Re: Lt. Col. Aid de Camp Marion Perry Maus, US Army
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Lt. Col. Aid de Camp Marion Perry Maus, US Army
Stephen Berrey 10/28/01
I have a photocopy of a single page, apparently taken from a book, which was in the papers of my grandfather.On this page, he had flagged a paragraph about Marion Perry Maus.The paragraph reads as follows:
"4. 1st Lt. Marion P. Maus (Indian wars)
"Maus was second in command of a raiding party of 100 Apache scouts sent by Gen. George Crook into Mexico to capture Geronimo.The leader of the expedition, Capt. Emmet Crawford, was wearied by the long journey, and it was Maus who led the attack when Geronimo's camp was finally found. In this battle, Geronimo and his men escaped, but their supplies were burned and the Apache women were captured and raped. Geronimo doubled back and was persuaded to meet with Gen. Crook to negotiate the release of the captured women and children.The old renegade crossed back into American teritory where he spent the rest of his life in army custody.In 1886, Lt. Maus was awarded the Medal of Honor for his role in the affair."
A hand-written notation identified the source of this clipping as "The Book of Lists" by Irving Wallace.The publisher and date of publication were not indicated.
My grandfather was Russell Robert Holmes Maus, born in New Oxford, Pennsylvania, in 1890.His papers also included a clipping about "Colonel Maus, Surgeon General of the Eastern Department of the United States army." However, my grandfather didn't indicate whether he was related to Marion Perry Maus and his brother.
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Re: Lt. Col. Aid de Camp Marion Perry Maus, US Army
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