Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-04

a long list of killed and wounded for the
privilege of being with the army sent TO
Cuba at that time.
Ordered to Philippines.
Depleted as it was. but little time was
allowed the regiment to recuperate. after
the campaign in Cuba, before it was or
dered to the Philippines. where it was sta
toned in Laguna province. under that en-
ergetic officer, General Franklin Bell. The
regiment "hiked' hundreds of miles over
mountains and through muddy rice he
in pursuit of the insurgents under Gene al
Cables, and so persistent were the emo Is
of the Sth Infantry that at last Cables with
six hundred men. all well armed, returned
to the protection offered under the stars
and stripes. and the 9Th Infantry as its re-
ward had the honor of receiving his surren-
der. All told this regiment captured over
two thousand rifles during its two years
tour of duty In the Philippines. and was in
50 many fights and skrmshes that every
man in the regiment was well entitled to
the name OF veteran. Upon return to the
United States in September 1902, this regi-
ment found that Alaska, exceptionally cold
and bleak after two years in the tropics,
was to be the station of half of its COM
panies for the two years to come. \ detail
from the Sth Infantry under Gen. Geo M:
Randall, L. S. A; Capts. +. 5. walker ana
Edwin Bell had been sent to Alaska IN
1897 so that the Sth Infantry when or
dered there in 1902. knew what a disagree
able two years it had before it. but without
a protest the regiment served out its two
years exile in the frostbound north and
returned to the United States a few months
ago.
Six companies of the Sth Infantry at
tended the maneuvers in Virginia last fall
and were assigned to The Brown Army
under General Bell, under whom. as stated
above, the regiment served ip the Philip
pines.
Last year at the Madison Square Garden
in York of this ia
nous regiment gave an exhibition driu
which was the best feature of the military
tournament. and this year the same regl-
ment will send a company to the tourna-
ment to show the public what excellent
work the regular soldier can do ''in the pip
ing times of peace"
At present the sth Infantry, under Col.
Frederick A Smith is garriSoning three
posts in the state of New York. Headquar-
ters, band and the I'd Battalion stationed
at Fort Jay, Governors Island, New York
harbor. Col. Smith, commanding. The LIST
Battalion, under Major Richard H. Will
son. is stationed at Fort Slocum, David's
Island, New York harbor. and the I'd Bat
TALON. commanded by Major Colville z.
Terrett. is doing duty al Fort Niagara. n. Y.
Roster of Regiment.
The Army Register of 1908 gives the fol-
lowing list of officers assigned to the Sth
Infantry:
Col. Frederick A. Smith Lieut. Col Chas
]. Crane. Major Richard H. Wilson. Major
Colville p. Terrett, Major Rueben B. Tur-
ner, Captains Frank p. Andrus, Edgar S.
Walker, Frederick Perkins, commissary;
Evan NJ. Johnson. jr.: Charles Gerhardt,
Frederic FL. Sargent, John X. Miller. adju-
tant: Taber Norman, uuartermaster: Fred
rik L. Knudsen, Edwin Bell. Merch 3.
Stewart, Houston V. Evans, Edgar T. Con-
ley. Carl \. Martin and Campbell f. Bah
cock; First Lieuts John F. James. William
f. Hunt. A LaRue Christie, Samuel w.
Widdifield, Harol d. Coburn, Thomas S.
Norman, Jennings B. Wilson, Arthur F.
Halpin, Edward H. Andres, Edwin J.
Bracken. Walter H. Johnson, Leonard L.
Baker, Benjamin H. Pope, Frank H. Kalde.
Elliott NJ. Norton; Second Lieuts, Sheldon
w. Anding, William G. Muchison, Arthur
L. Bump, James NJ. Wallimg, William J.
Davis. Claire r. Bennett, Charles H. Ma
son, William c. Russell, William F. Robin
SON. jr., and Charles A. bravo.