Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-05-18

@saved the Fourth Division, under!
NGeneral Burbridge from annibil
q latlon by an overwhelming forceI
gof rebels. On the 10Th Of Novem
5Jvr, Gen. WashbVn landed on the|
jEcoast Of Texas With 2,soo men, end'
compelled the evacuation OF Forti
q Esperauza, bomb proof work, caseds
Rwith railroad iron, surrounded by a;
Eleep moat filed with water, manned:
'%hy $50 men, and mounting tenl
Eguns. This movement was Of much
.simportauce, as it gave the Uuionl
xforces control Of the entire coast OF,
.8TeNas, from Matagorda Bay to thel
{ Rio Grande. Ia January, 1864, be
4c0ming satisfied that there would be,
Fn0 further trouble in Texas, Geu.I
4 Washburn ayailed himself of q,
5Sleaye Of absence for sixty days. At
'gthe expiration Of this leave, he was,
'sordered by Gen. Grant to Annapolis, |
.sto assist IN the recognizing of thej
\ 9th Corps, to which he was assigned.
Ellie was afterwards ordered To againI
sassume command at Memphis, where|
Che organized and sent out several;
il xpedltions to hold in check a large!
sscayalry force, which would other
SwiSe have operated on the communi-l
Scations OF Gen Sherman. IN Decen
,Nber, he was o,deIed To take command
Isof the District of Vicksburg, but
#soou after was recalled to the De
apartment Of Memphis, which com
4 mand he held TIL the close Of the
Ewar The author Of WISCONSIN I'M
Ethe War" asserts that "competent
II Testimony from Memphis says that
: he was the best commander in thai
epo,ition during the war" His mill
5tary record, like that in all public
&posltions he has held, was excellent,
EoviuciDg determined courage aud
@will power, directed by strong com
kmOn sense
I, He was again elected to Cor
agrees from Wisconsin, and served
.four years more, and till 1869,
<and in 1871 was elected Govern +
b f Wisconsin,. He served two years,
&and his administration was Just
sswhat was expected of it; it was
sswise, intelligent, courageous, econo
Fimica', and as honest as the sun.
SAfter the expiration of his term he
'ar turned to private life aud devoted
Ahimself to extensive business affairs.
"a ie was lar-e owner Of pine lands
8in Wisconsin and an extensive man
lufacturer of lumber. He was one
sof the projectors and builders of
sthe Minneapolis Il st. Louis Rail-
9road, but the great work of his life
,siS that which has made his name
Mwidely known, in Europe as well al
Gin this country, was the erection and,
Soperatlou of his vast Touring mills,
Zip Minneapolis, MINI. He vas the,
8tirSt man in the United States to in
ytroduce what is known us the patent
sprocess for the manufacture Of flour,
1and also the hungarian roller SYSTEM
lnf manufacture. lis mills are the;
amost extensive of any mills in the,
isw rid aud are capab Of turning'
y put between 1000 and 5000 barrels
@of flour daily. No man living who
Twas SO thoroughly versed in mllling!
a. had SO complete a knowledge of
Hevery detail in the manufacture of,
shour. Within the last few years;
Che had erected All observatory atl
i MadiSon and after providing it With
Zone of the largest telescopes in thes
Hworld presented Ito the State of hi
jadoptIon. lie was stricken down.
sswilh Paralysis at Lacrosse, on Feb. i
s3d, 1850. i few months after thai
sIevcni, though a strong Protestant.j
Nbut us a token Of his profoundesls
arespect for unsrltish devotion Of the,
pssterS of charity he presented to!
3them his splendid country palace, /
sEigewood, on the shore of Lakei
,2Wingra, near Madison, for the pur
sNpoSe Of establishing a branch of thel
SSaiut Clair Academy, of Consuming
Elton Mound, Wis. Mr.. Wasburn3
4 leaves two married daughters, Mrs.
CIV. Kelsey aud Mrs Payson, theI
N~ife of Charles PaySon, late Third
3 assistant Secretary of the State andI
NUuited States Minister To Denmark
els fortune Is estimated ut betweenl
SS2, 100000 and $3,O00,UOO.
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