The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1894-04-12
MUSTERED OUT.
Veterans of the Country's Grandest Army
Who Have Answered the Last Call.

Who Have Answered the Last Call.
rsenders of obituaries will please adhere strictly
to the form in which the notices below wordsd-
Notices III ust be brief and be sent immediately after
the event to which they relate.l
SMALL.-At DEBORAH. Iowa. March 10 DR..
Robert Small. 1st Ohio Ii. A; Co. f, I9lst Ohio,
and Asst Surgeon in Nelson General Hospital.
Nashville, Tenn. The comrades pension was
suspended in April, and he had not yet been
restored to the rolls Col. Hughes Post, leg,
had charge of the funeral services.
RICE.-At Lima. o., recently. Richard Rice,
Co. B. Mclaughlin Squadron, Ohio Cavalry.
Comrade Rice was born in Oswego County. N.
Y, in 1925; enlisted Nov. 6, 1861, as Third
Sergeant; was promoted to Captaincy in 1868
for bravery. and mustered out ia 1854.
Armstrong Post of which the deceased was a
member. passed resolutions, a copy of which
was sent 70 the widow.
ANDERsoN-At Ceutralia, Mo-, March 25 by
a freight train, Albert II. Anderson, Co. B, lst
n. ]. An honorable discharge from the above
regiment, also discharge from the Leaven-
worth Soldiers Home. and letter from Tren-
ton, n. j. signed Sister" were found. Any
of his friends comrades wishing information,
should write N. n. Clark. Centralia, No.
BABCoCK-At Theresa, n. Y, recently, Geo.
Bahcock, Co. Fl, Oath \. Y, aged 20. Comrade
Babcoct enlisted as private in 1861. and served
until 1864. Very soon after his discharge he
re-enlisted in the same regiment and served
until the close of the war. He was member
of 6. w. Fowler Post, BOG. widow and seven
children survive him.
RALsToN.-At Golden. Colo, March IA, Of
paralysis, L. II. Ralston. Captain, Co. A, Sd KY,
aged g. Comrade Ralston was member Of
s. NJ. Dodd Post. He leaves widow, three
sons. and three daughters.
WEIswENDER.-At Bethel, Pa March %. Of
rheumatism and heart disease, John Weis-
wender, Co. T, 10Th Pa. He was also men,
Der of Bethel Lodge, /. o. o. F. The comrsde
was in good standing in both Orders.
WILLIAMsON.-At Brooklyn, Mich. March
II, Andrew ]. Williamson, First Sergeant Co.
G, 4th U. S. Cav, aged 81. He was Commander
of Post 416, aud that Post passed resolutions on
his death.
GooD.-At Greenville, ILL.,, March II. Chas.
NJ. Good. Co. d, Sd Ill. Cav, aged 81. The
eomrade enlisted in 1861, and served until Sept.
s. 1864, when he was honorably discharged.
He was member OF Colby Post, 30I.
CoOLEY.-At Lincoln, Neb, March Is, Rev.
Rnfus Cooley, 18th Wis. and 18th Wis. The
comrade was born in Otsego, n. Y, Feb. 26.
1928; enlisted May, 1864, a private; was
promoted to Chaplain; re-enlisted in March,
1865 as Chaplain of the 47th Wis, and was
mustered out with that regiment in September,
1863 He was much beloved by the members
of his regiment, as ne a man of cheerful
and happy disposition. During the AZ years Of
his ministry he had been devoted worker;
had preached 6572 sermons; had baptized J., 900
adults, 1000 children; solemnized 205 mar
riages; attended 315 funerals; held AZ pro-
tracted meetings; received into the M. Z.
Church 1900 members. He loved everybody.
especially his comrades. His last request was
that he be buried by Farrsgut Post, %, Of
which he was a member, which request was
complied with.
MoRGAN-At Lincoln, Neb., March 5. Ed
win A. Morgan, Sergeant Co. G, list Wis. Cav,
aged 56. The comrade enlisted Aug. 20, 1862,
af Nash rIll
Is, 1865. He was member of Farragut Post,
%.
DEAN-At Brownsville. Tex, recently, Of
apoplexy, Albert Dean, Co. d. 9th Ky. Cav.
The comrade a member of Post 81.
BRANT-At Pleasant Grove, Pa, March 9,
George A. Brant, Sergeant, Co. c, 211th Pa,
aged 81. Comrade Brant was a gallant soldier.
He was captured, and was confined in Libby
Prison for several months. widow and four
children survive him.
PERRY.-At CARMEL Me-, March 10, David
Perry, Co. ], 9th Me-, aged rs He was an
honored member of B. II. Beal Post, u. He
leaves two sons and three daughters.
LovEJoY.-At Riverside, ILL.,, March 4, Of
heart disease Moses LOvejoy, aged 79. Deceased
was born in Weston, VT. He was the grandson
of Revolutionary soldier, and was a soldier of
the Union himself during the war of the rebel
lion He served in the Army of the Potomac,
and was a member of the Sturgis Rifles Of
Chicago, few of whom now survive. In 1882
he moved from his native place to Boston, aud
in 1910 engaged actively in THE Tippecanoe
and Tyler, Too" campaign. In 1854 he moved
West, and settled in Illinois in 1855 For 80
years be was q citizen of Chicago, engaged act
lively in the mercantile business. He was a
member of Naper Post, of Downer's Grove, ILL.,;
q member of the Old TippeeanOe Club, of Chi
cago and member of the Masonic Order, and
all his life was patriotic, sterling, and worthy
citizen. The surviving members of his family,
a. .1,-v- ,h0l fof4
full companion for So years, three married
daughters and two sons, the youngest OF whom
is SO years of age.
MEAD-At New York, N. Y, March &c,
James Mead Cos and c. 10Th n. Y. Eng. The
comrade served from April 1861, until June,
1860. He became member of Phil kearny
Post, 8, early in 1867. and was transferred to
Cameron Post, 49, of which Post no was men,
Der at his death. He was also a member of the
Union Veteran Legion Camp, 80.
QUINBY.-At Cedar Falls, Iowa, March l, Of
cancer, John Quinby. Sth Iowa, aged SO. The
comrade was in the service almost three years.
He leaves widow and several children.
LAFFAN.-At Truckee, Cal, March TO- Pierce
Latfan Co. ID, 11th Me-, aged 80 years. COM
rade Laffan was q native of Maine, served
through the war, and was wounded at Morris
Island. At the close of the war he went West
and located in Truckee, Cal. where he resided
up to the time of his death. He was promi-
nent member of the Order of K. of P and was
the first Commander of Gen. Berry Post, 50, OF
which he was a charter member COmrads
Lafan was an intensely loyal man; no man
prouder of his country and Ola Glory
than he. man with more than average lib
tellect, true as steel. generous-hearted, whole.
souled, he commanded the love and esteem Oh
all who knew him.
James u. Owens Post. $50. Washington, Mo-,
has lost by death the following comrades since
Jan. 1, 1898: Henry Truss, Captain, Co. B, and
Major, Sd No.; Fred. Moeler, Co. E, U. s. K. e.
and D. o. Gale, Colonel, 54th Mo.