Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-11-08
EIGHTY -FOUR Silver rings !.
SHOW SECONDS BATTLE SCORE
New Stand of CoIors for Regiment That Has Worn Out Many
Flags on the BattlefieId-Winds of Oahu Have Whipped
End Infantry Silks to Ribbons and New Stand to Be Pre-
scented with Ceremonies >~

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4 Especial Star-BulIetin Correspondence
FORT SKATER. Nov, 8.-The
End Infantry has been advised by the
war department that new stand OF
tregimental colors will be. supplied fol
/ The regiment at an early date to re
place the colors now well worn and
frayed by 0ahu's winds. In view oil
I, this fact, Colonel French has made
application under the provisions OF
army regulations for authority to en-.
grave cn silver bands the names and
, dates Of battles, engagements and
/ skirmiEhes in which the regiment has
participated and place these silver
bands on the pike, or staff, OF the new
+, stand of colors. Such bands and en-.
craving are authorized by the regu.
lations but the list of battles and af.
fairs must receive the Department.
confirmation before its authority be
given to place. the bands on the color
staff.
Since the organization OF the regi.
ment that occurred under the act OF
Congress of March 3. 1871, the regi.
ment has participated either In entire.
ty or part IN "a engagements Of great.
er or less magnitude. It's first battle
was the disastrous occurrence known
to history as St Glars defeat or the
battle with the Indians in. the North.
west Territory at Maumee fords, in
which is now Ohio, on November 4,
17S1, now 122 years ago. In this bat
tie the entire regiment participated
and 1t was truly 8 baptism for the
new organization. This battle OF
-Mauinee lords was the first of FIVE
THAT the 2Hi passed through. against
the Indian tribes of the then from
tiers within the next few years. The
second was near. Fort st Clair, also
in Ohio. on October IL. 1893. In this
battle the entine regiment was en-.
gagged as was also the case at Fort
Recovery, Ohio. on June go 1884, and
again at Miami Rapids, Mich, Aug.
90 Of the same year. In the battle
of Tippicanoe. Ind, against Tecum.
sch, on Now, 1911, 102 years ago to-
day, only a portion of .he End In
fantry. however, participated.
The war OF 1872 saw the regiment
engaged In its country's service in
, the same territory for the frs. peri.
cd of that struggle with England. The
first engagement in which the regi.
ment had, a. share being the one at
Detroit, Aug. 15-16, 1872. and on Jan.
% OF the following year 1t was in the
i fight at FrenchtoWn. Mich. Then the
End was transferred to the south, TAX.
, ing a hand at Antossee Towns, Ala,
o. Al - EEr,,sk D<,Srs
yer, Ala. Sept. Is. 1914. against In.
dams under; British control or influ-
ence, and then bearing its share with
honor in the BATH OF New Orleans on
Jan. 8 and 9, 1915. against the yeter-
ans of the Peninsula war under Sir
Edward Pakenham. Later in the
same year, on May "a, four companies
of the End Infantry participated in a
return match. as it may be called,
OF the fight at Fort Bowyer, Ala, in
September of the year preceding.
The Black Hawk war saw the regi-
lment again on the frontier as it
| fought at Bad Axe river In Illinois
on Aug. 2, 1892 Nor did the End be
Ilong to the stay-at-homes In the Semi
mole war, as its records proudly set
forth. Detachments fought at Fort
Mamie, Fla. FEB. 2S. 1899; Etonia
Scrub, March 20. 1889. and again at
i Micanopy, Fla, May 10, 1910; and B
company on July II. 1910, was in The
J fight at Cow Creek and X company
in the one at Orange Creek bridge,
March 2, l841, and @ company was
hard at 1t two days later at Ocklawa-
ha river against the same enemy. On
January Is, 1912, B, X and q detach-
ment of--G again were engaged at
saw Greek, while on April 10, G, F
. and were in action at Big Hammock
near Pilaklikaha, name not unlike
the Hawaiian pilikia in appearance
and possibly the same in meaning
from the Seminole's viewpoint.
) When we reach thei Mexican war
the record runs only from near. IL,
beginning off 1S47 as regards actual
engagements and continues only until
October IS Of that year, but from the
first battle at Vera Cruz, that lasted
from March 9 until March %, the en-
tire regiment took part with one ex-
, ception in all of the fighting at Cerro
Goido, Contreras, Churubusco, Moline
I Del Rey, Chapultepec, City of Mexico
and Puebla. A glorious record and
achieved between March and Octo-
!, Der IL And then not to be outdone
by their elder regimental brothers,
the two companies of recruits, enroute
to join fought yaliantly and well, as
may easily be believed, at Huamantla
on October 9 and again at Atlixco on
October 10, in the same glorious year
for American arms.
In 1850 the pages begin to tell of
! Indian fights again. First 8 is men
toned Clear Lake and Pitt river, Cal;
where detachments of companies A,
E and G on May 9, followed their pro-
fession in workmanlike way against
/ the red men, and on Julys5 the same
detachments took part in the second
fight of Pit river. .... -
| B company on July of 1852 cele-
brated the Fourth by whipping a
force of Indians at San Joaquin river,
Cal, and on August %, 1852, D com.
pany gets into the honor list with a
fight at ella and Colorado rivers, also
In California. :,