The National tribune., 1888-11-08
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BTevet Major before the close of the war ON the
9th OF October, 1906 he made Lieutenant OF the
18th Inf in the Regular Army ana was promoted
to the position Of Captain May l. 1873 His promo
tons in the volunteer service were for gallant and
nleritorOus service al the battle Of Champion Hnls
hiIss.i at the siege of |icksburg end ia the cam
Paign IN Georgia and and the Caro.iuas.
MAsoN--Ded in Newark, n. T., Sept. %. Of heart
disease, Lewis W. Mason. aged 81 wears, a rs-tive
OF Dana, and member of Co B. Z7sh Mass
A4Ctoot--Lso,est MctOol, Sergeant, 55th Mass,
anu 2 uleulpere OF joan A. Andrew POST No. l5 died
at his residence, 80 Adams 81. Dorchester Mass
recently. Sergt AIcCooI was one of the brayest Of
the volunteers from Massachusetts and was gen
eTai Etv5rIte among his comrades. The internleuE
was at Cedar Grove Cemetery, Post Is attending
the funeral IN q body.
8IrLLER-MarsbaTl H. Miller died At Iarued
ran, IN September. soon after the breaking out
OIL me war he enlisted in Battery + lst Mich T. A.
~ toldwater- He was promoted to Sergeant and
o5'.etiy sergeant serving mill February 1865,
when ne rc-eulistei as a veteran and was soon
promoted 10 second Lieutenant He was wound
"a III actlon @J Marietta, Ca June q, i1bL lie
was promoted to First Lieuteaaut in january 1850
ana remained IN the service until mustered out
gnQ Honorably discharged, July l. 1868. Lieut..
Miller was a brave soldier and az effgienf and
capable officer, performing his duties nc all times
10 lIniSeii and the state from which he enlisted.
MAEToR.-Capt. Peter 1Iantor died sept % as
us residence in M1ntOrville Mimi Ga the I'D year
OF MS age COnrade Nantor was senior Vice Com
il.ue1 OF burnside Post, No 81, Department OK
9tluhesota, good Mason and a Christian soldier
ne vas buried with Masonic houors, the comrades
OF burnside Post acting as escort.
WALLACE--Lieat-C Col. GEORGE W Wallace a
retired officer Of The United States srr- ,r-g No.
uty Clerk Of The City Court New York died AZ bfs
home In AonlrOse Nj, Oct I3 from blood poison
Ing brought on by the changes in the plumbing Of
the City Hail, in which his c.iiee was located.
Col. Wallace was born 10 PjliladelDhi in 1878 was
educated ~ that city, and there engaged as civil
engineer for some years GA July 4 IszQ he was
appointed second Lieutenant IN the lst Inf He
'Tt wen MS re- nleut, and at the outbreak OF
the war ranked O. Captain. Early in the struggle
he was captured near IudiaHola. Tex. and after
some time exchanged. The remainder Of the war
zfrlor f.@7a af
Albany. At the close Of She war he commanded
inc l-td Int, later being the staff OF Sci Gen.
George II Thomas He retired IN 1872 with the
rank OF Lieutenant Colonel He enlawed in the
Insurance business. and in 1873 was a1Dointed De7-
NY C'S!S OF LAe Clly Court, which position he has
55lc0 he-i- Cot. wallace vas married Ia 1913 to
Mss Susan u. -aiLer. Of Il zabetH n r. who sur
YVES hiil with two children. Capt. William III.
Naii'ee OF the 9th Cav, and Yrs. Livingston JAG
ques, Of MOntrose y. J.
SoITH.-COmrade William G. smith OF L. o.
Morris Post, No I2l, Department OF New York
dled Ia Albany, y. l., recently The funeral was
attended by the Post, accompanied by its drum
and fife corps
MiTcHELL.-Stephen Mitchell. 5th Ne battery,
ded at Somervllle, Mass, Oct. s. The funerG
services were attended by his Post W d EfrsIev
NO 10y, which, with - men in line escorted ths
remains 10 the depot where they were put on board
the ears for Portland. Sc
NYE.-L. Oliver Nye died at his home in Barre.
Mass, Oct s, &C the age OF % He was member
OF the I22th Ind, and a worthy member Of 5 F.
Woods Post No. l79. Of Barre. The funeral took
place on the 9Th, and was attended by the Post
~.
y, 2t Mass died at SgOfFord Tex He be-
Ionged TO Francis d. Green Post No go Uepars
meht OF IeEas, and was buried under the auspices
OF same lie iiad been lncaPacltated from work by
wounds and disease for some time. He was not
pensioneT but WAS cared for By the Post and indi-
STEEs.-Died at Marietta. o., Sept 2. Eli w.
Steen, Co. s. 5gth Ohio, from the effects Of a gun
shot wound received In front of Atlanta HIS only
daughter preceded him in death u hours and to-
gether they We're laid 10 rest IN one grave the Post
ana L.eil5l corps showing every kIndness possible
{ rr
lever az Nashville Tenn, aged S. He was I'm
ION soldier and member OF the 9th Ohio We was
Q private IN Co Z, also q member Of George r.
