The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1867-09-06
DEATm or GEN. m. S. CoMMAGEI

DEATH OE GEN. IL. y. GOMMAGEK.
A letter from Galveston, Texas, contains
the sad intelligence of the death Of General
HENRY S. CoMMAGER, of Toledo He died at
Galveston, on the l4th ult., being on duty
at that place, as an officer of the United
States Internal Revenue service, He fell
victim to yellow fever. Ho was buried on
the 18th. Tho Toledo Commercial gives
the following brief biographical sketch Of
tho deceased:
General Com mager had for several years
occupied prominent position in this sec
tion, where ho came when quito young, in
| 1885, stopping with Mr.. David Hedges, of
Otsego, Wood County, whose daughter he
subsequently married and now leaves to
mourn her sad and sudden loss in his death,
Not long after his arrival he taught dis.
trict school in Wood county, and in lSil
commenced the study Of tho law in tho Of.
flee of Messrs. Young & Waite, at Maumee
i City. In 1912 he was admitted to the bar
aud began his practice at that place, where
he remained till tho removal OF the county.
seat to Toledo in 1892, soon after which he
became a resident of this city.
i In 1854, Gen. Commager was tho Demo
cratic candidate for Congress- against Hon
Richard Mott, who was elected, He con
tinued his practice in this city until April
1861, when, at the call of President Lin,
coin, he was among tho first to enrol his
uame--not for shouder'strap, but for q
musket--and served in the Old lAth,
through the memorable campaign of Wes
Virginia as private soldier, doing gallant
service. Under the second call for three
years men, the deceased raised in Lucas
and Fulton counties, company of mel
which atterward constituted Co. A. OF The
9th Regiment of which he was ohoser
Captain. With his command he was in tn,
memorable First Battle of Winchester,
whore Stouewall Jeckson was whipped
Here Captain Commager distinguished
himself for bravery. by tho resignation o
Major Patt Captain Oommager was pro
NOTED to the rank of Major Of tho Regi
ment, aud continued there until the appoint
meat OF Lieutenant Colonel Bond as Colono
OF the lllth, when he was advanced anothe
step, where he remained until near the clost
of the war, when he was appointed to tn,
command of the lS9th, one of the last Regi
mouts raised ip this State, which position
he held until mustered out of service il
lS65
In 1866 Gem Commager was nominate,
as candidate Tor Congress by the Demo
Gratis of the 10Th District, aud notwith
standing the almost unparalleled degree o
: political feeling, he ran 500 ahead OF th
Democratic ticket
As u citizen, Gen, Commager had a larg
: circle of warm friends; as a lawyer, ho hel,
position of honor aud as soldier, h
was distinguished by degree of tcarles
bravery displayed by very few. In battl
he knew no such thing as danger or tai
ure. Ills whole soul was thrown into tn
fray with the thought of nothing but vic
J. tory II tell TO him to lead the gallau
9th "mto tho jaws of death at Fort Was
ner, Charleston Harbor, probably the mos
desperate Of all tho charges OF the war.
!. was in that dreadful attack that he wa
dangerously wounded, from which he neve
o recovered. He was ever the true and warl
friend of tho private soldier, to suppl
:, whose wants he WAS always ready to den
, himself. We need not say that he had TIA
/ esteem aud love Of his men in great mea
n ure.