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| LOUIS WISER.
| Another prominent member is Louis Wieser,
who entered the United States cavalry service
in July, 1861. and was commissioned in 60 in
company c, first Maryland cavalry. He served
at Charlottesville, Doncefries, Stoneman's raid
and was captured ut Brandy station June g.
1863 In that severcst OF all the cavalry battles.
He was confined in Libby eleven months four
months at Mason, four months at Charleston
and PGrolcd ut Savannah. He was exchanged
In December, 1864. and was on provost duty in
! the middle department. Annapolis, whence he
joined his regiment eight days before Apo
inattoK and was mustered out August 5, '65,
| with his regiment.
ABRAM W. SMITH.
Another prominent member of the association
ia Hon. Abram ". Smith OF Kansas, who was
born in Oxford county, Me-. in the month of
October, 1913, where he resided until-October
~. lS5l-he enlisted Us private in the nine
teenth United States infantry and was made
sergeant of his company.
His regiment assigned to duty in the
Army of the Ohio, and under Gen. Buell. he par
ticipated in the Bowling Green campaign.
On tho night of the first awful day at Shiloh
Sergt. Smith was one Of the 600 men under
Buell. who came TO support Grants left in the
second days fight, and he was in at The finish
when Corinth. the great rebel stronghold, capt.
ulated almost without a struggle
| At Chickamauga his regiment was nearly
| wiped out of tie records and every soul left
alive was captured in the last charge made by
Longstreet on the evening OF September 90
After that he took up his enforced abode in
| rebel prisons. He saw the inside of nearly all
! of them-Richmond, Danville and last Ander-
| sonyille. where. through no desire of his own,
be was domiciled for nineteen months. He was
paroied at Vlcksburg the 18th Of April
| 1865, and mustered out of the service June 2
1865, at Detroit, Mich. For months after being
mustered out he fingered in debatable land be-
tween this world and the one that sets it right
| There his powerful constitution, clean life and
iron will won the day, though he will carry to
his grave rs souvenirs OF that sojourn in rebel
prisons disabilities that have downed many
| stronger men.
In January, 1866, he started on. to make
place for himself in the world. On his way
westward he found work in the Cambria iron
works. in YOUNGSTOWN, Pa, a common day
laborer. Step by step he was advanced, till at
last no became superintendent in the great
| institution. He remained there until 1872
when he went to Kansas In jefferson county,
then almost on the verge of civilization. he took
his soldier claim of l60 acres and turned ti.er
Of the soil again. He still lives upon that farm
now one Of the finest in Kansas, and for years
worked it alone and unaided. He now has a
| family Of manly sons to assist him. He has
served several terms in the state legislature, Of
which he has acted as speaker.
He Is now the republican candidate for gov
ernor Of the state OF Kansas.
JOHN N. KLINE
John NJ Kline is past national vice presi-
dent. lie was born at Milroy, Mif,in county,
Pa, July 20, 1874 He received a common
school education, and at the age Of fifteen
years entered the military service of his native
state and afterward enlisted in the United
States service Us private in company A. FORTY
ninth Pennsylvania. and with that regiment
took part in the battles of the Wilderness
Spottsylvania and Cold Harbor, Va. At last
named battle, while with accommodating
party, he was taken prisoner. and during his
imprisonment, extending over a period of
eleven months, was in Libby prison, Richmond,
Va. Andersonville. MiIlen, Savannah Black,
shear and Townsville, Ga was paroled April
81, 1865, at Vic&sburg, MIss.. and discharged
from the service May 81, 1865, at Harrisburg
Pa. Comrade Kline is now employed in WASH
ington, d. c., as a clerk in the Office Of third
auditor OF the treasury and is veteran member
Of Kit Carson Post, No. 2, Department of the
Potomac. G. A. r., and q charter member of
the District Of Columbia Association. Union
ex-Prisoners Of War, and las served two years
as president and one as secretary Of that or
ganiza!ion.
z. n. WILLIAMS.
A prominent member ofthe association and a
6 IA.
was born in 1889 in Milan, Ind. In 1860
he entered Moore's Hill College and had fin
ished his first year when the call for IS 600 men
by President Lincoln to rally in defense OF the
old flag was issued. He answered the first call
ind was active IN organizing o company and
was elected orderly sergeant. The company
afterward disbanded and he with several others.
went in Capt. Meyers company Of Versailles,
and was mustered into the thirteenth Indiana.
Col Sullivan. The regiment left Indianapolis
on the 4th Of July, 1851, and participated
in the battle Of Rich Mountain on the
Il.h. He continued with the regiment until
May, 1864, when the regiment was ordered
from In front OF Charleston, 8. c., and Joined |
the expedition under Gen. Butler up the James.
On the 10th Of May they engaged the enemy at
Chester station, on the Richmond and Peters
burg railroad. After q severe contest. in which
the regiment lost over half its number in killed,
wounded and missing, he, with the captain and
ten Of the company, were taken prisoners and
conveyed, with others, to Richmond where he
was confined until June, when he was removed,
with others, to Andersonville, Ca and confined
there until the fall Of Atlanta. They were then
ton, 8. c., and was 30 crippled with scurvy that
he was compelled to crawl After the compile
ton Of the stockade ct Florence he was taken
there and remained until March, 1865 The
approach Of ten. sherman caused the removal
OF the prisoners to Goldsboro, N. c., but he DO
ing among the sick, was left behind. After the |
fall Of Wilmington he, with the remaining sick, |
was taken thereand paroied and sent to Annap-
polls, Md where, after gaining strength he was
sent to Indianapolis. and. at the expiration Of !
his fursough, remained In Camp Sullivan until |
discharged During this time Col Wilson, his |
former major, offered him the Quartermasfer |
position in q regiment he was then organizing, |
but owing 10 his health declined IL Ho settled |
In Indianapolis after the var and has made Il |
his homo ever since, the greater part Of the /
time snsagsd IN The wholssals commission buai-