The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-01-23
w.R.c. FAIR AND BAZAAR AT WASHINGTON

general and relief funds Led by sympathy
for the pressing necessities Of Union ex-soldiers
| and sailors and their widows and orphans resid
ing in this city. as we'll as by the needs of com
| rades who visit Washington for the purpose of
perfecting their claims before the Executive
| Departments, the ladies of this Corps have re-
sorted TO this means whereby they can extend
tho much needed help, and in which they hope
! to enlist the assistance Of comrades out of
| the city. Contributions are invited, either
in money or articles for the fair, which can be
sent 10 Burnside Corps committee rooms at
Miss Ransom's studio No. 9l5 + St., northwest
SOME VETERAN LIEUTENANTs.
Last week the Secretary of War selected
| Brevet Major George +. Barston, Captain, Sd
| Art, for retirement from active service. to take
the place on the Retired List made vacant by
/ the recent death of Gen Israel Nogdes. and the
! explanation given as to why this officer was
! selected is that il was deemed just TO give pro-
motions to the Lieutcnants in tho Sd Art. be-
cause of exceedingly long service rs suhalterns.
| 1t is true that there II Firtt Iieutenants
! in that drcadluly "slOw regiment; but il
would have seemed just to have retired an
! officer of higher rank. and lot promotions go
| through more grades of rank.
Mai Barstow, who is native of Massachu-
setts, entered the service from that State as
Lieutenant in the Sd Art. Nov 30, 1861, and
after serving calamity throughout the war
/ tbrevctted Captain for Gettysburg, 1863, and
Major for Kcarncysville, 1861, became Cap
tain in December, 1875. He is retired for dis
ability.
First Lieut. George A. Thurston, who sue
cceds Maj Barstow, served during the war, and
until December, 1863 rs Captain in the LIST New
and was appointed in the 4th u. S. Cav. in 1867
rs Second Lieutenant being promoted TO First
! Lieutenant in that regiment in February, 1868;
| he was transferred to the 3rd Art. in January,
| 1874
| Ia tI,.ro 49,
! tenants who served in the volunteers during
the war, and all but one have been commits
stoned officers for over 81 years
brief sketch of these. in order of present
seniority, may interest the general reader, as
we'll rs the old comrades of each.
Constantine Chase was First Lieutenant, Sd
Mass, TO Sept IS 1865; brevetted Captain for
! faithful and mcritorious service.
Christopher w. Harold. private and Ser
| geant. 18th n. H., to April, 1863 Second aud
First Lieutenant, LIST n. H., TO Sept. II, 1865.
Charles Humphreys (son of tho late Gen. A.
| A. Humphreys), Second Lieutenant LIST n. Y.
| Art. to June Is, 1865.
John b. Eaton. Captain, 9th battery, N. Y.
| J.. A., to June 22, 1865 Brevct Major for gal
lantry ut Petersburg, June II, 1864, and Brevet
Lieutenant Colonel for gallantry ut Petersburg,
| April 2, 1866.
| Henry Il. Osgood, First Lieutenant. 9th Me-,
/ TO July IL, 1868 when he was discharged to
enter as Cadet at West Point, where he gradu-
| atcd in 1867.
Sedgwick Pratt. Second Lieutenant, ath N.
| y. H. A., uutil when he was mustered out on
| being admitted as Cadet at West Point where
/ he graduated in 1867
Edward Davis. Second Lieutenant. 9th Ky.
| Cav, TO Nov 2, 1863. when lac entered ut West
| Point; hrevettcd First Lieutenant for gaIantry
| at Chickamauga.
Joseph VI. Calf, Second aud First Licutan-
ant. 9Th u. s. Colored, October, 1863 to Oct. -,
| 1866; hrevctted Captain for gallant services
Charles w Hobbs. Second Lieutenant TO Ma
jor. 9TH N. Y. II. A., August, 1862 TO July.
1865; after appointment in 81 Art. In 1867,
brevetted First Lieutenant for gallantry at
spottsylvana. and Captain for Cold Harbor.
John ID. &. Haskins, private, 18th N. Y, to
Aug. IL, 1868; entered West Point in 1864 aud
graduated in 1868.
Charles Sclmcr. private and non commits
stoned officer, LIST L. s. Art, 1854 20 1863; First
Lieutenant aud Captain, 18th Me. June 1863,
| TO February, 1896; breyettcd Major and Lieu
tcnaut-Colouel Volunteers for EallAntry In
action: brcvcttcd First Lieutenant L. - Army
for RalIantry at Capture of Fort Gregg. Va. and
Captain Tot galIan,ry at battle OF Appomattox
Courthouse most Of the time Col Scllmcr was
on stab duty M Engineer. and superintended
building the platform for the Swamp Angel"
that shcled Charlesion).
The last one, William f. Brkhimer. (now
Captain and Acting Judge Advocate on the STAFF
OF Gen. John Gibbon). was private in troop NJ
9TH Iowa Cav. March. 1864. to August, 1865 en-
tered West Point in 1856 and graduated in
June. 1870.
A nice showing this is TO stimulate young
men 20 enter tho service.
GIN. II. II. CLITz OFFICIALLY DEAD.
The War Department has made an official
announcement of the death OF Gen Henry b.
| Ciitz, u. ;. Army, retired who was last seen mt
Niagara Falls, n. Y, on the afternoon Of Oct
| 80, 1888. Since that date every effort has been
made 10 trace his whereabouts, but without
! success and IL was supposed that he was
drowned and his body washed away Gen
/ Clitz was born in New York. and was appointed
/ a cadet To the Military Academy from Mchi.
| gau in 1911 lie was made First Lieutenant
! Tor gallantry in the war with Mexico He at.
| tanned the rank of Major in tho 18th Inf in
| May, 1861, aud was promoted Colonel of the
! 10th Inf. III 1863. He was brcvetted Rrgadier-
General at the close of the war for gallantry in
| the field. lie was retired frem active service
| July !, 1885.
VETERANS ~ THE CITY.
/ Isaac NJ. Hughes. 2lst Iowa, Monticello Iowa.
| Comrade Hughes, who lost an arm below Vicks-
burg, has been visiting his fathers family near
| Lexington Va.
| Maj. Charles w. Buttz, nth Pa Cav, Buttz-
| vile, n. Oak. Comrade Buttz il one Of the
/ few men who have been specially honored by
/ bfevcts from the President OF the United States
| One OF these he gained by noteworthy ex plot.
| At the time that Longstreet went down 10 be-
/ siege Suffolk Gen. Peck sent Comrade Buttz
| then Lieutenant, with % picked men out to
| the Blackwatcr 20 gain information in regard
to the enemy. AZ daybreak he and his