Citizens Military Training Camp - Full Pack Yearbook (Fort Leavenworth, KS)

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THE FIRST BATTALION INFANTRY Tor Row--Lt. A. S. Willis Henderson. Robertson. HISTORY OF THE 3RD INFANTRYI In the summer of 1827, the Third Infantry of the United States Army, under the com- mand of Colonel Leavenworth, left Camp Millern, Missouri, now known as Jefferson Barracks, and moved up the Missouri River, into country in the hands oflndians whose friendliness might well be questioned. There they established a military post named Fort Leavenworth, in honor of the Commanding Officer. In the summer of 1927, one hundred years later, a detachment of the Third Infantry, now The Old Guard of the Army , returned to' Fort Leavenworth to assist in the train- ing of the first battalion of the Citizens, Military Training Camp. The traditions of the Third Infantry start with the very birth of the Regiment, tracing its descent from OECCFS and men who had seen service in the Revolution. Service in Mexico and the Indian Wars filled in the time until the Civil War, when the Third Infantry was assigned to the Army of the Potomac. The successful retreat of the Union Army from the battlefield of Bull ,Run has been attributed to the stubborn rear guard action of the Third Infantry. The regiment took part in every battle of the Army of the Potomac, and was with Grant at the time of the surrender at Appomatox. The Third Infantry was one of the first ordered to Cuba, and took part in every important engagement. Following the War, they took part in the last Indian Warfare in the United States when Major Wilkinson and flve men were killed at Leech Lake, Minnesota. . ' But a peaceful life at Fort Snellingwas not for the Third. In January, 1899, the Regiment embarked for the Philippines, where for three years it saw strenuous service in the paci- fication of the Islands. In 19o4 the Regiment removed to Alaska, where it played a great part in exploration and constructive development. In 1912, the Regiment returned to Madison Barracks and Port George Wright, N. Y., until 1916, when trouble arose on the Mexican border, remaining there on training and police duty until 1920, throughout the World War. The Regiment has been at Fort Snelling since, devoting much energy to the training of civilian personnel at the CMTC and ROTC Camps. Capt. W. P.' O'Brien3 Lt. R. C. Lane, Lt. W. H. Honnold, Lt. P. BOTTOM Row-Capt. S. F. Howard, Capt. C. S. I-Iendricksen, Major E. P. Denson, Capt. H. S.

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