New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-07-27
with distinction.

The fourth and present commander of Genera; James
shield, Post I, John O'Connc who first saw service
"a, 70 private iu Company I'm the G0th Regiment
New lork Veteran Volunteers in which he enlisted on
october %. 1-6l He took part with HIS regiment
IA every engagement fought from 1,G to the CLOSING
scene at AppomattoN, in l7d3 his term OF service
including hi, rc-cullstmcnt, December II, 1853, eN
tending over period Of forty-cisht months. The
Goth ~, Is well known I, counted foremost among the
one hundred regiment, which suffered the greatest
amount Of ca,uiltc, during the four years war
Commander O'Councu retains bis taste for military
affairs aud j., now first lieutenant OF company OF
thc Ggth commanded By captain ID. {. Mccarthy
which i, recognized Il, the crack company oil thS
.nlcidd regiment. The company, Commander OCon-
nell, comradc, believe. Ia, largely prohted BY the
~ ereuce of thi, practical soldier who has continued
in active membership with IL for twenty nine years,
and Of whose ord both In war and peace they are
Iu,tlv proud. notwithstanding his advancing years
ann, increasing intrmitc, the commander depends upon
neither pension, nor Tauites for HNeIlhood' pu
=, able 10 carry on good business at NO. 44o East
ro,r,.cn,h,t. a. "A house painter COmrade OCon-
neil i, now serving his sixth year ar commander Tic
q we'll l,nown in Grand Army circles OF the state Is
, ,,cr,her Of the present Memorial Committee, and
(rccucutly represent, his Post IN the Department en-
c'npi".ST ,cc commander Bernard \. Leonard entered
.b. .cr,irr in Company \ of the lat New YORK
Tountrd Kirs, {" Mounted Robbers the boys use9 10
oil fIsm
,'n,nrd nuon their belt plates. tOulidde Leonard
faithfully faced the shot and shell oil ihc enemy ut
he was honoraby diecarseh august 49, ~ H. ato'
which he returned I" t'S gay " ~ $40
ton ~ an undertaken
SOME or THE OTHER OFFICERS.
Junior VICE Commander Patrick Ash enlisted Is
prvatc in Company D. 36h NETWORK Volunteers
!'., 80, rcrimcnt and was mustered out on July d.
l-G: after completing the term OF service. Inc oot
oude an enviabc reputation, and Comradc Ash short
COMMISSION by brave conduct in action. bat refused
,,,n characteristic modc,y to accept the promotion
r, came inassumng traits OF character are observable
- nix everyday life BESIDES, lie Is noted as lover
and friend Of good horses. a. every one Knows WING
has been at hi, stables IN Thineentn-st near frst
aT I'm. nrcscnt admtant of the Post William Lawlor;
, 'e II n, most active and influential members ana
-nuch OF prosperity Is Que 10 III, Hcal' ,h %
In work and good Judgment HIS service II ttc II'ns
- tnn coIutry', defenders began when ne enlisted III
The ID Come .ticut Volunteers V"loEci Ne',Dnl o.,
W,rrh ly l-61. lie was ialthlul 'oucT 10y nIoro
,n,u tHn wear, and discharged Tor Disability re
s',liiug from wounds on April -. 1851. Ia July OF
me .tuc year Adlutant ll"lor lcJOhtG tIc Army IL
,T. ugth < s. = NJ. and served until Grants cam
unirI, for the year was ended In November, lo"i'
Onccr Of the Day Jacob >. adc, known anoug the
boy Of shield, Post od EelMbie9 enlisted Oh
August ~. lrG2 in Company Oh thc l''d New-
York Volunteers and served with credit Tor three years
"r,I, Made /, descended from RcvOlutlOnart an
rrstor. His great grandfather and hVe great grant
unclc, were patriot soldiers IN the armies oil Gencral
hrgton and four Of them died m battle with The
trtisn Ills great grandfather had scarcely reached
me ac Of forty when he died from disease contracted
10y vNp Daniel Hurley member of the nth
xoyr York Volunteers. Chaplain Patrick or ARIEL
Now o twc" during the war both times in the 6Jth
neciment During his FIRST enlistment, In lcbl, he
,not Mari IN the first battle OF Bull Run. He re-
eUyN ~ in isO3 ComI1de O'Farrel is still the
o0ih Regiment, the roster showing for nm service
OF 9veT Patrick Carroll another comradc of
the 10Th was one OF the first 10 volunteer wen Fort
sumter was fired upon. sergeant Major John fNA'