. Officers of the army and navy (regular) who served in the Civil War . He served at that place and at various other sta-tions until promoted major, Seventh Cavalry, April 14,1884, and served at Fort Rile)- until 1890. He participated in the Indian campaign at Pine RidgeAgency, South Dakota, in the winter of 1890-91 ; andparticipated in the capture of Big Foots band of fourhundred Indians, December 28, 1890, on the Porcupine;in the battle and destruction of the band on the followingday; and in the fight, on December 30, with the Indiansnear Drexels Mission, in which eight troops of theSeventh
. Officers of the army and navy (regular) who served in the Civil War . He served at that place and at various other sta-tions until promoted major, Seventh Cavalry, April 14,1884, and served at Fort Rile)- until 1890. He participated in the Indian campaign at Pine RidgeAgency, South Dakota, in the winter of 1890-91 ; andparticipated in the capture of Big Foots band of fourhundred Indians, December 28, 1890, on the Porcupine;in the battle and destruction of the band on the followingday; and in the fight, on December 30, with the Indiansnear Drexels Mission, in which eight troops of theSeventh Cavalry were engaged. On the 4th of January, , Major Whiteside was as-signed to the command of the regiment, which commandhe held until the close of the trouble. At the end of thecampaign the command returned to Fort Riley, wherethe major is at present stationed, having had leave ofabsence, which expired April 20, 1892. 456 OFFICERS OF THE ARMY AND NA VY (regular). CAPTAIN AND BREVET MAJOR THOMAS WiLHELM, Captainand Brevet M vjok ThomasWilhelm (EighthInfantry) was born in Northampton County, [e organized a company of one hundred men at the break-ing out of the Rebellion; was appointed its captain, andreported with it at the capital of his State, where hewas assigned to the Sixth Pennsylvania Infantry, andat once participated in the campaigns on the UpperPotomac. On the conclusion of the service of the troops firstcalled into activity, Major Wilhelm, upon being musteredout in July, 1861, found a second company prepared forhim for the three-years call, of which he was appointedcaptain, and became a part of the Second PennsylvaniaHeavy Artillery, which regiment was soon ordered intofield-duty. He attained the rank of major in November,1862, and was placed in command of one of its 1SG4 was appointed by the War Department colonelof the Second Provisional Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery,retaining the grade of major in h
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