The National tribune., 1883-02-22
PEN NSYLVANIA.

The following is brief sketch of the military
career of General E. S. Osborne, ofWilkes-B Barre,
the new Commander of the Dept. of Penn: He
enlisted in the three months service, April Is,
1861, as private in company c, Eighth regi-
ment, Pennsylvania volunteers, and was mus
tered out at the expiration of the term of SER
vice. He raised company +, One Hundred and
Forty-ninth regiment, Pennsylvania volunteers,
and re-entered the service for three years Au-
gust %, 1862. Soon after reaching Washing
ton, ID. C., he was made judge advocate on the
staff of General James Wadsworth, Military
Governor Of the District, served in that capac-
ity until December 1862, when he returned to
his regiment in time to take part in the battle
of Fredericksburg, Va. After the battle of
Gettysburg, in which he was also engaged, he
did staff duty in the First and Fifth Corps un-
til the surrender at Appomattox. He attained
the rank of major in his regiment, and was
breveted colonel United States volunteers.
After the war he was appointed judge advocate
United States army, was assigned to duty at the
War Department, was sent South, Investigated
the horrors of Andersonville and drew up the
charges upon which Captain Wirz was tried.
By order of the War Department he inquired
into and reported on the arrest and confne-
ment of citizens of Pennsylvania in military
prisons and recommended their release, after
which he resigned his position to follow the
practice of law. Comrade Osborne joined the
Grand Army in 1867 as member of Eli Post,
No. 81, of which he was elected Commander,
was judge advocate on the staff of Department
Commander A. Wilson Morris, and was dele
gate from his Post to the Encampments held at
Altoona, Lancaster, Pittsburg and Williamsport.
The new hall of Post No. II, Philadelphia,
will be dedicated at two o'clock this afternoon.
Washington's Farewell Address will be read by
a comrade of the Post, after which Major Veale,
n a Ill,
have been sent to all the Posts in the city to at
tend, and large gathering is expected. The
Post will have the use of the entire building,
and have fitted up the Post room and lower
hall in a handsome manner. The muster roll
contains the names of $50 comrades, and is con-
stanuy increasing.
Comrade Samuel Newton, Oakdale, Pa,
sends US the following resolution, passed at a
recent meeting of Harry McEwen Post, No.
101 at that place: ResOtred, That we do hereby
express our unanimous opinion, that in the
matter of appointments under the Federal
Government, soldiers disabled by wounds or
physical debility incurred while inthe military
service, should, in all cases, be preferred to
civilians or soldiers who are in full possession of
their physical strength, especially III the ap-
pointment Of United States pension agents"
About twenty-five Post Commanders of
Philadelphia met recently at the Department
headquarters, 1902 Chestnut street, TO take
action in regard to the unveiling of the SOL
diers' and sailors monument, which is to be
erected at Germantown on or before May 25th.
Comrade A. j. Sellers occupied the chair.
After general debate the Fourth of July was
decided upon as the most appropriate occasion
for the unveiling.
Comrade T. j. Tallman, of Post No. 5s, Sus-
quehanna Pa, writes US that new Post is
about to be organized at New Milford, Susque-
hanna county, Pa. Application has already
been made for a charter and 1t is thought the
Post will number forty or fifty members.
Comrade VIM. ]. Steen, late Senior Vice Com
mander of Fred Taylor Post, No. l9, of Phila-