Emerson H. Liscum
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Emerson Hamilton Liscum was a U.S. Army officer who was killed in battle at Tientsin, China
during the Boxer Rebellion
.
He joined the U.S. Army in 1861 to fight in the American Civil War
. After the war he remained in the Army and rose to the rank of Colonel. While assigned to the 9th U.S. Infantry, he led his men during the Boxer Rebellion. Colonel Emerson died at the Battle of Tientsin
, China on July 13, 1900. He was one of the 150 American soldiers who were killed by Chinese sharpshooters defending the city, a bullet hit him in the stomach.
"It was on 13 July 1900, during the assault on Tientsin, China, in the face of murderous fire that the wounded Regimental Commander, Colonel Emerson H. Liscum seized the National Colors himself from his fallen Color Sergeant.
Colonel Liscum stood fearlessly, directing the attack on the city walls until he too was mortally wounded. His last words to his men were "Keep Up The Fire!" The assault continued with renewed vigor. As a result of this action, the Regiment earned its foremost trophy, the Liscum Bowl. The Colonel's last words, "Keep Up The Fire!" have become the Regimental Motto."
Possibly the most important piece of 20th century silver metalwork, The Liscum Bowl, was created in 1901 to honor the Colonel and his regiment.
Fort Liscum
in Valdez
, in the Territory of Alaska, was named in his honor.
China
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during the Boxer Rebellion
Boxer Rebellion
The Boxer Rebellion, also called the Boxer Uprising by some historians or the Righteous Harmony Society Movement in northern China, was a proto-nationalist movement by the "Righteous Harmony Society" , or "Righteous Fists of Harmony" or "Society of Righteous and Harmonious Fists" , in China between...
.
He joined the U.S. Army in 1861 to fight in the American Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
. After the war he remained in the Army and rose to the rank of Colonel. While assigned to the 9th U.S. Infantry, he led his men during the Boxer Rebellion. Colonel Emerson died at the Battle of Tientsin
Battle of Tientsin
The Battle of Tientsin, or the Relief of Tientsin, occurred on July 13–14, 1900 during the Boxer Rebellion in Northern China. A multinational military force, representing the Eight-Nation Alliance, came to the rescue of a besieged population of foreign nationals within the city of Tientsin by...
, China on July 13, 1900. He was one of the 150 American soldiers who were killed by Chinese sharpshooters defending the city, a bullet hit him in the stomach.
"It was on 13 July 1900, during the assault on Tientsin, China, in the face of murderous fire that the wounded Regimental Commander, Colonel Emerson H. Liscum seized the National Colors himself from his fallen Color Sergeant.
Colonel Liscum stood fearlessly, directing the attack on the city walls until he too was mortally wounded. His last words to his men were "Keep Up The Fire!" The assault continued with renewed vigor. As a result of this action, the Regiment earned its foremost trophy, the Liscum Bowl. The Colonel's last words, "Keep Up The Fire!" have become the Regimental Motto."
Possibly the most important piece of 20th century silver metalwork, The Liscum Bowl, was created in 1901 to honor the Colonel and his regiment.
Fort Liscum
Fort Liscum
Fort Liscum was a United States Army post in the Alaska Territory on the south shore of Valdez Bay, across from the modern site of Valdez, Alaska. It operated from 1900 to 1922.-History:...
in Valdez
Valdez
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, in the Territory of Alaska, was named in his honor.