The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-14
COL. DENBY'S CAREER As
SOLDIER And DIPLOMAT

Charles DENLY was born at Mt. Joy, b.
tetourt county, Virginia, in 1890 He was edu-
Gated at Georgetown University, receiving
the degree of LII. d. from that institution.
He was also graduate of the Virginia
Military Institute. He taught school for
two years at Macon, Ga, and then located
at Evansville, where he practiced law and
wrote for newspaper. Under the admin
istration of President Buchanan Colonel
DENLY was surveyor of the port of Evans
vile. He served one term in the State Leg
islature-1S56-57.
The civil war record of Colonel DENLY
was notable. At the outbreak of the war
he raised a company of home guards,
which was employed in protecting powder
magazines This company formed the
nucleus of the Forty-second Regiment, In
diana Volunteers.
The Forty-second was organized at Ev-
ansville in September, 1861, and Colonel
DENLY and most of his men Joined it,
James G. Jones was appointed colonel.
DENLY was made lieutenant colonel. Colonel
DENLY served with the Forty-second Regi-
ment until Oct. 10, 1863, when he was APP
pointed colonel of the Eightieth Regiment
OF volunteers. The FOrty-second became
distinguished regiment afterward, but while
Colonel DENLY was with Ii had only one
small fight at Wartran, Tenn, and one big
o.,
regiment lost about 145 killed and wounded,
one-third of the entire force. Colonel DENLY
In this battle narrowly escaped death. He
was struck in the lip by a ball, bringing
blood, had his leg badly bruised by a min
ME ball, bullet holes were shot through his
coat, and his horse was shot from under
him, but he was not laid up at any time
from his injuries. Colonel DENLY remained
in command of the Eightieth Regiment un-
til Feb. %, 1853, when he resigned on a sur
geon's certificate of disability Colonel
DENLY was United States minister to China
from 1885 to 1898, serving during Cleveland s
first administration. General Harrsons adj
ministratiOn, Clevelands second term and
about seventeen months of McKinleys term
as President. During his stay i'm China the
most important event to transpire was the
Chinese-Japanese war. In the negotiations
for peace Colonel DENLY took a prominent
part he acting as the representative of
Japan, while our minister in Japan repre-
scented China. Colonel Denbys legation
managed the preliminary negotiations for
peace. Colonel DENLY was appointed by
President Mckinley in 1895 a member of the
commissioners TO investigate the conduct of
the war against Spain. He was also a men,
Der of the United States Philippine commits
sion in 1899, serving with Admiral Dewey,
General Otis, President Schurman, of Cor
nell University and Prof. Dean G.. Worces-
ter of Ann Arbor University. This COM
mission returned to the United States in
October 1899, and was soon succeeded by
the Taft commission.
On his return to Evansville after fifteen
years absence he wrote great deal for
the magazines, and in the last two years
has lectured all over the country. Colonel
DENLY was an old-line Democrat who de-
clined to support the silver heresy. He was
an admirer of Grover Cleveland for many
years, and also of Benjamin Harrison and
William Mckinley
is now advisor TO the Chinese minister of
foreign affairs at Picking, and is gaining a
reputation as diplomat.