New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1871-04-06
District Matters.
0Nr Candidate.

General n. p. Chapman was born in the
county of Union. State Of Ohio and is 81 years
of age. He was educated in the State OF Iowa,
whittier he removed at the age of fifteen. lie
attended and graduated at the law school IN
Cincinnati. Ohio in 1859. and repaired to his
home in Iowa and engaged in his profession as
an attorney-at-law. At the breaking out of the
rebellion he enlisted private in the first
three-years regiment raised in Iowa, and was
appointed adjutant upon it's organization. The
colonel OF the regiment was Samuel X. Curtis,
then member of Congress. and afterwards
ma or general in the United States army.
During the early stage of the war he served in
Missouri, and was elected by the officers of his
regiment, upon the promotion of Colonel Cur
tbs to brigadier general, TO the majority OF his
command. which rank he held, and was engaged
at Fort Donelson, leading the charge on the
left of the army under General Grant, which re-
suited in carrying the enemys works, and the
subsequent surrender of the fort. He was
wounded, and carried of the battle field for
dead, and was SO reported in the war bulletins.
After recovery from his wounds he returned
TO his regiment and participated in the siege of
Corinth, and for gallantly at Fort Donelson
was appointed by President Lincoln as colonel
and aid de-camp in the regular army, and as
signed to duty on the staff of Major General
Halieck then commanding in Arkansas. He
Curtis and made the chief of the same, doing
duty in the Department of Arkansas and Mis-
souri,, where he remained until ordered TO
Washington city on special duty, and while in
this city Secretary Stanton detached him from
service in the West, and he was assigned an
important part in the War Department, where
he remained until the close of the war. Dur
ing his service there he conducted several i'm
portant trials for the Government as Judge
advocate His closing service was in conduct
ing the trial of Henry Wirz, the Andersonville
jailor
He was intrusted by Mr.. Stanton with several
important missions, and possessed the conf
dence of officers of high rank and station.
At the close of his services in the War Depart
ment he was brevetted brigadier general. Upon
his retirement from the service III 1868 he en-
tered upon the practice of the law in this
city. By close attention to his business he has
secured large and lucrative practice. lie is
householder and property holder, located at
Washington and IS connected with numerous
charitable organizations, and il always ready
and willing to lend helping hand to the OPP
pressed and dowD-trodden. He is still engaged
IN law practice with the weli-known firm OF
Chapman, iosmer & Go. Upon the Organiza- |
ton of the Territory he was selected by the |
President as It's Secretary, without his knowl- |
edge or APPLICATION position he now holds |
and which will be vacant upon his election. |
lie has opposed all capital moving schemes |
since 1T has been matter Of agitation in the |
country, and has, as we have been informed |
been engaged for some time in procuring facts |
with view of publishing pamphlet on the |
subject. His standing among his citizens in |
Iowa was such as would have secured him |
political preferment III that State, and he was |
strongly urged TO return and resume his resi- |
dence with view to Congressional honOrs |
His inclination had always led him to pursue |
his profession rather than political life and he |
IS drawn aside therefrom now more from the |
urgent request of his friends than from anv de-
sire OF his own. While he has always been |
consistent Republican, and spoke on many occa |
sions to the people of bis own State during the |
last Lincoln canvass, and has manifested "A |
lively interest IN the success of the Republican |
cause IN the District, so far as to vote at our |
he has not been connected actively |
in any of the local political contests. His sym
patty Tor the party has never been doubted.