The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-04
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Brigader Generals. Grosvenors grand
fataer was a soldier of the revolution. His
father was an officer in the war OF lol2
Both were Connecticut Yankees. Grosvenor
himself commanded a brigade under rap
Thomas at Nashville. Brown lost his
leg in front of Atlanta, and was brevetted
Brigadier General for gallant and meritorl-
Gus service in that CAMPAIGN. Kennedy won
his Brigadiership in Virginia, rising step
by step from the ranks. lie was
once Lieutenant Governor of Ohio. He
made himself famous by stealing the State
Senate from the Democracy The
Ohio Colonels are Charles p. Wickham, a
printer, and Joseph d. Taylor once an edi-
tor. Wickham won his rank on the field of
battle and Taylor won his on the field Of
military law The other Ohio officers are
Capt, A. c. Thompson, Maj. William Nc
| Kinney, Jr. Lieut. f. S. Williams and
Sergt. George w. Grouse. Mckinley has
beenin Congress ten years. Thompson was
discharged from the army from wounds re-
ceived in battle. The only Republican pri-
vate in the Ohio contingent is NJ. NJ. Booth
man. He lost his leg III "A charge upon the
Confederate works at Jonesb)rough, Cha.
| and of course failed to receive promotion.
He is a new member of much promise.
Next in line is Indiana Seven Of her
thirteen Representatives are veterans. Six
of the seven are Republicans. First in rank
his stars on the field, and served under Ere
mont, Hunter Sherman and Grant. He
| fought in the NlcksOurg campaign, and
commanded brigades and divisions III eleven
battles. Hovey was a Dou las Democrat,
| knocked out of Office under Buchanau'S adj
ministration by 1.-THE tall Sycamore of the
Wabash" He has been United States
Minister to Peru. He was in the Mexican
war This is his first term in Con
gress. Next to Hovey is Brig.
| Thomas NJ Browne. Browne once ran
for Governor of Indiana, and was de-
feated by Thomas A. Hendricks. He has
served ten years. and is one of the few
sound-headed men in the House. Next in
rank is Col George w. Steele, who fought
throughout the war. and was afterward
commissioned i'll the regular army This is
| his fourth term i'll the House. Capt James
| b. White, who kept his seat in defiance of
| the report of the Committee on Elections,
| follows Steele. After him comes Lieut..
! James I. Johnston, an old brass mounted
veteran, who speaks in tones of thunder
| when his patriotism is aroused. The only
| private in the Indiana delegation is Joseph
| B. Cheadle, new member.
Nine of the twenty-seven members from
| Pennsylvania wear the Grand Army button.
| Eight of the nine are Republicans. The
| highest in rank is Maj. Gen Edwin S. Os-
borne, of Wilkesbarre. He has been Com
mander of the Department of Pennsylvania,
| G. A r. A man more noted for bis mill
| tary record, however, is Brig Gen. Harry
| Bingham, of Philadelphia. He was wounded
at Gettysburg, Spottsylvania and Farm
! vile. He is handsome in face and figure,
adrot in debate, genial i'll companionship
and gallant in more than one field. Coils.
Thos. NJ. Bayne, Of Pittsburg, and Oscar l..
Jackson are fitting comrades for Gen Bing-
| him. Bayne has served ten years in the
Ion nj NIT
through Georgia. The other veterans are
Lieut.. Charles n. Brumm, Private Franklin
| Bound, luartermaster Sergeant Frank c.
Bunnell, and Surgeon Louis +. Atkinson.
OF these four Brumm is the best known
He has been in Congress six years, and is
able and active in debate. Bunnell properly
comes from Funkhannock, the land of
swapping turtles and huckeherries, for he
is quick and sweet in rejoinder.
Only five of the twenty memters from
| Illinois display the button. All are Repuh-
| licans. The b igadiers are Philip 5. Post
and Thomas }. Henderson Post was
desperately wounded at Pea Ridge and
Nashville He has been Commander of the
Department of Illinois, Grand Army of the
Republic, and he has as fine a military
rec I'd as any man in the House. Hender-
son served through the war, ami has been
twelve years Congressman. Next to him
comes Col. Ralph Plumb, and after him
Capt John K. Thomas and j. H. Rowell,
designated in the Congressional Directory
as a company officer OF these Thomas
is the best known. This is his fifth term.
He has charge of the yawls in the Naval
Committee.
Five Of the eleven members from Michi-
gan are veterans, and four of the five are
Republicans. The Brigadier is Byron NJ.
| Cutcheon. He won the star bv conspicuous
gallantry in the Wilderness, where he was
twice wounded. Aside from Julius Caesar
| Burrows, hs Is probably the ablest member
of the Wolverine Grand Army delegation.
Capt. e. p. Allen and James O'Donnell are
the other Republican soldiers. O'Donnell
is an editor Allen was once Mayor of
| Ypsilanti, and is consequently on the road
| to the White House.
| Eight of the thirty-fo members from
| New York are entitled to the button. Five
of the eight are Republicans Maj. Gen
| John H. ketChum heads the four. Ketchum
has about the same war record as had Gen.
| Garfield He has served eighteen years i'll
| Congress, and he has head as long as the
moral law. The head is little deaf but
| its deafness seems TO increase its power of
thought. The General is "A guide in the laby-
rinth of House legislation, and one who
never loses his way His Grand Army col
leagues are Maj. John NJ. Farquhar, of
| Buffalo, Lieut. Charles Nj. Baker, OF Roch-
| Weber. All were magnificent soldiers, and
all are useful and valued members of Con-
gress. Moftit lay wounded all night on the
| field after the battle of Games Mill.
Three of the five members from Minnesota
| we're soldiers. One of the three is Repub-
lican. He is Knute Nelson, late of the
Fourth Wisconsin regiment. He is of
studious and retiring disposition. This is
his third term.
Two of the nine Wisconsin Congressman
are Grand Army men. Both are Republ-
cans One is Capt O.. b. Thomas, of
Prairie du Chieu, and the other Private c.
b. Clark, of Neenah, who served throughout
the war. Both are comparatively new men,
| Two of twelve members from the Old Bay
State wear the button. Both are Repubi-
cans. The Brigadier is Gen. William Cogs-
well, of Salem. He commanded brigade
in the Twentieth Corps, and he has a very
meritorious record. His comrade is f. ID.
Huyden. of Woburn The fact that they
represent Massachusetts districts is guar
antee that both are men of intelligence and
ability.
Two Of the three members from Nebraska
carry the button, and both are Republicans.
They are James Laird and George W. f.
Dorsey. B.tn served throughout the war
Laird is probably the most muscular man
on the floor. His brain keeps pace with his
muscle. Dorsey rarely draws his blade i'll
debate, but it is said to be sharp and trench