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

4 OF the regiment. Gen. Curtis Informed him,
mat II was then In North Carolina, and had
been frequc ntly increased bv recruits, aud that
the officer had not vet terminated his career
but was none other than himself
Zen Curtis made many friends among the
southern people by his friendly course after
the capture OF Richmond. He got to Rich
mond after the surrender Of Lee and became
CHIEF OF staff OF Gen. Ord. His phIlanthropic
ana sympathetic disposition at once showed
/ Itself IN many acts of kindness toward the
vanquished people.
! REPRESENTATIVE Cutting of California twice
enlisted IN the service # his country during
the civil war. At the outbreak OF the war he
en- listed IN Taylors Chicago battery. He saw
considerable service in the field from then
until july 20. 1862 when he was dis
charged for disability re uIting from service in
| the fed. On his recovery he re enlisted. ioin-
Ing the Chicago Mercantile Battery.
Representative Z. +. Loud OF California
| served with the Army of the Potomac and with
Sheridan IN his famous campaign in the Snon-
| andoah valley until the close OF the war tie
was only o teen years Old when he enlisted in
tue California cavalry battalion. which formed
a part Of the second Massachusetts cavalry.
he is one OF tn. priyates o. the evil war who
have been honored with an election to the
House.
representative W. ". Bowers of California
served rs a private during the war He was in
company !. first Wisconsin cavalry, from 81 to
30. and from then until the close of the war
was post wagon master at Cape Girardeau Mo-
representative Hosea 1CWnSend of Colorado
enlisted as private IN the Ohio cavalry in
lSol, was promoted 10 lieutenant and served
hhtii 1865, when ne resigned on account of dis
ability.
Senator Havley Of Connecticut served with
distinction throughout the war. lie entered
the army as lieutenant in April. 1861. and was
mustered out In January. 1866. having been
promoted meanwhile 70 brisadlar aud brevet
major general.
Senator George l.. Shoup of Idaho was en-
gagged chiefly IL scouting duty during the var
An sept mner. 1861. he enlisted IN Bucks indie
pendent comuany % scouts aud Was made sec
ondAeutenant soon after enlistincut During the
autumn ana winter OF 1861 he vas engaged IN
scouting along the base of the Rocky noun
tslns' was ordered 10 Fort Union. New Mexico
IN tne early part of 1862; WAS kept on scouting
DUTY on the Canadian. Pecos and Rel rivers
until the spring OF SOB. and during this time
was promoted 10 a first ieutenancy; WAS then
ordered TO the Arkansas river; had been
assigned IN fo62 to the second Colorado reci-
ment OF volunteer infantry. but was retained
on dpty in the cavalry service: WAS assigned TO
the nrst Colorado regiment OF cavalry ia Nav
1903; IN 1854 was elected tn the Constitnt onai
convention TO prepare a con- titYtion for the
proposed state of Colorado. and obtained a
leave OF absence for thirty days to serve ar a
member of said convention; after performing
this service he returned to active duty in the
Z
Colorado cavalry IN September. 1864. and was
mustered out Ia Denver with the regiment at
the expiration OF term o: service.
Gen. ". C.. Newberry of Illinois served in
the Union army throughout the war. enter
ln- private and coming out with the ti,la
OF nrevtt briGadIer general
Representative II. ". snow of Illinois on
listed IN the one hundred and thirty-ninth
limos. and rose 10 be captain. lie re-
enlisted in the one hundred and ffty-iirst
ILLINOIS, and became its Lieutenant colonel He
was provost marshal general OF Georgia on
the southern states and was with HIS regiment
when 6en. Holtord surrendered 20 Steadman.
Representative Samuel T. Dusey OF Illinois
was lleutrnau; in the Urbana Zolaves in ISL.
III helped TO organize ihe seventy--ixth nli-
nols, became captain. then colonel and was
hreSeted briSaGIer general for gaiiantry at
Fort Blakely.
Representative Waugh Of Indiana served for
:hree Years IN the tAirty-iourth Indiana
infantry.
Representative A. " Martin of Indiana en-
iS.'t III lH6J at The age of sixteen. IN the fifty-
e'ghth Pennsylvania volunteers. and assisted
IN lhe captIre Of Gen. John Morgau's COM
mdEd- Ioward the close OF the war he re-
enlisted IN 'Ae seventy-eiShth Pennsylvania
vo1unteera and was discharged in August 1866,
for disability.
Repre-, NATIVE A. T. White Of Iowa enlisted
III the eighth Iowa infantry in the winter of
sol, but VAS rejected on account Of his youth
ia February. 1892, he enlisted In the thirteenth
Iowa, in which be served until the close of the
war.
Representatives 7. ]. P. Flick and G. d.
Pork rs of Iowa served as private soldiers
tlrOpC hOut the war.
Case Frederick of Kansas served as a private
soldier in the second Kansas battery from 1862
unril August. 1865.
T. Senator Perkins of Kansas served In the war
for four wears He entered as serpaapt in
eighty-.hird viinois infantry and was captain
OF the sIxieelth L. S. colored infantry for two
years.
Jerry Simpson served in the twelfth Illinois
Tor time, aud was discharged for disability
J. G Otis of Kansas to an active part in
recruiting the first colored regiment of kansas
IN lot2. and was private in a company of liz
fantry III The second regiment of volunteers at
the time of the Price raid.
T.. II. Funston of Kansas served from 1861
to 1865 as lieutenant of the sixteenth Ohio bat
terv.
Ex-Speaker Reed of Maine was acting assist
ant paymaster in the L. ). navy from April 49,
1864, to November 4. 1865.
c. A. Boutelle of Maine. on his return from a
foreign voyage in the spring of 1862 volun-
teercd in the Z. s. navy and was appointed
acting master. He served in the north and
south Atlantic and west gulf sauadrons. and
took part in the blockade of Charleston and
Wilmington, the Pocotaligo expedition, the
capture of ST. Johns Bluff and occupation of
Jacksonville, Fla. While an officer of U. y =.
Sassacus he was promoted TO lieutenant
for gallant conduct in the engagement with
the rebel irouclad Automatic" Nav S. 1854.
Afterward. in command of United States
steamer Nvanza, participated in the capture
OF Mobile and in receiving surrender of the
Confederate fleet. and was assigned TO COM
mand of naval forces in Mississippi sound. and
honorably discharged at his own request JAM
uary IA, 1866