The National tribune., 1891-02-26
PERSONAL.

regiment Organized. He remained In service
three years, being promoted Leutenant-C Colonel In
September 1862, and Colonel January, 1863. In Au-
gust 1854 he was brevettsd Brignder- General hav-
ing been In command Of a brigade for sometime.
He participated In the following engagements:
Dranesviile, HarTisonburG. Cross Keys. Cedar
Mountain, Gainesville, Bull Run (second).
Fredericksburg. Brandy Station. Aide, Gettys-
burg, Shepherdstown, Cuipeper, Auburn, New
Hope Church. Todd's Tavern. Childsburg. Rich
mond Hights, Hawe's shop, Cold Harbor, BarISer's
Mil, Treyillian Station, White House, 81 Mary's
Church. Malvern Hill, Lees Mills, Gravel HILL
Ream's Station. Those who know Gen. Taylor
best recognize In him q soldiers record of the
highest order and = citizen Of unblemished char
actsr, and worthy In every sense Of the word Of
being elected Departments Commander Of the
GAR. Of Pennsylvania. At the present time be
is President Of the Gettysburg Memorial Commits
sion. He was the first Commander Of Col HulinR
Post, which was organized Dec. 10 1863. and has
from that time 70 the present remained stsadfast
to the principles OF Fratsrnity, Charity and 10y
atty"
Comrads Ezekiel Haywood Of Shoshone, Idaho
rs the posssssor OF very interesting discharge
II bears the record Of IS battles and skirmishes
Ia which ne participated and for All Of which he
received the enormous salary Of sl3 per month.
Ex-Gov. Richard OgIesby Of Illinois, who has
been receiving the votes Of the Republican mem
bers Of the Legislature Of that State for United
States Senator To succeed Senator FarweII Is one
of the most picturesque figures IN Western politics.
He Is brusque-mannered man, with clean
shaVen, angular face and hs has a most magna-
cent war record. He is somewhat bent with the
weight Of his 70 years and HIS hair Is as whits as
snow, but he Is still youthful and vigorous. He
can set the baokwoOds afirs with the eloquencs Of
Of his oratory when he warns mp 70 good, old
fashioned stump-speech, aud he can amuss a dis
rict school audience with the strains Of the "Arkan-
saw Traveller" sawed from a wheezy fiddle. He
has a stock Of good stories, which delight the
farmers round the grOosry-store stove. He can
also shine in the drawing room on occasion. They
call him Uncle Dick"
Capt Ed. P. PitkIn was recently elected Reading
Clerk Of the Colorado House Of Representatives,
and comrades will DO pleased to learn that he Is
giving satisfaction in his position. He is a
native Of New York, and graduated from Michigan
University in the class Of SO with the degree Of
A. b., and the following year took bis degree Of
LIB. from the law department. OF the University
aud A. once entered upon the practice Of law In
Ann ArbOr Mich, where he met with success from
the start. He was elected City Recorder IN the
Fall of go, and on the breaking out of the
tered the service a. Lieutenant Of the 2Oth AIieh
and was soon promoted 10 Adutant on the field AZ
biio Dh@tio " Nlu kDOu seTNice
with his regiment until. broken down from wounds
and hard service, he transferred 10 the " Z. O.
and served Adjutant- General on the staff Of Col
Conrad Parker, Provost Marshal General Of In
diana, and was promoted to Captain and assigned
10 the command Of Co. K 5th V. R. O., serving
until the end of the war. Early in 1888 he organ
lied Reno Post, 30. GAR, Of Denver, and has
been active and unsshsh worker In all matters
calculated for the advancement Of the Order. He
was indorsed for the position Of Reading Clerk by
the GAR Association Of Denver as an efficient
person, and his appointment gives general salts
faction to the Order.
Comrade Frederick COssum recently received
the unanimous nomination for Mayor Of Auburn
n. Y, from the Union League party OF that city
When only ID years old Comrade COssum enlisted
In the 75Gh n. Y, and served TO the close Of The
war, Te-enlisLing in tho field, 50 that he was In
at the death Of the Lost Cause" He returned to his
home and 10 citizenship with the honorable scars
Of five wounds which we're received in battle
Conlrade COssum was promoted through the vari-
Gus grades, and was mustered out First Lieu
tenant. He has been Alderman Of Auburn, and
the experience gained in that capacity will make
him a good Mayor, a. he will undoubtedly DO
elected.
II was one OF Gen. sheFman's daughters, the
eldest who refused to dance with the Russian
Crown Prince when he made his tour OF the United
States Her refusal raised guile a cloud Of social
dust at the time, for she was the only woman who
probably would have refused what most of them
would have considered An honor, but she explained
her refusal on the ground that out Of dsferencs
to her mothers Wishes she had decided not to
waltz at all, and the Prince had 10 select another
partner.
Neither Gen. Grant nor Gen. Sherman liked
broad stories, and did not to listen to them.
This fact was soon found out by persons thrown
into their company who had a prediction that
way. II Is related Of Gen. Grant that some one
In a company where he was began TO relate story,
and by way Of preface said: I believe there are
no ladies' present" No" said Gen. Grant, but
there are gentlemen" which put quietus upon
the narrator.
Now that Gen. sherman Is gone, numberless
anecdotes cropping out about the old warrior
Gen. Andrew HiekenlOoper who was MoPherson's
Chief Of Artillery and the last commander Of
Crocker's Iowa Brigade, tells story illustrating
ShermRns dry wit, which il rather at the expense
OF Gen. John M. Corse, Postmaster Of Boston,
Mass In the fight at Altoona q rhe-ball took
Corse alongside the head, making a slight wound,
that at that time was thought to be a great deal
more dangerous than 1t really was When the
word reached sherman it had been greatly magni-
fed and he was informed that COrse's ear aud
cheek were gone, but that he would still hold his
position and fight Il out Meanwhile Corse had
tied mp his head and gone on with the business he
had been sent there to do. As soon a. possible
sherman hurried over, full Of anxiety as to the
amount OF damage done his officer. Nothing
would do but that the bandage must come of, so
that he might judge Of the damage for himself
The Surgeon carefully took off the cloths and re-
veAled q slight cash The face and a hole
through the sherman looked for q moment.
and then dryly said: why, Corse, they came -
near missing you, didn't they?"
The interchangeable Col. n. @. Parsons, Of Natural
Bridge Va. formerly Of the LIST VT Cav. is hard at
work organizing university and Summer school
of art at Natural Bridge. which is to start with "a
capital stock of $4,000. which may be increased to
100000. Il will be chartered by the State of Vir-
ginia and receive power TO issue diplomas aud
perform the other functions of n university. Quite
- number OF prominent ladies Ia Washington are
Interested In the enterprise.
Twenty nine years ago Stonewall Jackson
threatened the humiliation Of force OF Union sol
diers, numbering 5000, under Gen. Banks, who
were guarding the Shenandoah Valley and only
sharp retreat and welI-ordered fighting saved the
Union army. While making forced march they