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Was Ready for One Battalion of Infantry. During the Greater Part of 1899 And was ready for one battalion of infantry. During the greater part of 1899 and 1900 he was in Cuba and built the four company military post at Paso Caballos at the mouth of the harbor of Cienfuegos, Cuba, and finished the cavalry post, Hamilton barracks, at Matanzas, Cuba. Colonel Miller was in campaigns and garrisons in the northwest until September, 1890, being stationed a part of the time in northern California, Oregon, Washington, Nevada and Montana, and was then appointed captain and assistant q\lartermaster in the United States Anny and was on duty as follows: Quartermaster at United States Military Academy, West Point, New York, from October, 18go, to November, 1894; quartermaster at Fort Riley, Kansas, from November, 18g4, until July, 1896; constructing quartermaster at Spokane, \Vashington, from July, 18g6, to Decem­ ber, 18g8; appointed major and chief quartermaster in United States Volun­ teers, August 15, 1898; division chief quartermaster at Southern Camp, An­ niston, Alabama, from December, 18g8, to March, 18g9; chief quartermaster. Departments of Santa Clara and Matanzas at Cienfuegos and l\J atanzas, Cuba. from March, 1899, to July, 1900; depot quarter~aste,r, Boston, Massachusetts from October, 1900, to Aueust. l~I · dfJ!lfl'l:if tytt:JI,, ~~,~-- ment of the Lakes, Chicago, Illinois, from August, 1901, to August, 1905; in charge of the general depot of the quartermaster's department, New York city, from November 20, 1905, to May, 1907; chief quartermaster, Philippine DiYision, Manila, from September 2, 1907, to June 14, 1909; quartermaster at Seattle, ·washington, and in charge of the United States transport service on Puget Sound from July, 1909, until retired at the age of sixty-four years, Janu­ ary 31, 1913. He ,vas promoted to major and quartermaster, Uni~ed States Army, August 12, 1900; to lieutenant colonel and deputy quartermaster general, August 15, 1903; and colonel and assistant quartermaster general, October 31, . 1909. The title was changed to colonel, Quartermaster Corps, United States Army, by act of congress approved August 24, 1912. On the 5th of July, 19o6, he was especially commended to the secretary of war by the inspector general of the army for efficiency. All work that was given to him to do was well done, for, holding himself to the strictest standards, he refused to accept any­ thing less than the best ,vork from those under him, but at the same time he was scrupulously just and held the respect of his men. He upheld the high tradi,. tions of the American army, was a constant student of military science and kept in close touch with the change in methods necessitated by new conditions of warfare. To him the army was a profession that demands all a man has to give but that makes abundant recompense in the knowledge of worthy service rendered the nation. He had the capacity for deep friendship characteristic of men of unusual strength of character and the place which he held in the esteem and affection of those who knew him intimately is indicated in the following tribute to his memory by his friend, G. P. Monell: "'He was my friend, faithful and just to me.' This Shakespearean saying of Marcus Antonius over the body of dead Caesar, best describes the dominant dmracteristic of Colonel Miller's life. Faithful and just, tender a11d true, might well be inscribed upon the stone that marks the spot where he sleeps till the final reveille. These qualities, covering all that is knightly, all that is noble. went to make up the daily routine of the life he lived for the glory and honor of his country. No promise that he ever made, however lightly, was too smaJI to be faithfulJy remembered and religiously fulfilled. No fault that he observed was too great or too tri\·ial to meet with· Jess or more than exact justice. Of­ ficially he had no friends; those who gave best service were best rewarded, re­ gardless of his personal predilections. Looking back over the past four years of close and intimate friendship, they seem to reflect back his past and sound out his whole life as embodied living truth; even in his lightest moods he scorned exaggeration as beneath the dignity of his manhood. Deeply learned in all the intricate business of army life and regulations, quick to see the right and wrong of any question, recognizing no middle course, his decisions were instant and final and his reasons unassailable. Officially he was a dignified, gallant and knightly soldier. In private life he represented the highest type of American _gentleman. Hospitable, kindly, witty, he