TC Contender and Encore Barrel Twist Rates

Just thought I'd post this up....

17 Bumble Bee...............1:10
17 BEE A.I....................1:10
17 Hornet.....................1:10
17 Hornet A.I................1:10
17 Kilborn Hornet..........1:10
17 MACH IV..................1:10
17 REM........................1:10
204 RUGER...................1:12
22 LR..........................1:15
22 HORNET...1:12, 1:14, 1:16
22 K-HORNET........1:12, 1:14
218 BEE.......................1:12
22 Jet..................1:14, 1:15
221 REM FIREBALL..1:12, 1:14
222 REM...............1:12, 1:14
222 REM MAG................1:12
223 REM...............1:12, 1:14
223 ACKLEY IMPROVED....1:12
22 PPC.........................1:12
22 BENCHREST...............1:12
22-250 REM...................1:12
22/250 A.I.....................1:12
225 WIN.......................1:12
220 SWIFT....................1:12
6MM REM ......................1:10
6MM BR REM..................1:10
6MM TCU ..............1:10, 1:14
6MM PPC ......................1:10
243 WIN ......................1:10
6MM-06........................1:10
250 SAVAGE..................1:10
250/3000 A.I.................1:10
256 WIN MAG.........1:10, 1:14
25-20 WIN....................1:10
25-35 WIN....................1:10
257 ROBERTS................1:10
257 ROBERTS A.I............1:10
25-06 REM....................1:10
25/06 A.I......................1:10
6.5MM TCU...........1:08, 1:10
6.5 BENCHREST.............1:08
6.5 JDJ................1:08, 1:09
6.5X54 MANNLICHER.......1:08
6.5X55........................1:08
6.5X284......................1:08
260 REM......................1:08
6.5 REM MAG................1:08
264 WIN MAG................1:08
6.8MM REM SPC............1:10
270 Ren...............1:08, 1:10
270 WIN......................1:10
280 REM (7MM EXP REM).1:09
280 REM A.I..................1:09
284 WIN......................1:09
7MM TCU .............1:09, 1:10
7-30 WATERS......1:09, 1:9.5
7MM BR REM.................1:09
7MM-08 REM................1:09
7MM (7X57).................1:09
7MM REM MAG..............1:09
7MM INT .............1:09, 1:10
30 CARB (M1)........1:10, 1:14
30 HERRETT..........1:10, 1:14
30-30 WIN....1:10, 1:12, 1:14
300 WHISPER................1:10
7.62X39.......................1:10
300 SAVAGE.................1:10
30/40 KRAG..................1:10
309 JDJ.......................1:08
307 WIN......................1:10
308 WIN..............1:10, 1:12
308 A.I........................1:10
30-06 SPRG.................1:10
30/06 A.I....................1:10
300 H&H MAG...............1:10
300 WIN MAG...............1:10
32 H&R MAG.................1:10
32-20 WIN...........1:10, 1:16
32 S&W.......................1:10
338 JDJ.......................1:10
338 FEDERAL................1:10
338-06........................1:10
338 WIN MAG...............1:10
38 SPECIAL MATCH.......1:14
357 MAG.....................1:14
357 REM MAX...............1:14
357-44 B&D.................1:14
357 SIG......................1:14
357 HERRETT...............1:14
35 REM...............1:14, 1:16
358 WIN.....................1:14
35 WHELEN.................1:14
350 REM MAG..............1:14
375 WIN.....................1:12
375 JDJ......................1:12
38-55 WIN..................1:12
375 H&H MAG..............1:12
10mm Auto.................1:16
40-44 WIN..................1:20
405 WIN.....................1:14
41 REM MAG................1:20
414 SUPER MAG...........1:20
416 RIGBY..................1:14
44 REM MAG........1:20, 1:22
445 SUPER MAG...........1:20
444 MARLIN................1:20
45 AUTO LH................1:16
45 Win Mag.............LH 1:16
45 Colt LH.1:16, 1:22, 1:24
45 COLT-410..........LH 1:16
454 CASULL................1:16
460 S&W ...................1:16
450 MARLIN.........1:14, 1:20
45-70 GOVT........1:14, 1:20
480 RUGER..................1:18
50 AE........................1:20
500 S&W ...................1:20
209X45......................1:28
209X50......................1:28
209X50 Custom Shop....1:48
12 GAUGE 209X12GA.......SB
12 GAUGE 3" (RIFLED)...1:28
20 GAUGE 3"..................SB
20 GAUGE 3" (RIFLED)...1:24
28 GAUGE 2 3/4".............SB

Memorial Day

There are many who have served. Many bear scars or rest forever in foreign soil as a result of their service. Many families are forever changed by the loss of these men and women. It is for these cherished national heroes that we take time this day to mark their graves and remember their names.

In Flanders Fields
By: Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae, MD (1872-1918) Canadian Army

In Flanders Fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

Those who have been lost in the Global War on Terror.

In remembrance of my grandfathers and father who have served...

PVT	John Balch	Ellis' Co., 3d New Hampshire	American Revolution
PVT	Johan Joost Becker	Schoharie Cty Militia	American Revolution
CPT	Jonathan Bixby	Connecticut Continentals	American Revolution
PVT	Joel Blanchard	Senterts Regt New Hampshire Militia	American Revolution
Smith & Farrier	Francis Boole	17th Light Dragoons (GB)	American Revolution
Purser	George Brodie	Royal Navy (GB)
CPT	Orrin Lawrence Brodie	New York National Guard	WWI, WWII
Cornet	John Buck	Militia	King Philip's War
LT & PVT	Archibald Campbell	COL Gage & 1st and 16th Regts Albany Cty Militia	F&I and American Revolution
PVT	Thomas Drake	Southold Trooper	King Philip's War
PVT	William Drake	CPT Hunt's Weymouth Company	Canadian Expedition of 1690
PVT	Richard Dwelley	Scituate Militia	King Philip's War
PVT	Charles Henry Flint	Company H 194th NYVI	Civil War
CPT	Thomas Flint	Militia	King Philip's war
CPL	Daniel Ford	16th New Hampshire Regiment of Militia	American Revolution
MAJ	John Freeman	Eastham Company and 3rd Regiment (Mass)	King Philip's War
PVT	Charles Glidden	Exeter Garrison	Aug-Sep 1696
CPT	Richard Glidden	New Hampshire Militia	1688 & 1696
PVT	Richard Glidden	CPT Sommersbee's Company New Hampshirre Militia	French & Indian War
PVT	Robert Glidden	CPT Gilman's Company New Hampshire Militia	French & Indian War (Apr-Oct 1858)
	Horatio Grant	US Army, FT Jay, NY	1823
CPT	Matthew Grant	4th Company 19th Connecticut Regt	American Revolution
	Jacob Heens		American Revolution
LT	Nathaniel Herrick	Frye's Regiment	American Revolution
MAJ	Ephraim Hildreth	Chelmsford County Militia	American Revolution
PVT	Abraham Jaquith II*	CPT Wheeler's Militia	King Philip's War
PVT	Jacob Kendall	5th Regt New Hampshire Militia	American Revolution
SGT	Barent Keyser	2nd Regt Tyron Cty Militia	American Revolution
PVT	Abraham Kimball	Stickney's Regt New Hampshire Militia	American Revolution
Cornet	Benjamin Kimball	Massachusetts Militia	King Philip's War
PVT	Hiram H. Kimball	10th Hvy Arty & E/69th NYSV	Civil War
PVT	Jonathan Lamson	5th Regt New Hampshire Militia	American Revolution
PVT	Samuel Lamson	COL Tyng's Reading Company	F&I War
SGT	John Leavitt	Massachusetts Militia	King Philip's War
LT	Samuel Leavitt	New Hampshire Militia	King Philip's War
PVT	Benjamin Lewis Jr	Colonel Nichols' regiment New Hampshire militia	American Revolution
1LT	Barney Alonzo Parslow	Company D 134th NYVI	Civil War
SGT	Donald Fancher Parslow	16th IN 1st ID	WWII, Korea
PVT/Drummer	Henry Parslow	1st and 3rd Regts, COLs Snyder,Pawling	American Revolution
PVT	Henry Parslow*	15th Regt NY Militia	1812
QM SGT	Henry Parslow	2nd NY Hvy Artillery	Civil War
GEN	Freegift Patchin	Connecticut & New York Militias	American Revolution
SGT	Joab Pond	CPT Oliver Pond's Co. Massachusetts Militia	American Revolution
CPT	Jonathan Poole	Reading Co. Massachusetts Militia	King Philip's War
LT	John Poole	Reading Co. Massachusetts Militia	King Philip's War
Artificer	Peter V. Race	15th & 50th New York Engineers	Civil War
CPT	George Richtmeyer	3rd Co. 15th Regt. Albany Cty Militia	American Revolution
PVT	Jacob Schaeffer	15th Regt Albany Cty Militia	American Revolution
Matross	Koert Van Schaick	CPT Barnes Artillery	American Revolution
SGT	Aaron Thayer	Worcester County Militia	French and Indian War, American Revolution
LT	Pelitiah Thayer	Mendon County Militia	American Revolution
1LT	William Hathaway Van Cott	102nd Regt US Volunteers	Civil War
PVT	Jacob Van Dyke	CTP Struback's Company	American Revolution
PVT	Johan Joost Warner Jr	15th Regt Albany Cty Militia	American Revolution

* - died in service

Fry Bread

Ingredients:

- ¼ cup sugar

- 3 teaspoons baking powder

- 2 cups of flour 

- 1 teaspoon of salt

- 1 cup of water (just enough to make a soft dough)

- oil for frying

Mix all the dry ingredients together. Add water, mixing carefully. Divide the dough into four pieces and pat each into a round, flat shape. Add 1-2 inches of oil to a large skillet and heat to 350°F. Fry each round until crisp and brown on both sides.

Crockpot Gumbo

From daughter Deanna....

CROCKPOT GUMBO

15-20 mins prep   3-6 hr cook

Yields 12-13 cups
6g net carbs/cup   265 cals/cup

 Ingredients:

• 2 Pounds Chicken Thighs
• 12 Ounces Cajun Style Andouille Sausage
• 2 Tablespoons Butter, Cubed
• 1 Medium Onion, Diced
• 1 Large Bell Pepper, Diced
• 2 Large Celery, Diced
• 2 Teaspoons Minced Garlic
• 1 1⁄2 Cup Okra, Sliced Frozen
• 28 Ounces Crushed Tomatoes
• 2 Cups Beef Broth
• 2 Teaspoons Cajun Seasoning
• 1⁄2 Teaspoon Cayenne
• 1⁄2 Teaspoon Thyme, Dried
• 1⁄2 Teaspoon Oregano, Dried
• 1 Pound Shrimp

 

Instructions:

1.      Line the bottom of the crockpot with your chicken thighs.

2.      Slice the Andouille into thin coins and add to the crockpot. Drop in your butter.

3.      Add the diced onion, bell pepper, and celery to the crockpot.

4.      Add the remaining gumbo ingredients EXCEPT the shrimp to the slow cooker. 

5.      Stir to mix well.

6.      Cook on HIGH 2-3 hours or LOW 4–6.

7.      Once the cooking time has passed, shred your chicken with forks.

8.      Stir in the shrimp. Cook an additional 5-10 minutes or until shrimp are pink.

NOTES:

• You can always add more of any particular ingredient. These are more set for my keto diet purposes.
• For extra seasoning, feel free to add in a tablespoon of filé powder.

A story

Once upon a time, long, long ago and far, far away, a young man named Barney Alonzo walked out of his father's wagon shop and set off down the road to enlist in D Company 134th New York Volunteer Infantry. By all family accounts his avowed purpose was to do right in God's eyes and free the wretched slaves in the south and he felt that answering Mr. Lincoln's call for volunteers was the way he could do that.

