The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1894-04-26
MUSTERED OUT.
Veterans OF the Country's Grandest Army
Who Have Answered the Last Call.

Veterans OF the Country's Grandest Army
Who Have Answered the Last Call.
Isenders Of obituaries will please adhere strictly
to the form in which the notices below worded.
Notices must be brief and be Immediately aftex
the event to which they related
NIcHoLs.--At East Lebanon, Mass, March
30. of disease contracted in the service George
II. Nichols. Co. f. Sd Mass. III. A.. aged So.
HARPER.-At Chicago, H.. March 20. w. W.
Harper, Lieutenant, Co. K, 18th w Va He
was member of Post COZ. In the death OF
Comrade Harper, Farragut Post has lost an
exemplary member, and the GAR. devoted
patriot.
FRosT.-At Salem Mass. recently, George
Z. Frost, Co. F. I'd Mass. aged 70. The body
was dressed in the GAR. uniform, and Oh the
left breast were the GA. Z. badge, the Depart
ment badge, the Third Division, Twentieth
Corps badge, and an /. o. o. F. gold pin. The
remains were followed to Beverly bridge by
Post "a; delegation Of the Salem Police Re-
lief Association: Essex Lodge, 20 l. o. o. F.;
and North Star Lodge, K. of P. The organize
tons took their places in line in the order in
which they were joined by Mr. Frost. Men,
bers of the W.R.C.. Ladies of the GAR. and
the Ladies' Naval Veteran Association, were
also present
WIS Hancock Post, 337. Reedersburg, Ind.
lost by death, during 1893 the following COM
rades: Moses Fowler. A. J. McCIeland, A. G.
Richardson, William Baker. Mark Stevens, Pat
Marshall, James McMelion, Milton F. Pangh,
Frank Miller. aud George Wickham.
AUsTIN.-At Rome, Me- March %, of disease
contracted in the service, BENZ. Austin, Co. @,
9th Me-, aged II years. COmrade Austin en-
listed in 1861, and was discharged in 1865. He
was an honored member of Post $780, of New
Sharon, Ne. A delegation of the Post attended
his funeral.
CAsE.-At Alliance, o., March q, Warren
Case, aged 40. Comrade Case was born in Deer
field, o., and entered the service at the age Of
Is years He leaves widow and two sons.
HECKER--At MontrOse. No.. March s. of
consumption, Henry B. Heeker. Orderly-SeF-
geant, Co. II, 18th DO. s. N. Cav. C0mrade
Hecker was born in Nieham, town in the
Prussian Province of Westphalis, Dec %. 1910,
and came TO this country with his parents
when IA years old. His company was part Of
Maj. Fosters battalion of the 9TH No. 9. NJ.
Cav, which, with two guns (six-pOunder brassl
of Capt. Thurber's battery, numbering about
500 men, all under command of Maj. Foster,
fought the battle Of Lone Jack. No., Aug. I6,
1862. against the combined forces of JaekmaD,
Cockerel, and Coffey, variously estimated at
1,500 to LOO. Comrade Hecker was a charter
member of Gen. Fred d. Steele Post, 235 with
which he was identified until his death, and
held several important Offices in the Post. de
leaves a widow and eight children.
DILwoRTH.-At Beloit, Kan, April 5, Of
heart failure and rheumatism, Lieut. EmmoE
DiIwortb. Co. b, Saith Ill. Comrade Diworth
was born in Uniontown, o., Feb. %, 1928;
came to Vermont, ILL.,, with his parents in
May. 1887; enlisted August, 1862: served as
First Sergeant until November. 1852; was pro-
NOTED to Second Lieutenant; served until
November 1853; participated in the battles OF
Stone River, Chiekamaugs, and many skir-
mishes. His funeral was attended by George
Yoeum Post, 325. of Vermont, Ill, also by many
visiting comrades. One son survives him.
GNol.
failure, C. E. Clark. Co. B, 18th No.. aged so.
Comrade Clark enlisted June II. 1861; re-en-
listed in February. 1864; discharged in July,
1865. He was in the battles of Shiloh. Island
No. 10, both battles of Corinth, Atlanta cam
paign aud the march TO the sea. He leaves
widow and two sons.
BIssONNETTE.-At Canal Fulton, o.. April s,
]. B. BiSsonnette. LIST n. j.. aged "a. The COM
rade was born in Lyons, France. At the age
of three years, with his parents he came to
America. At the time of his death he was
Adjutant of Post 1885, He also belonged to tha
i. o. o. F., K. of Fl, T. & A. NJ, and Royal
Arcanum
BIsBGNG.-At Midland Mich, April 2, of con-
sumption, Jacob Bisbiug. Co. Fl. 176th Pa, aged
60. His pension of Sl2 per month had been
stopped awaiting further evidence. He was
buried under the auspices of Arson Pest.
SPEDELL.-At Manton, Mich, Feb. "a. Of
pneumonia, Daniel Spedell, Co. A, 2lst Ind.
He leaves widow and seven children.
DAvIs.-At Chelsea. VT, recently, II. Y. B.
Davis, Co. E, I'd Vt. He followed the flag four
years, lacking one day. Wounded three times
Always faithful, he won the confidence and
esteem of his associates. One of his wounds
may be classified among the strangest of that
struggle musket-hall penetrated package
of letters in his blouse pocket over his heart,
entered a memorandum book and was kept from
entering his body by tin-type of friend,
which bears this day the indentation Of the
fattened bullet, which finally dropped down
into his pocket, and is preserved with other
relies of the event.
KEYs-At Echo, No., April 8, 1893 F. B.
Keys. Comrade Keys enlisted in 1861, ana
served over three years.
MARTIN.-At New Hampton. Iowa. Jan. @
A. P. Martin. Co II. 4th Iowa Cav. The coma
rsde enlisted on Oct. 9. 1861, and Was die
charged Jan. "a, 1865. He vas . member e
Post 277.