The National tribune., 1893-11-02
MUSTERED OUT.
Veterans of the COuntry's Grandess Army
Who Have Answered the Last Call.

Veterans of the Country's Grandess Army
Who Have Answered the Last Cali.
[Senders of obituaries will please adhere strictly
TO the form iu which the notices below worded.
Notices must be brief aud be immediately afteE
the event to which they relate.
TgowEsEEI.-At Escondido Cal, Sept Ie. Of
apopiexy, Capt. James TTowusell. Co. F. 4th Ohio,
aged 81. Capt Trownseil was born in England in
1872 and emf STstesl to ausds with his father in l5
subsequently, he moved to Ohio and enlisted from
that State the breaking of the war. Ho
participated in nearly OF the BATTLES Of the Army
of the Potomac and was severely wounded st
charlottesville; wts taken prisoner at the battle
Of the Wilderness. and was confined nearly year
IN the Audersonville and lisbury Prisons Upon
being exchanged hs commissioned Adulane
of the i9+th Ohio. aud afterward promoted to the
Capiainey of Co. of the same regiment and made
post Adiatant at Alexandria, Va. He settled in
EscoGdido in 1887, and engaged in the newspaper
business manager Of the Eseondido Times, %
which paper he was proprietor at the Time Of his
death. He was an honored member OF Escondido
Post. lf3. under whose auspices he WIS buried.
HART.-AI Providence. r. l., Oct. Il, Capt. G. A.
Hart Co. K. 23d Mass. RED Star Brgade and also
Second Lieutenant. Co. p. 45h Mass, aged CO.
GILBERT.-At Soldiers Home, Chelsea, Mass,
Oct. Is. of IOeomotOr atsxia, Charles l.. Gilbert,
Co. Il. 35th Mass, aged 81. COmrade Gilbert serv-
ed in Co. E until 1864 when he transferred to
the " r c.. in which organization he completed
his term of enlistment. For many years he lad
suffered greatly from paralysis During the last
three years of his life he had been inmate of the
Soldier Home AT Chelsea ComEsde Gilbert vss
one OF the old and we-knosn members of George
II. Ward Post, TO-
III.
plexy. Erastus w. Woods Co. d. 5lst Mass, aged
81. Comrade Woods was = member Of George h
Ward Post, TO-
srEPHESsos-At Grand Rapids. Mich, Aug IS,
of heart disease, Dr. Henry c. Stephenson, Co. G..
! l45ih Pa COmrade Stephenson received injuries
at the battle of Fredericksburg. from which he
usvsr fully recovered. DIR. Stephenson had been
quite prominent in the G. A r. aud had flied many
offices In that organization. He was the hrst Medt
csl Director of the Department. of Michigan. and
at the time of his death Senior Vice Com
rpauder of Custer Post. He leaves a widow aud
VANCE.-At Nashville Tenn. Sept. 81 George A.
Vance Co. A, 5h battalion. Ohio Ind'p't Cav,
and Co. @, l33d Ohio. He WAS buried at Wester~
vile. o..
| CLARK.-As Delaware. o.. Oct. 8. of pneumonia.
Edwin e. Clark, Go. A, 9Th battalion, Ohio Ind'p't
| Cav. and Co. G, 1880 Ohio
TALLBST.-At Louisville Tenn, Oct To- OF dis
contracted ia the service, VIM. A Talent. Co.
! E Istg Tenn Cav. Comrxde Talent enlisted in
1852. and served faithfully until The close OF the
| war. He leaves five sons and daughter.
| TONPKISs.-At Somerset. Mass. Oct. Is. OF can
| cerous trouble, Charles II. Tompkins Co E 5th
| r. l. H. A.. aged 81. CoInrasie Tompkius enlisted
| early in the war. and served faithfully until the
end Of his three years enlistment Since his dis
charge in 1864 he has sufTereti much about
years ago was completes TO give up all work. Conn
rae Tompkins WAS a worthy and hoHored member
| of the community IN winch he lived de was q
member of c. N. Wheaton Post GAR aud was
buried under the auspices of that organization. A
widow and six Chi dren survive him.
DKvIs.-At Waterford n. Y, recently. Gabriel z.
Davis. COmrsde Davis member OF Lyon
Lodge F. and A. NJ. Z=rubbabel Chapter. R NJ,
and was Past Commander OF -. Anihony's Coni-
nIandery of Troy. Ina 1855, 1851 and 1888 he was 8
| member of the Village Beard of Trustees. widow
and two children survive him. His fnh' was
| attended nv a delegation from Lyon Post
CUNNISGHxM.-At MoHett Mo, Oct II, VI dis
ease in the service, Henry Cunningham,
Co. H. SD Ill. He leaves widow and two chill
dren.
