The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-02-03
FIGHTING
REGIMENT
Proud Record of 18th
-. Infantry Now in
Port.

| AC I4iSnittflu l nitSAS NAaitS IL
fantry, which is returning from the
Philippines on the transport Logan,
has long and honorable record. and
there will be many battle rings''
around the staff of the new regimental
eolors which viii be ordered as soon IS
| the Eighteenth reaches the States
| The regiment was first organized in the
| War of 1872, and fought throughout
| the struggle with England. After this
war the army was reduced and the
| Eighteenth was mustered out of the
service. When Lincoln s call for troops
went out the regular army was enlarg-
ed and the Eighteenth Infantry was re-
vived.
During the Civil War the regiment
formed part of the Army of the Cum
berland and Tennessee serving under
General Thomas. 1t participated in the
battle of Chickamauga and Lookout
Mountain, and, in fact, the battles of
the Western campaign. After the war
was over the Eighteenth was engaged
in Indian campaigns for many years
One of its companies was entirely ami
hilated in the ''Fort Fetterman Massa-
ere, Lieutenant Fetterman being the
officer in command of the company. The
rest of the regiment arrived too late,
but routed the Indians At this time
the regiment was commanded by Col
Darlington, who was a Brigadier Gen
eral of Volunteers in the Civil War.
His successor was Col. Kruger, late Ma
jor General Ruger. Under his command
Fort Assiniboine, in Montana was built
and occupied by the regiment AMI the
Sioux War was fought.
After this campaign the Eighteenth
was stationed in Kansas and Colorado.
and then was assigned to the Depart
ment of the Rio Grande, where it oc-
cupied Forts Sam Houston and Bliss,
and participated IN the chase after Car
ella, who got up the so-called ''GarcIa
Rebellion against Mexico At the
of the Spanish War
the regiment, with the Twentv-thir,i-
which was also stationed in Texas. was
ordered to New Orleans. with view
to its being sent To Cuba. When the
news of Dewey victory was heard
the plans were changed AMI the Eigh-
reenth, Twenty third and Fourteenth
Infantry regiments, Fourth Cavalry,
Sixth Artillery and nun orous volunteer
regiments Went to Manila with the sec
1nd expedition.
The regiment stopped some time in
Honolulu on the way over and on It's
~,
n the siege and capture OF Manila and
he capture Of IIoilo. 1t ocr4raed Ca
Tite and then did work in the field in
DInar until the collapse of t,a rebel
ion. In September, 1901, it reformed te
he United States and occupied various
POSTS. most of it being quaitarcd at
Tort Russell, in Wyoming, and Fort Lo-
gan, in Colorado.
April !, 1903, the Eighteenth again
vent to the Philippines and has been
stationed in Cebu ever since. 1t has
occupied three posts. The headquar-
ers have been at TacIoban. Levte.
where Col. Hall has been in command.
lieut. Col. Paulding commanded the
'ost at CebU, Island of Cebu. and Mai.
Dung that at Ormos, Island Of Lcyte.
The department commander was Gen
raj Carter. Most of the work in the
hiiFibHeS WAS the bulIdlng OF roads
md bridges, with a little esc~~4 futv.
The only field duty was that of Co. Az
captain Clark, which participated in
he expedition sent out in june, 1903.
o punish the religious fanatics who
murdered Captain Overton in Saclutan.
The regiment carries with it one OF
he most valuable battle flags in fhe
rmy. Its stripes are covered with the
James Of battles in which the Eigh-
zenith has participated until they arc
mass of embroidery. The siIken ban
Ter has seen 50 much service that it is
II tatters and almost ready to fa& &,
Ieces As soon as the regiment gets
o the states new one will be ordernd
nd the old one filed with the other
reasured relics Of the regiment. The
lew flag, in accordance to the recent
ming OF the War Department, will
ave the names Of the battles inscribed
n metal rings around the flagstaff in
tead OF having them embroidered on
he flag itself