, 1869-11-11
Obituary.

NhN4AAL Ool~
General Wool died Al bis reeldeuce IN Troy, n
y, on the 9th, al the advanced Age OF 30 yeasA-
Ho n born In Sewnurgh. n. T.. and entered tho
Mmy 81 the commencement Of the wN with
Gfrat Britain, receiving = commission ~ Captain
In the Thirteenth 1EfantEJ through the irduencc
Of Governor Clinton. At the stormlnK Of
Queenstown Heights, which Wa hfs nrst battle,
be was ehot through both thighs. lie VAS thea
promoted to 4 Majority in tho TWent5-ninth In
iaa1y. LIE distinguished hitnselt II the hattie Of
I'lst,Abutgh, tor which be WAS oreycttcd Lieuteu
snt Colonel Il 1916 he became Inspector Gen.
eFal Of the entire ATmv. In 1924 be was
brcvetted Brtgadier General In 1859 he
1aa commissioned n5 the government to
60 - Europe for The pu1poAe Of examining tho
various military syx1euk. Returning tbne+ he
VIZ employed oJ the government IN Inspecting
tho toask de3eDoea. In 1sal he attained the rznk
Of BrtSadier General. BE TOOK leading part In
the VA with Mexico: selected the battle ground
OF RuenA f1Ata, and commanded the troops until
the a1r.val ur Genera. Taylor For his sery1ccs Oh
his occaalou he Wal commended b. general Tay-
lor. nrd promo1ed to Bscyek Major General On
his re,nrn home IN July, ls4s, he whs placed In
command OF tho Eaa1arn Dtv1Eon- with hoed4uAt-
sezs II Troy, which, on . reorganization OF the
Dis,aiop In 1855, was charged to Baltimore In
1tosd ron Congress in recognition Of
his serTtcz m:.> Mexico, and was
transferred 10 the Pacific At the ciose Of PFea1-
dent plefoeb administration he uas again t1xns'
'feued 10 the Department Of the East, with head
qoa1se,s It TroI, Al the coumencemeut Of The
war, IN 1851, although over - ycars Of age, he
tre.ed his scrrices to the government and aftes
the attack On Fort Sumter went 10 New York &nd
organized And equipped tho init regiment Of vol
pptecn sent to Washington. With hix newly
rated volunteerz, he took the responsibility q
| rensore1rR Colonel Dtnock n F0trtsa Monroe
sud 70 sa.ed that post t1un the danger Of captut
| ny tho rebetA. From ttis pn4ut he led 40 a1pc
| dttton which CAPTURED Norfolk AaJ 10, 1861 III
then received the futl rank Of Major GecerA Il
ths resu,As army. In juno he WIS transsefred u
the tomuaud oi the Middle Department, With hi
headquat1e1s It Baltimore, wherr he rrnInet
/ until the closc Of the was, Ehen he retired fro1
active acrftte, and hAs strce resided In Troy.
ADMIRAL sT1wAK1.
From ~ Philadelphia L<t3tv. Soe. 8.
4 prisAte telegram from Botdento n. y, J..
! bIiugB u tho aAd intelligence Of tho death O
sha: cir. II = ausr.sr past ) On saturday ate,
| noop, November T. FnIl OF houors, 1s be wa
,pe IL ssa,* fs,ssd Rssse,S, ss.y ~ 1Is,s
had b. ! epecaal act oonierrtd upon hin the h:s
@ Trised stat.s Nay. liz career cortrs nearly ID
whole h4lory Of our pasI. tor ltn nov II haa
fe~ otlns ol tevcnty 3eAIa since he made HI
| nIkt capture n TIC COIL m&A0EZ ot AH AtncE'I&
s.,p Charles S'eaaft Was burn IN rhilsneloht'
Of 1r7kn t,attu1Aee, On isa esfa o. J7i
1fsR. lie wA4 the yo7n2e1: Of ti:f
ehild1Gn. Ills father had Gcen II she tue
chsnt eer,,ce and and re- noatt
t~,Er sonr 2 chsr1es ste~sr1 vas haFn. Tu
tuEpre kern aid Adml.A: entered the meEcnA.
Etricc n ca'tn boy. vt thr nRe Of thirteen, 70:
'hsonth I'll grades to tlxt OF CausAtu, and OF II
| yin oI March. l7.a, ~na con ros.1ontd by II
> | elder fFts'd+pt Adam. M Lteuterapt !n It
. ! Uuu+ d s'stcs fasv. lie vAs +n; loycd 70 Il
Wei lnai~s to prosees AmTr.cao cnnn-rt
teaiI At French rElvAtrerv. aud in September. $50
Hhep N cnnsann OF The EEpeti1cu1, = 10 Ct
erhc<,ntr, hr optu1ed IN = u mnutrs tue FREQ
= tctontrs Denx ADf. Fight E1nA snd 5000 ats
thc Frrnch trhoOper DanA t011treb Eun4 {
t wrs vt1n r1tb1e in ire taval operations ara'p
Y 1rrh, ahu1srssa N,th peessaf 10 tho oriil'a
,,ee!ydo C1mnnnsfc FTthlrts 'nAhkh liz y
F.. npre EasIer Conmandsl4t In 1904 A.d Captaan
IS;G
, Nsen war vas declased asai2h 0reas e1ttal