The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-05-30
Programme Of the Services Under
the Direction OF the Grand
: Army Men.
Capt. Henry Putnam, Who Won His Title
by Distinsuishsd Hrsvsry ~
Bull Hum Battle.

This IL Memorial day, and II will DO oh.
served o. . general holiday. The courts
and the banks will be closed. and Mayor
Curtin requests that tho merchants o,ose
their stores between 10 a. m. and two p. IN.
The duty Of decorating the graves of the
union dead will be performed by Wsds-
worth post. Grand Army of the Kopublio.
assisted by the sons Of Veterans. the wo-
mnn's Relief corps and the Ladies Aid 10.
cisty. The asssmblaes will be at Grand
Army hall. Park avenue. at 10 O'Clock this
morning. The formation Of the parade
will be a. follows:
Marshal Of tho Day-Ed. 8. Walker.
Aides-W. 8. Votaw. N. H. Smith.
Higgins Cornet Band.
Wadsworth Post No. 8 q. A. r.
U. 8. Grant Camp. Sons Of Veterans.
Wadsworth Woman's Relief Corps.
U. Il. Grant Ladies' Aid Society.
The mafch will be by Park and Benton
avenues TO the old cemetery. whore the i'm.
p~rsssive ritualistio services of the Grand
Army will bs conducted and the ceremony
Of decorating the graves Of dsee ased COM
rades take place.
Returning from the cemetery the process
sion will be met by tho National Guard st
the cornsr Of Benton and Lyndsls avenues
and escorted to Grand Army hall whore the
parade will disband.
At $50 O'Clock p. m. the Grand Army
and auxiliary societiss will rsasssmbls ~
the Park avenue hall and march TO the au-
ditorium, where the following exercises. to
commence at thrse o'clock, will DO held:
Invocation by Past Department Chaplain
8. E. Snyder.
Selection by quartette.
Recitation by Clara O'Connor.
Music BY Hi0gins' oornet band.
Address by Hon. E. d. Weed.
Nasional hymn, America" BY quartstte
and audience.
Citizens generally are cordially invited.
Among tho graves that will not Be forgot
ten is that Of Capt. Henry II. Putnam In
the Helena city cemetery. Capt. Putnam
was in command OF Company D, First Min
nssota volunteer infantry. President Lin
coin commissioned him captain in the
| Twelfth United States regular infantry for
! bravery at the battle of Bull Run, where he
was shot through the body. Some time
after the close Of the war Capt. Putnam
came to Montana for his health. and died
here and WAS buried In the Helena city
cemetery. How Capt. Putnam won his title
in the army is told by lhu'low Weed in
battle of Ball Rum" he writes. II started
with wine, fruit and other articles suited
to the condition of invalids, and visited the
different hospitals about Warrington, re-
lieving a. far a. l could the wounded Of
our own state. Al I was leaving the hosp,-
tai At Georgetown the surgeon invited me
to see a patient who had shown extrAordin-
ary endurance. found a young man upon
a cot. The surgeon removed some lint
from a musket-ball wound. He then asked
the yonnR man to raise himself, 10 that.
while resting upon his elbow, I saw that
the ball had passed through his body.
surgeon informed me. had, after
being the last to leave The field,
reformed the thinned ranks of his
company and marched al their head from
the battle ground to their former enoamp-
ment near Washington. and there reported
standing this fearful wound he Was calm
and hopeful: He came a. he informed
me, from Minnesota, and was in command
Of q company in q Minnesota regiment.
He gave me his name, and I felt strongly
impressed with the idea that, II his life
usefulness. ven directly to tho score
tary of war. who directed q commission to
be issued Tor my protsRe. ! ven from
Secretary Cameron to President Lincoln,
who not only cheeEfully approved the COM
mission, but was only prevented By, press
town himself. In less than three hours
after l left him Capt. Putnam. of the Min
nssota v~oluntesrs. found himself desiR-
mated - Capt. Putnam. Of tho United
States armv. During the sanguinary riots
Of July, 1863. I was in New York. When
sitting at police headquarters United
Ststcs officer came in who had been di.
rooted to d~isperse the rioters who had muir.
dsrsd Col. O'Brisn. Our recognition was
mutual, az WAS the surprise and gratihca-
tion. Capt. Putnam, as I learned from tho
commissioners continued active and vigil
liant. making thorough work wherever he
went, until tho riots wore over"