The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1894-03-01
MUSTERED OUT.
Veterans of the Country's Grandest Army
Who Have Answered the Last Call

Veterans of the Country's Grandest Armv
Who Have Answered the Last Call.
tSenders of obituaries will please adhere strictly
to the form in which the notices below worded
Notices must be brief and be after
the event 70 which they related
CAsEy-At Pedriekton. n. J.. Feb 4 William
Casey, 5th Pa Cav. (Cameron's Drzgoousl aged
-. He was n member of Acton Post 80 and was
buried with military honors under the auspices Of
that Post, accompanied by Lieut. Edward n.
Sreen Camp, Sons of Veterans, OF Penn's Grove,
MCGEE-At Napanee Canada. rrcentIv. James
hcGee, 5,h n. Y. Art. The conarade was a PEN
sioner until last June, when his pension was
stopped. He leaves widow and FIVE ehiIdrrn.
Lucas c. Luther, aged r. The eornrsde was q
member Of Robert r Thompson Post n.
RoUNDs-At Brownfeld, Me-, Feb. s. Ezra
Po<t.I36.
BEAN.-At BrownfeId, Me-, Jan. 81, Mai S.
Bean, aged 81. Comrade Bean was member Of
GULJcK-At Rariton. H., Dec. II. l. " C. Quick,
Co. ID. l3sth H. The conrsde enlisted in May,
1854, and served until the following October when
he was honorably discharged. a widow and three
children survive him
BowERs-At Avon. Mass, Feb 5. Of rheumatism
of heart, Willard A. Bowers, Co. F. 21s. Mass,
aged 40. Comrade Bowers a member of C. NJ
Packard Post, 1913. He leaves a widow
MosEs-.At Eidred. Pa, Feb. 10, of pneumonia.
Richard Moses, aged g. Comrade Moses was born
in Cuba, ~ Y, and moved to Eldred a. years ego
and settled on the farm where ne died. He =
member IN good standing OF j. K Jones Post. l-S.
Rev a BransOn. Chaplain of the Post, conducted
the funerai services. He leaves two sons.
JEsSEY.-At Amboy. n. Y. Feb H. of heart dis
ease, L. w. Jenney, Go. h. lIlth n. Y. Comrade
Jenney was taxi en- prisoner ut Harperis Ferry. He
a member Of the Methodist Church and was a
work er .H the Sabbath-school- A widow and two
survive him.
LEwIs.-At Union Grove Wis. Feb. a. of typhoid
pneumonia w. H. Lewis, Go. D. 4fh y. Y. Fl. A.
aseH d. Comrade Lewis was Past Commander Of
George b. Lincoln Post, 2l5. A widow and two
children survive him.
SioRsE-At Chicago. H., Feb. O. Of Brighl's dis
ease Clark C. Morse Co. A. 10th H. He waza
charter member of Carter Van Ulech Post Ia Of
Bushnell, ILL.,
McNARY-At Martinsvile IT,. Feb g. of lung
trouble. Howard B. McNary, Co. g. 1871 H.. aged
50. Comrade MeNary was member of w. B.
Archer Post Marshall, Ill, but was not buried By
the Order
WAGELEY-At Keyser. w Va Feb S Edward
was a member of New Creek Post, 80; = constant
church member; upright, honorable comrade
all who knew him. COmFade Wageey had been q
cripple for several years. and could walk only by
the aid of cruch. His application for pension has
been filed several years He leaves a widow aud
several children.
McCRAcKEN.-AtJ unfata, Neb, Feb IL John W.
NcCrseken, Co. d. 3sth Wis, aged Sc. The COM
rsds was born in Edgar County. III. but at an
early age moved to Green County, Wis, from
which place he enlisted. Returning from the
he went to Iowa, and later to Nebraska. He was
honored member of Geary Post, 81
NEwLASD--At Perry. Iowa. Feb 9, Joseph T.
Newland, Co. III. 44ih Iowa Redtield Post % Of
which he was honored member, had charge of
the burial.
wAGEs-At FaIIsvilIe. Ark. JAN IL. wiIes
Wages, I'd ARK. COmrRde Wages WAS member
in good standing of Cowan Post, %.
