William F. Drum

  COL. WILLIAM F. DRUM, 12th infantry,
died of apoplexy at 9 o'clock on the
evening of July 4th, aged 58, at Fort
Yates, which post he had most
ably commanded since the beginning of
the Sioux outbreak of two years ago.
His wife and only son were with him.
His remains will be taken to Springfield,
Ohio. His health was underminded by
his devotion to the arduous duties of the
last Sitting Bull campaign. Col. Drum
was the only son of Capt. Simon H. Drum,
4th U.S. Artillery, who fell while com-
manding his battery at the Belen Gate,
City of exico, September 13, 1847. His
services during the rebellion were of dis-
tinguished gallantry, and he commanded
at its close the famous Fifth New York,
being the last of its splendid colonels,
among whom were Generals Duryea and
Warren. Col. Drum was inspector gen-
eral of the Departments of the Columbia
and of Arizona under Gen. Miles and of
the Department of Dakota under Gen.
Ruger. He received high brevets for
gallantry during the war and has been
frequently mentioned in the records of
the rebellion for his special services. He
was an officer of marked ability and a
man of very pure and noble character,
tenderly beloved by all who knew him.