| Name |
Charles McQuiston |
| Birth |
30 Sep 1858 |
Homestead, Allen County, Indiana  [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
15 Sep 1900 |
Bancoor, Luzon, Phillipines Island [1, 2] |
- Charles was killed-in-action while serving during the Insurrection in Luzon, Philippine Islands.
The Fort Wayne Journal Gazette posted the following article, based on a letter to Mrs. Gertrude Wedekind, from Miss Abigail Fitch. Abigail Fitch is the sister of Laura Fitch, Charles's wife:
November 9, 1900
M'QUISTON'S DEATH
DETAILS OF HIS TRAGIC DEATH IN THE PHILIPPINES
"I suppose you have heard of the tragic death of poor Captain McQuiston. We have now received all the particulars direct from relatives and friends in the Phillipines. Captain McQuiston had been sick for weeks with dengue fever and was entirely alone at his out-of-the-way post; that is no officer was stationed there but himself. He had therefore none to take care of him and moreover no one to relieve him of his work, so he dragged himself about trying to attend to his duties and took enormous doses of quinine to subdue his fever. A wekk before his death he had not slept as the command was nightly expecting an attack by the natives. Now the dengue fever, a native fever, almost always produces delirium; the hospitals in Manila are filled with soldiers crazed with fever. Even Captain McCuiston's wonderful physique could no longer withstand this fever and overwork and suddenly his strngth gave out and he became insane. In his delirium he got his pistol and began shooting at the members of his own command and the men became panic stricken, and having no officer to control them and order them to make a concerted rush upon their insane captain and overposer him, they shot him in the face. It was awful. For hours he had no doctor and had to be carried miles and miles to the nearest post, where a doctor could be found. He died that night. The remains of Captain McQuiston were brought to the United States and several weeks ago were interred in the National Cemetery at Washington D.C.
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| Burial |
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia [1] |
- Charles is buried in Section 1, in the cemetery. His stone is inscribed with "Gentle, Brave and True of Heart." His wife is buried alongside him.
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| Person ID |
I11455 |
Family |
| Last Modified |
5 Nov 2017 |
1858 - 1900 (41 years)
