New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-15


self by day in caves and tree-tops. He lived on
banks and roots and occasional hoecake OBJ
tanned at a negro cabin, whose occupants never
refused 10 aid or ever betrayed him.
After walking and creeping 260 miles, avoid
inc the public roads and fordng streams passing
through swamps and over mountains, he was sur
nrised and captured by Confederate squad near
pickens Court House in search of deserters from
The rebel army. lie was ordered 10 be shot. but
fine officer of the squad proved To DC Mason, ~
which order COmrade kendrck also belonged, and
In this circumstance he attributes the saving Oh
his lie He was returned under guard 70 the
onie. from hunger and cold. In March, 500, he
was paroled and returned to BROOKLYN His con-
stitufion has never recovered from the horrors OF
the south Carolina prison. Comrade hendricK
was one of the first veterans who organized the
Grand ARMY in this city. lie has been Quarter
master General and lnspector-General OF 'he DC
partment OF New-ior
A DOCTOR WHO WAS GOOD FIGHTER
The present senior vice-commander Of Alex
ander Hamilton Post is DR.. Ira b. Read, VINO went
out in the lOlst Ohio Volunteers in August, 1862.
As a sergeant he made record at the battle OK
PerrvvilIe Ky. At the battle of Stone River,
Tenn his regiment lost seven officers ana II!
men, killed and wounded. Or. heah pecaule
first lieutenant in January, le"1, ath ho a.
through the TullahOma campaign uhscd,iIc" p,O
in the bloody battle of Chlckamauga' lo"-"' y"
September 8 and 20, 1868. he was less fortunate
handed the s-mpany. On the first day ms cl2,h-
ing and accoutrementS were perforated WIN nhi,
let's and in the second days night MIME n'll
passed through his thigh. and he went Dack VI
Chattanooga in an ambulance.
Only partially recovered. he rejoined his regi-
ment was promoted TO captain and participated IN
all of the Atlanta campaign. Then with the fo"rth
Army Corps he entered the famous race win
the Confederate General Hood back 10 NAshNiI ',
and took part in the desperate battle OF frahIll,
Tenn. where General Schoield plucked victory
from defeat lie served to the close OF The war
as assistant Inspector general on the san OF
Mal0r-G General Rousseau, commanding ne D's'Ii'o
Of Nashville. lie studied medicine. atirr pehS
mustered out, at the University oil MiJnl-IIhn,
where he was graduated. and after consld'rane
experience at Bellevue Hospital, began success
full practice in this city. c,,
o. f. Middleton, a native Of New-london 'onn,
who went into tie service IN ne Ism y !. > "
rc-ensted in the 18th y \. Volunteers. ana vas
promoted 10 first lieutenant for meriiorlouN >er-
vices at the Battle of Fair Oaks. lie served on
the staff of General French ana TOOK par III a
the battles of the Second Corps under t'encrai
Hancock He was brcyetcd major and lieutenant
colonel and promoted 10 the conmlnh 81 hl,
regiment i'm June. 1864 He was wounded IN ne
hottIes before Petersburg while calamity leading
his regiment Colonel Middleton Is now junior
vice-commandrr Of the post.
HE PREFERRED TO BE PRIVATE.
Frederick \ Wall i another member with
fighting record He went ont IN the 9Th y \.
Independent Battery. and was aftcrward made
lieutenant III lIt o'lu -''N-i''N
Strange as il may SEEM he threw up his COM
mission and went back 10 his battery, wnere 10
proudly and faithfully served a. a private 10 We
end of the war. lie IN all the battles ot hi,
command. from Boivar's Heights IN October.
1861. to Emmons Chapel, May -, lso4.
