The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-24
TRUE DEMOCRACY OLDEST REGIMENT
goth Infantry Dates Back to
Civil War.
Only Unit in Camp Started Be-
fore Present War.

The formation of the 10th infantry.
the oldest organization in Camp Fun
ston, dates back to the beginning OF
the Civil war. It is the only unit in
the camp whose history started before
the present war began. 1t is COM
manded by a former regular army Of
ficer, Col W. H. Jordan, who has
seen twenty years service. In his
talk to the officers and men of his
command at the regiments get-to-
gether last week he gave brfef &C
count of the regiments doings since
its organization. Here is part Of his
talk:
Served in Civil War.
1.-THE regiment served to the end
of the Civil war, taking part in twenty
seven battles. In 1866 two companies
were added to the eight already Or
gained which formed a battalion of
the 18th infantry, and this then be-
came the Twentieth infantry.
THE regiment served in Louisiana,
Mississippi and Texas until 1868 when
it went to the Indian country of Da-
kota, where it did duty in controlling
the Indians until 1877. In that year it
moved to Texas, serving there for
three years. performing the duties of
frontier regiments in the days when
those duties consisted in chasing cat
tie thieves, constructing military roads
and controlling Indians.
From 1881 to 1885 the regiment was
stationed in Kansas and the Indian
Territory. so this is not the first time
that the goth has been blessed by be-
ing stationed in this summer resort.
During that time the regiment also
had considerable field duty against the
Indians in which it carried out with
efficiency every job it was called upon
to perform.
In Indian Campaign.
''In 1885 it again went back to Da-
kota and while there took part in the
campaign against the Sioux Indians IN
1890 and 1891 and in the strike trou-
BILE of 1894.
THE regiment again came back to
Kansas where it was stationed at Fort
Leavenworth in 1894. There it re-
manned until the Spanish-American
war, in 1898.
at went to Cuba with the first ex-
petition and took part in the battles
of Sibonum. Ell Caney and San Juan.
The official report gives the highest
praise to the officers and men of the
regiment in those engagements
In Philippines in 1899.
I'm 1899 the regiment went to the
Philippines where it served until 1902,
performing duty as provost guard in
Manila and taking part creditably in
campaigns thruout the islands.
In 1902 1t returned home, doing
home garrison duty for a few years
only, again to return to the islands.
I'm 1906 it came back to the States,
being stationed at the Presfdio. 1t
was called upon to assist in guarding
property and giving aid to the des-
titute in the San Francisco fire that
year. The second battalion went to
Honolulu in 1907 and the remainder
of the regiment to the Philippines in
1909. They reassembled at Fort
Douglas, Utah, in 1912, only to move
to the border six months later. 1t re-
| turned to Fort Douglas last year, May
10, and left there for Camp Funston,
June %, this year.
Now this gives you just a sketchy
record of the regimental history, but
in all reports of battles, Indian
skirmishes or garrison duty per-
formed during this time the records
of the Twentieth is one to be proud of.
1t did its duty thoroughly and eff
ficiently."