The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-03-02
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CATIsG-At Maspeth " Y Feb g. Mai lama.
eating. 6,h ~ Y. Cav. He dfed ofexhaastion SUPER
induced by an injury recsived while cam PAL gning IN
The Shenandoah Valley. and from which he never
fully recovered. Mai. eating wss n se:Emade man
in every sense OF the word. Left an orphan 1T so
early age be was taught the trade Of rope-makiuz
and remained a: that busioexs until the breaking
ous Of the war. when ne enlisted in The I'd " j. =
three months regiment. After being discharged
thsrcfTom, he enlisted IN the sth n. Y. Cav as
private. WAS soon made Sergeant. and the frss
member OF the regiment to- be promoted from the
ranks. winning bis step hy step to the rank Of
| Major. which rank he held when mustered ont in
\ 1855. He served On tine stats Of Gems PIeasontop
Devin, and Fiszbugh. While serving under Cen
Devfn be received the injury that the primary
hard al day and had gained but little ground when
Gen. Merritt came to Dsyin's headquarters and told
| him that he must have speedy communication
Win Col Gibbs. Of the LIST ". Y. Dragons who wzs
near Front Royal-shs enemy being between m
| and him. Gen. Deyin ordered Mai eating To taxa
| IS many men might be necessary even IL IL vers
/ The whole brigade. and convey n dispatch TO Col
Gibbs. Mai. eating told Gen. Devin that no had
been trying all day TO get there and without sue
called FOR two Orderiies. and started to find Col
/ Gibbs and his regiment They had been riding
only about half an hour when they were attacked
oy squad OF rebeis. and. AFTER q hard struggle
/ against superior numbers captured In the G1ht
eating was wounded Ia the Ieg--his horse was shot
and In falling fell on the Major, the pommei OF The
Il
badly hurt that the Coufederates thought he could
not i've, but be rallied sufficiently TO be sent 10
LIBBY Prison. Being so badly wounded he was
exchanged In few weeks and sent home wbera
good nursing brought him around so well that hs
whs able to get back to the front Just before the clos
ing scenes OF the He with Us At the battle
oil Five Forks and the engagements following that
up TO Appomattex. He accompanied the Regiments
10 Louis vile as Inspector Of Cavalry where he re-
NAMED until mustered out Returning home to
ssspeth he re-engaged in his old business and az
the time Of his death had accumulated ouits a
properly HIS funeral was largely attended by
comrades from the 9th ". Y. Cav as we'll as from
Mansfield Post OF which he = member The
IRE department and all the influential citizens Of
| the town turned out to do him honor He leaves
widow and four children
BUcKLEY.-At Washington. d. c., Feb g. Of dis
ease Contracted while in the service. Rev. Dr. c. r.
A. buckley, aged "a His health was seriously
undermined By mslariai fevsrs contracted Ia ths
Mcclellan campaign on the Peninsula while hs
was Chaplain Of sickIes's Brigade DR.. Buckley
was a Hneal descendants OF Peter Buckley the
founder and FIRST minister Of Old Concord Mass.
He was graduated from the University Of New York
IN 1888, and from the Union Theological Seminary
In loi2 he received the degree Of D. d. from
Howard University in $50 He ably filed Con-
gregAiional and Presbyterian pastoratss In the
belies-letires in Howard University for sbou. 10
years from 1881. He was = preacher Oh reputation
and mad large literary culture, and quite gin Of
poetry having published . long DOem on " Mag
ara. and contributed many fugitive pieces 10 the
Century and other magazines
IIDBALL-At View York City, Jan. g Of disease
contracted while In the services Col VIM. Linn
Tidball. He was q ve-known newspaper man,
and several articles Of bis were printed in TIE
NATIONAL TRIBUNE In 1861 he rganized the 591h
" Y. and with them went to the 'front.'. Severe
attacks OF rheumatism incapaci;aied him from
active service. and he transferred 10 the veer-
an Corps. For seven years he was Judge Advocnte
on the staff Of Gen. Gem n Vicksbur., and In
1908 was mustered out OF the army. Until four
years ago he was actively engaged in his law prao-
tiee, but the hardships he bad undergone during
the war began to tell upon him. and he obliged
to resign a lucrative practice. He was a member
1T rff~ Ir.rIr~ z 4
A Rswlns Post, GAR; Society of the Army Of
the Potomac. Columbian Order the Ohio Society,
and the Veterans Of the Mexican War
BIcRERs.-At Mason, KY, Jan. Is, 1893 suddenly,
OF heart disease contracted during the war; Alfred
Biekers Second Lieutenant, Co. ID, SD Ky. He
leaves widow and son, and was a kind hus-
band. Christian, good neighbor, and q comrade
In every sense of the word Was an honored MEM
Der of the M. E. Church. member Of Thomas
Rankin Post, No. l32, GAR, Wiliamstown, KY,
aud also an honored member of Centurian Lodge,
J. o. o. f., Willismssown, KY which Lodge par
ticpated in the burial obsequies- The /. o. o. r.
and Post adopted suitable resolutions of respect.
