The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-01-09
OBITUARY..
Death of Gen. =. A. Meredith.

Death of Gen. =. A. Meredith.
The Buffalo Commercial Advertiser
of Monday evening announces the sud
den death in that city, on Saturday
evening, of Gen. Sullivan A. Meredith,
and gives the following biographical
sketch of the deceased:
1.-The decea ed (as we learn from
family records now before u.s.. was the
grandson of Jonathan and Elizabeth
Meredith. who were borne III Hereford
shire. England, and settled in Phlladel-
phia about the 1850. His father was
William Meredith, who graduated at
the University of Pennsylvania, studied
law, and became prominent member
of the legal profession.
Sullivan Amory Meredith was BORN IN
Philadelphia on the 9Th of July, 1916,
and was educated at William and Mary
College, Virginia After leaving that
institution he engaged III various pur-
suits, but did not study for any profess
sion, probably on account OF his great
desire to travel, which he subsequently
gratified He twice made the voyage
to China, and visited various other
parts of the void He was IN Callfor-
MIA at the beginning of the gold excite
ment in 1913.
On the breaking out of the late re
bellion be heartily espoused the cause
of the Union, and served with honor
and distinction during the war. On the
/ 18th of April, 1861, he took command
of the 10th Pennsylvania Volunteers,
ll, fnr ont he nm a on
/ the command of Gen. Patterson, at
which time the term for which the regi-
ment was enlisted expired. He was
shortly after appointed to the command
of Camp Curtin, at Harrisburg, where.
in the course of four months, he super
intended the drill, disciplining, equip
ment and forwarding of oven
thirty thousand troops to tie seat
of war During the same period he
raised another regiment, the 56th Penn
sylvania Volunteers, and on the 18th ID
March, 1862, reported with his com
mand at Washington, and thence pro.
ceeded to the field. In the second bat
tie of Manassas, August 30. 1862, he
! was severely wounded IN the shoulder
by Minnie bail His regiment was IL
all the battles of Gen. Pope S campaign
also at South Mountain and Antietam
and held high rank in bravery and eff
cheney. He remained III the service fol
over four years, being hOnorably dis
charged August oath, 1865, having beer
promoted to the rank of Brigadier Gen
eral.
In August, 1863, he succeeded Col
/ w. III. Ludlow as Commissioner for the
exchange of prisoners, and subsequent
ly served as President of the Cour
Martial at ST. Louis.
Gen. NJ was a man of literary as wei
AS military attainments, and many 0.
our readers will doubtless remember
that a series of vigorous letters from his
pen were published in the Commercial
controverting the statements of the
rebel Commissioner, Robert Ould, II
charging upon Gen. Grant a response
bility for the barbarities of the rebe
authorities to captured Union soldiers
Gen. Meredith completely disprovel
that charge, and his treatment of Oult
was of a most scathing character
DEATH OF GEN. MORGAN L. SMITH.
Gen. Morgan L. Smith, formerly o.
Bloomington, H., was found dead il
his bed at Taylor's Hotel, Jersey CITY
on December Doth. The news reached
his wife when at the theatre IN Wash
ington, and gave her terrible, ant
possibly fatal shock. General Nor
nan 7 Smith was widely known aa
brave and very able soldier Genera
Sherman once said of him that he was
the bravest of his brave men. Smitl
was Major General of Volunteers. H.
has lived at Washington for severa
years, and was an intimate persona
friend Of the President.