The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1884-02-28
Death of Col. Tom W0r-
thington.

state. He graduated from West
Point in 1928 and served in tn G
Mexican war as Colonel Of the
Second Ohio Infantry. In 1861
he was commissioned by the
Secretary of War to raise regi
ment for the war. and recruited
and organized the famous 46 @
Y. |. and went to the field as its
first colonel. He participated
} with his regiment in the battle
of Shiloh and had his hosre shot
from under him in that engage
ment. Ae left the service in
1862 and was succeeded by Col
onel G. G. Walcutt. He endeav-
ored for long while to be rein
stated, but was unsuccessful
He has been in Washington for
many years pushing a claim for
furnishing water for Camp Der
nison, Chic, during the war, but
failed Of success. Col. Worthing-
ton was the author of an excel
lent work on military tactics and
was a man Of strong intelligence
and wonderful memory. He
possessed a peculiar tempera
ment and brooded very seriously
over his alleged wrongs, which
contributed materially to his de
cease. He possessed many good
traits and was a man generally
respected, and his death will be
regretted by a numerous con
course of friends.
Early in the present session
Gen. Rosecrans introduced a bill
in Congress, proposing pension
and an award for gallant conduct
in the war.
Col. Weldy also introduced the
following resolution III the Ohio
Legislature, which was unani
mously adopted:
WHEREAS, Col. Thomas Wor
thington, OF the 46th Ohio Vol
unteers. in the late Civil War
proved himself a brave and val
liant leader, and nobly stemmed
the red current of battle in that
memorable engagement, the bat
tie of Shiloh and
WHEREAS. Col. Worthington is
now old and infirm, nearly so
years of age, broken i'll health,
and pinched with penury. besides
is now an inmate of the Provi-
dence Hospital at Washington
City in which city for twenty |
years on each recurring meeting
of Congress he has Intellectually |
pressed his claim for a Just ad
jnstment of his rights as a sol
der against the Government,
and
WHEREAS. Gen. W. S. Rosen-
Grams has lately introduced into
Congress bill, 10 provide prop
er and suitable pension, so as to
insure the old warrior colonel IA
competency during the remnant
of his days:
Now, therefore, be it resolved
by the Senate and the House of
Representatives of the State of
Ohio, that it is the sense Of this
body. so far rs the same may be
expressed, that our Senators and
Representative in Congress, be.
and they are hereby, requested
to make all reasonable efforts TO
procure the passage Of Gen. w.
$. RosencranS bill, giving 10 Col
Worthington the full pay of
colonel of the army during his
his life.
Be it further resolved that the
Governor be. and is hereby, re-
quested TO transmit copy Of
these resolutions 20 eacl. of our
Representatives and Senators in
Col. Worthing:on was a prom
inent citizen of Logan III the
early day, and the resolutions of
Col. Weldy came with graceful
from . comrade in arms
and the representative OF a coun
Iv which knew Warrington best.
AID were all who knew him were
his friends.
However, these efforts, honor
ably and feelingly inspired. came
too late. and, as Judge Wright
says, "before he could realize the
work Of friends he passed to the
peaceful scenes where neither
pay nor pensions are OF any &C
count"
His dying request was sent TO
Judge Wright. asking that he {
might be burie at Ghillicothe,
and that few of his old COM
rades Of the 10Th regiment be in
attendance at his funeral. {
We will publish an obituary {
notice next week from his devot-
ID life time friend, Judge Silas
Il. Wright.
Democratic National Con-