The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-05-22
ObituSrP.

DEATH OF DISTINGUISHED ARMY OFFICER
DIED. a. Fort Smith, Arkansas, on the 25h cay Of
Msrch sst Br,vet Msjor FRANCS NELSON P1og Assistan
Aoossut General, Usued States amy In the 4st year
large plumber o. attached REALTORS sud frepas q mouro
hn death he vas son OF the late Mann Psge, of The
equity Of Gloucester state Of Virginia ssd great grand
two OF the meet distinguished trufted and hopored pa
u,o's Of The Revolution, whose memory he had been
TO initiate. H. graduated ct the West Poat Military
AoAoeny IN lsai, end soon. after, Brevet Secoud
Foiios ihsn proeccDt rg the war; and there
romance actively and ,dlcleIty ugsssd Until its close.
Rouge i orcered 10 IT, res win hn re smooe the
tint detachment OF troops, In ANTICIPATION Of with
kexeo On the con me o. meht Of hoslites with Mexico
he marched With the army OF General Taylor ia his
frat advance upon the RIO Grande, aud from that time
forward to The end of the war, In most Of the battles
op both iIss snd greatly distinguished himself he
IN Fort Brosn during NE morabe siege lombard
ctnfsrrsc N ets res QQsn Which, with two
@ otienc.s The orr and Tor hs cons,ancy and gallant
ccnduct on ibe occasion brevctsd Fret Ieuepspt
lie wu 10 The noted battle Of Monterey with his reei
meni 70 Gen woith's division, ard shared In the bril-
tuccese sbich there attended the OF nat
aecenpthed ocer and for bis bravery and mertorious
trsces curing th,te oper atoms and the battle wss
tthtsqotnty pcmosei to Assistant Adjuant Geoeral.
With the IsLk Of Captain He not Iour suer srds isn
he arm Of Gen Taylor, with the troops sent IN Join Gen
O. V,Is Crrz. End under the latter General actively
participated IN the siege and bonbardmeut whch Joroes
Vie tmftpoer Of he city Of vers Crtz with is castle He
.S 70 'hs battle q Ce,ro GORGE with his regiment,
the sovstce ~ part OF the gallant force which storned
the heitte and forum ;aious Of Cerro Gordo aud l. "a,
Amorg he bss officers within the fort Of The eremy
stoS alter the be recsvec bis appointment OF Assistant
Acuian' General and berg assg1ed to sls duiy tha.
coL,n usd advance o. Tie army upou me ssy
OF MEXICO. He the battles OF Coutrerss and Cnera
eusoo 9Th The brigade of The etepc Gen Shields serv.
ns 90 LIE stan a. ASSISTANT AoJdiant General and AID
snd ~ss orsve,tsd Major for his gallant ana mernorjous
concuos N these bsies sns he the hard fought
The osp,ue Of the ciy OF CO. s ssrvirg vim bravery
srd nskeo dstretep, In The eaue cApacy on the stan
seree Of battles by our army under cen scott which
PLACID the city Of Mexico and from tb At
x'sI, xss,sli General and Chef .. s.. do 70 on,
s.sl.rsd. Be I.,u,nsd vim the army 10 ,Ss United
staes, s'ier having servef without intsrmtssiou
from The tefirrrg 10 the oud Of toe war and hastnr
received on all occasions the highest commentator OF hs
con mAndine oboer Bot alss. be retained win health
impaired and shattered by the kardshps and ex osuTs on
hs csDrae,s, 90 much 20 a' al efforts for bis psrms
rent rsi.raioo have been bsfn.d Since then h. bss
noe, Of the ms through ckoo though In be ain
been en- ouiy but The nsdious mslady pulmonary con
biz csntutucn and terminated HE NE But n va nat
alone Ne roldkr thai MAJOR Page emitted 10 esteem
Tor bis privsse Character ana relations less en-
Nhbe Than ms professional career. Possessed of natu-
rsly good mind, n bad been well cultivated and stored
snh vmca ihiormstsn; yet be modest 10 the expees
warm heated end benevolent N his dspcsi ion refined
IN his feelings courteous and polished 10 he msppers
huso snd fsher. brother be ~as cver Affection
ate, srd and devoted; and frfene he wa.
accou pi;shcd ffbosr
Gtoscx q AVERY recently deceased, says the Oxford
IN rtn9, .ss born a, Gro,oo. in the state Of Con
neecut, August 10, 1Tc9 and At bic death bad nearly
comple'ed bis pIih year. He . colonial subject OF
George the Fourth, and witness some Of the exciting
scenes Of the American Revolution. He witnessed the
Nathan bsbol Who ~i,h bis s,i,h mcc va. 90. ssa
numbered among tho things that 90 the slh day
VILE on the OHIO liver 10 The state o, vrrirs. sf,er
ioore Journey Of SEQ mies be there undefto x the ar
rcnaltc iuciccpis 10 the NE Of Herman
ard hh siand paradise In the Ohio and the strange al
v.ltsre q ASon Burr connected herewith, Of all Of
Nnth he was rcr-cusDy cosnixAnt Aoout the year
1850 through ths tincncss Of D. njsmln Butler ece ed
, IN. 20 married hs sistt be va. Induced 70 remove TO
ur Avery twice married, bot had ious survives bs
hldr.n che o. whom vas mIishpm-u Ia The Unutrd
'iafes hsvy with Commodore Rogers and necstrr and
iec In ISIS lie voted u every election f,~ Preside,,
ncs the 'our dalton o. The government Which act pss
'e'forned BY him WITH religious sense o. duty.
rrsrr FrfpEncx GoII. ons Of the body eusrd OF n,
olecn csd 81 the residence Of biz son iulsw Ne Jos
1essor, In Nswssk, " on the 18Th inst at the are o.
cson curing NOS, Of the Russian csnpalsp. ana ws.
efsntd % prisor~ Of war 81 Dmtzo for thres years |
is rig q, returned 70 fsnoe after the csmpsgB rum
pec Nation, and for several yesrs was the worshpsI
sss,er Tor vensrsble Of rUbon Frsuoa Lodge OF ve1
pssress n The public soseos and .ss es 's ; esM
any measures which would advance the csusc Of sdu
Ibe HARTFORD TINT s>ys;-1n the death OF Gvornz |
rssH Harcrd loses one Of her well known and mush re-
rfcied crzecs For long series Of years he has bsen
'e President OF the Phmnx Bank Az an ofncsr OF thas
sttuuon, he pnrtued course that Vas generous and
s' 70 hh fellow cii'zers but maintancd character
ttsrniahed BY the slightest bleukh He vas liberal |
nccd and useful city sidns the needy bers 10 the
oor and dst seed, snd always foremost In euterprfp~s
genera public Utility. He has nlled valuable space
IRE hsfovy % ia CITY Tor the past Gfy years. and m
and rtspect.
Rev, NJ BraxH,x, Wesleyan ni~scsary 70 The onss.