Now, that's not to say that his father, Henry, felt the same way about events of the time. When he, in his turn, walked out of the shop and left to go into the service, he was making a calculated decision to improve his lot in life. You see, Henry had lost his father in 1814 and the only benefit to the family had been a land grant that Henry's mother had sold to speculators to, as the story goes, barely keep her family fed. You see, Henry's father, also Henry, had died of a disease at Plattsburgh while serving his country and that was how the cash poor but land rich country compensated its veterans and he hoped that they would do so again. With so much land out west, surely there would be money to be made. Hoping to increase his odds of survival to enjoy those benefits, Henry enlisted in K Company 9th New York Heavy Artillery, a unit which could reasonably be expected to avoid much active combat by being emplaced in some fortified place and left there. Indeed, that is what happened for much of the war but, for now, let us return to Barney.

Barney, although he had enlisted as a private soldier and was only 20 years old at the time, was selected to become his company's First Sergeant because he, probably unlike many, certainly better than most, could read, write and do arithmetic, vital skills for a First Sergeant who kept the company muster roll and wrote the brief reports that went to higher headquarters. Somehow, in performing these duties he was soon identified as a man who could lead and could be trusted to lead in difficult circumstances and he was given a commission as a 2nd Lieutenant in the same unit. As such he would go on to be present for the attack on Fredericksburg (although the regiment did not participate in the fighting), the Mud March which followed, fought at Chancellorsville, and was severely wounded at Gettysburg on the first day of fighting as the 134th was directly opposite the 21st North Carolina Infantry in the "brickyard".

Now, we'd call this a severe wound today but it was all the more so then. Barney had suffered a .58 caliber (that's over one-half of an inch diameter) soft lead bullet to enter his chest about 2" above the right nipple and exit his back just below the right shoulder blade. He had then to endure being captured by the enemy as they drove his regiment back towards a place called Cemetery Hill and then to be "evacuated" to the other side of Willoughby Run only a few yards away and left there, untreated, for four days in the July heat. It is said, again in family stories, that on the 4th day after he was wounded the people who were clearing the battlefield of the dead grabbed him to throw him onto the "meat wagon" when he "spit in their faces and cursed" thus earning a trip to hospital. Barney was very fortunate that the bullet hadn't struck any bone as it passed through his body but he spent several months in recovery and was assigned to the Invalid Corps in Washington, D.C. However, by November he was well enough to be promoted to 1st Lieutenant and return to his unit in time to be present in for the Chattanooga campaign and with his unit in the battle at Missionary Ridge.

However, the strains of service in the field with a lung that didn't work as well as it should was too much and Barney was discharged due to disability in September 1864. He then went home, married, opened a store in North Blenheim and, again according to family lore, didn't work another day in his life. Barney died on 23 December 1920.

Of course, every soldier in the field carries equipment that allows him to live and among those items of equipment is a canteen because water is critical to life. Most soldiers bring something back with them and, apparently, one of the things Barney brought back was his canteen. It is hard to say when but at some point the canteen lost its carrying strap and cork and was painted to decorate it. It was clearly a valued keepsake. So,was he carrying it when his Brigade retreated from Stonewall Jackson's attack at Chancellorsville, is this the same canteen from which Barney drank while suffering from his wound in the July heat at Gettysburg? Surely it was carried at Chattanooga, perhaps when he visited Lookout Mountain and then on the long journey home to Schoharie county. Years later his grandson loaned the canteen to a local museum and it "disappeared".

This year, in the midst of another national crisis, the museum decided that it no longer wanted or needed the canteen and they contacted me as the person to whom Grandpa had said it should go when it was returned. I am supposing this is because that I was named for Barney. Despite the barriers imposed by the pandemic it is now back with us, the family and while I may have it I see myself as only a caretaker. Someday, somebody else will have to take it in so that it might last another 155 years and tell the story of a young man who nearly sacrificed his life to free others.

Taeji kalbi - pork ribs

this is my daughter's actual recipe (which I couldn't locate earlier). BEST by far to follow HER recipe...

1 rack (5 lbs.) spareribs
1 bunch green onions, chopped (large pieces)
2 medium onions, sliced (large pieces)
1 ½ tablespoons minced garlic
¼ cup red pepper paste
1 tablespoon red pepper flakes
2 tablespoons sesame oil
¼ cup brown sugar
1 ½ cups soy sauce
1 tablespoon black pepper

Mix all ingredients together well. You should be able to smell the sesame oil, see garlic, and the ribs should be reddened from the red pepper paste. Add additional portions of the ingredients as you see fit (a lot of times I have to add more soy sauce to get it to mix right). Marinate (preferably overnight, but can be shorter time). Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Line a large glass baking dish with aluminum foil. Place ribs in dish so that they are snuggled in close together. Pour the marinade and vegetables on top. Cook for 45 minutes until browned on top. Turn the ribs. Cook an additional 30 minutes until browned on top. This should serve 4 people for sure.

All I can say is that, properly done, you will be in hog heaven. My dad LOVED these even when I cooked them. He would eat them until he couldn't move from his chair. Margaret has her mother's and great-grandmother Parslow's touch and her ribs are actually better than anybody's. This is what I get for a Christmas present. It is WORTH THE WAIT.

Making good evil and evil good...

"There's no way to rule innocent men. The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren't enough criminals, one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible to live without breaking laws." -- Ayn Rand

Or, if I may paraphrase Stalin, "show me the man and I will show you the crime."

The Long Hiatus

I've been on a break for a while. I understand that some missed new posts. I apologize for that. I hope that in the new year I will do better. I have not quit shooting and I've tried a number of different firearms.

I was also on the board of my local club. I've now been voted off. Why I wasn't elected is more troubling than the fact that I wasn't elected. It would seem that some of the membership is more interested in promoting one sport than in supporting the entire membership's interests. That is sad but there are parallels in the broader society and we are seeing that in the politics of the day.

Speaking of politics... Politics is rightly a separate issue because politicians, those who deal in politics professionally, have set themselves apart from the majority of the citizenry. Those that most concern me at the moment are those who seek to advance their various personal agendas through their efforts to disarm the public. The current Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia has apparently decided to make that which has long been legal to possess by otherwise law abiding citizens suddenly illegal to possess by anyone aside from the government's enforcers. This does not bode well for liberty. All the implications of this effort by the governor and the efforts to counter it are too complicated to address in a short blog post so I won't try to do that. Suffice to say that this will be a complicated, perhaps lengthy conflict that might go to the courts and we'll have to see how this turns out.

There have been lots of changes in the shooting industry. Several firearms distributors have gone under because of mismanagement and one has left the business due to the retirement of the founder. Nikon is ceasing production of telescopic sights after making a controversial marketing change. In our area they have already effectively left the marketplace so they might not be missed at all. SKS founded by J. D. Jones has been sold and in conjunction with Haus of Arms is going to produce OLD style Contender frames. There have been several new producers of firearms that I really don't care about for personal use and probably won't report on here but might bear research by you, dear reader.

There are many pages of old posts which I need to edit to improve the illustrations and I hope that I'll be able to do that this coming year.

However, the one thing that I've been concentrating on for the past two years is creating memorial biographies of all the soldiers of the 116th Infantry Regiment and its ancestral and descendant units who have died in service. This project is currently in its fifth year. I have completed those from World War One and estimate that I am about one-half to two-thirds of my way through World War Two. I have and will continue to do soldiers out of sequence if a request is made or an opportunity to capture information presents itself. The 116th Infantry Regiment Roll of Honor is searchable if you are looking for a particular soldier or date.

Roger Wolcott Hitchcock

1LT Roger Wolcott Hitchcock (4th cousin 2x removed), 88th Aero Squadron AEF, KIA, France, Sep 1918. Recipient of the Distinguished Service Cross. Married Alta Icye Williamson in December 1917 just 3 days prior to shipping out for France. She never remarried and there were no children. His DSC reads:

The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross to Second Lieutenant (Air Service) Roger W. Hitchcock, United States Army Air Service, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 88th Aero Squadron, U.S. Army Air Service, A.E.F., near Fismes, France, 11 August 1918, together with John W. Jordan, second lieutenant, 7th Field Artillery, observer; Louis G. Bernheimer, first lieutenant, pilot; James S. D. Burns, deceased, second lieutenant, 101st Field Artillery, observer; Philip R. Babcock, first lieutenant, pilot; Joseph A. Palmer, second lieutenant, 15th Field Artillery, observer; Joel H. McClendon, deceased, first lieutenant, pilot; and Charles W. Plummer, deceased, second lieutenant, 101st Field Artillery, all attached to the 88th Aero Squadron, Air Service. Under the protection of three pursuit planes, all carrying a pilot and observer, Lieutenants Bernheimer and Jordan, in charge of a photo plane, carried out successfully a hazardous photographic mission over the enemy's lines to the River Aisne. The four American ships were attacked by 12 enemy battle planes. Lieutenant Bernheimer, by coolly and skillfully maneuvering his ship, and Lieutenant Jordan, by accurate operation of his machine-gun, in spite of wounds in the shoulder and leg, aided materially in the victory which came to the American ships, and returned safely with 36 valuable photographs. The pursuit plane operated by Lieutenants Hitchcock and Burns was disabled while these two officers were fighting effectively. Lieutenant Burns was mortally wounded and his body jammed the controls. After a headlong fall of 2,500 meters, Lieutenant Hitchcock succeeded in regaining control of this plane and piloted it back to the airdrome. Lieutenants McClendon and Plummer were shot down and killed after a vigorous combat with five of the enemy planes. Lieutenants Babcock and Palmer, by gallant and skillful fighting, aided in driving off the German planes and were materially responsible for the successful execution of the photographic mission.

Cost of dental care...

About 50 years ago I had 2 taken at a time with only local anesthetic. Each time the gum had to be cut away to access the teeth and the teeth drilled and split with a chisel to get them out of the jaw. The dentist actually got up on the chair and leaned against me to get the right angle on the work he was doing. Then I was stitched up and sent home with a latex glove which had frozen water in it. They did give me a prescription for codeine pain pills (IIRC). Chew on the one side they said, the stitches will dissolve (its NEW) they said. 6-10 months later a piece of tooth migrated out of the gum and was discovered when I bit down on a pancake. Given the value of the dollar today I would think that the price you've been quoted is entirely reasonable

The public condition...

There are any number of politicians who will unabashedly lie to any and all to pursue their own self interest. We, the people, win only in as much as we can connect their self-interest with ours. For some of these politicians, controlling others is part and parcel of that self-interest. There is now a huge swath of citizenry who either believe they will benefit or are so pitiably ignorant of basic scientific, economic, historical, and parliamentary facts to do anything but follow them blindly. Of course, people in every "sector" of the range of opinion believe that they are THE ones who are not "those" people. Historically, that close mindedness inevitably results in some sort of violent resolution. I am not looking forward to that.

Mondays don't get me down...

My sister posted about Monday which I think was a bit sarcastic in her "praise" of the day. Maybe the years of working all days of the week with days "off" on any day of the week, sometimes seemingly at random, and duty on many holidays the identification of Monday with drudgery has been muted in my mind. While I know that Monday is generally a day of the week demeaned by most as the day one MUST return to WORK, I like it. It is always a day of new beginnings, of opportunities. Today is Monday! I get another chance to renew and make new friendships, to learn, to solve problems/puzzles. I GET to work and I like it.

Daniel Hamblett Russo

PVT Daniel Hamblett Russo, Company B, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Infantry Division (Airborne) b. 1925 - d. 20 Sep 1944 in Holland. He is buried in the Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial at Margraten, Plot M Row 2 Grave 12. He is my 7th cousin 3x removed. You can see a photo of him at http://www.fieldsofhonor-database.com/index.php/american-war-cemetery-margraten-r/50559-russo-daniel-h

Warren Francis Leland

TSGT Warren Francis Leland (born 22 Nov 1922) is on our left in this photo with his mother, Grace Velma (Emery) Leland and his brother CPL Allen Frederick Leland. Warren served as radio operator on the "Pistol Packin' Momma" of the 38th Bomb Squadron, 30th Bomb Group (Heavy) in the South Pacific. The plane was shot down in a bombing mission over Marcus Island on 11 Sep 1944 and all but one crew member were killed. As noted with his brother's photo, Warren is my 8th cousin twice removed. Both of these men are descendents of Abraham Jaquith (1644-1679) also of Woburn, MA who was killed in service during King Phillip's War.

