The National tribune., 1893-09-28
MUSTERED OUT.
Veterans of the Country's Grandest Army
Who Have Answered the Last Call.


| Who Have Answered the Last Call.
[Seuders of obituaries will please adhere strictly
to the form in which the notices below are wOrded.
Notices must be brief and be Immediately after
| the event to which they relate!
| BARToS.-At Sioux Falls 8. D.. Sept S, Of heart
disease. James Barton, Battery NJ lst Mich. L. A,
aged 6S. COmrade Barton was wounded several
times One wound, caused by piece of shell.
caused him much trouble. He was n member OF
Joe Hooker Post, 10.
MUSRoE-At Sioux Falls, s. D.. Sept 4. of blood
poisoning, caused by wounds received while in the
service. Ira Munroe, Co. b, 18Th Wis, aged 81.
Comradc Munroe was n member Joe Hooker Post,
aud his funeral was attended by that organization
In a body. He leaves u widow and one son.
PAFTERsoS-At Quincy, Ill., Sept s, William Pat
tersOn, Co. g, OF Missouri artillery regiment, aged
65.
WARD-At HorneIlsviIIe " Y July 10. Dr. An
drew J. Ward, Surgeon, I'd Wis. and 43d Wis. aged
SO. Comrade Ward was q veteran Of the Mexican
war, and when the civil war broke out he Of
the first to enlist. Dr. w ard was resident OF Madt-
son. Wis, and had gone East for the benefit of his
health He strongly identified with
Madison, prominent among its physicians 8
member of the Loyal Legion and the GAR His
remains were taken 10 Madison, Wis, and buried
with Grand Army honOrs. He leaves widow, one
daug hter and one grandson.
WEBB.-At Mandarin, Fla, Sept. g. Mai. W. ".
Webb aged 80. Mai. Webb had been q resident Of
Mandarin for about Is years, and owned an orange
grove there. He leaves widow and three chill
6ren.
HUaHEs-At wspello. Iowa. recently, Edward
Hughes Co. F. 18th Iowa. aged 80
WHITCoMB.-At Wapelio, Iowa, July % OF paraly-
sis Capt AsaheI d. Whitcomb Co. K Engineers,
afterwards called 1st Mo. Engs., aged 3D. Caps.
Whitcomb born in Vermont. but in early life
came West. In September, 1851 he enlisted IS
Burlington a private. On the organization OF
his company. He was afterwards promoted and
mustered In Second Lieutenant July IA, 1862
and as First Lieutenant Oet II. 1862, and was again
promoted and commissioned Captain. but as the
war was almost he declined to be mustered as
Captain. He leaves one daughter.
HENwOoD.-At Madison, Wis, Sept 4. Virgil A
Her lat COfurade
wood Was born IN London. Eng and came to this
country in Is49. AZ the beginning OF the war ne
enlisted for three years. and upon being mustered
the end of his term. he re-enlIsted IN the I'd
Wis and served until the close of the war. Q. @.
Washburn Post, II, of which he was member,
took charge of the remains Of their late eOmrade
and laid them to rest at Forest Hill Cemetery. ac-
cording TO the ceremonies OF the Order. de leaves
a widow, three sons, and two daughters
SToCKER.-At Logan, Iowa. Sept ., after q long
and painful illness, Capt. John w. SsOeker, Co. Q,
29th Iowa Comrade Stocker was born in Vermont
in 1885 and moved to Iowa in 1857. He enlisted in
1861 private, and served antl the close OF the
war, returning to Iowa with his commission as
Captain Capt. Stoeker has held many offices In
his Town and County. and has always served IN 3
eredtable manner. He had long been 3 member
of the q. R., and his funeral was in charge OF
that organization.
GoUID-At Worcester Mass, Sept. 8. of heart
disease Dr. Austin K. Gould, Co. b, SD Mass. and
Co. F. 57th Mass, aged 81. Dr. Gould was detailed
for hospital service soon after his enlistment, and
served part of the time Assistant Surgeon, U. Ss
Army. COmrade Gould was taken prisoner at ths
battle of the Wilderness, and was In Southern
prisons for nine months. He was member OF
Geo. H. Ward Post 10; of the New England Sur
viyors of Southern Prisons; of the 9th Mass: As
socation; of the Ex-PrisOners of War, and Of the
Union Veterans Union.
JACKsoS-At Susanyie, CAL, recently, OF
heart disease Edward Jackson, Co. A, Sd N Ca
aged 45 In 1868 COmrade Jackson went to Colusa,
Cal From that place he went to Plumas, and had
been 10 all the prominent mining districts OF the
Serras The funeral took place from Masonic
Hail. and was conducted by Benton Post, OF which
he WAS member.
Captain old Co K. 49th Pa. aged ~. Members Of
his regiment and of Post 46S attended in body.
HoYT.-At Chicago. H., Sept. Z. j. f. Hoyt First
member of Godfrey Weitzel Post. of Chicago.
LUCAs.-At his home. III Pine Creek township
Jefferson Co.. Pa, Aug. 2S Of Brights disease.
William N Lucas Corporal, Co. q. lU5th Pa. aged
54 Comrade Lucas enlisted Aug. l5. 1861, and was
discharged July II. 1865, after having served the
f,II term of his enlistment. He had been men,
ber Of Post 242 since its organization, and At the
time of his death was Junior Vice Commander.
He leaves six children.
TRoY.-At Kansas City, NO.. recently. of cancer.
John L. Troy. Co. i, 42d Ohio (Garheds regiment),
aged So Comrade Troy was member. by transfer.
of Jefferson Post, T. Department of Missouri and
his remains escorted to the depot by the MEM
bers of that Post TO be sent to ChHnnIe, kAn-'
where they were received by Post l29 OF which hs
was "a former member. Heleaves widow and SIX
WIsoN-At Wheeling W. Va, Aug. %, Thomas
p Wilson, aged 81. La Belle Lodge, A. D. U. w,
Battery ID, and Holiday Post, GAR, attended IN
n body.
G. Keller Adiutant and Captain, Goth Ohio. Com
rnde Keller was of the beSi-kDowD ofhcerS
who served in Candy's Brigade, Geary's Division,
Twelfth and Twentieth Corps. AT Ihe time OF ms
death he was Commander of W. A. Brand Post, SO,
G. Ar and Recorder of Champaign County. he
served from the beginning to the close OF tiie war;
and no man did ms duty better or understood the
reason for il better than he. He Was authority
on war history and well informed all subjects.
Having been Adiutaut of his regiment for a long
time and Secretary of it's association since the
war he knew the personal history of nearly every
al hnr li1fs Ia of tle n
com pelent and conscientious County official. Com
rade Keller a member of the Cincinnati COm-
aandery of the Loyal Legion. and his loss is deeply
eit in cur community.