Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-31
REGIMENT'S REUNION
"FoURTH IMMUNFs, TO MEET IN
FREDERICKSBURG, VA.
Organization Perfected and Committees
Named to Make Arrangements
Command Served in Cuba.

The Fourth Immunes. 4th United
States Volunteer Infantry. propose to hold
a regimental reunion at Fredericksburg,
Va. next spring. date not yet determined.
A meeting was held Sunday, October 49,
and the following reunion organization was
perfected:
Chairman, First Lieut.. William H. Mel
ZACH, Company D: vice chairman, First
Lieut.. William Peacock. Company C; secre-
tary. Sergt John H. Ryan, Company D.;
treasurer, Sergt. Daniel c. Eberly, Com
pany C.
Advisory committee-Col James s. Petit
u S. A.; Lieut. Col. George Cole. Mai
Henry H. Landon, Maj. Theophilus Par
ker. Maj Osman Latrobe, Maj. Henry A.
Wise; Capt. J. Van Ness Phillip, First
Lieut.. Ben. F. Stark, quartermaster; Capt
Samuel F. Chapman, chaplain; Capt. Clyde
S. Ford, assistant surgeon.
Company A-Capt. Geo. c. Broome. First
Lieut.. Geo. c. Barbour Second Lieut.. Kent
Browning.
Company B-First Lieut. VIM. w. Parker
Second Lieut. Richard T. Ellis.
Company C-Capt. r. c. Marshall First
Lieut.. Wade L. Jolly. Second Lieut.. Ed H
Brian.
Company D-Second Lieut.. Abram Hon.
Ian.
Company First Lieut. H. M. Patton,
Second Lieut.. John A. Thayer, Second
Lieut. Jennings B. Wilson.
Company F-Capt A. c. Carson, First
Lieut.. Anthony Holmead.
Company G+Capt. A. A. Franzheim, First
Lieut.. F. R. Huseman. Second Lieut.. FL
bert Maloney
Company H-Capt Lee NJ Lipscomb,
First Lieut.. J. Barry Adams, Second Lieut.
Charles Danforth.
Company I-Capt. Neal p Leary. First
Lieut.. Edmond p. Woodside, Second Lieut.
Company K-Capt. Chas. c. Berkeley,
First Lieut.. Harry N Cootes, Second Lieut.
Albert Sidney Johnson.
Company First Lieut. John s. WISE
5r.; Second Lieut.. Lawrence w. H. Peyton.
Company M-Capt Hugh c. Preston First
Lieut.. Jno. M. Baldwin.
The regiment was organized at Frede-
rfcksburg. Va. June 8. 1893 and its per-
sonnel. both Officers and men, was regarded
as being second to none that took part in
the Spanfsh-American war. On its rolls will
be found the names of the sons Of distfn-
guished men who served the Union or the
confederacy. showing. in this regiment, q
thorough mingling of the blue and the gray.
Captains Henry A. Wise. Company L;
Hugh c. Preston, Company M; Charles c.
Berkeley. Company Z. raised their com
roe. Company E: A. A Franzeheim, Com
pany G, raised their companies In West
Virginia. Captains George c. Broome Com
pany A: Chas. p. Newberry. Company B;
r. C. Marshall, Company c; J. c. Jorgen-
sen. Company D; Adam C. Carson Com
pany f. raised their companies in Wash
ington. D. C. Captains Lee M. Lipscomb,
Company n; Neal p. Leary, Company /,
raised their companies in Maryland
Thus, the regiment represented three Dor
der states and Washington, d. c. It served
from June 8, 1893 to June g. 1899. when it
was mustered out at Camp Meade, Pa
Service in Cuba.
Nearly eight months Of this time 1t was
stationed in Manzanillo, Santiago province,
Cuba, guarding and protecting life and
property and enforcing law and order dur
ing the period of American occupation. Its
companies were stationed at Bayamo, Jig
uane, Nicquero and Campetuelo. and its
mounted squadron. Companies d. and L,
under command of Maj. Theophiius Parker,
patrolled the route from Santiago to Man.
zanillo.
The regiment saw much hard service dur
ing It's eight months in Cuba. but such was
the care taken to preserve the health OF
the men, that II verified the designation of
.simmune' by losing only five men while on
the island.