The Minneapolis journal., 1904-11-19

eighth was then detailed to General
Moro disturbances in another part Of
the island. In this campaign the
Twenty eighth bore the brunt Of the
fighting. The regiment. had 9 large
it was victorious. n Thruout this cam,
paign the tactics Of guerrilla warfare
were .practiced by both sides, the ma
| tlVes being attacked as a rule in bodies
Of 300 to 1000 men.
Lieutenant Talbott's Marrow Escape.
The Filipino believes that "an is
dacet dss r and treashery and
times were lonely details Of the Twen-.
ty-elghth attacked in ambush. One
treacherous assassin nearly ended the
days Of Lieutenant S. G. Talbot. He
was in lonely spot with two of his
men, when Moro, armed with long,
sharp spear, jumped upon .hlll him. @ from
| The lieutenant was thrown to the
| ground and the next minute would have
been pinned to thesearth with the spear
had not one of his comrades dashed
| upon the native and protected the Of
| fcer by himself receiving a stab thru
the chest. The next instant the Moro
was killed by shot from the revolver
l. ss-. b, . s
The young man who offered his life
| for his superior was afterwards award
| ed a special medal for, his bravery.
With number of others, he left the
regiment with an honorable discharge
at San Francisco. This is but one Of
number Of thrilling. incidents con
nected with the Twenty eighth s stay
in the islands Of the Pacific. Five men
Of the regiment were decorated with
medals OF honor by the government for
bravery displayed in fighting the in
surgents. = ,saa ':2@ ,...,~t
The Twenty: eighth completed it's, Moro
campaign I'm in December Of 1903 and EN-,
arrived at the Preside Jan. 13, 1904,
going into temporary quarters prelimi-
nary to assignment to some regimen
tai post. And in return for it's brave
services, the regiment eventually drew
one Of the three, priced posts of the
military service---Fort Smelling. ~,
All Of the Officers Remain.
While at the Presidio, the time of
service expired of some 80 per cent of
the enlisted men, nearly, all Of then
/ it is that out Of the 1900 men who so
bravely carried themselves under the
flag Of the Twenty y-eighth in the Phil,
lppines, only some two hundred of them
are. now with the regiment at Smelling.
Those remaining, however, include most
Of the petty officers and all the old
commissioned officers Of the regiment.
The places of the men honorably dis
charged in San Francisco were at once
nearly filled by re-enlistments.
The regiment, as now made up at
Smelling, consists Of ten companies of
fifty men each, and a band Of twenty
| six pieces. About, 120 men are yet to
be enlisted to- complete the makeup of
the regiment These are now being en-.
listed at the army recruiting station in
minneapolis. loz - ~. ,@s.* ..,11t -
q. While at sannn Francisco the Twenty;
eighth shad the honor to form part of
General McArthur's command, and it
was during,.a reYdeW Of General Near
thurs troops, and under the direct
command Of Lieutenant Colonel Pitcher
Colonel Sweet being ON leave of alb
sencel that the trwenty-eighth achieved
considerable honor. for its fine appear.
ance, drill and discipline. H. G,s:,s.
It's Distinctive Features. =.
I The Twenty eighth has some odistinc-
tive features as a regiment. '>T, 81 &
It has regimental branch of the
Infantry association, of which every
officer, of the regiment is member.
It is the only regiment in service hav.
ing a branch Of the Infantry associa-
II CAO4A ~ TaASA CfOty 4CSA2x1CuUdl OlllC0I
! 1 is enrolled. The purpose Of the asso-
citation is. to develop the military, inter,
ests of the United States, and particu-
llarly those Of the infantry. "ie1 1s..i
The Twenty eighth also has an active
lreglmentaF mess, devoted to social in
i terests and the development of regi-
mental spirit. -AA the officers are
members of the mess, which meets once
q month. On the regimental birthday,
Jan: II, the .regimental mess is in the
habit OF giving a public entertainment
which is always an interesting social
function. -.
4 On regimentaI mess night each month
the officers gather. for purely social re-
Taxation and distinctions in rank are
only observed SO far as absolute military
proprlety requires. Here purely regi-
mental affairs are discussed with view
TO-, promoting better regimental good
fellowship. 2s 49,.
The Twenty eighth has been particu-
larly fortunate il it's commanding off
former colonel in command has become
4 9 brigadier general, and Colonel Sweet,
now commanding, will undoubtedly be
equally elevateds before he is retired.
i Sweet a. Colonel at 81.
| Colonel Sweets military record
dates fronfs 1851, when after enlisting
/ to finally be colonel when but 2l. He
participated in over 100 engagements
with the enemy before he was 20. He
I1s now the only5surviving officer Of the
civil war still on the active list who
i made that ever-famous march "with
i Sherman to the sea- - "
(. he has been especially commended by
all commanders under whom he ever
4 served. He is noted for strict enforce
ment OF discipline, timpartiality and for
that discipline without making enemies
] Tor hlmself or or causing antagonism
among his officers. He has an intense
interest IN developing accurate marks
|,mansh1p among his men, and has man
l'aged many competitions for honors in
shooting. He is one Of the highest au-
thorlties In the army on such subjects.
|slt was Colonel Sweet who handled the
ISulu affairs in the Philippines, 1899 to
4 I9Ul, IN such q manner as to avoid an
outbreak. He is looked upon by the
Sulus as the greatest friend they have,
as he has indeed proved himself. There
4 was. never disturbance among them
1 during his two years management Of
their affairs.
Lieut.. Col. Pitchers Work.
i W. j. Pitcher, the lieutenant colonel
of the Twenty eighth, became famous
as police judge at Havana under Gen
erals Wood and Brook. There he
earned the title of ts$1 10-and-l 0-days.,'
His vigorous enforcement of the police
regulations put an end to disorder in
i Havana.