One of Col. Forsyth's Scouts at the Battle of Beecher's Island in eastern Colorado Territory in September of 1868. He, with Scout Allison J. Pliley, excaped the island and crossed the prairie to Fort Wallace, Kansas to bring back a relief party.
When arriving at the fort he found only a handful of men, the rest having left earlier with Col. H. C. Bankhead, they having been alerted to Forsyth's predicament, by Scouts S. E. "Jack" Stilwell and Pierre Trudeau, who had escaped from the Island the first night.
Donovan then recruited several civilians and started back for the Island. In route, he located Col. Louis H. Carpenter, and the 10th Cavalry on the plains, and together, made the historic ride, bring relief to the besieged Scouts at Beecher Island.
For this and other actions of the same time period, Col. Carpenter was awarded a Medal of Honor.
Later, the Scouts, and surviving widows, including Mrs. Donovan, were awarded a military pension, under a special act of Congress.
When arriving at the fort he found only a handful of men, the rest having left earlier with Col. H. C. Bankhead, they having been alerted to Forsyth's predicament, by Scouts S. E. "Jack" Stilwell and Pierre Trudeau, who had escaped from the Island the first night.
Donovan then recruited several civilians and started back for the Island. In route, he located Col. Louis H. Carpenter, and the 10th Cavalry on the plains, and together, made the historic ride, bring relief to the besieged Scouts at Beecher Island.
For this and other actions of the same time period, Col. Carpenter was awarded a Medal of Honor.
Later, the Scouts, and surviving widows, including Mrs. Donovan, were awarded a military pension, under a special act of Congress.
One of Col. Forsyth's Scouts at the Battle of Beecher's Island in eastern Colorado Territory in September of 1868. He, with Scout Allison J. Pliley, excaped the island and crossed the prairie to Fort Wallace, Kansas to bring back a relief party.
When arriving at the fort he found only a handful of men, the rest having left earlier with Col. H. C. Bankhead, they having been alerted to Forsyth's predicament, by Scouts S. E. "Jack" Stilwell and Pierre Trudeau, who had escaped from the Island the first night.
Donovan then recruited several civilians and started back for the Island. In route, he located Col. Louis H. Carpenter, and the 10th Cavalry on the plains, and together, made the historic ride, bring relief to the besieged Scouts at Beecher Island.
For this and other actions of the same time period, Col. Carpenter was awarded a Medal of Honor.
Later, the Scouts, and surviving widows, including Mrs. Donovan, were awarded a military pension, under a special act of Congress.
When arriving at the fort he found only a handful of men, the rest having left earlier with Col. H. C. Bankhead, they having been alerted to Forsyth's predicament, by Scouts S. E. "Jack" Stilwell and Pierre Trudeau, who had escaped from the Island the first night.
Donovan then recruited several civilians and started back for the Island. In route, he located Col. Louis H. Carpenter, and the 10th Cavalry on the plains, and together, made the historic ride, bring relief to the besieged Scouts at Beecher Island.
For this and other actions of the same time period, Col. Carpenter was awarded a Medal of Honor.
Later, the Scouts, and surviving widows, including Mrs. Donovan, were awarded a military pension, under a special act of Congress.
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