Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-04-21
DEATH CALLS AGAIN.

Gen' sl)cum Answers the Summons nj
brooklyn. n. ", After n Weeks Siege
or ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Won DistinC'
tion by Ills Service During the War
HIS Career From West Point to a Ma jor.
Generals Commission.
NEW York, April II. Gen. Henry w.
slocum died at 1905 O'Clock. this morn.
ing at his home, No. 465 Clinton ave.
nus, Brooklyn, of pneumonia.
Gen. Slocum had been i'll only a few
davs, and death was not unexpected.
Just before 6 o'clock last night he sud.
denly began to sink, and DR.. Bellows,
his family physician, who had charge
OF the case, was summoned. DR.. Bel.
lows saw at once the serious condi.
ton OF his patient. He called
DR.. Fuhs and DIR. Benjamin
+. Westbrook in consultation.
They succeeded in arrcsting Gen.
Slocum's relapse, and he was thought
to be getting better. At 8 o'clock, how.
ever, he suddenly grew worse. and his
family was summoned to his bedside to
await the end. At II o'clock Gen. Slo.
cum fell into sleep, which continued
three-quarters of an hour A few min.
utes before midnight he awoke and
spoke to his family. At 1905, perfectly
conscious of his approaching end, he
died a painless death.
l6en. Slocum was born in Delphi, Onondaga
county, N, Y, September 81, 1897. He was
therefore, in his sixty seventh year. He was
graduated ut the United States military
academy in 1Sa2 and was appointed second
lieutenant in the First artillery. He wae
ordered 10 Florida the same year and was pro
NOTED first lieutenant in 1855 He re-
signed his commission in October 1856
and engaged In the practice Of law at
syracuse, ~ Y. He was a member
OF the state legislature In 1859, and at the
opening OF the war he rendered his services
oh May Il, 1861, he was appointed colonel OF
the Twenty.seventh New York volunteers. and
ne commanded this regiment ut the battle OF
Bull Run on July 2l when he was severely
wounded On August ., 1861, he was commits
stoned brigadier-gcneral OF volunteers, and
was assigned to the command OF brigade In
Gen. William b. franklin division OF the army
OF the Potomac. In the Virginia peninsula cam
paign OF lsG9 Gen. Slocum was engaged in the
siege OF Yorktown and the action at West
piiiti va. TIC Succecdcu 10 the command OF
the division on May ., 1852, on Frankln's as.
signmcnt to the Sixth corps. AT the battle of
Gaines Mills, June 81, 1862 Gen. Slocum was
sent with his division to reinforce Cen Fitz.
Jonn Porter, who was then severely pressed by
the enemy. Gen, Slocum rendered important
service on this occasion, and also at the
battles OF Glendale and Malvern Hill. his
DIVISION accompanying the right OF the
nam line at both engagements Gen,
slocum was promoted to the rank of
ma]or-general of volunteers. Ju'y4 1856? and he
engaged IN the second hi,tlo Of Bull Run.
South Mountain and Antietam In October he
was assigned to the command Of the Twelfth
army corps, and he took an active part IN the
battles OF Fredericksburg, Charlottesville
ana gettysburg He was transferred with his
corps to the west, and served in the department
OF the Cumberland until April, 1854 when
ms corps was consolidated with
the Eleventh and he was assigned
TO division and was given the command of
the district of Nicksburg. In August, 1864,
Gen. Slocum succeeded Gen. Hooker In the
command of the Twentieth army corps, which
was the first body OF troops to occupy Atlanta,
Ga,, September ., 1861. III Shermans march
10 the sea and invasi on of the Carolnas Gen
Slocnm commanded the left wing OF the army
and took part in all the engagements from the
departure from Atlanta TO the surrender
Al the close OF the war he resumed the prac.
tice or law in Brooklyn, N. Y. He ran for
secretary of state in 1865, but was unsuccessful
lie was elected to congress in 1884.