Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 58, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 March 1899 — THE MAN OF THE HOUR [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

THE MAN OF THE HOUR

rlen. Loyd Wheaton.

Gen. Loyd Wheaton, who commanded the American troops in the taking of Pasig and in the engagements preceding the capture of that Philippine city, was an officer in the regular army when appointed to his present position at the outbreak of the Spanish war. He has a splendid record as a soldier. Born in Michigan sixty-one years ago, he entered the army as a volunteer in 1861. He began his military career as a sergeant, in which capacity he served four months and was discharged. He re-entered the volunteer forces as a'lieutenant in July, 1861, and was mustered out as a colonel in 1866. In the same year he was appointed a captain in the regular army. Gen. Wheaton was given the brevet rank of major, U. S. A., for gallant and meritorious services

In the siege of Vicksburg, and brevet lieutenant colonel for brilliant service in the attack on Fort Blakeley, Ala. He fought in numerous battles, and with credit in all. Before entering the service he was a civil engineer, and with the learning he needed for the practice of that profession was perfectly qualified for the army.

UNCLE SAM—I’ll keep both o’ them things handy, just the same.