The National tribune., 1892-09-01
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TIf those who send obituary notices would for.
low the form used besoT u weuld insgre lneaf
HooEos.-ws are informed Of The death Of James
X. Ho0ton, which occurred on Aug. 9, at Rowles-
burg KY His widow fails 10 give his regiment OF
any o. ,s llissf MsTvrssv wash
Hampton. His brother sends US the following Sad
letter: THE TRIBySE's card Of Taps addressed
to my brother, Asa j. Hampton, has bsen handed
to me. Poor boy, he will never again respond TO
tire bugie call either Of hts country or his paper
On the 18Th Of last May he rang down the lights Oh
his own life by shooting himself here in the viaa0
OF Mcsfurray. A few of The GAR followed his
remains to their last resting place al snohomish.
Wash. His death can be directly attributed TO Efs
country . ingrstitude- He WAS brave soldier all
his comrades concur in saying He belonged to Co.
K 4h Ky. He was mustered in on Oct. 0, 1851. He
was promoted Sergeant July "a, 1862 and was mite
tered out of service as veteran with bis company
Aug II, 1865. He became hopeless cripple two
years ago. from an old wound. He applied for .
pension aud the Pension Examiners said 10 had
the strongest case that had ever come before them.
Yet his has dragged from the start. The
dearest evidence was sent IN without effect A
tired Of sending the same evidence in over and
over again Again he wrote, 4 have almost given
up hopes OF getting my pension Other parties
who applied for pensions since / did, who are NOS
incspaeiiated for making o livelihood as ana, have
received their pensions The day before he shot
himself he vas terribly disappointed at receiving no
news from bis pension. l attribGts his death 10 ths
lax and unjust manner business is carried in the
Pension Department, and therefore to the Govern
pension received the attention of the proper officials
in its proper time, there Is no doubt he would be
living to-day. He Was an honorable sober. indns-
could not bear the thought of becoming an object
of charity as he feared he to become. This
tonder heart broke, this ife loyal in all Its con.
tracts. was thrown away because the country that
had taken four of the best years Of his life In tt8
need failed 10 respond to his cry of distress In his
need. If had the power to write the story OF my
fashers family I think many old soldier would
weep with me. IL 10 sad story Of o wrecked
home and scattered lives for the country's sake.
My fathers remains lie In unmarked soldiers
grave at Rinsgold Ga. But this suicide il little
the hardest of all have borne, and harder still,
because bad justice been done 1t might have been
prevented. For years my brothers. favorite paper
was The NATIONAL TRIBUNE Through il / would
like to send greetings to all his old comrades.
hoping they may not receive the treatment he
ceiyed and that they may prosper 10 their Odd days"
AsH.-At Mapleton, Iowa, Aug. 4, Henry Ash,
aged 81 He enlisted early in the war In Co Z. sth
Wis. and served over three years, receiving an
honorable discharge in 1866. He leaves widow
and six chfldrsn- The funeral took place under
the auspices Of Hoskins Post and was largely at
tended.
disease contracted in the service. Luzerns Tyiss
aged 20. He enlisted Aug 81, 1861, and was dis
charged June g. 1863. He leaves widow and i've
children. lie was q member Of Hagadorn Post,
sos which organization, assisted by large daezas
ton from Dawson Post. Spencer. and Sons Of vss-
Grams of Schuyler Smith Camp, paid the last .ad
duties to the remains. The charter of the Post
will be draped and suitable resolutions sent to the
family.
GBEsHAM-At GAINESVILLE, Ind, July q BENZ q.
A. Gresham, Lieutenant Colonel 10th Ind. Cav,
aged s.. He entered the service as private ia Co.
e, Sd Ind. Cav, but was soon afterward promoted
to Lieutenancy of his company. He did service
with his command for a period Of more than TIVE
years in the Eastern army, and, being brave -
almost the degree OF rashuess, he never said to his
men go where he would not lead them. He re-
ceived a very severe gunshot wound, for which ho
received treatment in the hospital at Washington,
d. c., until he sufficiently recovered to go to
the front again. Having been commissioned Lieu.
-(tf,tn f,f !ahf, VII
with that command I'm one Of our Western armies.
until he was again so severly wounded as to DIS
able him for all further military service, and ha
WAS therefore discharged after a service OF three
years aud nine months. His service and wounds
had left him a mere wreck of his former most hale
tinued to adict him almost continuously up to the
time of his death, seeming 20 hasten IL not being
indeed the direct CAUSE of his demise Col. Gres-
ham was of the charter members Of j. q. BEN
son Post and its frat Commander. Under its aus
pices he buried In obeynnce TO bis own rey
an aged mother The Post passed suitable resolu-
tions his death, and n copy was forwarded 70
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AYDELoTT-Near Truxfon, Mo-, July Ii, Of heart
disease, James II. b. Aydelott Co. A, 18th No.
aged 10 Comrads Aydelott had been suffering
was a member of Levi r. Pennington Post, 81.
He leaves a widow aud two children.
PARKER.-At Burns, Ora. Aug 2, James O.
Parker aged g. He served In Co. g. Sd Ohio Cav,
and GAN OHIO Cav. First Lieutenant of Co. L.
making q continuous military service OF four years
IA active member of Harvey Post. IS and Lodge
g. A. +. and A. NJ, both Of which societies at
tended tho funeral La . body and passed feeling
resolutions Of respect He leaves q widow.