Note: Colonel Ode C. Nichols led a long and colorful life. He was a native of Illinois and crossed the prairie with his family in 1879 in a covered wagon, meeting Jesse and Frank James along the way. In 1890 in Dennison, Texas he became the newspaper editor and educated himself. Later in Indian Territory he became partners with author Will Durant in his newspaper the "Durant Eagle". He joined Roosevelt's 1st Volunteer Cavalry and was one of the Rough Riders. The war in Cuba ended before his squadron could sail. He then joined the 34th Volunteer Infantry and in a few months rose from Private to Lieutenant. After considerable campaigning in the Philippines he was commissioned as an officer in the regular army. He served throughout the Spanish-American War, in the Mexican border actions against Pancho Villa and in World War I. He ended his thirty-year career as the commanding officer of the 1st Infantry Regiment in Fort D.A. Russell in Wyoming. He died in southern California in 1949.
Note: Colonel Ode C. Nichols led a long and colorful life. He was a native of Illinois and crossed the prairie with his family in 1879 in a covered wagon, meeting Jesse and Frank James along the way. In 1890 in Dennison, Texas he became the newspaper editor and educated himself. Later in Indian Territory he became partners with author Will Durant in his newspaper the "Durant Eagle". He joined Roosevelt's 1st Volunteer Cavalry and was one of the Rough Riders. The war in Cuba ended before his squadron could sail. He then joined the 34th Volunteer Infantry and in a few months rose from Private to Lieutenant. After considerable campaigning in the Philippines he was commissioned as an officer in the regular army. He served throughout the Spanish-American War, in the Mexican border actions against Pancho Villa and in World War I. He ended his thirty-year career as the commanding officer of the 1st Infantry Regiment in Fort D.A. Russell in Wyoming. He died in southern California in 1949.
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