Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-09-02
GEN. BANKS DEAD.
He Expired at His Homo in Waitham
Early Yesterday Morning.

He Expired at His Homo in waitham
Early Yesterday Morning.
WALTHAM, MASS. September L.
Gen. Nathaniel p. Banks died at his
home here at o'clock this morning.
Mrs. Banks, with the generals daugh-
ter, Maud, and his niece. Miss Sybll
Banks, were AZ his bedside constantly
until his death. At midnight the gen.
eral became unconscious and he slowly
lost his strength until the hour OF his
death. The end came very quietly aud
those gathered about the bed OF the
dying general were hardly aware when
he passed away.
On the announcement OF Gen. Banks
death the flags of the public buildings
In the city were displayed al half-mast,
and every side evidence Of the respect
in the General Is held Is conspicuous.
The funeral will take place Tuesday sf-
ternoon under the direction of Mayor
Warden and Col. Ephrsim Stevens. On
Monday afternoon the body Will be es-
corted to Asbury temple by detail OF
the G. A. r., where IL will lie In state
until Monday evening. On Tuesday al
ternoon brief services will be held AZ
the residence, after which the body will
be again borne To Asbury temple, where
the public services will be held.
Gen. Banks was born at Waltham.
Mass, January 40, 1916. He studied
law, was admitted 10 the bar, and In
1s49 was elected TO the lower house OF
the Legislature. In 1851 he was chosen
speaker byaa combination OF Democrats
and Free Sellers, and by the same In
fiuence the following year be was
elected to Congress. In 1854 he was
reelected, this time by the American
and Republican parties, he having for
mally withdrawn from the Democracy.
In 1855 he was chosen Speaker OF the
House on the l32d ballot. In 1857 he
was elected Governor of Massachusetts,
and reelected in 1858 and 1859.
In 1861 he was commissioned major
general OF volunteers and assigned to
the command of a corps In the Army of
the Potomac. He commanded a corps
at the battle of Cedar Mountain, and
soon after was placed in command OF
the forces at Washington City. In De-
Der, 1862, he succeeded Gen. Butler
in command In New Orleans, and the
following July took Port Hudson, which
| finally opened the Mississippi TO the
Union feet. In the spring OF 1864 be
made an expedition up the Red river,
and the following May was relieved Of
his command.
On returning home he re-entered poll
tics, and in 1866, 1868 and 1870 was re-
turned to Congress. In 1872 he broke
with the Republican party and took an
active part In the Democratic-Liberal
campaign, with Horace Greeley as the
Presidential candidate. This practically
closed the public career OF Gen. Banks.
Reunio N of the Fifty-second Ohio.
The eighteenth annual reunion Of the
late Fifty-second Ohio Volunteer In
fantry will be held this year In the
Council Chamber, city OF Pittsburg, on
Tuesday night, September i, conyening
at O'clock.
The Fifty-second Ohio was the regi-
ment recruited by the lsmented Colonel
Dan McCook, one of the "fghting Nc
Cook family" who fell mortaIly wound
ed at the Confederate breastworks
while leading the assaulting column on
Kennesaw Mountain, Ca, June 27,
1864. This regiment crossed the Ohio
river at Cincinnati, into Kentucky, one
thousand and eighty strong. partlcipa-
ting in the campaign through Ken
lucky, Tennessee. Alabama, Georgia
and the great march from Atlanta TO
the sea-" and the long campaigns
| through South and North Carolina to
Goldsboro, and from thence to Raleigh,
at which time the Southern Confederacy
collapsed aud peace was declared.
After the grand review, at Washing
| ton, the remnant OF tho regiment was
conducted home to Ohio. Out OF the
one Thousand and eighty who went out,
only three hundred and seventeen re-
turned.
DR.. Charles W. Clancy, OF Smith6eld,
| O., now deceased, was Lieut. Col. OF
the Regiment, and In command for q
considerable time. Col. j. L. Holmes.
one of the most distinguished and brill
liant mem bers Of the legal bar at Co.
| lumbus, O., was Major OF the Regi-
ment, and commanded 1t with great
gallantry on number OF hard fought
| fields.
DR.. Mary z. Walker was appointed
Assistant Surgeon 10 the ReRlment 10
1864, by General Thomas, In which ca
pacity she served until captured. near
Lee g. Gordens Mills, Ca Major
Charles II. Blackburn, now one OF the
law firm of Raum 81 Blackburn, OF Chi
cago, and one OF the most celebrated
criminal lawyers of Ohio, was the First
Adiutant of the Fifty. Second. Major
Blackburn and Col. Holmes will both Dc
present, and deliver addresses on Tues
day night.
Rev. n. B. Stewart, Of Tacoma, and
Capt. James, OF Cincinnati, will also
deliver addresses.
Comrades Of other regiments Will re-
, ceive a cordial welcome at the campfire
of the Flfty-Second Ohio, Tuesday
night, September 1lth, al the Council
Chamber In Pittsburg.
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