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Colored
Hero's Last Bivouac
Forgotten by Comrades,
Sergeant Dorsey Lays Down His Arms After Gallant Service for the Stars
and Stripes.
Forgotten and forsaken by the comrades who served with him on
many battlefields, homeless and penniless, attended only by a faithful
woman of his own race, Horace A. Dorsey, colored, hero of San Juan Hill,
died Sunday in a little cabin in the rear of the old Third Avenue theater
building. Death was due to wounds received while serving with the 24th
U. S. Infantry in the Phillippines.
Dorsey went through the Spanish American
War as a trooper in the famous Ninth U. S. Cavalry and took part in the
battle of San Juan Hill, where the regiment greatly distinguished itself.
After the war closed, he re-enlisted and was sent to the Phillippines
with the 24th Infantry, where he participated in a number of campaigns.
He was wounded in the arm in one engagement and, at the battle of
San Pedro Mecate on the island of Samar, received the bullet through the
right lung that eventually caused his death. On his return to this
country he was honorably discharged with the rank of sergeant.
For the last three months of his life,
during which time he was gradually growing weaker and weaker, Sgt. Dorsey
was cared for at the home of Mrs. Allen, who attended him faithfully to
the last.
The deceased man is well known in Phoenix,
haivng lived here for the past twelve years. For three years he
was employed at the Ford Hotel barber shop. He leaves a wife and
one daughter.
Efforts to provide suitable burial for
the dead soldier are being made by a number who knew of his honorable
record, and any who may desire to help by subscribing to the fund may
do so by notifying W. D. O'Neil. Arrangements for the funeral, which
will be held from the parlors of Merryman and Hayt, will be made later.
--This article copied from the Arizona Republican newpaper,
Tuesday morning edition, 3 November 1914--
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