The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1891-07-09
supeE PRESCOTT DEAD.


Agasa o. saiins called upoa 10 Msurs-Hts
life, sickness asd Death
Before the gloom cast over this
communiiy by the death Of Mr.. wat-
son 10 1Ispelied, the city IL sgsIn In
mourning for one Of her old and re-
spected citizens, Tire Hon. John II.
Prescott He was attacked by his
old malady, chronic dIarThPs, the
2lss Of June, the day after his return
from q hurried business trip to Tex
-, and although his family physi-
clan, DR.. Devices, had frequently
brought him out OF similar attacks
in the past, yet all efforts to save him
this time were futile. He grew grad
ually weaker day by day, and at 2:45
p m, July 5th, his LIES work end
ed. Every science known to medi-
cal skill was brought into use nj his
oSn request, that his life might be
prolonged until his two oldest boys,
Fred and Lee, who were In the east
enjoying Harvard vacation, could
reach here. But lIfe's cord was too
weak. He died ut 2:45 Sunday after
noon, Fred arriving that evening at
SOS. and Lee the following Monday
at the same hour
He was born In Pitisfsld, New
Hampshire, October IA, 1870, aud was
educated at the PIttsheId Academy.
The following record Of his army life
is taken from the Prescott Memorial,
which covers the history Of the fam
lily from 1900 10 lsTO:
John n. Present. enlisted as n private for
three years, on the 10Th of August. 1852 In
the I2ih Regt. ~. n. Vols, Joseph n. Porter
cot, and was assigned To Comp. p, John ..
into service sept. 9, lss1, and on the Birth Mr..
Prescott was promoted To nmiEkary SER
geant on the nOn-comfnissioned stan; on
Dec. I, 1888. was commissioned First Lieu
tenant for meritoriOus conduct, and promoted
10 BE- Captain Of Company ], OF said regiment
ON the d Of sept, 1854 Few regiments have
more severely than the Inn New u amp~hire.
At Chancellorsyllle and Gettysburg. their
loss was terribly severe. Atthe former place
prisoner. The Lieutenant Colonel and Major
were severely wounded. The regiment went
into the neht with twenty-eIght commits
stoned officers. and ave hundred and forty
nine enlisted men, and lost rs follows: Three
commissioned officers killed and hfteen
wounded: forty-two enlisted men killed. two
hundred and twelve wounded. my one taken
prisoners, and three missing, tprobably KILL
ed: agRrega' loss, M.
A. Gettysburg the regiment arrived ON tn
nrSt Of July, IIsssl, amer n forced and fatiEu-
ing march from Virginia, extremely eX-
hausted, and without ratiOnS. The regiment
was engaged In battle during the two follow
ing days, and suffered severely. The number
engaged was twelve commissioned officers
and two hundred and twenty-five enlisted
men, and lost one commissioned oficer KILL
ed, i've wounded; twenty-five enlisted men
killed and sixty eight wounded; aggregate
loss, ninety four. The regiment alsO lost
severely by fatiEuelng marches, especially
when many were permanently disabled, and
many Others died, caused by exposure and
hArdships.
In all these harSlshlps, together with others
hereafter IN be named, Lieut.. Prescott per
formed his full share. At the hard fought
battle of Characteristic, he volunteered his
services to assist In taking care ofthe wound
ed. which, On that occasion. was n hazardous
enterprise, and for his Goodness and intrep-
IddIy on that occasion, was promoted Tn q
nr.t lieutenant. The IamPaign Of 1874 opened
aud 10th; Drury's Blum, Va, May l6;
Cold Harbor. Va, June ID TO f2th; Peter
burg. Va, June IS; Cemetery Hill, Va, July
~. In April Mr.. Prescott was detailed on
staff duty, and served ia that capacity until
hls discharge. He served such under
Brig. Gen. Wistar, Major Generils weit.el
aud Smith Badly SMITH; also on the stafi