The National tribune., 1892-11-24
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Nashville Tenn. ON sept Y. 1852. in Co ID. jth
Tenn. Cav, as CAPTAIN afterwsFd was Lieu
tenant Of 50. l. LIST Ala Cav, picked company
which Col. SiTieght Organized for q raid 20 of
Lees base Of supplies. He captured with
other. aud held in rebel prison % months most
the time al Libby. He escaped three times and
recaptuTed twice. Once when on n raft wait
ing for the Tide 20 csrry him out when trac<e by
bloodhounds he marched back to prison. .
distance of % miles. stripped naked except shire
and pants, on double quick. from which march he
lost his toe-nails. and his fee, became swollen
they were unacceptable. and Ire asked To have
them cut off that he might obtain some relief. His
hardest experience was getting back to the Union
lines after his last escape. One Of the most thrill
ing We ever heard was his account OF being or
dcred with six others to draw slips of paper ons
of which written the drawers death doom, in
retaliation Of a report that a rebel OF his rank In
Union prison had been shot. Mr. MeQuiddy vas
retieent ard only his intimate friends knew any
thing of the terrible ordeal he passed through In
the service of his country. dare say there is not
q in this section of the State who I'd
more and showed and told less"
KEysEpY.-At GAINESVILLE. o.. Oct IS. afssr a few
hours Illness from acute heart disease contracted
while 10 the army, DIR. John r. Kennedy aged 49,
In the Fail of 1861 he enlisted a Sergeant in Co.
i. .sth Ohio. and for gallant conduct the battle
Of Atlanta was promoted to Second Lieutenant and
assigned 10 Co. h. which he held until mustered
ont with the regiment IN Jnly. 1855 FIe q
member Of Hazie;t Post. the Royal Arcanrn the
English Lutheran Church. and at the time Of bis
death had been for some years Secretary Of the
Board of Pension Examining Surgeons. lie had
been in feeble health several years. His funeral
services were conducted under the auspices of tho
Orders to which lac belonged. There also
large attendance OF physicians. He leaves Two
sOHs 10 mourn their loss. his wife having preceded
bin TO the grave about two years since
GoRDoy.-At Equality, Ill, Aug. 5 Mai. Geo. W.
Gordon, Surgeon, 18th Ind. aged 81. He enlisted
as pFiyste soldier in Fosters independent Ohio
Cav, July O. 1861. In November. 1851. ne was de-
tailed as Surgeon Of Merriirs Horse. in which
pac;ty no served for few days only. On Dec. IS,
he was detailed as Surgeon n th- 1stb Ind Dr.
Gordon received his commission a Assistant Sur
geoD, Sept. 10. lS62. and the third day Of the
following july Vas commissioned as Surgeon. He
was engaged ia the battles of Black Water. Flat
Run, Crane Greek. Sugar Creek, Pea Ridge, Cschs
River, Cotton Plant. Magnolia Hills, Champion
Hills. Black River, SieksouFg. Jackson and Fors
EspaTanZo. he received a wound in the right leg
at the battle Of Maguoiia Hills and was also
wounded In the Iefs foo, while in charge of isId
hospital nj the rear Of Ycksburg. He contracted.
while in The ser-iee, iumb ago, rheumatism, eczema,
and chronic diarrhea. which last disease caused
his death. He was compelled 10 resign his position
in the army at Indanols, Tex on March l. 1854 on
account OF his wounds In May. 1854, DIR. Gordon
established himself in the medical profession ~
Equality, ILL., He was = Christ ian a brave soldier.
a devosed husband snd an affectionsts father, and
leaves q widow and four children.
SEDGwICk.-At GAINESVILLE, o., Oct. 4 after pro-
tracted illness, resulting from diseases contracted
while in the service Howard NJ. Sedgwick aged
49, He entered the service in August. 1852 as pri-
yate, Co. g. 9th Ohio and was mustered out AZ the
close of the war First Sergeant, having particle
pated In all the battles in which the regiment was
engaged from Perryvills to Nashville. He vas
member Of Haziett Post. 81 also Of .hs Royal Ar
the Knights of Pythss, in which he had attained
the rank Of Commissary- General the stat Of
Gen Csrnahan. He was also a devoted member OF
the Baptist Church, and had served Sunday
school Superintendent IS ysars. His funeral was
attended in n body by all Of ths above Orders and
the ritual of each pronounced al the cemetery.
The funeral cortegs about the gest and most
Ian posing ever witnessed in this city. Ho leaves
widow and two children
WH-soy.-At Buffalo, ~ T., Oct. is. the result OF
wounds received in the service, Robert Preston
Wilson. He was one of the mos. prominent MEM
Der. Of the Buffalo bar. and his reputation
able. weii-read lawyer extended throughout the
State. He also connected with many pubis
ia prominent manner. having been
President OF the Y NJ C. A. q Trustee eff the Ho-
bart College. Treasurer and Trustees Of De Yeaux
College. Trustee OF the Buffalo General Hospital,
and Commissioner of the City and County Hall.
uated at Williams College In 1850. He enlisted
after the firing Fort Sumter. and was serving
Adjutant, 10Th N Y. a. the battle of first Bull Rum
was afterward promoted TO A. A.-G. Of Gen. Bart
let's Brigade and while serving in that capacity
Was wounded in a stormiDg-psrty November, 1858,
the ball shaiiertng his right arm. In February.
