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

and returned to the United States on
the United States steamship Yantic.
"lle returned to duty and com
mand OF troop. spring OF 1854. ut
Fort Buford. Dakota. lie was in gar
rison from that time until the spring
OF 1856, when troop was assigned to
duty protecting workmen on the Great
Northern railroad, across Montana.
During the summer Of 1887 he march
ed with troop from Fort Buford, Da-
kota, to Fort Meade. Dakota, and
was in garrison at that post during
The winter. In the summer of 1883.
he marched with squadron of the
Seventh cavalry from Fort Meade.
Dakota, t., Fort Riley, Kansas Upon
the 'iiShanlment of Troop l.. Seventh
cavalry. sprin" of 1890. darlington
/, was assigned at first lieutenant Of
: Troop y, and served With troop at
Ri'l@" arency. fall Of 1890. He par
, ticipated in the engagement at
Wounded Knee creek. December 20,
! 1890. with Ri" Foot 5 band of hostile
Sicux Indians. and was severely
wounded il the elbow of ;he right
arm. as result Of which the right
arm is permanently stiffe''rd. He was
awarded a congressional medal of
honnr for conduct in this fight.
"He was ordered on recruiting lu-
! ty. Charleston. S. G., March. 1891. He
was i'll cadet hospital, West Point, n.
Y, 1891. for operation ON wounded
arm. Upon discharge from that hos
pital. he returned to duty with his
regiment at Fort Riley, Kansas,
where he performed the duty of post
commissary until promoted captain Of
the Seventh cavalry. Bird December,
1891. and was assigned to command
of Troop I, Seventh cavalry. Upon
the establishment Of the cavalry
school at Fort Riley, he was detailed
as instructor of hippology, and con-
tinued on that duty until detailed
member of the board to revise the
cavalry drill regulations in Use by
that branch of service.
"He was appointed major and i'll
spector general on the 2nd January,
1895, solely upon his record as shown
III the files Of the war department,
no application having been made by
him, or so far as he knows, by any
other person. He reported for duty
as assistant to the inspector general
Of the army, Washington, d. c., in
May, 1895, ana was assigned to duty
as inspector general Of the South
Atlantic district.
"He accompanied the inspector
general of the army to the camp at
Chicamanga park. May. 1898, where he
was engaged on inspection duty un-
til the 5th Of June. Hc reported for
duty to Maj. Gen. Joseph Wheeler,
commandm" the cavalry division, as
inspector general of that division, at
Tampa. Fla. on June Z, and served
in that capacity until the conclusion
Of the operation against Santiago. He
was ut Montaul Point. August. lS9S
f{e was at the Hot Springs of Vir-
gmla on account of disease contract
ed in Cuba. from September TO Nov
cmber, 1898, when he resumed duty
as assistant to the inspector general
Of the army. Washington. ID. c.
He acted as inspector general of
the eighth army corps. Manila, p. l.,
November. 1890, until July. 1901, and
was absent on leave on account of
sickness due to service in the tropics
from May, 1900. until January, 1901
during which absence he received
treatment at Carlsbad, Austria. AT
the termination of this leave he re-
turned to duty in the Philippine Is
lands and remained there until re-
hcved by Gen. Joseph p. Sanger in
July, 1901. He was inspector gen
cral, department Of the lakes. from
the fail Of 1901 until the spring of
1902, from which ,latc ne was in
spector general of the Department Of
The East and the Atlantic division
until March, 1908. and inspector gen
cral Of the Philippines division, Man
ila. p. l., from May, 1905, until at
tackled by bronchial pneumonia Jan
uary, 1906. on account Of which he
was transferred to the general hospit-
al. Prcsidio, Cal.
"IIc was detailed as member of
the general staff June 6, 1906, with
station at Washington, D. G.