The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-12
THE GRAND ARMY.

Az Prescott tosC meetiug Iast II rriuay
evening. John o. .Ninsor. late corporal
Battery +, First RHODE ISLAND Light
Artillery, was mustered in. One appl-
cation was received. Comrade II. II.
Rhodes was appointed a committee to
present a resolution to the post in rela-
tion to the subject of proposed National
Memorial Bridge across the Potomac at
Washington, ID. &.
Comrade Joseph Crime of this post
died Sunday, Aug. z. His funeral took
place at Lymansville, North Providence,
Tuesday. Aug. o. The burial committee
of the Post attended as bearers. The fu-
neral service at the house was conducted
by the Rev. DIR. Theodore M. Riley of
Nashatah, Wisconsin.
At the meeting of Tower Post Monday
evening two recruits were mustered and
one applicant was voted in. The commit
tee on the trip to Washington reported
progress.
Ryan, late of Company G, Ninth United
States Infantry, was mustered in. One
application was received and referred
This post took favorable action at this
meeting concerning the subject OF a ma
tional memorial bridge at Washin gton,
ID. c., and the assistant adjutant general
of this department. has been notified Of
the action of the post.
In Slocum Post, Wednesday evening
one application was received. The new
post badge was exhibited for the inspec-
tion of the comrades present. On one
side of the medallion fine likeness Of
Col. Slocum Is shown, and name and
number OF the post. On the reverse side
the bar has the State coat OF arms and
the words Rhode Island" 1t was very
much admired.
One candidate was mustered'in George
II. Browne Post Monday evening. Com
rade Charles A. Esleeck.
Col. Nathaniel w. Brown was born Mt
Dightcn, Mass, Feb. -, 1911. At an
early age he removed to PROVIDENCE
with his parents. lie was distinguished
at school for a wonderfully retentive
memory, mastering the Latin grammar
of that day in two lessons. At the age
of fourteen he entered the counting room
of his father Isaac Brown, then engaged
in the sale of cotton.
AT the breaking out of the rebellion, he
was appointed to the command of Co. ID,
First RHODE ISLAND Detached Militia.
At the battle of Bull Run he greatly dis
tinguished himself for GOODNESS and cour-
fianks of the regiment, aud IL suffered a
greater loss In killed and wounded than
any other in the regiment. On the return
of the regiment to RHODE ISLAND, Capt.
Brown retired to his home in Dighto n,
Mass.
On bnc lttu OI DepUcnDeT, 1901, 0e WAS
commissioned colonel of the Third RHODE
ISLAND Heavy Artillery. He was APP
pointed chief OF artillery in the Depart
ment OF the South, Sept 15, 1862. In an
expedition to the village of Pocotaligo, In
which sharp fight with the rebels oc-
Cured, Col. Brown was conspicuous for
his gallant and noble bearing On his
return To Hilton Head he was seized with
n virulent fever. wnich bafiied the best
medical skill, and after an illness of five
days he expired at the age Of 81 years.
Surgeon Alfred Henry Thurston was
born in Newport. X. l., Oct. 2, 1892 lie
was a graduate from Colu nbia College in
the city OF New York, In 1851. and after
wards from the medical department of
the University Of New York. At the com
mencement of the rebellion he was sur
geon Of the Twelfth Regiment, New
York State Militia, aud served with the
regiment in 1851, in the defence OF Wash
ington. He was appointed brigade sur
geon Of volunteers, with rank OF major,
Oct. ), 1861, aud ordered TO the army of
the Cumberland. lie was placed ia
charge Of University Hospital at Nash
willie, Tenn, March 3, 1862; was medical
inspector on Major-5enerai Roscrans'
staff. Oct. 30, 1862; was assistant
medical director of the department
OF the Cumberland In 1868; and was
medical direction of the Twelfth Army
Corps, Major-Gen. Slocum commanding
Jan. Z. 1854, lie was ordered to the Army
Of the Potomac aud stationed at Belle
inspector in Washington, aud finally was
placed i'm charge OF Grant Hospital, Will
iett's Point, New York Hsrbor, July 5,