Colonel Cunliffe Hall Murray

CUNLIFFE H. MURRAY. . (Ap'd N.Y.)..25 (Cunliffe Hall Murray, Born Aug. 26. 1852 in Charleston, South Carolina - died Mar 16, 1936 in Tenafly, New Jersey) is a 3rd cousin 4x removed our common grandparents being Annatie Hunnel and George Richtmeyer.  He and is wife are buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

Military History: Captain, 4th Cavalry, April 15, 1890. At Presidio of San Francisco, Cal., commanding Troop, June 17 to 27. 1898, and on mustering duty, June 28 to July 14, 1898 ; commanding Troop, July 15 to Aug. 11, 1898 ; en route to Philippines and at Manila.

Aide-de-Camp to Major General Otis, Aug. 13, 1898, to Feb. 10. 1899; at Manila, Inspector-General of Volunteers, Feb. 11 to June 30. 1899; Secretary to the Military Governor of the Philippines, July 1, 1899, to May 4, 1900; en route to U. S. and sick, May 5 to Oct. 3, 1900: nt Washington, D. C, in office of Inspector-General, Oct. 4 to Nov. 2. 1900 ; at Chicago, Ill., Inspector-General, Department of the Lakes, Nov. 4, 1900, to (Major, 4th Cavalry, Fer. 2, 1901) May 9, 1901 ; and Acting Assistant Adjutant-General, Department of the Lakes, May 10, 1901, to March 31. 1902 ; at Fort Leavenworth, Kans., commanding 2nd Squadron, 4th Cavalry, April 3, 1902, to (Lieut. -Colon el. 11th Cavalry, April 8, 1905) June 29, 1905; at Fort Des Moines. Iowa, with regiment, June 30, 1905, to June 14. 1907 (at Fort Riley, Kans., on detached service, July 25 to Oct. 4. 1906 ; commanding Fort Des Moines, Iowa, Oct. 6, 1906, to June 14, 1907) ; at Fort Ethan Allen, Vt., with regiment. June 17 to Oct. 17, 1907 (commanding post, June 21 to Oct. 17) ; at Columbus Bks., Ohio, commanding Recruit Depot, Oct. 19, 1907, to (Transferred to 4th Cavalry, March 17, 19091 (Colonel. 10m Cavalry, April 18, 1909) (Transferred to 14th Cavalry, May 11, 1909) (Unassigned, March 11, 1911) (Assigned to 12th Cavalry, Sept. 17, 1911) to Oct. 6. 1911 ; at Fort Robinson, Neb., commanding 12th Cavalry,

as 2LT, maybe, uncertain if this is Cunliffe

Oct. 9, 1911, to March 7, 1913; at Washington, D. C, member of Cavalry Board, March 10 to July 16, 1913 ; at Winchester, Va., commanding Camp of Instruction, July 17 to Oct. 10, 1913; at Washington, D. C, member of Cavalry Board, Oct. 11, 1913, to April 17, 1914 ; en route to Philip pines and on leave of absence, April 18 to (Transferred to 7th Cavalry, June 1, 1914) to June 4, 1914 ; at Fort William McKinley, P. I., commanding regiment, June 5 to Sept. 15, 1914 ; commanding regiment in Field Maneuvers in Philippines, Sept. 15 to Nov. 15, 1914 ; at Camp Stotsenburg, P. I., commanding regiment, Nov. 16, 1914, to (Transferred to 9th Cavalry, Nov. 15, 1915) (Attached to 7th Cavalry, Nov. 15, 1915) April 13, 1916; en route to U. S., April 15 to June 13, 1916; on leave of absence, June 14 to Aug. 26, 1916. Colonel, U. S. A., Retired, Aug. 26, 1916, By Operation of Law.