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at Fort D. A. Russell, Wyoming. From this post he was 

 detailed to Amherst, Massachusetts, as Professor of Mili- 

 tary Science at the Massachusetts Agricultural College. 

 After a tour of service at this college he rejoined his regi- 

 ment at Columbus Barracks, Ohio, remaining on duty at 

 that post until the late declaration of war, when he was 

 ordered to active service in Cuba. At this time he was the 

 regimental quartermaster, appointed April 1, 1898, re- 

 ceiving his promotion to a captaincy April 26, 1898, which 

 was confirmed by the Senate, after his death, July 14, 1898. 



" Captain Dickinson was stationed at a number of posts 

 during his service, the following being a partial list : 

 Fort Sill, Indian Territory; Forts Cummings, Bayard and 

 Stanton, New Mexico; Forts McDowell, Huachuca, and 

 Bowie, Arizona; Fort Walla Walla, Washington; Presidio 

 of San Francisco and Yosemite National Park, California; 

 Fort D. A. Russell, Wyoming; Jefferson Barracks, Missouri, 

 and Columbus Barracks, Ohio." 



One last picture of the dashing cavalryman we have, 

 drawn by the hand of one who was in action with him, 

 and we see him just where we should expect to see him, 

 in the fore-front of the battle, leading a charge against the 

 lurking Apaches : 



"We were in but one Indian fight together, at Horse- 

 Shoe Canon, on the Arizona-Mexican line, April 22, 1882. 

 The Indians occupied a strong position on a high bluff, which 

 we finally carried by assault. In the assault, Walter was 

 the very first to reach the summit, and I well remember, 

 as the line of his troop swept up the hill, he was the for- 

 ward apex of a triangle, of which the two sides were formed 

 of the men of his troop on his right and left rear." 



