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TAPS
Fading light dims the sight,
And a star gems the sky,
Gleaming bright.
From afar drawing nigh,
Falls the night.
Day is done, gone the sun,
From the lake, From the hills,
From the sky.
All is well, safely rest,
God is nigh.
Then good night, Peaceful night,
Till the light of the dawn
Shineth bright,
God is near, do not fear,
Friend, good night. |
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BORN:
May, 1873 at San Francisco, CA
Entered Service in the US
Army from San Francisco, CA
Earned
The Medal of Honor During the Philippine Insurrection For
heroism on May 13, 1899 at San Miguel de Mayumo, Luzon,
Philippine Islands
DIED: April
19, 1934 at the age of 60
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Private Peter
Quinn was one of a hand-picked group of soldiers known as
"Young's Scouts," tasked with being at the forefront
of movement in rebel-controlled areas. On May 13, 1899, eleven
of these scouts under Captain William Birkhimer encountered 300
enemy near San Miguel. Without waiting for reinforcements, the
scouts broke from the bushes which concealed them, and charged
across 150 yards of open ground into the center of the enemy
line which wavered, and then broke, the rebels fleeing their
positions. The scouts then routed the Filipinos at the bridge
spanning the river, but the civilian Scout commander William
Young was mortally wounded. Corporal Frank Anders rallied the
scouts and led them into the town where they fought at close
quarters for four hours, taking and holding a church bell tower
until additional reinforcements arrived. Six of Young's Scouts
earned the Medal of Honor for this action, and three days later
seven additional Scouts earned the Medal of Honor at a bridge
over the river at nearby San Isidro. In all, Private Quinn and
twelve of his fellow Scouts earned Medals of Honor in the
three-day period.
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