1884, he WAS given an honorable discharge from the
army for permanent disability. He was beloved by
all who knew him, and leaves many friends to
mourn his loss
BEaRY-At Prosser. Neb, Oct "a, after a long
Illness of heart disease, spinal affections and dis
ease of the kidneys. Jonathan Berry, Co. Fl, nth
Ill. Cav. He enlisted March D. 1852, and was dis
charged July %, 1852, for disability. While his
death due to the diseases mentioned, Comrads
Berry shortened his existence by blowing bis
y
he was in II is stated that ne wRs partially de-
ranged at the time be did the rash act. He
good citizen and faithful member of Prosser Post,
ESQ He leaves a widow
SEssIoss.-At Hubbardstop. Mich, recently. OF
heart disease. Nathaniel Sessions, Co. i. 1ss Ber-
dams sharpshooters, aged 81. He served in bis
regiment three years and was In ali OF the terrible
battles of the Army of the Potomac In 1852 and
1868. He severely wounded June Is, 1864, in
front of Petersburg. Va Soon after his return
from the army he bought the farm where he lived.
north of HubbardstoD. He was a member OF D. II.
Read Post, 234, and abont $50 comrades from all
over the County attended the funeral.
CARRoLL-At Cold Springs Hsrbor. N Y. Nov.
TO- of cancer of the stomach. John Carroll. Co, O.
l02d n. Y. He was member in good standing OF
]. G. Walters Post, 6+i. Department. Of New York.
under whose auspices he received a soldiers burial.
Conrade Carroll was far above the average ago
when he enlisted in 1862. being then As years old.
making him IS years Of age at the time OF his death.
His Pos, had more enthusiastic mem Der than
John Carroll. whose death they deeply regret.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT Mass. Oct. 81. suddenly.
Of heart disease, Joseph Legssey, aged IS. He
served during the late rebellion in Co. E. 34ih
Mass, and was q prisoner of war. Comrads
Legssey had long been sufferer from piles and
underwent a surgical operation last January which
gave him some relief that he able to attend
20 his work up to within day or two of bis sudden
death. He was q member OF George D. Ward
Post, 10.
BABcocx-At Eden Center, N. T., Dee. is. Of
heart disease Chaplin Babcock. Co. A, 44th n. T..
xhen hs discharged for disability account
,f Wounds received at the second battle of Bull
fsuD, ana from Wn1ch Ne never EecOSerSu nc was
member of Noyes Post. He was a brave soldier,
genial. xbole-souied man, beloved and respected
n all the relations of life
BELLER.-At Mountain View, Mo-, Oct 70, OF
lemorrhages and disease of the lungs contracted
While in the service, Eli Beiler. Co. G.. llth KY.
lged 81 He was a member of James A. Dalians
Post SS3 and according to his death-bed request.
Ne W AS buried by them with Grand Army honors.
His funeral attended by host of friends who
mourn his loss. He was pensiOner, receiving si3
per month. and leaves . widow and large
amily.
HERRISaroN-At Castillo N. z. recently, Mat
hsw Harrington. He was n member OF George II.
Pierce Post. 4s8 and that Post passed suitable reso-
utiops on It's members death, q copy OF which was
ent TO us for publication.
BagKsHIRE-Near Gait, Mo-, recently, of hem
,rrbage of the lungs, Joseph BarksiIire, Co. III,
months service and was badly injured at Camp
Butler by pile of lumber falling on him rs he lay
n his bunk. Three of his ribs were broken, and
he received other injuries from which he never
ntreIy recovered. He leaves a widow and one
on.
ident, Samuel Wiley. Co. b, 54th Pa. Comrade
Wiley was instantly killed while stepping on OF
n excursion train on Oct. 10. He was a sober and
INDUSTRIOUS citizen, and without enemy in the
World The intermsnt at Philadelphia.
HENsEssEY.-At Lisbon. n. D., Oct. II, OF COM
ication of diseases James Hennessey, Co A. 18th
fe aged S. His death due to his service IN
be army and his funeral was attended by the
aembers of Col. Emery Post, %.
ASBoTr.-At West Nanticoke, Pa. Sept. "A. OF
isease contracted while in the service, George w.
bbott Co. E. 289th Pa aged 81. He leaves q large
amiiy His remains were laid to rest by Z. l..
Jana Post. 59s, of which he was charter mel Der.
SEALoyER-At GAINESVILLE, o., Oct. 2. William n.
ealoyer Co. e 9th Ohio aged 81 His fatal dis
ase was of mysterious character He was mems