The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-08-02

In March, 1872, he received an
appointment to the United States
Military academy from Hon. w. p.
Price OF Georgia and reported at the
academy on May 27, 1872, and gradu-
ated therefrom on the 14th of June,
1876, and was granted leave of alb
sence for three months. On leaving
the academy he visited the centennial
exposition at Philadelphia, and the
United States Naval academy at An
napols, arriving at his home, Atlan-
ia, Ca, about the 1st of July. A few
days after his arrival in Atlanta the
daily press reported that he had been
nominated as second lieutenant of the
Seventh United States cavalry. On
the afternoon of the 7th Of July re-
port of the terrible disaster to the
Seventh cavalry was received in At
lanta. Lieut.. darlington left Atlanta
that same afternoon for Washington
city and applied in person to Gen. w.
I. Sherman, then commanding the
army, for authority to Join the re.i-
mcnt to which lie had mcen nominat-
ed but in which he had not been con-
flrmed. AS soon as confirmed by the
senate the necessary authority was
granted by the war department and
on the llth of July he left Washing
ton to join his regiment wherever it
might be in Montana. surrcndcring
the uncXpircl portion of his leave of
absence. He reached his regiment on
the 2d OF August. on the Yellowstone,
! IN the meantime having been promot-
cd Il first lieutenant 'bv reason of the
large number of casualties among, the
commissioned officers in the battle of
June 25. On Aug. 81 he was assigned
to the command Of the troop to which
he has been promoted, namely Capt.
>. q. Fourtellottc' Troop G, Seventh
cavalry. Capt. Fourtellotte being on
detached service as aide-de-camp to
the general of the army. He served
with the command of Gen. Terry
during the rest of the summer in the
attempt to capture Sitting Bull and
his band Of Sioux Indians and during
the winter of 1976-77 at Fort Abra-
ham Lincoln, Dakota, which post he
left with the Seventh cavalry, 1st of
May, 1877, fM the Yellowstone coun-
try to operate against the hostile
Sioux Indians. On the 9th of June
he was appointed adjutant Of his re-
glment, with less than one years SER
vice. He participated in the expedi-
ton against the Nez Perces Indians
under Chief Joseph, being present at
the engagement on Canyon creek on
Sept. 13, 1877, and was commended
by the commanding officer of the Sew
enth cavalry in his report of that
fight. He was in garrison at Fort
Abraham Lincoln durin" the winter
OF 1S0-7S. He participated in the
expedition to the Black Hills in the
summer Of 1878, and operations
against the Northern Chcycnnes in
Nebraska and Dakota in September
and October. and commanded field
piece under Maj. G. H. Carlton, Third
cavalry. on Chadron creek, Nebraska.
in October, 1877. when the Northern
Cheyenne prisoners of war entrench-
ed themselves and refused to be mov-
ed to Camp Robinson, Neb. Hc was in
garrison at Fort Abraham Lincoln.
lS1S-79 and took station with head
quarters. Seventh cavalry. at Fort
Meade, S. d., summer of 1879. He
went to San Domingo in August. 1880,
on years leave of absence and en-
gagged in gold mining, ,ejoining his
regiment at Fort Meade in the spring
of 1881. He was in garrison at Fort
Abraham Lincoln, fall Of 1881 and
resigned as regimcntal adiutant, LIST
OF November. 1881. and was assigned
t" the command Of Col. M. Y. Shcri
dams Troop l., Seventh cavalry. Col.
Sheridan brin: on detached service
as mdr-dr-camp to the lieutenant
general OF the army. In the field dur
ln"' I've s"mmcr Of 1889 hc WAS rro-
tcct!n- wrrkmcn on the extension IF
the Northern Pacific railroad through
Dakota and was in garrison at Fort
Bu'"rd. Dakota. from November,
lSS2 until he snrin" Of 1883. I'm re-
sponse to call for volunteers to COM
mand az expedition TO the Arct;c
seas he offered his services to tho
war department and was selected for
that duty and left ST Johns Nov