Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-06-01

Iilttee 10 secure a speaker. At once
Gen. smith thought of Miles.
lhey had been comrades together in
inc army and served together on the
same stan. He at once wrote the gen.
erai ASKING him If he would come to
Bangor ana be the guest of the Post for
Memorial day and deliver the address.
| AS the result shows the invitation was
accepted.
| The Boston & Maine, through its vice
president, Mr.. Berry, President futile
being away, at once rendered the use of
the presidents private car to the COM
nllttee LOT the generals use while on
the "TRIP. mat road and the Maine Cen
| tral, through General Manager Evans,
also rendered all the courtesies of their
| lines to the committee and the general
lin bangor the general was the guest
of his friend. General Smith. In addi-
ton to delivering the Memorial day ad-
dress in that city, Gen. Miles also at
tended a flag raising in Chaplin park.
He also was entertained by the Melitia
Club, one of the select clubs of the civ
In connection with the flag raising If IS
interesting to note that the flag was
raised upon the staff which was dedi.
Gated by Admiral Schley on his visit to
that city, two years ago.
Lieut.. Gen. Nelson Appleton Miles,
U. S. A., retired, was born in Westmin-
ster, Mass. August, 1899. He received
an academic education and was en-
gagged in mercantile pursuits in Boston
when the Civil war began. On Sept. 9,
1861. he entered the volunteer service
in the 22d Massachusetts In
fantry and was commissioned lieuten-
ant colonel of the 61st New York Vol
unteers to date from May 81. 1862. He
was engaged in the battles of the Pc
ninsula, before Richmond and at An
tietum. and on Sept. 80, was made
colonel of his regiment. Col. Miles
fought in all the battles of the Army of
the Potomac with one cxceptic4I, up to
the surrender of Lee at AppomattOx
Courthouse, Virginia, and was wounded
three times.
He received the brevet of brigadier
general Of volunteers for gallantry at
Charlottesville, and was advanced TO
s''N AuiA Ae''iN ciA AAaS -. loor, loI HlS scr
vices at the battles of the Wilderness
and SpOttsylvania Courthouse. On Aug.
%, 1864, he was brevetted ma jor general
of volunteers for his conduct through
out the Richmond campaign and valu-
able service at Ream's station. He was
commissioned major general Oct 81,
1865, and mustered out of volunteer SER
vice, Sept. l, 1866. after receiving, July
2S, an appointment in the regular army
as colonel of the 40th Infantry.
On March 2, 1867, the brevets of brig
adler general and major general Unit
ed States army, We're conferred OIL
him for bravery at Charlottesville and
Spottsylvania.
He was transferred to the 9Th Infan-
try, March Is, 1859, defeated the Chey-
enne, KiOwa, and Comanche Indians
on the borders of the Staked Plain in
1875. and 1876 he subjugated the hostile
Sioux and other Indians in Montana,
driving Sitting Bull across the Canada
frontier, and breaking up the bands
that were led by him and by Crazy
Horse, Lame Deer, Spotted Eagle,
Broad Tail, Hump and others. In Sep
TENDER, he captured the Mex Perces I'M
der Chief Joseph in northern Montana,
and in 1878. captured band of Ban
nocks near the Yellowstone park. He
was commissioned brigadier general of
the United States army on Dec. Is, 1880,
commanded for five years the Depart
ment of the Columbia.
In July, 1885. he was assigned to the
Missouri, and in April. 1856, was trans
Co - Att
campaign against Apaches under Gero-
nimo and Natchez, he compelled those |
chiefs to surrender, Sept. 4, 1886.
He deemed it advisable. in the inter- |
est of the future tranquility of the In
dams. to accept conditional surrender |
from Geronimo agreeing that neither |
the chief or any Of his lieutenants |
should suffer death for their past |
crimes. He received the thanks of the |
Legislatures Of Kansas, Montana, New |
Mexico and Arizona for services in the !
West and the citizens of Arizona pre-
scented to Gen. Miles a sword of honor |
at Tucson. Nov. s. 1887. in the presence |
of a large gathering of citizens Of the |
territory.
He was in command of the United |
States troops in Chicago at the time of |
the railroad strike troubles. where he |
served with conspicuous ability. At the |
time of tine Turco-Grecian war, he rep
resented the United States army and |
also at Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubi- |
lee In 1897. He was in command of the |
United States army during the war |
with Spain and his campaign in Porto |
Rico was a short but notable one. Gen. |
Miles was raised to the rank of lieu |
tenant general. Feb. 2, 1901, and the |
date of his retirement from the army |
is Aug. 8, 1903.
Besides being a famous soldier. Gen. |
Miles Is the author Of numerous books |
Among them are Personal Recollec- |
lions, or From New England to the
Golden Gate" Military Europe" Job
servations Abroad" Besides these he
has written many magazine articles and
military reports. He has been presi- |
dent of the Jefferson Memorial Associa-
ton since 1908.
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