TARLEY.-At WasbburH. Me, Feb. Is Of disease
contracted in AndersOnviIle John farley. Co. ri,
18th Me-. aged 70. His funeral was attended by L
w. Stratton Post, l55 of which he was a member.
PINGER--At 81 Joseph, Mo-. Jan. %. Col John
Pinger, 4Sd Mo. Col Finger was born in Cinein-
NATL O., in 1886. and had resided in ST. Joseph for
the past IS years. At the breaking out of the
he Joined Col. w. r. Penick's regiment, but soon
after re-enlisted Lieutenant Colonel of the 43d
No.. in which he served until the close of the
Returning from the war, he engaged in the queens
business. He has since been a partner in
several firms in St. Joseph. Col. Pinger has held
a number of important positions in the County,
being elected County Collector shortly after the
close of the war, which Office he held for two
terms Subsequently he WAS County Judge for
one term, having been appointed to the position
the reorganization of the court by Gov. B. CRAIG
Brown. He filed both offices to the satisfaction of
the people. He member of St. Josephs
Lodge, %, K. of P; Humboldt Lodge, l. o. o. F.;
Minnehah. Tribe. Is, i. o. R. NJ. and of Chester
Harding Post. GAR. Col. Pinger was of q genial
and generous nature, and popular with all who
knew him. He a good citizen and faithful
friend. He leaves widow and four children
MILLER.-At Bethel, Mo-, Dee. 9. 1898. EwOOd T.
Miller. Co G.. 39th Mo-, aged 81 Comrade Miller
borr in Indiana in lS42; moved To Missouri in
IS49 and enlisted from that State in 1854. He
of the six survivors of the Centraa massacre.
Sept. "a, 1864 George Miller Post, OF which he was
a member. had charge of the funeral services. A
PIERCE.-At Worcester. Mass, Feb 6. George NJ.
Pierce Corporal, Co. T, lst battalion II. A, aged
81. Deacon Pierce was in his accustomed place at
church Sunday Feb. T. and was up and dressed
the morning of his death. He was a member Of
Geo. H. Ward Post, 10.
HIcKs.-At Jamaica. r. J., Feb % MAI George
A. Hicks, Sci battalion Mass. Rifles and 10Th Mass.
He took part in the battles of the Peninsula. White
Oaks Malvern Hill, Antetam. and Gettysburg. AZ
a member of the Army of Tennessee he helped
fight the famous battles of Knoxville. Jackson
Miss and Campbell Station He took part in the
battle before Petersburg and was at the surrender
of Gen. Lee being in active service nearly I've
years. Three sons and three daughters survive
him.
FrTzpATRrcK.-At Pomeroy, o., Dec. 10. 1893
Capt James Fitzpatrick, aged 60. The eomrads
was born in Nova Scotia, but at the breaking Gus
of the war was a prosperous merchant In Ports
mouth, o. He enlisted in the Navy in 1861. and
WAS an officer the U. 5. GunbOat Lexington
tire Mississippi from that time until July, 1853
when he transferred 10 the Flagship Black
Hawk, and made second officer in command.
He took part In the Red River Expedition Re-
turning from Red River he placed in COM
mand of the Chickasaw, and was transferred to the
Gulf Squadron, where he remained until after the
capture of Mobile when he was placed i'm com.
niand of the Siren, and again transferred to the
Mississippi, there he remained in command until
the close of the war; being DISCHARGED in December.
1865, having served under Foster Rogers, Stimbel.
Porter, Farragut and Lee. A widow and five chill
dren survive him.
SHUMAS.-At Sedalia. No. Feb. II. Capt. Jacob
5. Shuman, Co. l., list Va. Cav, and Co. II, Ink
Ohio Cav, aged 81. The comrade was wounded l3
times while in the service, and had suffered for
several years with paralysis, resulting fro his in
juries. He mustered into George II. Sms$
Post in Oet ober 1890 Seven children survive him.
McCowEN.-At Poland. o.. Feb. 4. of pReu-
monia and heart disease. James MeCowen, Co. 4
Cd Pa. Mexican war;. He leaves widow and sew
eral children
ANDREws-At Troy, n. Y, recently. Henry Por-
ter Andrews, Engineer Corps. U. 5. Army, aged IS.