Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-06-25
FOUGHT THE WORLD AROUND
MAJoR-GENERAL M'IvER DIES
WITH NONE TO MOURN.

From Many Rulers-Wo Four
Times in Civil War-Twfce Killed
Man in Duels-
Major-Gen. Henry Ronald Douglas
MacIver, a veteran of eighteen wars
and soldier of fortune who has re-
ceived many medals for distinguished
service from sovereigns the world
over, died alone recently in the board
ing house al 22S West Twenty-second
street, states the New York Sun. He
got his title of Major-General in the
Confederate army, but in the course
of adventurous life he acquired many
others, among them ensign in the
Sepoy mutiny in India; Lieutenant
under Garibaldi in Italy; Captain UNI
der Don Carlos; Lieutenant-Colonel
under the Emperor Macmillan; Col
onel under Napoleon ILL.,; Inspector
oil Cavalry for the Khedive of Egypt,
and Chief of Cavalry and General
of Brigade of the army of King Mi
Ian of Servia. He was the author of
"Under Fourteen Flags" published ia
1888, which gave his story up to that
date.
Gen. MacIver had lived in New
York of late and about two months
ago engaged a room from Mrs. Mabel
Campbell at the Twenty-second street
house. He often spoke of his wife,
long since dead, and of his married
daughter, now living in London. Ac-
cording to the General there had
been an estrangement between him
and his daughter, but it was happily
settled only few days ago. He spent
much time in compiling series of
"reminiscences, which had been COM
pleted and submitted for publication.
According to Mrs. Campbell he ex-
pected to fall heir shortly to for
tune in Scotland by virtue of being
the last living person in long line
of nobility. 1t is said that he in
tended getting married soon.
Gen. MacIver was born December
25, 1871, at sea just off the coast of
Virginia His mother was a Doug
las of Virginia and his father was
Ronald MacIver, a younger son of
the chief of the Clan MacIver. In
order that he might be educated he
was sent when 10 years old to an
uncle. Gen. Donald Graham, in Edin-
burgh. He got commission five
years later as ensign in the Honor
able East India Company and at 16
was fighting the Indian mutiny. He
was wounded and for time his con-
dition was considered critical. Fol-
lowing this he served in the ten
years war in Cuba, in Brazil, in Ar
gentina, in Crete, in Greece, in two
Carlist revolutions in Spain, in Bos-
MIA and for four years in this coun-
try's civil war, most of the time I'M
der Stonewall Jackson and Jeb Stu
art. He was wounded four times in
the civil war.
Just after the civil war he was
interested in an expedition which met
with failure, as many of his ventures
did. It's members called themselves
the knights of Arabia and their OBJ
ject was to seize and colonize an isl
and. The expedition set sail from
San Francisco. One report was that
they intended to subjIgate the blacks
of Hayti and form a republic for
white men in which slavery would
be recognized. AS one of the lead
ers of this filibustering expedition
MacIver was arrested by Gen. Phil
Sheridan and spent some time in pris-
on
Gen. MacIver fought several duels,
in two of which he kill his adversary.
In one of his numerous scrapbooks
is an account of one of his duels writ
ten by war correspondent, at Vicks-
burg at the close of the civil war.
1t tells how Gen. MacIver accom-
panied by Major Gillespie, met just
outside of that city, Major Tonlin of
Vermont of the United States Artil-
lery Volunteers. The combat was
with sabres. MacIver ran Tonlin
through the body. In the words Of
the writer:
''The Confederate officer wiped his
sword on his handkerchief. In a few
seconds Major Tonlin expired One
of Major MacIver's seconds called to
him, He is dead; you must go. These
gentlemen will loon after the body
of their friend A negro boy brought
up til horses, but before mounting
MacIYer said to Major Tonlins sec
ords: My friends are in haste for
me to go. Is there anything that
can do? I hope that you consider
this matter has been settled honora.
bly,
There being no reply, the Confed
crates rode away"
On his way to join Maximilian's
army in Mexico MacIver was cap
turei by Indians and held for month.
Later he saw big fighting at Monte
reg, where for personal bravery he
received the title of Count and the
order of Guadeloupe. When Maximil-
ian was executed MacIver moved on
to Rio de Janeiro, where two months
later he was wearing the uniform of
Emperor Dom Pedro and with the
rank of LieutenaGt-Colonel was in
command of tne foreign legion of the
armies of Brazil and Argentina, fight
ing against Paraguay. This band was
nearly wiped out by cholera, to which
MacIver fell a victim. Upon his re.
covery he found that the legion had
been sent to the front, where it was
disbanded. He thea went to Glas-
gov and later enlisted in the Cretan
insdrrection. After this he crossed
to Athens and served against the
brigands in Kisissia, on the borders
OF Albania and Tffessaly, as volun-
teer aide to Col Corronous. who mad
been the commander-in-chief of the
Cretans against the Turks. He fought
the brigands in the mountains for
time and was recommended for the
highest Greek decoration.
Gen MacIver came to New York
and soon after appeared in the