The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-07-21
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WrTrY.-At Greenup. H.. recently, Of palsy In
grippe and diseases contracted while in the serviee,
DIR. William r. Witty. Assistant Surgeon, 11th Ind
Cav, aged S. Comrade Witty was Surgeon OF
Smeidel Post. 257 and had held that Office for
ersl terms. The Post attended the funeral in .
wILLIAAs-Near Greenup H., Jan. 90 of apo
plexy. Charles 9. Williams, Go. B. 123d Ill. Med
Inf. He served four years during the war. He
was not member Of the GAR, and leaves .
widow and one grown daughter.
MULLES.-At his residences. Ave miles south OF
Greenap, H.. May 20. OF congestion of the stomach
and bowels, Isaiah Mullen. Co. b, 123d Ill. MID
Inf. His remains were Inferred by Smeidel Posi-
PSI, Of which he was worthy member. He leaves
a widow and a number of grown children
PHfLLTPS-Near Greenup H., May II, of palsy,
James Il. Phillips. Co. F, 59th III. He was q menu
Der OF the Grand Army Post at Charleston. Ill., bas
SmeideI Post, 257 He leaves q widow and two
children in needy circumstances.
WILsoy.-At Sseketcs Harb0r, ". Y, June 3.
Hugh Wilson, Co. Z, lss Mich VIM Hatfield
Clark. Commander OF Post $50 says Another
old vsteran has passed to the other side Hugh
Wilson, 40 indicated by papers among his effects,
was found dead in his room at the Eveieigh Houses
on the morning Of June %, 1892. He reached this
to have come from Grand Rapids. Mich Aner
partakinz Of slight repast he retired. and not ap-
pearing In the morning. the clerk visited bis room
and found him quietly taking that sleep which has
Weakening this side Of the grave. The soldier
had no friends in this vicinity and so far as can bs
aseertained st this date not known by anyone I'm
this community. The Coroner, after examination,
gave certificate Of death, the cause being probs-
bic heart disease which doubt was the fact,
deceased being pensioned for that disease His
comrades of Post $50, of this place, with the full
service of the Order the trumpeter's last call,
burial. His papers were left with the Commander
of the above-named Post, awaiting the claim OF
his legal representatives. As each old veteran
passes away We can truthfully say, Requiesess In
pace"
PUrxAN-As Putnam Nights, Conn, June g. Of
disease contracted while in the service, Austin
Putnam, aged Y. Comrade Putnam noble
Christian, good citizen and a kind-he hus-
band and father. He served during the war in the
3ith Mass. and was a member Of A. g. Warren
Post, 81. Thus the noble and heroic veterans
fast passing away; q few years more and the last
survivor will have answered the final rol-csIl.
CLARK.-At Svanton, w., June Il. Of cancer. MAJ.
Lawrence D. Clark. He went out in 1861 az Captain
ofCo a. 1st VT; was mustered into the services with
his company May 2, 1861. and was discharged &C
the expiration of his term of service on Aug 10 OF
the same year. He was afterward promoted TO DO
Major of the 18th VT. He leaves a widow.
d,srrh.a W;iliar, osnsv = Nv aesS So
He was 4 locomotive engineer; was employed on
the Mexican Inter-Oeeanic Railroad He was
member of z. o. @. Ord Post, g. Mexico City, De-
partment of Texas, and the remains were inferred
in the American Cemetery By that Post. He leaves
q wife and one daughter, who are living in Oak
land, CAL
THoRP-At suecasunna, n. J., June % of cancer
Of the stomach. the result of hard campaigning
during the war. Phillip Il. Thorp, Co. A, 3ist ~ J.
He enlisted in September, 1852. and was with his
gallant regiment until 1t was mustered out OF The
service In the death of Comrade Thorp his family
society q member whose place IL will be hard 70
hil.
LEE.-At CarroIlton, Mo-. recently. OF disease
contracted while In the service. Joseph a. Lee.
24th Ohio Art. He worthy member Of
Wakefield Stsnly Post, 2s2. which Post conducted
the burial services. and adopted suitable resoiu-
Of tbvf for n ia HGE Ia n
widow and eight children.
MKssICx-At Evansville. Ind. July ., John W.
s aessG ai, 80 Statement johnny Msssiek. as hs
was called Familiarity by his friends, was born Ia
New Albany, Ind, July I. 1851 In September,
1861, when only slightly over nine years Of age, he
enlisted in company with his father. in Co. A. I'D
Ind and served three years continually. receiving
honorable discharges in October 1854, at Rome.
SMTH-At Searcy, Ark, recently, the result OF
an accident Milton Smith. Comrade Smith WAS
widow in writing fails to give his war record. He
was q carpenter by trade, and IN the constructions
of house he walked on an unsupported plank.
which topped over and Comrsde Smith fell Tha
distance was only Is feet. yet il great enough
to kill him almost instantly.
NEwELL.-A. Savannah. Ga, June IS. Rev. Ches.
ter Newell Chaplain, u. 3. Navy, aged So Ho
entered the service in $780, and served m tho As1i-
can and civil wars. being retired In 1889. He was
said to be the oldest Chaplain living.
SIcKLFs-At Monte Vista Colo, May 9, Gen.
Hiram r. Siekles, aged ~. He graduated from che
Naval Academy. and as Mdshfpman twice cfrcgF1-
navigated the globe. Al the breaking out Of shs
rebellion he WIS In New Orleans, with large COM
mereial interests. His entire property was con-
fiscated when Louisiana seeded, and he returned
to Illinois impoverished but full of patriotism.
The Government sought him out and commits
stoned him TO drill the volunteer troops which
were rushing at the call OF Presidents Liu-
coin He was commissioned Major In the
9Th ILL., Cav, with rank from Sept. "a. 1851, and
Iieutenant-CoIonel with rank from Feb. Is. 1852
He took the field in command Of his regiment and
was in the ihiexest OF the fight at the battle Of Pea
Ridge, where a gunshot wound through his right
lung aud the conclusion of an exploding shell pus
him in the hospital for several months As soon
as he had sufficiently recovered he rejoined his
regiment. He was at Kenesaw, Resaca. and At
lanta and his brigade was among the most active
and efficient In carrying flag to final victory.
After the famous march TO the sea he was placed
In command OF the Departments Of South Carolina
and Georgia, with Headquarters at Savannalf. and
was commissioned by Gov. Ogiesby, OF illinois, as
Colonel of the 147th ILL.,, with rank from Feb. 81,
1862 and by President Johnson as Brigadier-G Gen.
erai "for faithful and mertorious services" with
rank from March Is, 1855. He was mustered out
by reason of close of the war, after a service OF
five years and seven months. He WAS q member
of Joe Hooker Post, It. and that Post, assisted by
the W.R.C and local military organizations, at
tended his funeral.
BAuEx.-At Naugatuck. Conn.,, June %. Syiyes
ter b. Bailey. Co. b, 10Th Conn, aged 60 lie ~as
a member Of Isbell Post. under whose auspices
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