Ihcilas FOst, No. l. he was taken prisoner at the
battle OF ChIckaOiauga and taken 70 Danviile Al
ter several months lie and so Of his comrades made
their escape by digging tunnel
DELLIBAH.-Died at his residence in Berlin n
h, Sept 81, Of Brisht's disease Charles ~ DelIi-
bar, Quartermsster Of Post 40 50 Department. of
New hampshire COmrade Del ibar enlisted In Co
T. ILth Conn, served his time, re-sUsted IL Tie Iss
Conn Cav and served to the close of she war He
was one OF the charter members Of the Post IN this
place, and was its first q uarterslastsr.
FIrZsINaOSs--COmTade Walter Fitzsimmons
Second Lieutenant, Co. D. 7gth y. u Highlanders
died At Globe. Ariz., Sept. % He was a member
of Col. /. W > Alexander Post 30. g. Departments
of Arizona New York Tribune please copy
LUENER--Capi- j. a. Turner died at CaFr0lton
Mo, sept % from the effects OF q severe fail
Capt Turner WAS born in south Scituate Mass
sept. %, ls3t and his death occurred on Che very
day when be had completed his j-th yelr. In the
winter OF lso4-9s he went % Bedford, Iowa, and
established the IirH Southwest the first paper ever
published IN the County In August. 1852 ne en-
listed la Co +, 18th Iowa and served through the
war as Sergeant Major, Lieutenant CAPTAIN and
A. \ y q. on the staff of Gems. salmon and Rice
and was hOnorably mustered out Aug . }S65 In
December, 1857. lie removed to Carrciltou Mo aud
established the Naukenda Record, which after
| wards became the CarrOlIt0n Record Of which hs
remained the editor until his death. through many
vlelsstudes including two fires In which the oiEcs
| was totally destroyed
/ WIsE-A J. Wise Co. A 18th Pa, died at Phila-
I delphla, Pa sept. - aged 5. He was a uleuber
I OF Post No 30, of Philadelphia
/ TAYLOR-Wm. II Taylor died at his home Sent
Il of chronic bronchitis contracted while at Libby
/ Prison. aged 81 years During the war he was a
member of Co Q, 18th Mass. He was an houored
/ member Of Robert Chivas Post. No 2, Departments
/ OF Wisconsin. and was buried with due Fespecs BY
/ the Post He leaves wife, a son and a daughter.
/ JONES.-Prest0n Is. Jones. one of the most Ia
mlllar aud unique characters IN Bangor, Me, died
at that place last week " Pres - Jones. as he WAS
commonly called, was the greatest Jumper in
the State. and it IS doubtful ID his counterpart cold
be found IN the country, being victim OF "a nerv
Gus disease similar 10 that which aEliaf5 the So
/ called " Jumping FFeuChman.' Pres was born
aud brought up IA the town of Holden, few miles
east of Bangor and up to 1851 he was robust and
I healthy as any young eouutTyinaa- When The re-
belllOn broke OuE. however, he shOudeFed bis gun
ana went 10 Lhe freutr ana when The troops came
back 10 Name he came with them, with no loss Of
limb, bat still physical wreck Di-ease contract
Ell IN the Virginia swamps had so weakened BIN
that, being OF q nervous temperament naturally,
the heavy cIuuouadiuE around Petersburg had teP-
ribe effect him. and he soon was unable TO cou-
troll himself in the least when startled by sudden
upon the slightest prOvOc9eIoU. The muIaiE grew
. on him with the years. and for long time before
his death he Of the sights OF the streets OF
/ Bangor. He was cobber by trade and a. ne
. couldn't sit still minute. even when wOr ting
alone at his bench It was always considered mys-
/ terry how he managed not 10 cut tle boots and
shoes he meuded, not 10 speak OF his own hands,
into inch bits.
CoLEs-Ileut. Butler Coles late Of the T. =
Navy, died az his residence In New Xork city Ocs
- aged 40 years. At the outbreak OF the rebel
lion Lieut. Coles served private ia the I'D y Y e.
and was at Harpers Ferry for three months. Dur
ing the he was gu5rt gnuasterIn Harris Light
Cavalry and subsequently, became volunteer Aid
TO Gen Fitzpatrick, under whose command Ae
served at the battle Of Brandy Station. lie was
captured and passed seven months IN Libby Prison,
where he contracted jutrmities from which he
! never fully recovered. An opportunity pre-
scented him to escape along with 70 OF his com
rades bat he unable TO avail himself Of DO, as
his malndy would have prevented bis reaching the
Union lines. He was present az the battle 81 An
tielanl where ne distinguished himself by acts OF
vaIor For several months past his health had
been gradually growing worse until he finally
succunIbed 10 heart failure He leaves wife and
two children.
PorrER.-CoI. James Decatur Potter. a veteran
of the Mexican war and the rebellion, died In New
York city Oct. u.
DAxEELsoS.- Capt. John 4. DauielsOu Joined the
silent majority Oct 5, ISIS. at Missouri Valley,
Iowa his death being the result OF consumption
contracted during the war. Capt. DaniessoH en-
listed early ia 1851, and the first 20 siEa
. the rolls OF his puuy. He was elected second
I Lieutenant and attained the rank of Captain