Show TI camp cavalcade figures in a cavalcade LJ of american history such as the men behind the names of the great army cantonments canton ments scattered all over the united states where young are learning to be soldiers in order to defend their country when the need arises near nevada mo stands a camp which bears the name of one of the greatest explorers in the annals of america he was william dark clark younger brother of george rogers dark clark conqueror of the old northwest during the revolution born in in virginia in 1770 william dark clark was appointed a lieutenant in the william dark clark regular army in 1792 and served with gen anthony wayne in the campaign against the indians in 1793 94 which ended in the decisive battle of fallen timbers A brother lieutenant in that army was a redheaded virginian named meriwether lewis who was to be darks clarks partner in an undertaking which would make both men famous that was the exploration of the vast empire in the west acquired by president thomas jeffersons louisiana purchase they started up the missouri river on may 14 1804 and after a journey of miles which took them through many perils clear to the pacific coast they returned to st louis on september 23 1806 camp dark clark in missouri honors his memory as fort lewis in washington honors that of his partner in their magnificent adventure down in texas is another camp named for a white man who exerted unusual influence over the indians it is camp bullis near san antonio which perpetuates the fame of brig big gen john lapham bullis he served three years in the union army during the civil war became second secona lieutenant in the regular army in 1867 and during the next 14 years made an enviable record as an indian fighter in 1882 the texas le legislature gisIa ture passed a resolution thanking him for the gallant and efficient services in repelling the depredations of indians and other enemies of the frontier of texas promoted to captain bullis was named agent for the apache indians at san carlos carios ariz one of the most difficult and dangerous posts in the west but he won the respect and admiration of these savages so completely that when he left csan san carlos carios at the end of four years they were a peaceable and prosperous tribe soon afterwards he was named agent for the pueblos and jicarilla apaches in new mexico and his four years there were equally successful bullis was retired from the army as a brigadier general in 1905 and died at fort sam houston texas on may alay ag 1911 camp boyd near el paso texas is named for another army officer who served in two wars charles trumbull boyd 1871 1916 a native of iowa was graduated from west point in 1896 and became a cavalry officer he saw active service in in the philippines in 1898 to 1900 and after an interim as professor of military science and tactics at the university of nevada and a practicing lawyer in california returned to the islands as a major of the philippine scouts in 1916 he joined his old regiment in the regular army the F fourth cavalry in the punitive expedition tion against villa into mexico and nd was killed in action at carrizal on june 21 the only american officer to die in this second war with mexico camp mccoy near sparta wis also honors a veteran of two wars maj gen robert bruce mccoy who captained a company of wisconsin volunteers in the spanish american war coi commanded nm the infantry and later the infantry of the thirty second division of the AE F and represented the war department in establishing the reservation which has been used for war sames dames in recent years and which has borne his name since nce 1926 camp fordyce in the town of sam fordyce texas is named for S W fordyce a leading attorney of st louis who served as counsel for the war finance corporation during the world war he was a director of the AT K T railroad and a director of many important corporations in the southwest |