The herald., 1915-06-03
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LETTER FROM REV. scHLIEssER.

, LETTER FROM REV. ScHLIEsSER
Rev. \. ]. Schliesser, former paste
Eof the Trinity Lutheran Church, nov
chaplain of the Twenty-second Infan
try, L. S. A, Douglas, Ariz, writes t
The Herald a very interesting letter
in which he gives a part of the his
tory OF the famous Twenty-second In
fantry, and we take pleasure in pub
fishing the letter in connection here
with:
My Dear Dr. Kraft: I'm away from
you, but I've not forgotten you.
Am still in camp near Douglas. Ari
! IONA. Douglas is a beautiful little
city in isolation. To the south is Aqua
Prieto, Mexico, to the east is the
United States army in camp, to the
north are great mountains. to the west
a desert.
The weather would be charming if
it were not for the sand storms which
we have almost every day. The days
are getting hot, but the nights remain
cool. They are so, We are told. in hot
test summertime.
The soldiers are living in tents
along the Mexican border. Their daily
drills and their Americanism places
them among the best in the world.
They, too, are great ball players. For
where they play they win.
!, as you know, am with the Twen-
ty-second. Here is a little of her his
tory:
The Twenty-second Infantry was
organized under an act of Congress
OF June 26, 1912. During the War of
1872 it participated in the following
engagements:
Bombardment of Fort Niagara. y.
Y, Nov. 81, 1872: capture of Fort
George. Canada, May ~. 1913: French
Creek, n. Y, Nov l and 2, 1913; Fort
Erie, upper Canada, July 3, 1914; Chin.
No' July q, 1919, LunQy
Lane and Bridgewater, Canada. Aug
10, IA and Is, 1914; siege and assault
OF Fort Erie, Canada, Aug. 1915, 1914;
Fort Erie, Canada, August and Sep
TENDER, 1914.
Let's not think of the Civil War. be-
cause 1t would remind us of sad days
by our own selves" The |
nrst stations of the regiment after the |
Civil War were Dakota and Montana
scattered among many small posts
were the companies, almost constant
y occupied in fighting the Indians.
In 1873 the regiment took part in
he Yellowstone expedition under Cen
eral Stonley. In July, 1874, it was Or
Tered to the station at Fort Wavne
Nlch., and to other places, but this
lappy life was very brief, for on Sent
Z, 1874, seven companies were sent
o New Orleans for duty incident 70
ne White League difficulties. Ten
lays the duty was to last, but il lasted
lght months. The mosquitoes were
wful.
In July, 1876, the regiment went into
he field under General Terry follow.
ng the Custer massacre.
1t took part in fighting the Stony {
ndians in 1877. The same year a few r
ompanies were sent to New York on f
ccount of riots.
In 1879 the Twenty-second was sent
nsht the Utes, the Apaches and the e
aVaJo Indians. Fighting in Colo :
ado and New Mexico and scouting r
long the Texas border was induIged
until November, 1882, then stations Q
ere taken in New Mexico and Colo. o
lido. u
IN 1888 we find the Twenty-second
5htlng Indians in the northern states d
'S2 in Idaho on account of labor u
oubles, and in 1894 engaged in Mon. r
ma. b
from 1896 the men lived in uuiet.
ess I'LL 1898. June 2S We see them in IL
lba' capturing the first Spanish col. i
S In the battle of Santiago. II took d.
lrt IN the battle of Ell Caney. OF b,
'enty-four officers. six were wound IT IT
/, and Of 4S6 enlisted men A were st
lied and wounded. On July 2. while b,
aiding his men, Col. Chas. A. Wykoff II
Is Killed. After this days and nights al
re spent in the trenches, in heavy IS
ms and under heavy fighting.
On Sept. 10, 1898, we find the ragi- a
mt again at the former station. with =.
~ five officers and a hundred and pr
ty men, and these were suffering u
IN the campaign. The rest were Oh
her dead or sick. Sc
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