made those who visited his home feel 0: (fl CHRISTIAN STURM, SR. Christian Sturm, who was one of the best known and most highly esteemed pioneers of the Walla Walla valley, was born in the kingdom of Wurttemberg, Germany, April 14, 1834. At the age of seventeen, accompanied by a brother, he came to the United States, the ocean voyage taking forty-two days. He enjoyed telling a good joke on himself which occ~rred when he landed in New York with little of this world's goods. He met with a traveling Jew who said to him: "Carry these bags and suit cases for me several blocks and I'll pay you twenty-five cents." He accepted the offer and carried the luggage bloC!ks and blocks until, finally in the heart of the city, they entered a building and climbed several' flights of stairs. On one of the top floors the Jew took the luggage and asked him to wait a few minutes and he would return and pay him. He waited and waited patiently but the generous Jewish gentleman never re­ turned. It was some little time before it dawned on him that he was "stung." It was a lesson, for the errand caused him to miss his boat and, also, his brother ~o'm he never saw again. That night he spent sight-seeing about New York, and while standing about admiring what was a most wonderful building to him • he was thrown into jail where he was compelled to remain until morning and he often remarked, "his first and only time in jail was his first night in America.'' After finishing his education in New York, he moved to Delaware and after spending two years in that state he went to Philadelphia where he enlisted in the service of the U. S. army in 1857. Shortly afterwards his company was moved to Newport, Kentucky, and then to New York; then, by the isthmus of Panama route to San Francisco and from the last named place to Astoria. Astoria at that time· had but few building-s. Soon after he was stationed at Vancouver and f~a ·little later at the Cascades. With his company he walked to the upper Cas­ \ cades and took the boat to The Dalles and from there he marched with his troop · to Fort Walla Walla. He was five years in the army and during his enlistment he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant. In the army he saw much real fight­ ing. In 1858 he was in the expedition to Colville, which was in command of Colonel Wright. They encountered the Indians, nearly twelve thousand strong, who opened fire on the troops, and the famous battle of Steptoe Wc!,S fought. During this battle Captain Taylor was killed. Captain Taylor was wearing a. silk sash which he took off and presente~ to Lieutenant Sturm of whom he was very fond. The sash he always kept in memory of momentous hours of danger and as a sacred memento of a true friendship, and it now hangs in its familiar place in his widow's home. The Indians that fought at Steptoe consisted of the Yakimas, Colvilles, Palouses, Spokanes and Coeur d'Alenes. In this famous battle the troops fortified themselves on Steptoe Butte and how bravely they fought history tells. During the battle many Indians were dispatched and as many as one thousand Indian ponies were killed. After retiring from the army as lieutenant, acting as assistant quartermaster, First Cavalry United States of America, 1862, at Fort Walla Walla (the same fort ·that President ·wnson ordered used in 1917 for a training camp for the Washington State Field Artillery, under command of Major Paul Weyrauch) the wonderful opportunities of the Inland Empire country made a strong appeal to Mr. Sturm. After spending a year mining at Orofino, Idaho, he returned to Walla vValla and went into the livery business with Fred Kraft. After a short time he disposed of his interest in the livery and engaged in the general merchandise business with 0. B. Brechtel for a partner. Their store was one of the first in Walla vValla; it was a headquarters for miners returning from the Orofino placer mines; the miners would deposit their gold dust with Messrs. Sturm and Brechtel for safe keeping, there being no banks at that time in Walla ·w alla. After remaining in the mercantile business for five years Mr. Sturm bought one hundred and sixty acres of land from H. M. Chase two and one-half miles from Walla Walla and engaged in farming. He acquired another adjoin­ ing one hundred and sixty acres; also homesteaded one hundred and sixty and preempted one hundred and sixty; then, in later years, he bought five hundred acres more. He was one of the most successful wheat and stock raisers in the valley. Mr. Sturm was married in 1865 to Miss Marietta Roff. Four sons and two daughters were born to this union.
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