Third Infantry
Kentucky Post, Friday, 2 January 1903, page 5
The officers and ladies of the Third Infantry will entertain
tonight with a dance at the Administration Building, Ft Thomas.
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Kentucky Post, Saturday, 3 January 1903, page 5
An engagement just announced which will be of much interest is that of Miss Julia C Carr of Illinois, and Capt. Jackson of the Third Infantry, Ft Thomas. The wedding will be an event of next October.
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Kentucky Post, Tuesday, 6 January 1903, page 5
Col. and Mrs. Pond are at Ft Thomas, the guests of their son, Lieut. George Pond of the Third Infantry.
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Kentucky Post, Thursday, 15 January 1903, page 5
Lieut. George C Lewis, of the Third Infantry, who has been away on leave of absence, has been granted a 15 days extension.
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Kentucky Post, Saturday, 17 January 1903, page 5
Capt. C G Dwyer of the Third Infantry, has been granted a seven days leave of absence. Lieut. H S Wygant, who has been away some time on leave, has returned to Ft Thomas.
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Kentucky Post, Monday, 19 January 1903, page 7
Lieut. Alvin K Boskette, Third Infantry, is visiting at Ft Thomas from Columbus Barracks. The officers of the Third Infantry entertained with a dance at the Administration Building Friday night. Many of the young people of the Highlands were present.
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Kentucky Post, Friday, 23 January 1903, page 5
Lieut. Wygant has returned to Ft Thomas from Ft Leavenworth, after having enjoyed a two month leave of absence. Captain Langdon of the Third Infantry, who is on leave of absence from his station at Columbus Barracks, was a guest at Ft Thomas Wednesday, en route to Columbus. Captain and Mrs. Smith celebrated the seventh anniversary of their wedding Wednesday night by entertaining the other officers and their wives of the Third Infantry.
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Kentucky Post, Wednesday, 28 January 1903, page 5
The following promotions and appointments were made in the Third Infantry Tuesday: Corporal C Frye, Company D to be Sergeant; Corporal James McCutcheion, Company L and Corporal William Kahle, Company L to be Sergeants; Private Julius C Stolze, Morris Archer and Fred Buorde to be Corporals.
Louis Murphy, who deserted from Company D, Third Infantry, last May, was captured at Ft Snelling Minn. and ordered to be tried for desertion.
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Kentucky Post, Tuesday, 3 February 1903, page 5
The following men who were transferred from the Third Infantry to the Fourteenth Infantry, left for their new stations Monday: Private Nicholas Stern, Company D, Ft Brady Mich. and to Ft Wayne, Privates Bruce H London, Edward J Garland, Schuyler Cundiff, Humphrey T Beck, Perin C Johnson, John R Rodgers, Morris Brown, John G Gearin and Andrew Pickard.
The Third Infantry Orchestra will render a program Tuesday night.
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Kentucky Post, Wednesday, 4 February 1903, page 5
Capt. Barker of the Third Infantry is in Syracuse NY on a seven days leave of absence.
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Kentucky Post, Thursday, 5 February 1903, page 5
Lieut. Lewis of the Third Infantry, has returned to Ft Thomas after a two months leave of absence.
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Kentucky Post, Thursday, 5 March 1903, page 5
Lieut. Ragsdale of the Third Infantry, has returned to Ft Thomas after a short leave of absence.
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Kentucky Post, Wednesday, 18 March 1903, page 5
A complimentary concert and serenade was tendered Lieut. C C Jones and bride by the Third Infantry Orchestra Tuesday night. A detachment of Company I under Corp. Dohl, served as torch bearers.
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Kentucky Post, Saturday, 18 April 1903, page 8
Orders have been received from the Department of the Lakes for the departure of the Third Infantry for St Louis on Monday, April 27. Companies A, B, C, D and I, comprising 29 officers and 300 men, are selected to represent the regiment at the dedication of the exposition on April 30.
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Kentucky Post, Monday, 11 January 1904, page 5
When the Third Infantry returned to the United States from the Philippines and the Headquarters and two battalions were ordered to Ft Thomas for station, Company K of the Third Battalion was detached by order of the Department Commander for duty at Columbia Tenn. Arsenal. Recent orders from the same authority direct this company to take station at Ft Thomas. Its proper station where it is relieved by a company of the Sixteenth Infantry.
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Kentucky Post, Monday, 25 January 1904, page 5
According to the Army and Navy Journal of Saturday, the Third Infantry is scheduled to leave here for the Philippines in March. The Third will be relieved at Ft Thomas and Columbus by the Twenty-ninth Infantry.
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Kentucky Post, Tuesday, 23 February 1904, page 1
United States troops have been ordered to the Isthmus of Panama. Orders were issued today by the War Department, directing the Third Infantry, stationed at Ft Thomas, Ky. Ft Sheridan Ill. and Columbus O. barracks to prepare immediately for such duty. The soldiers will sail from New York within a few days.
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Kentucky Post, Wednesday, 30 March 1904, page 8
The latest news from Washington, as received at Ft Thomas, is that the Third will leave this post the latter end of May. The authorities have decided the Third shall be at Vancouver Wash. about June 10 and from that point the regiment will embark for Alaska.
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Kentucky Post, Monday, 11 April 1904, page 8
The Third Infantry will be relieved from duty in the Department of the Lakes and proceed to San Francisco Cal. in time to be embarked on the transport Crook, scheduled to sail on July 1, 1904, for stations in Alaska.