New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-05-23
OBIT Oh Is I.
GENERAL DURBlN WARD.

GENERAL DURBlN WARD
Irp,xoN. Ohio. Nav o. - General Durbln
Ward ii.d at o;3O o'clock th. afternoon He hal been
suffering from rheumalism for sev"ral monthA D"r'"S
that time he confined to his house. Recently Il"
seemed TO improve but Thursday had relapse from
which he never recovered.
General Ward was born 10 Augusta, Ky, on February
IL. 1919 His father Mary lander and served
In the war OF 1912 under the nag winch
inspired Keys "star spanglcd Banner MS
mother was a native OF Kentucky. In 1873 DIS
father removed to Fayetts County. Indiana. where
Durbin received limited common school ehnca''on'
Later he spent two years Miami University tox'oru'
Oho supported by his own exerons, hut he lett the "
stuton without graduating. He then took up the s'ud
Of aw at Lebanon. Ohio, fret with Judge Snh anu 'ne"
with Thoma. corwin He formed partnership with
the latter IN ls43 which continued until 1912 WIG"
Governor Corwin elected TO the Untei states oen
ate Al this time General Ward was Wing In pohtcs'
and in ls45 party elected him prosecuting attorney
for Warren County position when Ne hr'u 'o' ''A
yenrs In 1851 and 1852 he was member OF INC STAG
LEGISLATURE lie declined u reelection, however. and
took no further active part In politics un'ii
1883 when be gave up his whg faith and joined the
Democratic party. He active opponent OF
"Knov- Noihingism" In 1856 he accepted the De'n"-
cratic nomination for Congress against Moses harah'
His district was Republican, and he was
defeated nv Mr. Harlan In 1857 he made speech-naSnR
ii.
for Governor aud United states Senator He
was tho democratic in the following year for
Attorney General but the State WAS overwbelmln9y
Republican and he defeated He opposed tho Le-
compton olicy Of President Buchanan ana III leoo "e
WAS drlagate TO Democratic National Conventions
held in Charleston and Baltimore where lac was hrm
friend of stephen Douglas The lattefs doctrine OF
nom lar sovereignty he supported in pamphlet
published in the fail OF 1850 "heh
Governor Corwin resigned his seat In
the House in 1861 to accept the mission to Mexico
General Ward offered the Democratic nomination
for the vacancy. but he declined 1t.
General Ward claimed to be the frat volunteer IN his
district having begun to raise conplny brfore Pres
ent ncons proclamation. in the belief that war wond
ensue upon the attack Fort Sumter Ho
served through the three months service
as private in the 18th Ohio Regiment.
though for a portion OF the time he was detailed as
member Of the staff of General Scheich. When his
three months term over lie was appointed major OF
the l7th ONO. with which. In October,
1851, he took the field In Southern Ken
lucky. He participated in the battles OF Wild
Cat Mil Springs COrnth. Prrryvle. stone RIVER
HooveI's Cap TullahOma, ChlckamauGa ana throuRh-
out the Atlanta campaign. During the tl'nta c'm'
ragn he command his regiment with ms left arm IN
sling having received severe wound at Chicamanga
Having accidentally injured his arm at Inc
close Of that campaign. and fearing
the effect upon NJ Shermtns march to the sea- he re-
signed November :. lsGl tie remained al N'sh-
vllle however, when Hood threatened that city. and
acted a. volunteer al on the stan OF General Schohe
He was IN de lientenanicoonel In FebrHlry 1858. aud
colonel In the following November. His brcvct rank
q, reimbursement was dated October u. $50. and
WAS gwen for gallant at thlcka nau&t, ana
llrou. hout his military he bolt, Jealous
ngDtng oiicer. having the fun confidence OF hi.
men. In political action ne tirh s'lhh'thHru
win the Union partv ana some Of the most iervid
aud addresses from IN" army 10 the voters at
from his leu HIS belle III the intellectual
mfcrorlty OF the nero race and his hostility IL per"
suffrage much to do with his return to the Demo
cratic party after the war -
When the closed General W rd opened an Office In
Wa hingtOn for the prosecution oil claims lie was III
favrr OF allowing all the states to he rep
resented in CS"Sss %Ia oas.on h s1p'I tosk
part 1866 IN the National Union convention on, In
Philadelphia aud the Soldier, Convention III uGIi fs
for Congress IN the INA ONO District
United safes Distrc' Attorney FOR the south
s. Dc' .o of Un as IN r"' isee O'''i In $50
lie eced the OHIO senate. AGAINST ms protest;
l. D. Campbell General ward for MANY years
recognized as one OF the leaders OF MS
convictions, and had no hesiiancy IN tv1"ihe them
sian of them lie was 100 manly ano 100 pueA! 70 h
s,r"% S, not m'1 canaaa9s before the sttsai
Urge defeat for Attorneyieneral IN ls1S lie
occasions hai not MS deslrr Tor 'ha Su,'es W i
parly led hun Il nj aside IN favor OF some one
w"no insure Tn the Success Of hs party lie was
more n candidate for United states senator,
anu III 1854 ne was c"u,ae p,m o +" screed
Senator Prndeton. The caucus recorl gave MN TWO
was claimed by several members OF the caucus
mat cast for General Ward were counted Tor MT
General Ward married Mss Elizabeth Probasco on
November 81 leoO