The news boy., 1894-04-21
6EA1A 6ALLs AGAIN.

Hen, elocum Answers the Summons -
brooklyn, N. T., After . Weeks siege
Of Pneumonia Won Dlsttne-
tiop BY His Service During the war
His Career From West Point to Major
Generals Commission.
New YoRn, April a. Gen. Henry w.
Slocum died at 1905 o'clock this morfi'
ing at his home, No. 465 Clinton ave-
nue.. Brooklyn, Of pneumonia
Gen. Slocum had been i'll only q few
davs, and death was not unexpected.
Just before o'clock last night he sud-
denly began to sink, and DIR. Bellows,
his family physician, who had charge
Of the case, Was summoned. DIR. Bel
lows saw at once the serious condt'
ton of his patient. He called
DIR. Fuhs and DR.. Benjamin
F. Westbrook in consultation.
They succeeded in arresting Gen.
Slocum's relapse, and he was thought
to be getting better. At 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.
[Gen. Siocum was born in Delphi, Onondaga
county. N. Y. September a. 1897. He was
therefore in his sixty seventh year. He was
graduated at the United States military
academy in 1852, and was appointed second
1ieutenpnt In the First artillery. He was
ordered to 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, ". ". He was member
Of the state legislature in 1859, and at the
opening OF the war he rendered his services
On May 81, 1861, he was appointed colonel OF
the Twenty.seventh New York volunteers, and
he commanded this regiment at the battle OF
Bull Run, on July 81, when he was severely
wounded. On August 9, 1861. he was commits
stoned brigadier-general Of volunteers. dnd
was assigned to the command Of brigade In
Gen. William B. Franklin's division Of the army
OF the Potomac. In the Virginia peninsula cam
paign Of 1862, Gen. Slocum was engaged in the
siege of Yorktown and the action at West
Point; We. He succeeded TO the command Of
the division On May S, isGa. on Franklins rs.
signment to the Sixth corps. At the battle OF
Gaines Mills, June %, 1862. Gen. Slocum was
sent with his division to reinforce Gen. Fitz.
John 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
main line at both engagements. Gen.
Slocum was promoted to the rank OF
major-general Of volunteers, July 4, 1862 and he
engaged IN the second battle 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
and Gettysburg. He was transferred with his
corps to the west, and served in the department
Of the Cumberland until April, 1864, when
his corps was consolidated with
the Eleventh. and ne was assigned
to q division and was given the command oi
the district Of Vicksburg. In August, 1854
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 2. 1864. In Shermans mafct
| to the sea and invasion Of the Carolinas Gen
| Slocum commanded the left wing OF the army
| and took part in all the engagements from the
| departure from Atlanta to the surrender.
At the close Of the war he resumed the prac
| tice Of law in Brooklyn, N. Y. He ran fol
| secretary OF state in 1866 but was unsuccessful
| He was elected to congress in 1884,