The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-12-28
MUSTERED OUT.
Veterans of the Country's Grandest Army
Who Have Answered the Last Cali.

veterans OF the Counery's Grandest Army
Who Have Answered the Last Cali.
[senders of obituaries will please adhere strictly
TO The form ia mich the notices below are yorded
Notices lie brief and be sent ediately after
the event to which they relate
GAUGH-At St. Clair Mo-, Oct. IA, David ".
Gaugh, Co. A, 3iss Mo- COuirade Cough enlisted
in August. 1s62 ana was discharged on june .,
1868, account OF disability. de was member
of Post 49,. of ST. Clair.
KoUGH.-At Sumner. Wis, Nov 49, OF heart dis
ease, Gilbert l.. Rough, Co. L, 9th Pa. Cav. He
leaves a widow.
sLoAs.-At Boston. Mass. Nov. 30 Henry N.
Sloan. COmrade sloan mem Der OF the q. A T.,
and was buried with military hOnors. lie leaves
widow.
GoRSEz-At Hidago, Tex. Dec 3. Guerniilo
Gornez. Co. Fl. LIST Tex. Cav. widow and six
children survive him.
SwEET-At Niles Valley, Pa Dec f. of pne1.
mona Charles sweet, Co. g. goth Pa. aged 90.
The comFade active member of Alfred
Tales Post, 800 He leaves widow aud two chill
dren.
pneumonia Cyrus Slaight, Co. G. Sd ". Y. The
c0nIrade a charter member OF ThOs. A Eddie
Post, 29I. and was buried by that organization. a
widow aud one daughter survive him.
RICHA RDsOH.-At koxbury, Mass, Nov. Is, OF
heart trouble, Charles T. Richardson, Commits
sary- Sergeant, 45.h Mas, aged 53. Comrade
Richardson was "A member of Thos g. Stevenson
Post 70 RoxbuTy He had filled several Offices in the
Post, aud twice declined the honor Of Commander.
He was graduate of Dartmouth College. and has
been the iron and steel business in Boston since
the war. A faithful soldier, true comraCe, honor
WARREN-At Boston Mass, Dee I3 of cancer
of the throat. John III. Warren. Co. q. Sd Mass III.
A.. aged 81. Comrade Warren had honorable
record q soldier and had been a loyal member
of Boston Post 2O0 since its organization The
funeral service was conducted by the Post accord
ing to the ritual.
ward Hale Bowman. Surgeon 27th ILL.,; Surgeon
Third Brigade Second DIVISION. Twentieth Corps;
also Third Brigade. Second Division, Fourth Corps.
and Chief Surgeon Second Division, Fourteenth
Corps, aged ~. After the war COnlrade Bowman
settled his fine farm near Andausis, III. He
was appointed Indian Agent for the PawEees IN
Kansas aud discharged his duties with great ex-
ecuiiye ability. Returning home he devoted him.
self tn his profession and his farm. or late years
he had abandoned the practice of medicine, as his
health trail. out old neighbors would call FOG
his care. Hisdisease Was aggravated aud his death
fastened from cold contracted in visiting the sick.
He Joined the q. Ar. Jan. TO- 1855 as q charter
member of Alfred ing Post 1872, Andalu5ia joined
Burford Post 243. Rock Island, by transfer. IS he
found he could more conveniently attend Post
meetings
McCRossES.-At Highland Mich. Dec 10. George
F. McCrossen, aged 49, Comrsde MeCrossen en-
tered the army a volunteer Aug. IA, lS62, and
saw active service in the Army of the Tennessee
under Gen. Thomas until the close of the war.
when he honorably discharged at Nashville,
Tenn. June IS. 1865. he q member of Henry
La Fevre Post, 81. of Milford. He leaves two
children.
BARKER.-At Hinesburg. VT, Dec. g. JareH
Barker, Co. F. 9th VT. aged a. Comrade Barker
enlisted la 1858, aud was discharged in December,
1855. account of disability. He leaves one sOn
and u daughter.
BEACH-At Essex Junction, VT, Dec g. Edgar
A. Beach, Co. III. LIST VT, aged 81 COmrade Beach
enlisted early ia the war ia Co II, Isl VT. but
after three months service he hoBorably dis
charged. Ia 1862 he enlisted IN Co. II. I'd U. < $.
s. aud was promoted To Corporal in 1854. and
later in 1864 To The Second LieutenRncy. On Oct.
a. 1864. Comrade Beach was severely wounded.
and after lying the Held five days he taken
prisoner and confined in Libby Prison until the
following Spring. when he WAS exchanged. After
his exchange be was transferred to Co A, 4th w.
and was mustered with that regiment at the
close of he war His funeral was largely attended
by R. ;. Sherman Post, of which he was an honoTed
HIGBiE.-At Mendou. H., Dec 2 of Inflammation
of the bladder. Edmund Higbie, Lieutenant, Co. K.
Il8th ILL.,, aged 75 Comrade Higbie was trans
ferred TO the Signal Corps. and served most OF MS
three years rs signal officer. He had been Notary
Public for the lssI % and did most OF the pen.
sion business f. r the old comrades in MendOn. At
the time of his death he was Commander OF Poss
6s7 and had served Senior Vice Commander for
several terms. He leaves one son and two daugn-
ters- =, - -,
DFcKER-At his home, In Hardin County. Ill.
Asa Becker Co. L. 9th IT, Cav. aged ". The COM
rade was a member of Alex. Rageh Post. 800.
KING-At Montgomery, Ala. sept =, Isaac A.
Kiug Co l. sd n. j. (Col. Grubt's commando At
the lime of his death Comrade King was com.
,.ander of William b. Woods Post, s.
SHAw-AI Gearing, Iowa, Dee. 2. of Brighes
disease Daniel ID. Shaw. I'd ILL., Cav. COmFade
Shaw enlisted early in ls6l. aud served until the
close of the war Ii nonihs of this time being spent
in rebel prisons. He leaves q widow and six chill
dreu.
MALLETr-At Montreal, Can, Nov. IS of disease
contracted while in the service, Oliver Malet lat
Conn., Ii. A. He of the founders Of Han
cock Post. l05, of Montreal. and was much liked by
all who knew him. A military service WAS held at
his home after which the body taken to Notre
Dame Church, where high mass said.
TIBBTTS-At OqHawkH, H., recently, OF congestion
OF the lungs, Henry VI. TIb5its, Co. G., Sith Ill.,
aged 49, Comrade Tibbits a pensioner NJ the
rate of 81 per month. He leaves children.