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| | John Avery McIlhenny |
 | | 10, 1918-19, s.v., "McIlhenny, John Avery"; New Orleans Times-Picayune, November 10, 1942; Theodore Roosevelt, The Rough Riders (1905); Hans Schmidt, The United States Occupation of Haiti, 1915-1934 (1971); see also Shane K. Bernard, "A Biographical Sketch: John Avery McIlhenny," Louisiana History 34 (1993). |
 | | John Avery McIlhenny was the son of son of the inventor of Tabasco brand pepper sauce. |
 | | Originally a member of Troop F of the 1st U.S. Volunteer Infantry (" Rough Riders "), he was promoted to be a second lieutenant in Troop E for gallantry. |
| www.spanamwar.com /rrmcilhenny.htm (1927 words) |
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