The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-11-05
REGIMENT THAT
HAS MADE MARK
Scrapping Eighteenth Was First
Organized to Fight
Johnny Bull.

The Eighteenth Regiment is in Ho
nolulu for the third time on home
ward-bound voyage, and for the fourth
time leaves the Philippines behind
with a record of honorable service.
This famous regiment was organized
nearly hundred years ago and ever
since has had a long and honorable
record. The regiment was first organ
lied 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 enlarged, and the Eighteenth In
fantry was revived.
During the Civil War the regiment
formed a part of the Army of the Cum
berIand and Tennessee, serving under
General Thomas. It 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.
initiated in the "Fort Fetterman Mas
sacre,'' 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
| Colonel Darlington, who was brlga
| dier-general of volunteers in the Civil
War. His successor was Colonel Ru
ger. late Majo General Ruger Under
| his command Fort Assiniboine, in Mon
tana, was built and occupied by the
regiment and 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
eupied Forts Sam Houston and Bliss
| and participated in the chase afte
| Garcia. who got up the so-called ''Gar
| ella Rebellion against Mexico. A
| the outbreak of the Spanish American
| War the regiment, with the Twenty
| third, which was also stationed Il
| Texas, was ordered to New Orleans
with a view to its being sent to Cuba
When the news of Dewey's victory wa
! heard the plans were changed and TIL
| Eighteenth, Twenty-third and Four
teenth Infantry regiments, Fourth Cav
| airy. Sixth Artillery and numerou
volunteer regiments went to Manili
with the second expedition.
The regiment stopped some time il
Honolulu on the way over, and on 1T
arrival in the Philippines participate
in the siege and capture of Manila an
the capture of noilo. It occupied Ca
vite and then did work in the field il
Pinar until the collapse of the rebel
lion In September, 1901, it returne'
TO the United States and occupied vari
Gus posts. most of it being quartere
at Fort Russell, in Wyoming, and For
Logan. in Colorado.
April /, 1903. the Eighteenth again
Invent to the Philippines and has bee
stationed in Cebu ever since. 1t ha
occupied three posts. The headquarter
| have been at Taeloban, Leyte, wher
| Colonel Hall has been in command
Lieutenant Colonel Paulding command
ed the post at Cebu Island of CebU
and Major Young that at Ormos, Islam
of Levte. The department commando
was General Carter. Most of the worl
in the Philippines was the building 0
roads and bridges, with a little eseor