The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1876-06-10
Sketch of the Life of Col. Robert IT..
Ramsey,

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Robert Ramsey. late editor and pro-
prietor of the Daily Miners journal, of
Pottsville, whose death was announced
last week was born in South Pottsville,
May 90, 1888. He received good com.
com school education and attended the
POttsvile Academy for short time.
He was from bOyhood regular attend
ant at church and Sunday school and
became communcant of the one and
a teacher OF the other. When fourteen
years old he entered the Office of Ben
jamin Bannan, then the publisher of
the Miners journal, weekly paper,
where he learned the trade Of printing.
He vas a favOrite with Mr. B4nnan
and was entrusted with the important
work of setting up and correcting the
coal tables, which, as published in the
Miners Journal have long been noted
for their freedom from typographical
or other errors. Mr.. Ramsey, afer
leaving the journal Office, entered the
printing office of stein d Jones, Philadel-
phia, and while there published little
book called Honey from the Rock"
an arrangement of the Psalms of David,
annotated and compared with parallel
passages from Other parts of the Bible.
lie was soon afterwards appointed clerk
In the Corn Exchange Bank, where he 4
was at work when the war broke out.
When the famous Corn Exchange Regi.
ment (the 10th Pennsylvania Volun-
teers) was organized, Mr.. Ramsey en-
listed in 1t and was commissioned sec.
ond lieutenant. lie was mustered into
service july ., 1868. The regiment,
after aiding in the work of expeling
Lee from pennsylvania, was sent to the
coal regions, where Lieut.. Ramsey act
ed as Assistant Adjutant General,
When Cen Nhlpple, his commanding
ohlcer, was ordered to join the Army
Ol lhe cumberland under General
lhomaS, he sought to have Lieutenant
ramsey also transferred. lie procured
lor MN captain commission. and al
'nough ne iallec to have the transfer
eHected at that time. Captain Ramsey
reported 10 zen Ihomas Tor assign
m'cht 10 uuVy reoruary ~ 1904. When
Ine Atiahta campaign opened he took
''e heIu as Acuhg Alde-de-Camp and
assistant AuJutant General TO General
lho'haS ana served as such to the close
o. @ Cne war; leaving the service in July,
looo' In tAe meantime he had been
o'n"llss'uhed MAJOR on the recommend
uaVlo' o' rPnerai ihomas, ana had re-
celN'u iiuln fIeSluelG Johnson commits
sIoho oy oIeVeJ OF Lieutenant Colonel
ana COloheh On MS return to Potts
VlIe He immediately purchased an in
lere'O VI lhe Miners journal from Mr..
hd"'al' MS oId employer. In Decem-
neF' iooO' ne was married TO Maggie L.,
| oaughte' OF a.. " ,. Lindsey, Esq,
OF Nashville, Tenn. He has had two
| children, only one of whom, daughter,
survives hin. lie established the Daily
Miners journal september l, 1868. In
frDruary, 1915, Mr.. Bannan sold all
his interest IN the paper to Col. Ram
/ 'eE, ana since then 1t has been wholly
/ under the control OF the latter 1t has
| neen very prosperous, and quite recent
! ~ moved into one OF the handSomest
| printing ofhces in the country. Mr.
Ramsey had been suffering for long
TIME trOm laryngeal phthlsls, painful
/ disease OF the throat, and he went to
Nashville, Tenn, early in May to seek
relief IN warmer climate. lie was so
much weakened by his Inability to eat
sufficient food, however. that he obtain
| ed no relief, and died on wednesday,
His old employer, Mr.. Bannan. In in
Producing him to the readers OF the
! journal as its new proprietor, said OF
him
"He has been found faithful in every
position he has heretofore occupied, and
has met the appreciation and friendship