Historical encyclopedia of Illinois . ted in the Ninth Cuited States Infantry dur-ing the Spanish-American War. serving firstin Cuba, and in the spring of 1899 going to thePhilippine Islands, where he was advanced tothe position of First Lieutenant. Subsequentlythe Ninth was sent to China, and LieutenantHammond was one of the first to aid in therescue of tlie American legation at Pekin. Afterthis heroic adventure, and partially because ofit. he soon after won the heart and hand ofMiss Mary Pierce, a niece of United States Min-ister to China. Conger, and the marriage wassolemnized in Ies Moines
Historical encyclopedia of Illinois . ted in the Ninth Cuited States Infantry dur-ing the Spanish-American War. serving firstin Cuba, and in the spring of 1899 going to thePhilippine Islands, where he was advanced tothe position of First Lieutenant. Subsequentlythe Ninth was sent to China, and LieutenantHammond was one of the first to aid in therescue of tlie American legation at Pekin. Afterthis heroic adventure, and partially because ofit. he soon after won the heart and hand ofMiss Mary Pierce, a niece of United States Min-ister to China. Conger, and the marriage wassolemnized in Ies Moines, Iowa, in 1902. Uponhis return to this country Lieutenant Hammondwas commissioned Captain, and for four yearswas an instructor in a military school. He isan expert tactician, well grounded in all that en-gages the attention of military men. and hisfamily and friends are justly proud of thehonors and distinctions which have rewarded hisefforts. HARDING, William M.—Not only is the Ken-tucky- family of Harding one of the earliest, as.
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