Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-09-24

Young though he was be was authorized to
recruit for the company and regiment and he
held war meetings daily. and in one week the
company vas filed Then he was nominated
captain. bu. declined because he thought he
Vas too young for so responsible place. He
accepted. however. the first heu.enantcy. given
him unanimously, in which position he per-
formed the duties Of Commander most Of the
time.
Among his recruits he enlisted Swapping
yOung fellow With about one-eighth o, negro
blood In his veins. This fact never occurred to
The sturdy scotch-American liberty lover as a
bar 70 his acceptance a soldier, especially to
eight in his own cause. But many OF the men
Of the company refused TO serve with a negro.
The twelfth Iowa was one Of the regiments
Of the brigade selected 10 storm Fort Donelson
on the left Of the Union line The charge was
successful. but Lieut.. Henderson was severely
wounded In the throat while On the rebel
WORKS He resoluiely declined every offer Of
assistance TO leave the captured works until the
Union forces we're IN indisputable possession
and be had become 80 weak tina; be could no
longer stand HIS staying qualities were still
further exemPhagd when lie was wounded a
SECOND time at the battle % CorIuth when the
Union men we're resisting charge % Gen.
Iriee. iy tins wound. which very nearly cost
Inn hi. life. he lost lrg. Before his wound
was larry hea.et he returned 10 the FIELD az
eo.onci % the fortv-.iXtn Iowa infantry
lis brother, Capt. ". l.. Henderson OF Min
nesota wLo s4s himself . brave soldier and
U.s. a. osaesF. sad % hiyn: Il have had oppoT-
tuaites - knowiag iL.s broth.r OF u.ne thor
onghly, from a chad 10 manhood. and he never
betrayed "a trust. proved false to friendship or
tooA undue advantage even OF an enemy %" A.
= - ~ m H.F n l.
his brother tod the Following incident Wheu
b let home. boy. 20 attend school In,
mother said 20 him. David. YOU are going
.sAy from home. VII You write letter 10
yOur mother once a wees t:iI Won rcturn!"
"M1ther i Will" he replied. and although
Ne pever returned home % say. going from
that school room 10 tn army. that weekly let
Ter never failed during HI mothers Lie. From
srhooi. camp and Hospital. from his inv ofice
sld courts OF Justice HnI. later, from the halls
81 Congress, through al hts ba-y life he wrote
10 her once a Noek uatIl her death "a few year,
aSo.
Although veteran, in army parlAnce. Col.
IenlersOE = stll . Young man: born IN lSiJ
he = still IN ms priI1-. During a part Of l~ts
and i-os be MAS cofamissi1urr OF the board OF
enrolment thlrd district o. Iowa, thus serving
hss country, when his sounded hnb incapaci-
t-lcd him for more active service untll Al ast
Il returned 10 The held After tie war was
over and h had TesLrned 10 Iowa once more
Unuttrd by reason o his wounds for his for
n1sr OccuP@non--ne Wa appointed coliecto
VI Internal revenue IA the third district. which
t0s.tlon De resisDtC 10 enter partner into
the arm wheFs he lid studied .aw he WAS
sAso assistant aztec states district attorney
Tor tks borthern dlstrsct Of Iowa. hut again
resigned u give hi. and vsasd attention To his
prsetic IA l,-O Dc Was Chairman of tic Iowa
Gs.agsti0n 10 ,ls Chsca,O republican .eonveH-
tiou, va chatham u he Lame central o.
uaittee. tak-ng active part ~ he proceedings.
With beTew. logan. C1uklns and others. In
I.ls- 4s VS. AGAIN cha irEaan Of the Iowa delega-
ton % Chlc@go. aud failing 10 gee his fsvOrItc,
Senator A.4isos- Nominated. ks led vigorously
fsr AAIrsoa- Ae las tsace besa peraa-asDi