The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1891-06-11
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paralysis, Alphouso n. Gordon, Adiutant "a Mich.
Cav, aged IS. Nlheaith caused him to resign. He
was we'll known newspaper man. He was United
States Marshal under President Cleveland until
compelled by ilI-heaIth to resign in 1882 In 1870
he was Clerk OF the Congress Committee on Manu-
faCturss.
MaRTIy.--Near ParsRouId. Ark. April Ere
d. Martin, Co. G., s1th III. His death supposed
TO be the result OF an accident. Hs had gone from
home few hours, when his body was found I'm hiB
field. 10 WAS accident doubt. lie was a
pensiouer, aud had been allowed an increase. Th9
Grand Army Postal ParHgOuld buried the remains.
He leaves two Little girls.
WHITSEY.-At his home, No. fl3 West Seventy.
third street, New York city, Brevst Lieut. Col,
john Whitney. Captain U. = Army, retired CapA
Whitney was born ia Massachusetts, aud began hiB
military career in Ohio ia 1861 Sergeant Of Co.
ID, 2d Ohio. In August Of that year he ape
pointed 10 the Regular Army "a Second Lisutenant
Of the 3D. Inf IN the 81 the rebellion no
served with distinction IN the Regular Brigade from
Black burns Ford to AppomattoK. being bFsvstted
Lieutenant Colonel Of Volunteers on March l3,
1865. After the close OF the war he continued In
the service Of the Regular Army, and In 1859
transferred TO the 18th Inf, in which he served az
First Lieutenant until receiving his commission A
Captain March 20. 1879. Capt Whitney was
stationed at Fort Sully. In South Dakota until Oct.
9, 1855, when he was honoraby retired on account
OF disability received In the line of duty.
MANN.-At Danville H., April 10, of paraiyssO %
the bowels William Mann, l25th III Comrads
Mann enlisted IN the arst company that left Dam
Vile, serving three months. AherwaFd he wena
ont for three years In the 18th H., serving with
that regiment in all It's marches, campaigns. and
battles "a its Adiutant. He was for years = leading
merchant and enterprising business man OF his
town. The funeral, which the deceased requested
to be as quiet and simple as possible, was largely
attended by friends and comrades from all over
the country. He was a member Of Kenesaw Posi-,
No. y.
SUMMERs-At Mount Vernon, H. April s. Cana
William H. Summers 40ih H., aged So. He q
member of Coleman Post, sos. and was buried
under its auspices. He leaves wife and four chill
dTen.
JILIsox-At South Attleboro Mass. April 7, Of
a paralytic stroke, William ID. JilsOn. Co. Ii. 18th
r. H. aged "A Comrade Jillson had been aIIinR a
n 8aufn NoaF r4aH
funeral
HASDY-As East Providence, R. l., April 3,
Charles G.. Handy, Co. T. I'D Mass, aged 50. "A
gOOdly number OF Bueklin Post, 20 attended bhR
5TowEIL.-At Sterling. III. april 2. of eousump-
ton, j. d. Stowel Co. @, 8th III Cav. aged 81. he
member of VIII Robinson Post, ga
GOoDsPEED.-At IngersoII. Mich, April s. Of dis
ease contracted In the service, Ezra @. GoOdspeed,
Co @, 35th Ohio aged u.
FoRBEs.-At Sterling, H.. April s. Of pneumonia
George Forbes, Co. g. Sd Mimi, aged CO. He was
a member OF Will Robinson Post, ia He leaves
daughter somewhere In Minnesota; otherwise be
was homeless and destitute. He was buried By the
Post.
LEMoys.-At Sterling. H., April 7. David r. Lei
mons, Go. F, 18th Kan. Cav, aged 70. He wss
member Of Will Robinson Post ga The funeral
held under the auspices of that Post.
SfOTHEKs.-AtW Wood. Iowa, A pril I, OF oonsump-
ton, Edmond Smothers, Co. A, 135th III. Hs vas
member Of a. j. Smith Post. 100, and was buried
by that Post. He leaves a wife and SIX children.
FINLEY.-At Howard 3. D.. recently, Of pnaus
monia, VIM. Finley, Co. O, 81 Mich. Cav. Com.
rauB Finley n veteran soldier OF and OF
tIe pioneers Of south Dakota. He was member
of George III. Thomas Post. q, and his rem ain4
were given soldiers burial by the comrades %
EGGLEsroN-At Wichita Kan, recently, from the
effects of In grippe. Gen. b. p. EQgleston aged r.
In 1861 when tho war broke out, he Joined The Lao
Ohio Cav. a private, but was soon after elected
Captain. In 1868 he made Major soon after
a Colonel, and was mustered ont Of the service in
1885 Brigadier- General. In 1862 he was taksa
prisoner at CORTLAND, Ala, and was held siR
months by the COnfedsrates before being
changed He was with Gen. Wilson IN the Ala
bama campaign. and with his cavalry captured
Forests celebrated battery, for which Re publicly
received the Communications of Gems Upton and
Wilson. When Fitzpatrick started to go around
Atlanta Gen. EgglestOn was with him, aud when
Gen. Lyon was wounded he succeed ed him In
command. He received the flag Of truce at Macon,
and took 80 dismounted men and proceeded 20
Atlanta, where he received the surrender Of Col.
