Bernard Abert Byrne
Kentucky Post, Thursday, 22 October 1903, page 5
Major Bernard Abert Byrne, Thirteenth Infantry, who has been detailed as recruiting officer at Cincinnati, relieving from duty Major Nat Phister, is an officer well and favorably known in the three cities, having served at Ft Thomas from 1890 to 1898 in the Sixth Infantry. Major Byrne was born at the old Newport Barracks, his father having been a surgeon in the regular establishment and, as his middle name indicates, is a relative of the well known Abert family of Newport.
Major Byrne joined the Sixth in Dakota in 1876 as a young Second Lieutenant, just in time to assume the duties of Quartermaster and Commissary of his battalion, which was taking the field to join the command of Gen Alfred H Terry for the memorable campaign against Sitting Bull, during which the massacre of the Seventh Cavalry occurred. He commanded Company H in the Santiago Campaign, was made Lieutenant Colonel of Volunteers in the Philippines for the able manner in which he surprised and defeated a large force of Babylanes in one of their strongholds and has a record for gallantry and bravery secdon to none.
A brother, Major Charles Byrne of the Thirtieth Infantry, was Adjutant at Ft Thomas when the first occupied the post in 1890.