Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-03-28
THE GRAND ARMY,
Home from the Encampment-trospits y
Entertained-Ths Now OHleess.

Judge Francis Downs, Major J. II.
Purdy, Col. Ned Wynkoop, Hiram Cramp-
ton, Capt. Smith II. Simpson, Gen.
Nelly, John T. Forsha, Col. Fletcher,
Will G. Burton, Henry M. Davis and q
whole host of genial comrades got home
yesterday from Albuquerque, where they
attended the 9Th annual encampment Of
the G.. A. h. All unite in saying they
were most Hospitality entertained down
there. The next encampment will be
held ut Socorro. By the election of Capt.
J. II. Mills, department commander, the
headquarters will also 60 to Socorro. The
encamrment adopted resolutions thank
ing Judge Downs, Major Puriy, Capt.
Davis and other retiring officers for they
zeal in behalf of the organization during
the past year.
The newly elected officers Of the Grand
Army of the Republic i'll New Mexico
nave military records rs follows, fur.
nished by Major James II. rurdy, late
A. A. g.:
John II. Mills, elected commander, was
| born in Ohio; entered the service Sep
( TENDERS, 1862, as II private in Co. 4, 1ith
| Kansas volunteers. and was honorably
discharged June ~, 1864, on account oi
wounds received in battle. He was mus
tered into the Il. A. Il. in Siolgh post,
No. &, OF Socorro, and has held almost
every position in the post. His leg vas
amputatcd some two years age.
| His assistant adjutant general, Franci.
Buchanan, oi Sororro, was born in In
diana; enlisted December i, 1868, as Il
, private in Co. d, l3Oth Indians volunteers
and was discharged May IL, 1865. by
reason OF expiration OF term oi service
lie was mustered in 10 Slough post, ol
Socorro, June l3, 1887.
Lee II. Kudisille, Of White Oaks, elected
senior vice department commander, Wa
born in Ohio, enlisted Septemqer /. 1851
as private in company II, 38th Ohio vol
unteers, and was discharged from the
service July 20, 1865, on account OF tht
expiration OF bis term of service. He wa.
mustered into Kearney post, No. 10, o
White Oaks, July 10, 1886, and served a,
4. a. q. on the staff OF Department Com
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