Glenn. He then the military Governor Of thu
city and had absolute authority. He stOpt courts
councils and legislative proceedings. While there
jeff Davis, Mallory and the Confederate Secretary
Of the Navy were prisoners under his control.
Alter being relieved &C Atlanta he was placed on :
the staff of Gen. Gilmore Chief of Chvalry OF
| the Department Of the South. After the war no
was appointed Governor OF Mississippi but as Con-
gress refused 10 admit that State in the Union hs
never took his seat At Wichita he was for a tiIns
/ Superintendent Of the waterwOrzs system. He
also held various local positions of trust and
honor, and has always conducted his affairs %
the qualification of his friends. He leaves shres
| daughters.
A. Ekin, U. 3 A. (retired), aged u AT the Begin
ming Of the civil he entered the 18th Pa. Inf
/ "a First Lieutenant and RegimentaI Quarter
master. In 1863 no admitted 10 the Regular
/ Army andassigned to duty QuartermasteR
| of the Cavalry Bureau at Washington. He held
various positions in the QuarteTmasteT- Generals
Office, being Assistant QurtsTmaster-G General Of
/ the Army from February 1852. He received tho
brevet of Brigadier- General in the volunteer army
| and those of Major to Brtgader- General In the
/ Regular Army for his services during the war. In
August 1855. he WAS retired, and has since resided
/ GRIER.-At St Louis, April %. Gen. D. p GrisE.
At the beginning of the he recruited COM
/ pany OF volunteers. OF winch ne was elected Cap
tain and entered the service of the Union Co. g.
/ 5th Mo. Inf On Aug. 5. 1862 he was commissioned
Colonel of the nth III, and served throughout the
/ war being commissioned Brevet Brigadicr- General
on March 26 1860, for gallant and meritoFious seTv-
ice during the campaign against Mobile and lbs de-
| lenses. lie was a member OF the Grand Army ana
/ the Loyal Legion. The remains were Inferred 20
/ Peoria.
H KINxEx--At Hartford, Conn, April q, Of pneu-
L mona. John Q. Kinney, aged 81 He served In she
/ navy during the with distinction and had
[ since been continuously in newspaper work until
L q year ago, when he was appointed Postmaster a.
| Hartford. After the he wrote for the Century
series OF articles on the Battles and Leaders o.
/ the Civil War, the section ON Farragut at Mobile
Bay having been rated by military men one Of tho
best of the series. After the war he spent short
/ time in the south. lie then came North and wsns
/ into newspaper york Re was United States Mag
/ shall for Connecticut from 1882 to 1885.
/ HENRYAt Los Angeles, Cal, March % EiihM
| II. Henry, Captain Co. B. 10th Mo. He was q
| veteran of the Black Hawk war.
/ AMBLER.-At Brooklyn, NY March 90 Edward
/ G. Amber Chaplain, 67th Pa, aged 81 He
the oldest Clergyman in New England and the old
| est Grand Army Chaplain In the United States. &c
had held pastOFates la nearly all the New England
States.
| RHoDEs-At Marblehead Mlss., April - OF pa
| ralyss, Abiel - Rhodes, Lieutenant, Co. b. stu
Mass aged 50. AT the expiration OF his three
months term no re-entsted as First Lieutenant im
the Ist Mass. H. A. March II. 1862. and dis-
charged March IL, 1865, Captain. He was .
member of Post 80, the Mugford Association, the
/ Odd Fellows, the Red Men, the Bay View Assooa-
ton, and the Association Of Minute Men Of 81.
| STILEs.-At Lynn, Mass, April I. OF malRriAs
| poisoning George ID. Stiles Co G. 4th ". H., aged
| AZ. He was promoted through the regular grRdAr
lions Of rank from private to Corporal and Ser.
geant and In October, 1864, was transferred and
promoted to the Second Lieutenancy Of the I'D
/ u. s. O. Inf, and was soon after promoted to tho
l First Leutenancy of the same regiment some
time after this he assigned to duty as ReRi.
mental QuaTtermaster which position he held a.
the close of the war. He a member Of Gen.
/ Lander Post. S, and for three years It's Ser
geant Major. He had also held the position OF
Commander.
| WEEKs-At New York city, April 20 OF pnens
| monia, Henry Aston Weeks, Colonel, l2th N. X,
| He a member Of the Grand Army Of The Rs-
| public, the Loyal Legion, and the Army OF the
/ Potomac. lie was also member OF the COlODia4
/ Club, and the Driving Club, OF New York Cieys
He inherited large wealth, which, by judeiOus ln-
[ vestments. he augmented. He leaves a widow An&
L two children.