New-York tribune., 1889-10-18
OBITUARY..
GENERAL JOHN FREDERIC HARTRANFT


Philadelphia, oct 17.--Ocneral John +. IIartranft.
Ex-Governor Of Pennsylvania died az his residence at
Noristown al noon to-day. His Illness which the
physicians agree was elimination OF the result OF
a diseased condition OF the Kidneys, from which hc
suffered for several months first took an alarming
turn Friday night last, when he was seized with
chill. Last night there was Observed marked change
for the worse. and Dr. Read Informed the family for
the first time that recovery was impossible. lie
visited the patient three times during the night al
o'clock, IL and . At the last visit he gave II as his
opinion that death would within twelve hours.
Many anxious nquirers applied at the door OF the
Generals home this forenoon for information as 70
his condition, and al received the whispered reply
He's dylng.' Finally at the word came that he
was dead.
John Frederic Hartranft was born in New-Ilanovcr
Township Montgomery County, Penn, on December
16. 1880. lie was graduated from Union College, al
schenectady, n. Y, I'm 1853, and at once began INC
practice Of the profession he had chosen hat OF CIVIL
engineering on the Mauch Chunk and White Haven
Railroad. In 1854 he was appoinhd
deputy sheriff of Montgomery County, PENN
and in 1888 he reappointed' III
1859 he admitted to the bar OF N0rristo"n'
When the war broke out, in 1861. General llarTan'
made colonel Of the 4th Regiment Montgomery
County Militia three months regiment, under the
first call OF President Lincoln for 10000 men, Az
The first battle Of Bull Run he served on the stan o
General Franklin. At the expiration of his uro"
months of service, General IIartranft raised the
5ISt Regiment Of Pennsylvania Infantry, and en'ereu
tho service for three years. lie made colone Oh
the regiment which afterward extended its term OF
service until the close Of the On May H. looa
he was appointed Brgadier- General and was bre'
vetted MaorGcncral March 25 1865. lie was offered
on August -, 1866, commission colonel In tho
Regular Army, but he declined
During the war General Hartranft participated IN
the following battles: First Bull Run, Roanoke
Island, Newbcrne Second Bull Run, Chan'ily. south
Mountain Antetam, Fredericksburg, Vicksburg. jack
son, Campbells station, Knoxville Wilderness, Spott
sylvana. North Anna, Cold HaIbor, Petersburg Mne
Weldon Railroad Reamss station. Poplar Spring
Church. first and second Hatcher's Run, Fort stead
man, Petersburg and Richmond. II was in March,
1865, that he commanded the Third Division OF inc
Ninth Corps in tho assault Fort Stcadman. Thls
Of the most consplcuously brilliant achieve
ments in the field during the war, and gave 10 Cen
cra Hartranft the honorable and welldcscrycd desig
nation, which was properly applied to him, OF " Inc
Hero of Fort Steadman." His skrmishers were tho
first Union soldiers and his brigade the first body Of
Union troops 10 enter the captured city OF Peters
burg After the war he occupied the unenviablo posi-
ton OF guarding and executing the sentences Of the
military commission which tried Mrs. surrau, Payne
Harold and Others for the murder of Abraham Lincoln
in sG6 he was nominated and elected Auditor.
General by tho Pennsylvania Republicans, and IN lo65
he was reelected In 1872 he was elected Governor
Of Pennsylvania and In 1870 he was Iocleci'd. ON
his retirement from the GOvcrnOrshp In 1873 Prcsl
don't Hayes appointed him Postmaster Of Philadelphia
ard in 1880 he appointed Collector of that port
holding the Office until the appointment OF his sue
ccssor by President Cleveland In July, 1855. Gen
eTal HarTanf! received tho support Of the pennsy i
Vana delegation for President IN the Republican Ma
tona Convention al Cincinnati IN 1876 when Gen
eral Hayes nominated Since 1919 he has been
Division Commander, with the rank OF Major General,
Of tie National Guard of Pennsyk ania, which was
entirely reorsaniZcd a military basis during his
two terms Us Governor.