The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1894-07-26
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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.
BARKER.-At shelbina, Mo-, May 3, Jonathan
w. Barker, Co. d, 14th No. Cav. The comrade
was born in LyeomiDg County, Pa. At the
time OF his death he was drawing a pension Of
S24 a month. He was not member of any
Post. widow and six children survive him.
SMoUTHERMAN.-At Palmer. Ark. Feb. %,
Comrade Smoutherman, Co. B. 99th III.
BRowN.-At Palmer. Ark, recently, Serg't
G. w. Brown, Co. G. 18th Mich.
HALsTEAD.-At Riverton, Iowa, July s,
Lewis Halstead, Co. B, I'd Iowa Cav, aged 81.
He leaves widow and one son.
WIECHEsTER.-At River Falls, Wis, July
IL, VIM. II. Winchester, Co. G, 4th Wis Cav,
aged "a. The eomrade enlisted April %, 1861,
and was honorably discharged July Is, 1884.
He was charter member of J. N. Nichols Post,
III. He was always in attendance at Post
meetings when his health permitted. About
four years ago he received paralytic stroke
and since that time had been gradually falling
He was drawing pension of only $I2 per
month. He leaves an invalid wife and one
son.
MIDDLEToE.-At Good Hope. o., June II,
James Middleton, Co. II, seth Ohio. The COM
rade was in the service from August 1862 un-
til July, 1865. He leaves widow and daugh-
ter.
SPENDLEY.-At Crookston, MIMI, May %.
Charles s. Spendley, Co. E, 1st MINI. Fl. A.
The comrade volunteered under President
Lincoln's first call for "a, 600 men, but was re-
jected. He afterwsrd was accepted by the
above regiment His funeral occurred on Ne
mortal Day. and was conducted under the
auspices of Col Gotham Post, GAR and the
Masonic society. TIE 1,500 people present, and
the long line of carriages, sttested to the high
esteem and respect in which Judge Spendley
was held in his own community.
LEwIs.-At GAINESVILLE. Tenn, Nov. 4, 1898,
of disease contracted while in the service, Evan
P. Lewis Co. c, 61st Ohio, aged IS years. A
widow and one son survive him.
SNELLING.-At North Platte, Neb., June %,
from effects of the grip. Geo. T. Smelling, Co. I,
10th Ill. Cav. Comrade Smelling enlisted as
Captain in Co. on Aug. 90 1861; was dis
charged as Major of the 10th Ill. Cav. on July
5, 1865. He leaves widow and four children.
Stephen A. Douglas Post attended his funeral
in body.
CAYwooD.-At Castine. o.. March 10, Of
paralysis, w. C. Caywood. His funeral took
place the 22d, and was attended by members
of Post 326, comrades scting as palLbearers.
CALvEsT-At Honover. H., July 8. John
Calvert. Co. D, 45th ILL.,, aged 81 years. He
was charter member Of John o. Duer Post.
399.
SPURRIER-At Fort Wayne, Ind, June I6,
of paralysis, Dennis Spurrier, Corporal, Co. L.
LIST Ind. III. A., aged AZ. The eomrade enlisted
in May, 1863, and was hOnorsbly discharged
Jan. 10. 1856, at Baton Rouge, La. De received
a sunstToke at New Orleans while in the dis
charge of duty which resulted in paralysis
nine years ago. For six years he had been
confined 10 the house most Of the time. aud for
three years he had been nearly helpless. He
bore his suferings patiently. never complain
ing. He was q member Of Fort Wayne Lodge,
II. ]. o. o. F.; Debora Rebecca Degree Lodge,
no. !. o. o. F.; Lion 5. Bars Post. GAR; all
of which attended in \ body. He leaves 9
widow and one child.
LILLEY.-At Lawton, Mich, Jelly II, A. L.
Liiley. Co. z, 18Th Mich. Comrads Liliey was
Past Commander Of Woodman Post, 1876. He
was buried by the !. o. o. f. A widow and
four children survive him.
MILLER.-At Lawton. Mich, July 4, Of lung
trouble ID. Miller. