The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1889-01-24
PERSONAL.

New York has many warm friends. His sterling I
integrity, his zeal and fidelity in all that pertains
to his service in the GAR his utter lack of selfish
ness, and his well-knowu work for others stamps +
him as adornment to the Order. His soldier I
record of three years stands out in letters of gold,
and marks him as one the bravet the brave. As
Third Sergeant of his Company at the battle of
Pleasant Hill La, he became second in command, /
and while leading his company, which, posted as
skrmishers the extreme left Of the line Of battle
in the woods had lost its Captain First Lieutenant
and Orderly Sergeant, he distinguished himself 4
and was commended by his commanding officer for /
conspicuous bravery" After the defeat of Hoods (
army at Nashville (in which he participated), he \
was detailed with squad of men to guard the |
Government property left by the Twcnty-third /
Corps at PASSPORT Tenn. For this special duty he /
was recommended, in an application for a frIrIough
to Gen. Thomas for valuable services in saving /
Government property" and was offered by his /
Colonel a Lieutenancs commission. which he re-
fused to accept over his ranking Sergeant Com /
missioned by Gems Lucius Fairchild and John P
Rea as National Aid-de-Camp, lie added honors
both to his COmmanders-in- Chief and TO the
G.A.R.-Ne7U York exchange
George White, OF Atkinson, Neb., a veteran, who I
has been poverty stricken several years has just
fallen heir to SIS 600 through the death of his aged
father The latter lived in New York, but had not
heard from his son for some time.
Hon Julius @. Burrows Member of Congress from
the Fourth Michigan District, was recently mus
tered-in at a special meeting of Circuit Post No 70
at Kalamazoo, Mich, on transfer card from Burn
side Post. of Washington, D. c.
Frank Phillips, who was for three years the
Color-Sergeant of the Goth Mich is a candidate for
Postmaster of Kalamazoo, Mich Comrade Phillips
was wounded three times at CampbelTs Station,
Tenn, Nov. 10 1868. lie was captured az the mine
explosion IN front of Petersburg, Va. July 80 1854
and held as prisoner until Feb. s, 1865, when ne
was paroed. lie has been a prominent nemberof
the Michigan State troops since the war; and was
Adjutant of the ID regiment for some years. He
is a prominent member Of circuit Post, GAR and
Is now commercial traveller
Comrade James E. Taylor. the war artist. has
finished and sent to Comradc Ezra II. Ripple Of
Scranton, Pa. two fine pictures. One represents
the death of Gen. john sedgwick, and the other
that of Gen. James B. MCPHERSON
Col. John D. Adar, was unanimously elected
President of the Chicago Union Veterans Club
Jan 10. Col. Adair entered the army when only
10 years Of age, as OrderIy-Sergeant of Co A. 9Th
Pa. Reserves He was promoted Second Lieuten-
ant shortly afterward for gaiIantry. He was then
promoted Captain and Commissary of Subsistence
of Volunteers, and soon became Colonel and IN
spector of Subsistence of the armies operating
against Richmond. on the staff of Gen Grant He
was on the staff of Gen. r. 5. Mackenzie at the
close of the war, aud has splendid military rec
ord
Iieut.-Col. Alonzo 7. Richardson of Woburn,
Mass, recently resigned his position rs Lieutenant
Colonel of the 9Th Mass. militia. Col. Richardson
Joined the seth Mass in 1863 and was shortly after
ward transferred to the sd Mass where he served
until discharged in the Fall OF 1853. He Joined the
militia in 1850, and passed through all the grades
to the Lieutenant ColoneIey of the 9Th regiment.
IF
one of the best officers in her service.
Gen y. P. Banks made an eloquent responsible
never makes any but eloquent respouses-to the
toast-"The Grand Army of the RepUblic-it repre-
sents n country saved at the banquet of the
Marketmen's Club, Boston, Jan. a.
Forsyth Post, No. IS, Department Of Ohio has
done a very appropriate thing in unanimously in
dorsing Col. H. G.. Neubert, Of Toledo for Depart
ment Commander Col Neubert who is a success
ful business man, has unusual qualifications for
that responsible position. He went out boy in
the 18th Ohio, and without friends or influence of
any kind fought his way to a Captains commits
sion year before the war ended aud came home
at the close ut the head of his company. Some
years ago, at the request of the citizens Of Toledo
he accepted the Coonelcy of the 10th o. \. G.,
new regiment of militia. A more arduous task
than that of molding heterogeneous mass of raw
militiamen into a disciplined regiment hardly
be Imagined, but Col. Neubert accomplished it by
tact, executive ability and hard work in an ncred-
IDLY short time, and made it one Of the very best
militia organizations in the country. He was one
of the charter members of Forsyth Post, and has
been earnest and unhagging in his labors for the
| advancement of the Order from the very first.
Comrades who are candidates:
| A. T. Griswold. Past Department Commander Of
Iowa, for Deputy Commissioner of Pensions.
! Col Clark E Carr, of Illinois, for First Assistant
I Postmaster General.
! Maj. John W. Carson. Washington correspondent
Philadelphia Ledger, for Clerk of the House of
/ Representatives.
! Ex-Representative W. P. Hepburn. of Iowa. for
/ Commissioner of Patents.
| Past COMMANDMENT Chief Paul Van der WORT
| for Superintendent OF Railway Mail Service.
Comrade Edward IL Harvey, of the Fourth Con
gressional District of Michigan, IS candidate for
| the position of Pension Agent at Detroit, should
! Gen. Harrison decide to make change in that
Office. Comrade Harvey was private in the 9TH
| Mich. Cav, of Clusters famous brigade. He en-
listed in 1862 and with Sheridan and Kilpat-
rick in all of their raids and battles in the East up
to and including the bloody battle of Cold HarbOr.
At the latter engagement he was wounded in the
right leg, necessitatjng amputation close 10 the
body to make the wearing of artificial limb
very difficult The applicant is graduate OF Union
Seminary, New York city
Col Fred Grant is being urged for Minister to
China
Gen. w. II. Seward, jr., says he is nota candidate
for any Cabinet position.