Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1890-01-23
Maj, 0. ]. Whiting Of Oastine.

MAJOR Chas. j. Whiting died at Castine
on The last moment of New Years dav
1851 aged seventy five. The funeral took
P'ace Saturday, the 4th inst Rev. Mr..
Locke, pastor of the Unitarian and Mr.
ives ni the Congregational church otiiciat-
eu' lhe pail bearers were the members of
ohas l.. Stevens Post G. A. r.. of which
/ the Major was the first commander.
| iafSe concour>e of friends were present
haJor whiting was man of varied expe-
renee ooth In civil and military life. He
was graduate of West Point. and took
h'Sh rank as mathematician, acting As an
ass'slNnt az, Instructor before he graduated.
lie was in the Seminole war in the ever.
giades of Florida. After the close of that
war he resigned his commission. In ls49
he went to California and was III. survey.
or General Of that State. taking an sct,ya
part IN establishing its lines and bound
aries. In ls55 he again entered the miI,-
tary service As captain of the 5th Il :
cavalry and was sent to the frontier
mere ne gained the reputation of being one
ol tht most daring Indian fighters He, be-
came Il liFollte with his command The
pleahlhS out Of the Rebellion found him
10 texas with his command He had
warm friends among the Southern people.
J"hh Is. Hood was his 2d Lieut.. Rob.r, |
T. Lee his Lieut.. Col, but he knew bis
duty and did il. He brought his men to
New York AMI was Immediately assigned
70 duty under Major Gent Fitz John Por
Ter At the battle of Gaines Mills in Jun.
So Iapt Whiting was in command of
the regiment
tapt " Whiting was under the immediate
" " iueis Oh nth Cooke, commanding the
iFleion' Eaions Battery had suffered [ r
h.,
" Ith no infantry to support it, This d.
vision of cavalry was ordered m Cam
" h'th-, seeing his men falling by his
''de' the gunner, of the battery limberlup
" anu ana the enemy barely one hundred
"'"s nom M front and flank gave the
'"id 20 charge, which they did in gallant
'Si'' through the rebel lines. Every of
't' put one was Killed. wounded or taken
= 's"htr. capt Writings horse was shot Z
~ Al!tl inside the enemies lines falling r
pom MIN and Injuring his spine Ne WAS
aktn prisoner. rho emeuiy was over.
htIincd with the audacIty Of the charge /
apt. hitting was carried To Libby Pris- |
= " mere he remained three weeks, when !
e was exchanged He resumed hi, com
ldhd aud took an active part with the ;
TlhN "f the Potomac until after the
i't'c 81 ahtlctam when he was placed in
'"""I oi lht l'raft rendezvous at Port :,
"h AFTER The war he was sent 10 New
rN''"' haHln1 attained the rank Of Lirut
= ~ th" reduction of thr army in 1870 :
wa" mustered out If the service and AT
'h"fabiv discharged with one wears pay. II
Col Whiting has been an invalid for III
arS, Pot has quietly and faithfully dis N
arg"d thr duties Of citizenship. Under y
'Nefhpr Garcclpn he was one Of the tru, -
: "t the Normal school and has for In
ar oetn onr Of the school committee of
I Town nf Ca~tinc. He was prominent ~
'"''Iitr i"r Collector Of the Port under 81
'>'drht Cleveland Positive in his cen
fi"n~' lover Of his fellows. he ALWAYS
" consistent Democrat The town La
s good citizen; the wife an affection Ma
husband