Comrade BiekeTs served through and until after
the close of the war; was mustered out September,
1863 He saw hard service and participated In
many battles. He was on what is called the Salt
vile (Va) raid, and upon this raid contracted the
disease which ended in death. After the Dir.
B1ckers was bouored by his party by the appoint
ment o! Deputy Revenue Collector, which position
he filed with honor to his superior and to himself
kLErs.-At the Ohio Soldiers and Sailors Home.
Sandusky, o., Dec "a. of heart failure, Jacob Kes.
aged 81 The deceased responded to the first call
for 1900 men. volunteering in Co. H, 1st Ohio,
April ii, 1861, from which he was honorably dis
charged Aug. I, 1861. He was so severely injured
at the battle of Vienna. Va. June IT, 1851 that ne
was never considered fit TO re enter the service,
although he offered to re-enlist, and rejected.
His remains were brought to GAINESVILLE and In
TERED ia Greenwood Cemetery. He leaves q
widow, but no minor children
JESNISGs.-At Worcester, Mass, Feb. g. of per-
niciou5 anBmia Henry j. Jennings, aged So. He
was born In BrOokfeld. Mass. where he passed his
entire boyhoOd and lived there until he came to
Worcester 3 de
had good army record. He enlisted In
Co. 2. 5lst Mass. being OrderIy-Sergeant Of
the company. He subsequently, became Lieu
tenant in Co. F, AID Mass Since the be has
been active member of George II. Ward Post,
body, some 30 of them awaiting themselves Of the
opportunity of taking last look 8. their departed
conlrade. The services were very appropriately
held in Piedmont Congregational Church, of which
he was one of the founders He was a stanch Re-
publican, and always took deep interest in poll
tics He was elected to the Legislature from Ward
In the Fall of 1884, and reelected In ls92 In the
House he was member of the COMMITTEES on
Street Railways both years He leaves q widow.
CAmFBELL-At County Poor Farm, near Chi:
eago, ILL.,, recently. William Campbell, Co. ID, is3d
Ohio.
ALLEx-At County Poor Farm, near Chicago,
Ill, John Allen, Co. /. I'D ". Y.
WELcH.-At Chicago ILL.,, recently. David WEIGH.
Coo. 18th Mass. He was suffOcated by fire which
broke out in his room.
HYSEs.-At County Hospital, Chicago, III :,
Gently. Frank ID. Hynes U. ). Navy.
LUBTTz-At County Hospital. Chicago. Ill. John
20. n, ilLn conn. Inc bodies OF the ABOVE
named five comrades were inferred fttingly By
tho Veteran Relief and Industrial Association Of
Chicago. The funeral was attended by members
from the various Grand Army Posts.
AUSTIS.-At GAINESVILLE, o., Dec. 25, Of heart
failure. Cornelius Au,tn Co. K. ed Ohio aged 62.
He served four years in his egiment. He q
member of Hazlett Post. 81, in which he held off,
cial positions. His funeral conducted by the
GAR, large number Of the comrades attending
I'm q body. His remains were deposited in beauti-
full Greenwood. He leaves widow, who had been
his life companion for over 40 years.
CULBERTsoN.-At Charlottesville, o.. Jan. q,
Samuel II. Cuibertson, Co. II, K0Ih Ohio. aged u.
His death the result of the accidental discharge
OF n revolver which be was Withdrawing from his
pocket. He leaves q widow. his second wife.
GRANT.-At Berlin, ". Y, Feb. 3, of Brighps dis
and heart trouble, Lester j. Grant, Co. B,
125th N. Y. He laid in his last resting place
by the comrades Of Silas Tappin Post, OF which he
n member
RANsoa-At Oregon H., Feb. I, of heart failure,
Elijah Ransom. Chaplain 3oth Ill., aged 73
HARRoLD.-Near Trenton, Mo-, Feb. g. Of pneu-
monia, Thomas Harold. Co. A, 18th ILL., aged 50.
Comrade Harold was taken prisoner at the battle
of Franklin, KY, and was confined in Anderson
vile until the close of the war, and was mustered
out May so. 1866. He honored member OF
tho l. o. o. f., and his brother Odd Fellows buried
him in their cemetery at Trenton. He also
member of the NJ. E. Church. He left q widow and
three children.
KKLLY.-At Sarversville Pa, Jan. 49, Of disease
contracted while in the service Michael Kelly, Co.
III, ll6ih Pa. aged so. He was wounded at Spott-
syivaua, which forever disabled him. During the
last six months of mis- life he entirely helpless
BAIRD.-At Jefferson. n. Y. Dec %. of chronic
a.