J. c. SANDER has prison record when mas
rarely been surpassed. lie was a private III
Cn,nuony f in the list y. \. =. NJ, ana Was
severely wounded at the first battle OF Bun Kun.
and while lying on the field was taken Pris"i"s
and carried to Richmond, where he enI"A'l uis
h0,piialites of Libby Prison. lie was transferred
from there TO Tuscaloosa Prison, IN Ah"ih'' -
the Salisbury Prison Pen. y =, ana 'hr fI" -
Little Washington, in the same Stalc MS IN
pcriences would ill n chapter of horrors winch
both he and his friends would gladly lorsct
Theodore +. Northrnp another wen hno| y
Hamilton Post man. enlisted on the day after Ire
first Bull Run IN the ID New-l DIX 'dNd.N -
llarri, Guards at the age Of seventeen. Al'
a years service with ms IeGlihen, "r ".,orI
tailed As scout at the headquarters oil "'i'l'1
| hudson Fitzpatrick. From tins on ne i"Ii.'P'",
in all the u1hts and adventure, oi t.I .""I''
cavalry leader lie was wounded - Ai''h' 90,
promoted to lieutenant, ana Ir~uitIlA "'sl-l'' 80
/ ,.oncr,i Eilpatrck'S sian During the ultI'h 10
tho sea he was made chief of scouts lie "lne
captured the noted raider MosN. 9u',''ia,H',,,
aid him Captain Northrup dashed thfoush ur
Confederate lines. captured the tes'. ,,' -,
Alfred Recht. and carried him on VI u'u ,.,G La
General Fitzpatrick who sent the captoi WIN us
/ prize 10 General sherman. . t,s..,-I
Another active member Of the post J. fn",L.
q stevens who enlisted August =, i.' , !" '.o
Zouav.s and WAS discharged m lH'' N i',
+ If wounds received IN action lie Ir' l,'
! hone through the terrific aifacN upon i'.. 49,,
"P bcrc the smoke from the enemy guns ",s
- thick that tie c"lors oi the regiment '"'.'
only occasionally be distinguishes yen PIT """i,
lie was taken prisoner ai''f ~ wv '.,,,r,
r,Ior Tho enemy's guns. but succeeded IN escaping
the next day.
Man WHO WAS born LUCKY
lIobn Beaver is looked upon - memnei "' '.e
post born for luck II" enlisted IN NE -
Tev-Yorl Independent Battery IN >'F'u'N''
tstt for three years. and served continuous" -
! eyery battle ot his battery uniI MS ''" W
! ;, ,,r.l in l-6i without rcoelVln- >'i'I'l.
,,nonC ,he hnri- fought engagements VIZ i",
/ oaI,> seven Pines. tIcdcrlcAshHI-' '', -
! and Fairfax Court House tie never go" ~
service from sickness ald "''''
frederick W Watkins, another i'h h'''els
man stands hl-h in tie c>ir'm oil MS ~ ,
"I thc post lie WAS in all tuc -ie" ,,,,f -
DO Irn,v Of tie Potomac. hpt was woliH'' H..
Little Round IoP,, h re ' Would have been
lnlaHd "' r,,cI bnllc;S. and went back :;
sic n'.n - Hrnn.v Staiion and served
,hron,hout the remainder of the NaI n'
! Tr,,.or,cI ,na or by The President l'I i'' - I,
ar,,;ccs and appointed lieutenant III ,Nr ~ -
>'IN''' r,. ned the comm lssiou. li' VIZ H''
n,n ,H ont afr.r continuous military >'N'' -
/ Gyc oars four months ana seven H.N 81 NOM.
Thor, are scores of men yet unm' h'l'l',' ,t,I /.
l"'t' ,io most whose personal experiences N w.,
| in tho service would fill many VOLUMES =" ,,Sn,'
/ i,rsst They may never he ncof"'d' l.l r..
m,a,,'r9iiv shrink from publicity OF any KIM ,,,n
foregoing are but meaere details nra"" frienJ.
,i,ne ~ time in conversation 10y mutual b,Y.
UNI Tb rrlicf fund of tins post is reduced 10 "", ,
:, Zoo save for an annual contribution rom sou
chnrch where il conducts rs mshof'Si -, ncn,hers
rrprhiS't" c "n or charitable beques' hAs
ever cS' been made by citlen to III rs formafion.
CHARITY is the cardinal principe "n i is i-,nn'
! 1 uijie IL hoastcth not unsrcnN, nc ~,
ana an, w win extended wherever solicited Flor,dn
Georgia virginia Dakota ana Sn'r Of T'I its boaniy
! mems i" u; tnrn distributed by them 10 tlr "'
w ,,rtn Widows Of soldiers. thousands Of w" ~" "'
pensoncd paupcrs in aimshouS'S'
NOT SATISFIED WITH HIS FLANNEL S"'"'
n,, ,,lk 70 me of flannel suits" said per'pr'uA