| Show i J LIEUTENANT COLONEL ESKRIDGE The New ol of Uncle Sams InfantrY 00 Boys at Port Douglas I WJ I I I n T n T T n n L f I t p I f 2 T i I I If I If f f f t I I i I HI I F H H H H HA At A few day ago aro t two 0 om I 1 L 14 ot Of Ute the united d States State Captain and arriVed In Salt Like Lake having been II III a to garrison duty at Fort Por Dour Doug I iii after having seen n some severe en set er vise In the Philippines The old I look upon Fort Douglas as a after their recent I ii Uncle lam new and the are glad lad to give Ie their mn men tb the rest reit tile theY need I in their healthful w b hemi Lieutenant Colonel Colon L 1 ask iMp C the Infantry w was born bom aDd mO reared In Wll MIS scud His long and lid distinguished Karl far career began In H He aret In the Second Iowa tbt In the Second e Missouri cavalry Hi Be participated In the battles of 01 Fort Don Donon Donolson olson on and nd Shiloh and later In m o othe othe the sharp skirmishes In Ar Arkansas kansas and Tennessee Including trl PriceS e famous raid through In 18 He was mustered out of the tho volUnteer service with the rank ot of captain In 1 service In the War ulAr army liat dates from February U when he be was to tb the PoUt NI Infantry a I second Later In th the same me year r upon the 00 r ot of the try he be w was assigned to that H He was for pl gal haIry In an action against the Indian under General Crook at Infernal Cay Ca I em Pitt river California September I T H l HI fool tH lC 26 lOG H He continued In the thIrd serving through tuli 1111 the ut ht ot of until IT 17 In that rear gear h he Joined the tenth Infantry then In Ok with tile rank of major i Wh the war broke out Ut h he wu IWaI assigned to the Second Beon ot of lb firm divIsion of th the FIfth Army Arm ortI He took part In th assault of San Ian Juan Joan Hill Hili and nd commanded the lag IIII line ot of br brigade adt so 0 highly b by Kent fur for It its gallant the town ton of Santiago Jul Jui 1 H lIe was wa In the mst portion ot of the line In the fn mint ot of Jul July J 3 and In th the hot light for lor the ot at Green Rid th thi mi ma I I or was a wounded b be a bullet which entered hi back The wound wee wu a serious one Ole affecting the nerves nervel of the tho left lett I from the effects effect ot of which he I is stil Ull iu lame The same lIam ad killed nv five end woo wounded aol 1101 diets r After having been assigned to several Major wu In Ma fa tM transferred to 10 Ue the Army Wa Washington Bar Barracks racks D 11 C whir he n to remove the ballet Colonel E arrived In sa h Francisco on NOber 27 2 en route to the Philippine whir were hI he intended to io Join hi his at Jolo Job H Hwa Re was wa to sail all on the Sherman 1 but on oa ot of the loun of hll the war depart department ment or erN to remain on nn the hI coast couto he yas U In command at the Presidio until for tor Port rort Douglas |