CoK.-At Osyxego ". " Oct. Is Dr. A. 8 Coe,
Surgeon I47tlI n. Y. During his three years term
OF service Surgeon of the regiment. he was
never absent from his post for q single day.
4 q disease
the lungs. contracted in the service COnrade Boyd.
Co. C. fifth ILL.,, aged SO. Comrade Boyd served
| three wears and was with his regiment in all OK
the im portant battles in which il participated He
was a member of Post 81, and was buried by the
Order.
BtTTrERBAUGH-At SedeIia, Mo- Feb. 20, 1893,
David Butternangh. Co. @, 4sih Pa
DEvoRE. AT Concord. Pa, March, 1898, Simon
CxMPBEIL.-At Peru Mills, Pa. May IA. Robers
" Cam pbel. old Co. A, 4gth Pa.
ROwE.-At ReedVille, Pa, June 2 Martin ID.
Rowe. old Co. H. 18th Pa.
CoRBIE--At Huntington, Pa, July 30, Calvin
Corbn, Co. f, 49ih Pa
ARBIGAsT-At Lewiston. Pa. Sept. 5, by the
cars. john Arbigast, Co ID, 49th Pa.
MICE.-At Altoona, Pa. Sept. 10, Capt Matthias
Mice old Co. K. 49th Pa
sKrTLEM1RE-At Altoona, Pa. Sept. II. William
Settlemire, Go. F, 49th Pa.
CiOSS.-At Reedve. Pa, Sept. e. Geo. Gloss. Co.
R4YmoSp-At Huntington. Pa. Oct. Il. by the
cars Gus Raymond. old Co. II, 49, "a Pa
PEHL-At Pough<eepsie. II. Y. recently, jacob
Pehl 18th n. Y. aged 81 ComTade Pehl Was born
in Germany in 1900. and after serving with honor
in two Ina the German army, lac came TO this
country and enlisted ia the 18th ~ Y. from which
regiment he WAS hOnorabIy discharged at the close
of the war. He joined Hamilton Post and for
number Of years faithful attendant Al all
their meetings. but later On, his extreme age pre-
vented him from attending as often rs he would
have liked to DO But whenever he met a eOInrade
his greeting cordial and his grip As hearty
AS of those who had seen far less years. aud when
the Post had parade the white locks OF ComTade
Prh always conspicuous IN the line. Tbs
Post turned in IA body and escorted bis remains
{ O the cemetery, where he was buried IN the HAM
iIton Post plat with military bOBOfs.
DEAUTH.-Af Gnlden hutton, O., Oct 2 of disease
of the stomach. Lewis Demuth, Co. l. S0th Ohio.
aged 81. Comrade Demuth was u member OF Bank
Post, He leaves a widow and eight children.
TAssIN-At Colorado River Agency. Ariz-, Oct
10 Capt. August G. TAssin, 18th Ind. Capt. Tassin
n native of France aud received his education
in the leading military schools of that country.
In 1861 he this country Hnd enlisted First
Lieutenant in the 35th Ind He was in many Of
the important battles in which the Army OF tho
Cumberland engaged, and WAS promoted to
Colonel of his regiment for bravery. AT the close
of the he entered tho Regular Army as Captain
and served IN that position until the seventies.
when lie resigned to take part in the Franco Prus-
sian war. Alter the close of that war he returned
the United States and sgRin entered the Regular
Army, this time Seeoisd Lieutenant. He was
soon promoted to Captain. and held that rank AZ
the tins of his death
WEpsrER-At BlueIliIi Me- Sept Is Of disease
contracted while in the Army. John Webster, Cos
H. 4th Me- aged 81 Comrade Webster served
three in the army. and was brave and faith
fu soldier. He buried with military h0HOrs by
Jas. A. Garfield Post, of wheh ne was an esteemed
member.
ZrrGLER-At HaIsey, Ore. Aug. 20 Of apoplexy,
Beuiamin Zegler, Co. ID. 18th Ill. C0mTade Zeg-
Ter enlisted in 1864 and mustered Louis
Pherson Post, OF Albany, Ore. He leaves q widow
ALTFITIscH.-At Belieyiew. Iowa. Oct. IA, Mi
Comrsde AlIfiIisch was in The service three years.
and of this time nine months was spent ia Andsps