Background
Fish was son of diplomat and banker Nicholas Fish and grandson of the 26th United States Secretary of State, Hamilton Fish.
Fish was son of diplomat and banker Nicholas Fish and grandson of the 26th United States Secretary of State, Hamilton Fish.
Columbia University.
Fish was not the only soldier from a prominent family in the unit: ". To this rugged crew, Roosevelt added some 50 men with backgrounds closer to his own: Ivy Leaguers from wealthy Eastern families. He was one of the first Americans killed in the Battle of Las Guasimas, near Santiago, Cuba, on June 24, 1898.
He died of a gunshot just near the heart and survived less than a minute or so per the Rough Rider who was wounded by the same bullet that killed Fish.
A dog given as a present by Teddy Roosevelt to Hamilton Fish became the mascot of Company Bachelor of the Rough Riders and a canine celebrity after the war. The animal, named "Don", reportedly also rushed up San Juan Hill with the Rough Riders.
Don"s subsequent owners were Colonel William Wallace, then when Wallace died, Wallace"s physician, Doctor Hadley.
A contemporary account stated that "Since that time the big dog had had the freedom of the Quaker town (of Whittier, California), and had never walked through the streets without receiving much attention from small boys and girls to those of larger growth." Death came from "a big touring car containing four persons, going around a corner at so high a speed that the old dog, which was walking quietly along, could not get out of its way.".
Fish was a graduate of Columbia University where he was a member of Saint Anthony Hall. He was a member of "L" troop commanded by Captain Allyn K. Capron, Junior.