished
Officers in the Service. ~
SOUTH CAROLINA REPRESENTED
Those Who Served in The Rcvolu-
tion, the War OF 1912, the
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 Continent
tai Army OF the Revolution. the war
or 1872, the Seminole War and tho
Ciyal War.
The following are the batteries,
with The names assigncd:
Fort Caswcll, n. c. Battery Madi-
son, IN honor OF Surgeon w. S. Madi.
son, Third United States infantry.
who was killed May II, 1921 in action
with Indians near Fort Howard, Wis.
Battery McDonough, in honor of
First Lieut.. Patrick McDonouph.
corps OF artillery. U. s. A., who was
Killed Aug, 10, 1854, at the battle OF
Fort Erie, Canada.
BATTERY McKavctt, in honor OF
Henry McKavett, Eighth United
States infantry, who was killed Sept.
II, 1916, at the battle of Monterey.
| Mexico.
Fort NIoultric, S. c. Battery Lo-
gan, in honor Of Capt. Wm. Logan.
Seventh United States infantry, who
was Killed Aug, IS, 1877, in action
with NeZpcrce Indians at Big Hole
Basin, Mont.
Battcry Bingham, in honor Of Sec
ond Lieut.. lIOrlitio S. Bingham, Sec
ond United States cayalry, 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
hfth United States infantry, who was
Killed July l, 1898, at the battle of El
Caney, Cuba.
Battery Lord, in honor of Assistant
Surgeon Geo. Il. Lord, u. S. a.. who
was killed June %, 1876, in action
With Sioux Indians at Little Big Horn
river, Mont.
Fort Fremont, S. C.-Battcry Jesup
in honor of Brig. Gen. and Breyet
Maj. Gen. Thos. S. Jesup, United
States army, who served with distinc-
tion i'm the War of 1912 and the Florida
War. and died June 10, 1860, at WASH
ington, d. c..
Battery Torrance, in honor Of Capt.
James Fornance, thirteenth United
states infantry, who died July 3, 1898
Of wounds received at the battle of
San Juan, Cuba, July, /, 1898.
Fort Screyen, Ga. Battery Gar /.
land, In honor OF Col. John Garland 50
Eighth United States infantry; breyet
general U. S. A., served with Sdistinc-
tion in the Florida War, the Mexican
War and who died June s, 1861. at
NeW-York city, N. Y.
Battery Fenwick, in honor OF Col.
Jho. r. Fenwick, Fourteenth .Unitaa
States artillery, who serveSx with dis.
Junction in the War oT 1912 and died
March l9, 1912, at Marsseilles, France.
battery Baclius, in honor Lieut.,
Col. Electus Baclus, 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.
~ 1917, at the battle of Chapultepec,
Mexico.
Fort Taylor, Fla. Battery Adair,
IN honor Of First Lieut. Lewis D.
AGAR, Twcnty-second United States
infantry, who died Oct. 20, 1872, of
wounds received in action with Sioux
Indians at Heart River Crossing. Oak
Oct. II, 1872.
Battery Covington, in honor of Brig.
zen. Leonard Coyington, U. S. Army,
VINO Glcd NOV. II, 1913, Of wounds re-
celvcd at the battle Of Chrystler's
Fields, Canada, Nov. II. 1873.
Battcry Gardiner, in honor Of Cant. +
George ~ Gardiner, Second United
states artillery, whn was killed Dec.
3o' 1850, in action with Seminole IN
dians at Withlacoochc river, Fla.
Battery Dilworth, in honor or Sec.
Qnd Lieut.. Rankin Dilworth, First
United States infantry, who died Sept.
-, lSl6, of wounds received at the
battle of Monterey, Mex, Sept. ~.
1916.
Fort Dadc, Fla Battery Mcintosh
IN honor OF Lieut.. Col. James 6 Nj
intosh, Fifth United States infantry.
prcVeC colonel, United States army,
VINO VINO served with distinction in the
war or 1872, and who died Sept. 26.
1911, OF wounds received at the battle
hloilno del Rey, Mex, Sept. S, 1917.
BaGtcry Burchestcd, in honor of
FIRST Lieut.. Henry a. T.urchestcd
second United States infantry, WIN
was Killed Nov. 80, 1913, in action
With Indians on the Alabama river
A Alabama.
For De Soto, Fla battery Laidlcv
n honor of Col. Theodore Il. S. Laid,
ey, ordnance department, Uuited
states army, who rendered conspicu-
'lls services in the War with Mixjco
iid The Civil Warand who died April
I, 1856, Tt-Palatka Ella.
Battcry Bigclow, in honor Of First
1'cut. Aaron Bigclow, Twenty. first
)nltcd States infantry who &cs killed
tiiy %, ISL, at The battle of fIuudv,s
,anc, Canada. N
Fort Plckens, Fla. Battery 1,an
wcrlngen, in honor Of Capt. joseph
-ah 'o"caringcn, Sixth United States
iiahtry, who was killed Dec. %, 1897.
engagement with Seminole Indians
Okecchobec. Ella.
a DastardIy Deed.
~ special from Trenton to the State
iys Thursday afternoon about two
Hes north OF Monctta there came
ear being serious accident. When
le train was at full speed white boy
andlng near the railroad threw y
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