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life. Col Ray is now valued employee Of the
bureau Of engraving and printing

George A. Custer Command, No. 8. was or
ganized July %, 1890, with twenty-pine charter
members. The following were the first officers OF
the command: Colonel. W. l.. Walters; lieuten-
ant colonel. r.. NJ. Calhoun; major, j. W. Dut-
ton; Surgeon, NJ. Joseph; officer Of the day, @.
p. Plat; officer OF the guard. F. E. Blake;
quartermaster, George Wheeler.
The command has a steady growth in num-
bers and usefulness. In October, 1890, Elizabeth
Custer Women's Veteran Relief Union was or
gained as an auxiliary to the command with
eleven charter members. This organization
has accomplished much good work for the
lief OF needy soldiers and soldiers widows and
orphans.
The present officers Of Custer Command are:
Colonel, w. n. Michael lieutenant colonel,
John r. Harlow; major. Edward Qugley; sur
geon. Thomas W. Rose; chaplain. S. X. Hall;
adjutant. Mark Joseph; officer of the day,
Charles p. Platt; officer of the guard, John W.
HAYES.
VIM II. Michael three times successfully
elected colonel of Custer Command, was born
III Marysville. Ohio, July Il. ls4J; removed
IN the common schools and Univer-
sity OF Iowa; Taught school in spring
and summer of 1861; enlisted in the
eleventh Iowa infantry in September of
that wear and was severely injured in the bat
tie OF Shiloh, on account of which injury he
was discharged from the service: unable to
perform service on land. accepted commits
sion in the navy in April, 1863, and served con-
tinuously for three years and two mon this; was
promoted for gallant conduct in the battle Of
Clarendon on the White river Ark. returned
to the University of Iowa in 1866; after leaving
school he engaged in the surveying and land
business in Northwestern Iowa. was agricul-
turai and stock correspondent OF the Sioux
City Daily Journal from 1879 to 1872, and be-
came city editor of that paper in 1875 in 1874
haG axo a,,l -
(Neb.) Ne5rasttdn; purchased half interest
in the daily and weekly (Neb) Tribune in
1876 and sole proprietor IN 1873; while con-
Quoting that paper established the Pldindedler
at Sidney, Neb.: disposed of this paper in 1892
and formed a law partnership with Gov. O. A.
Abbott at Grand Island. Ncb.; while thus en-
gagged purchased the Times OF that city and
WAS its editor for two years; WAS alternate
elector in 1876, member Of the state repub-
lican central committee. orator for several
years of the State Press Association. secretary
of many republican state conventions and
participated as speaker in every canvass, state
and national. from 1876 70 1888; was president
OF the Nebraska Naval Association. lSsi-3S; was
appointed in 1897 clerk of printing records. o
succeed Ben: Perley Poore; is the author oil sew
eral books; Is chairman OF the committee on
naval reunion. twenty-sixth national encamp-
ment, q. A. r.. and is the protector of the
Kearsaree built on Grand Army Place for the
use OF the sailors and marines at the coming
encampment, Is chairman o, the cOmIulttee
on decoration of the White Lot
COL. l.. W. CLIFFORD.
Abe Lincoln Command, No. 6, was organized
December 6, 1890, with sixteen charter men,
bers. 1t now has on its rolls sixty-six members.
and is progressive and enthusiastic command
Its present officers are: l. W. Clifford. colonel;
William Cleveland, lieutenant colonel; Nathan
iel Shotsweil, major; Joseph Goidney. surgeon;
b. F. johnson. chaplain; c. B. Lower, officer
Of the day; Robert 7. Cation, officer of the
guard; F. A. Flanegin. adjutant; John White,
quartermaster.
Col. l.. ". Clifford enlisted June 81. 1861. as
private in company c. Old BucktaiI regi-
ment, p. +. Y. c.. and on the 21st of the follow
ing September WAS elected second lieutenant
OF his company; not a month later. October IT,
1861. was elected captain Of the same company
At Harrisonburg Va, on June g. 1862 he
wounded while leading his company in that
desperate battle. In that encounter l0G of
Col Gifford's men were ambushed by a
brigade of Stonewall Jackson's men. fighting
the confederstes desperately for more than an
hour and killing and wounding $50 Of them.
among them Gen. Ashby. Two days later,
against the surgeons positive orders. col.
Clifford led his company at the battle of Cross
Keys. being so severely wounded in that
engagement that for nearly one year after
ward he could not walk being finally dis
charged under the following order issued in
December following: "All officers not able 10
return to their respective commands within
sixty days from the issuing OF this order shall
be honorably discharged"