Show TH INFANTRY N NO W ON BORDER HAS BRIGHT R RECORD An AnWa Was Wa Organized Organize by Direction i of President May 4 1861 and ad Went Trough Through Civil War It I WAS during the stormy days das of ot the American civil war that the tho Twentieth Infantry now on ott the border border but formerly former former- ly Iy stationed at Fort Port Douglas was wan organized organized organ organ- I Iz d by direction of the president May aY 4 4 1861 This action acton was confirmed by act act of congress s July Jub 2 23 2 1861 as the second second sec see ond battalion batalon of th the tho Eleventh infantry The Twentieth was as the thc first numerically of tho the nine three battalion regiments organized organized or or- under this act ac Its Hs t designation wa was WR changed by act of congress of July 28 28 1866 when by bv addition additon of two companies companies com coin panics to the eight companies which constituted constituted con con- the tho battalion batalon It became the Twentieth Infantry infantry- While as organized as this date the Twentieth infantry has ha's no distinct war record its iR officers with hardly an ex exception ex- ex and a R a. a great number of enlisted men who whose e na names mes appear apper on Its Is original rolls rols served during tho the war between the North and South and served sered with wih marked distinction and gallantry in such Important important tant tont and conspicuous ous positions that their military record became a a. a part of oC tho na nations nation's nations nation's naton's na- na tion's tons ton's history At Richmond Va Vs At the time of the tho development of the battalion Into a n regiment in 1866 It was as excepting com company pan B B. B theo thea lo located at Union W Va stationed at Va Vs Thomas Thoma II ir Nelll Neill NeU brevet brigadier r general U U. S. S A. A was in direct command as Its major As part lart of th the Eleventh Infantry It remained there and did dut duty an as provost guard gard It I was transferred to the department of the gulf and was WIS stationed there from January Januar 1867 and during 1868 The Tho hB regIment reg- reg ImAnt aider In n th thc of or th the si states t- t of i- i Mississippi I Louisiana isi and c T Texas x s From 1869 to 1871 It was stationed d In the department of oC Dakota Dota and portions porton of the command saw service serice In the Indian country and part rt went as escort to the Northern Norther Pacific surveying party part In 1872 and 1873 company I was attached to Custers Custer's command command for tor exploration ton of the Black Hills Dack His country From 1878 to It 1 was a stationed Inthe in Sn the department of Texas where here companies companies compa compa- nies nice C C. C E B. B F and II J formed part par of the tho expedition which went across the Rio Grande Grands Grane river rIer in 1878 to punish cattle thieves Quell Quel Indian Idian Troubles Stationed in the thc department nt of Missouri Missouri Mis Mis- from 1881 to 1885 In companies Band B and K participated with other troops In n quelling Indian troubles which resulted In n all al tho the Indians Indians' of the Creek tribe being bc bc- Ing ng captured In 1882 companies C and D at Fort Reno Berm I. I T. T removed Intruders Intruder from the public lands lands' of oC Oklahoma I From 1885 to 1894 the tho command was In Inthe Inthe I the department of or Dakota and in 1850 1890 i companies G and 1 II It under Captain Captin Harbach Harbach Har- Har bach went to Fort Fort- Fort Keogh Mont lont against I the unruly Sioux Indians During th the tho widespread preat railroad strike of tho the command was sent to protect bridges tunnels and other property I Stationed at at Leavenworth From 1894 1891 to it was as transferred to the department of ot Missouri being stationed stationed sta sta- sta- sta toned at Fort Leavenworth In 1898 the re entered with ith other troops troop Into the operations of the tho Spanish Spanish- American war It I sa saw its ts opening service of this war at El Cane Carey Caney and San Juan The command returned to the tho United States and later went to the Philippines In 1899 and 1900 lOO participating In the campaign with credit and In northern northern north north- em ern Luzon in 1901 seeing active and arduous ous service The war in the northern part of the Philippines having haIns ceased the regiment was ordered into the tho south anc ancin and andIn andin in 1901 and 1902 served sered in the Laguna and Batan as provinces The Tho sen service Ice of or A company In Is IB said Mid to have ha c been probably the most tr trying of any In th the regi regiment ment During Us Its Is service in Batan as pro I ince nee the station staton of B company complY at Ste. Ste Thomas was only onh two miles mies from that ol or of orthe the second batalon battalion at the gen general rl character and amount of work performed In each case caso being practically the same The third battalion batalon at Batan Batan- gas was practically under the tle control of or orthe the first cavalry and brigade Officers and men were emp employed 00 constant constantly on scouting expeditions The governments government's policy of protecting the peaceable citizens gave e a the command the t trying task of meeting armed resistance resistance resistance resist resist- ance and yet jet et conciliating the friendly meeting treachery while their own arms armR were bound b by orders order to restrain th themselves themselves them them- selves from unnecessary r violence The The rhe T- T command command er co covered d Itself with wih glory glor In solving this problem successfully It I returned returned re re- re turned to the tho United States i In F February ISO io and was divided stationed In the department of the Jakes lakes In 1903 1503 the tha tho regiment departed for tor the Philippines and there Colon Coloney e McCaskey left lef It it I. I being promoted to general He Hc was a the thc last lut of the soldiers of oC the civil war to command the Twentieth being succeeded b by Col Marion Marlon P. P Ma Maus us Returning home In 1903 1905 the command cor again returned to the islands In the department de do- of Mindanao Once more coming com corn Jug ing home with R at t the pro pro- sidio Idio at the regiment at Monterey Montere r did guard duty ut durin during the great earthquake of 1 1903 0 Th There re Its Ihs record W was S a a brilliant one The rIe A ear eaT 1907 found the second battalion battlon bat hat In Honolulu where it I remained until September 1911 when It returned d home borne with headquarters at Fort Douglas Doulas Sa Salt I Lake Cl City Uta Utah h. h Th Tho other two b bit bat t- t came caine to Fort Dou Douglas las in January Januar 1912 Goes Goe to El EI Paso On November o 2 1913 t the e r. r regiment i ln ent left lerl Salt Fait Lake City for or El EI Paso Tex rex to todo todo todo do alone alon the Mexican border arc are today toda enlisted men and one fifty officers b belonging to the regi regi- ment MaJ laj Willis Uline and twenty men I are arc In In charge at Fo Fort t Douglas Cola Coh Robert H. H R. R h I is In iii II command of the thc Twentieth The lieutenant colonel cotone Is Ia 18 Frederick Perkins William 8 S. S Graves GI es and F. F D U. Webster arc the majors |