Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-10-31
TWENTY-FIRST REGI-
MENT GOES WEST
Special Train Bears Two Companies OF the
Twenty first Regiment From Fort Lin
coin En- Route To the PresidiO ~

At the outbreak of the war with
Spain the Twenty-hrst was ordered to
Tampa, Fla, in April, 1898. 1t sailed
with Gen. Shafter to Cuba in the same
month. During the battle of San Juan
it was the ,Twenty-frst that charger
up one of the best defended hills,
singing jauntily, as the men charged,
"The Star Spangled Banner"
+, .- In the Philippines.
The Twenty-frst was sent to the
Philippines when the insurrection be-
gan in the islands and served more
than two years theme. The record Of
the regiment in the islands was bril-
liant one, and it participated in many
dashing engagements. For a time it
served in the same locality as the
First North Dakota volunteers.
Returning from the Philippines, the
Twenty-first reached San Francisco
June 1. 1902. The same month it took
station in the department of Dakota,
two battalions coming to Fort Smelling.
Two companies of the third battalion
went to Fort Keogh, Mont, and two
to Fort Lincoln.
Col. Jacob Kline, still commanding
the regiment after it's return, was re-
tired a short time ago with the rank
of brigadier general. He is now living
in St. Paul
His successor, Col. Charles A. Will
liams, is the only officer of the TWEEN
ty-first who was wounded during its
Indian campaigns. In 1875, then a
lieutenant. he received two wounds
during battles with the Nez Perces
He afterwards went to the Seven
teenth infantry as major, time to the
Twenty-eighth as lieutenant colonel
Finally he returned to his old regi
ment and assumed command.
Roster Of Officers. 10 ...
The present officers of the regiment
are: =.
Headquarters, Field and Staff-Col
Charles A. Williams, Lieut.. Col. Corn
elius Gardener, Maj. George Palmer
Mai. Lawrence J: Hearn, Maj. Harry
| A. Leonhauser, Chaplain James Osse
Swaarde, "Capt. William M. Morrow
adjutant; 'Capt Almon l.. Parmerter
quartermaster; *Capt. Herman Hall
commissary. s.'ss7-
Battalion Adjutants-*First Lieut.
Thomas L. Brewer, first battalion
*First Lieut.. James L. Love, Jr., secont
battalion; +First Lieut.. George E. Ball
third battalion. -
Battalion Quartermaster and Con
missary Second Lieut.. Joseph F
Ware, first battalion; Second Lieut.
Andrew ]. Lindsay, second battalion
Second Lieut.. Rutherfurd 8. Hartz
third battalion. ~
Company A-*Capt. Wilson Chase
First Lieut.. George D. Freeman, Jr
Second Lieut.. Thomas N. Gimperling.
Company B-"Capt Ralph H. Val
i Deman, tFirst Lieut.. Marion M. Weeks
Second Lieut.. Ben F: Ristine.
i Company C-*Capt. Treadwell W
! Moore, *First Lieut.. George s. Tiffany
Second Lieut.. Homer N. Preston.
!, Company D Capt. Celwyn e. Hamr
ton, First Lieut.. Archibald I. Harr
son, Second Lieut.. Harry L. Morse.
Company Capt. Cromwell Stacey
sFfrst Lieut.. Edmund s. Sayer, IF
4 Second Lieut. Harry =. Jordan.
Company Capt Thomas F. Dwyel
First Lieut.. William p. Kits, Secon
&, Lieut.. Manfred LAMA. --. - N;
Company Capt Charles r. How
i land, sFirst Lieut.. Lucius q. Bennett
4 Second Lieut.. James B. Woolnough. D
Company H Capt Edward w. Nj
Casley, rFHrst Lieut.. Clenard M
i Laughlin, Second Lieut.. George (
Mullen. Il ;.5ss
\. Company 10 Capt. Robert w. Ros,
Z sF6rst Lieut.. Chase Doster, Secon
& Lieut.. David P. Wood. :s55s
Company * Capt. Lutz VAIL. Nrs
q Lieut.. Philip Powers. Second Lieu
i William p. Goolsby. 81
Company Capt. Ferdinand u
!. Kobbe, First Lieut. Ward Dabney, SCI
ond Lieut.. n Il s
], Company M Cart. Austin r. Pre-
!. cot, First Lieut.. Walter 3. McCaske!
q Second Lieut.. John q. Fairfax.
i First Troops 4 Lineoln.
Company n Of the Twenty-frs
q which left a the special train tods
! vas the hrat company 70 be ~ Hone
1 IT the new Fort Lincoln. The bull
ms we're comp eted ma ready for =