The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-02-18

the combined forces Of England France and
Turkey aiIst Russia. lie took an active part
in some OF the great battles. and in the siege Of
SebastoFn was present aud assisted in the cap
tUre Of iau Russian Black Sea stronghold, Sc
bastOpo,. on sept. 8. 1855.
After NC close Of this war he came 20 Amer
lea, aDd entered the Union army in 1861 from
the Stat Of Maine, and was commissioned by
Gov. Ws-1buruc, Of Maine Senior First Lieu
tenant he 2d Maine battery or Battery 3.
At the battle OF fredericksburg under Burn
side, in D. ccniber 1862. he had three horses shot
under him. He went TO Florida about - years
ago frou Illinois. where no was Department
Chaplain for two Years
lie is one OF the charter members Of 0. M.
Mitchell Post, A. Department Of Florida. He
has been Commander of o. NJ. Mitchell Post
and Department Chaplain a number Of times,
and is Department Chaplain now.
ComraGe Paine has interested himself in the
GAR. work in Florida, and has collected con-
siderable funds for o. NJ. Mitchell Post, 70 ena-
bic them to assist comrades from the North who
have come 20 Florida in search Of health or
work, and have been taken sick OF died in
Jacksonville. They have buried quite a num-
Der who would have been buried as pauper5
without the help of o. VI. Mitchell Post.
He has been largely instrumental in getting
| a handsome monument in memory Of the
Union soldiers who are buried in the Ever
green Cemetery outside Of Jacksonville He
was unanimously elected Chapain-iu- Chief at
/ Detroit last August.
COmrade Paine was formerly a Methodist
/ preacher having built four Methodist churches
/ in FlOrida. Flo is now in the Presbyterian
| ministry aud Pastor Of one Of the handsomest
| Presbyterian Churches in the United States.
| It was built by III. " Flagler, Of New York,
/ in memory Of his daughter, Mrs. Benedict who
I died Oh Hcr way to Florida. The church and
manse cost nearly S2JO.O0O. The mause is one
Of the bandsomest in the world in the parlOr
/ Of the maEs6 hangs the old 5wOrd-iaded scar
let sa5h-shouIder knots etc, which the Pres
| byterian preacher occupying the manse had
presented to him in Portland. Me-, in 1861, aud
/ which he carried in a number Of severe and
bloody battles for the preservation of the Union.
COmraGe Paine has two silver medals, one
presented TO him by Queen Victoria for the
siege of SebastOpOl, and the other By the Sui
tan Of Turkey also a handsome miniature GA.
r. badge enamel and gold, presented by 0. NJ.
Mitchell POST Of Jacksonville, Fla. lie IS we'll
known as an eloquent preacher and famous
lecturer He has a most interesting lecture on
the invasion Of the Crimea and sieg0Of SebastO-
pol, which be has given both North and South
for the benefit of GAR. Posts and other good
causes.
He married in 1865 4 lady from Maine. a
gifted, handsome woman, who has been a great
help to HIM IN the ministry. She is a talented
Organist aud pianist, and magnificent alto
singer. Iia has two children, boy and girl.
His son. - years of age, born ia Illinois,
stands sis ret one and half inches, weighs
nearly POO aud is ono Of fales game football
players, and is on Yae's Varsity Crew.
COmrade Paine is always glad to sec bis CONF
rade5 at his church or mause, and any Grand
Army man or old Union soldier going to Sc.
Augustine ought not to fail to visit his magnif-
cent church and maHse. He will always re-
CeiVe hearty welcome from COmrade Paine.