Show HIGH ON OM THE ROLL OF SONOK HONOR twenty fourths contribution of dis officers A number of the ilia officers of the twenty fourth have leL cached ched high rank lit in the army all al lut but one air 0 he colonels who have commanded conini the ical ment have teen been commissioned bilau balga genral col moss at one timo time in command Is now at the head of the Depatt department ment of texas telas capt john ij clem at present assistant quai termas bermas ter geneel was assigned to the regiment in with the lank of second lieutenant py by gen grants grant tor for bravery displayed jn in the abeld cart capt 11 C coilla was assigned to tle the regiment legli nent in 1869 1969 jn in 1869 he was waa absi assistant stant adjutant gan e nal anil it la Is expected in army circle S that lie he will go up it a peg higher before ic tiring col 11 II W lawton one of the in proctors general of the army served nerved valli fill tile the regiment from 1861 to 1871 gon gc ii Ull Dioro aho became one ona of f its ol liters cr lit ill 1669 1869 capt john I 1 L bullis now on oil indian service in fit new mexico in 14 ill on tile twenty fourths foai tits loll 1011 all of officers cels 11 the he captain gained it a reputation several beveral yeats ago as LS an ail indian anti and lie he la Is a tenor to tile hie outlaws of llie Sooth southwestern western 14 tates who have a wholesome tear fear of him film lie he has beun been tile the leader of many excursions against them and bad and ills his set er vices have been hectic by the llie city of at san antonio and by the state stale of leaa having been with nith jev jeweled cled av orda by that ely efty and the texas Legisla legislature tuie 0 0 the town of north manchester ind C latall claims to have in ili the person of capt UL rill its lt city clerk lle lie youngest r 0 O jui di I 1 v in the lh late war viar the captain e enlisted t in it tile the liitt indiana battery at the he outbreak of tile te war and w diw it in his 1113 year ills enteen was waa a le one all and white not wishing to ID detract any ally raon ills ils well barned la urcla urvis yet ole lacity fourni will hao bale to th allege the correctness or of the alie assertion asic allon that lie hp Is the younge youn ct ot soldier who wn served in tile llie war the twenty fourth claim that thal high honor in them the portion of aillinn quartee ma ter tien gen clem tile the drummer boy bol a elfr who joined thu tegument ment in 1811 of df tile those NY who lave have stayed bilth the regiment probably Tro babiy line ar more widely konomi than thai he of ct hll bis LIA war vior and 1111 hl ex 09 bulli while en Bad lit in winning 11 ills is spurs at tile age of 10 lie ha sought to 10 enter tile lio service as drui niner boy but was mas refused on oil account of alb if youth put liu lie persevered and nd a fw few mon inantha ilia later followell follow wl tile the I 1 fcc ond michigan volunteers into the beld field and april found him li beating catIng the tonk long roll before shiloh loli and his hl bra bravery very was waa such jn in that action that he in and his point and was as mustered in lit at tile the lige fc of 11 years rears being known I 1 thereafter hereafter as aa johnny shiloh amone adoniz its ills comrades it was at tile the battle of chickamauga that bat he became conspicuous for bra bravery viry in that action ho be laid ade lils drum for a inu tile the biart 1 of which was wall shortened ened tor for ills his use arld and took lit aln place in tile th ranks un oil tho the retreat to chattanooga his brigade wax was ordered to tn surrender ly by the enemy anti and johnny himself win was overa covered by I 1 the h sword of it Confederate colo colonel wh 1 he a shot h a on the he spot r for I 1 r thin a act 1 or 0 bravery lie ix w was as in enado ad J fi by gen rosecrans and wao p r b a tin line medal by alsa sa kato chanc i daughter of the chi charf f justice from 1186 to lo ho he was waa dc D e 1 appt pt quarto mamer at ogden utan utah and later was waa major in the bermaster master dep department artmont according to war records re the distInct distinction lon ot of being I 1 he youngest youn Kent boy bay soldier belongs to capt clem clean |