The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-05-25

On Grants accession Halleck became
his cin ef of staff When the war ended
he was placed in comman of the mili-
tary division of the Faaitic and then OF
that of the South. He died at Louis
vile Jan. ., 1872.
T.,ey Called This NJ IN Fighting joe"
No list of the great heroes OF the war
would be complete without the name OF
Fighting Joe" Hooker. He was born
in Hadley, Mass. Nov. l3, 1914. He
gradual Il from West Point in 1897.
He served in the Florida war as Sec
ond Lirutrnant and rose to a taptaincy y
! during the Mexican war. May II, 1861,
! after the outbreak of the civil war, he
was made a Erigadier General of VOL
Untecrs He fought out the reninsular
! campaign as commander of the Second
! Division. Third corps, OF the Army OF
the rotoma.. He distinguished him.
self at the siege of Yorktown and was
! made a Major General on the day after
! it en- led. In the battle of Williams
/ burg his single division held the whole
{ onfcderatc army in check. At Manassas
he was nicknamed Fighting Joe" by his
| soldiers. At Antietam he was wound
ed. Then he was made Erigadicr
General in the regular army. Jan. %.
1852. lie sue 'ceded Burnside at the
head of the Army of the Potomac. After
! the war he was placed in charge OF the
! Department of the East, with heaa-
quarters in New York. Paralysis
caused his retirement from the serri e,
which was with the full RANK of Major
General. He died at Garden City. l..
l., Oct. 81, 1879, and is buried there.
Heroic Meade.
Another grave that hides hcro's clay
is tha. of General George Gordon
Meade. in Laurel Hill Cemetery, phila-
adclphia He was born in Cadiz.
Srain, December n, 1915. He was
graduated fro n West Toint in 1S3 j.
He served during the Seminole and
Mexican wars, and soon a'tcr the out
break of the civil struggle h, was ap-
lontcI brigadier general of volunteers
and given a command in the Army Of
the Potomac. He was severely wound.
ed at New Market Cross Roads, but
recovered soon enough to be in tho
battle of Bull Run. November 29, 1862
he was promoted 10 tie rank of major
general The principal battles il
which he played important parts were
| charlottesville, GettySblrg and Rap
rahannock station. During two year.
he was practically in command OF thu
Army of the Potomac. At the close .
the war he was Il II aior general. liz
dica in Philadelphia November 6, 1872.
Gus'cr, the R.i ,kin-' Victim.
The name of Custer brings up tn
memory of one of the most horrible in
cients in the whole country's history
Around his face in the minds of man.
shines halo of personal bravery suc
rs is given to 10 other American sol
,, dier. George Armstrong Custer wa
: born at New Rumlcy, Ohio, Dec. j
1859. He was graduated from Wes
Point in 1851. lie at once joined tn
army and participated in the battle o
! Bull Run. In 1862 he was made cap
!. tain. In June. 1868, for gallant braver
he was made Brigaiier General OF Vol
, unteers. At Gettysburg he did goo
: service, and was awarded by a major
!. commission in tho regular army. A
Culpeper he was wounded. Through
, out the remainder of the war he con
;. stantly showed himself to be brav
u and able officer At it's close he wa
. appointed Major General of Volunteers
In 1870 he began service on tho plain
: as an Indian fighter, where he sus
: tained his reputation for valor. Jun
%, 1916, he and his whole comman
;. were massacred by the redskins nea
' Little Big Horn. He lies buried q
West Point.
: Where the Father OF the q. A. Il.
= buried.
6 In the little cemetery at Rock Hill
: ILL.,, IS another grave that should
q highly honored on Memorial Day.
9 is unmarked by any monuments; bat il
: silent occupant is Major B. +. StepheI
O son. the man who conceived the plan
II the Grand Army of the Republic ~
put 1t into execution,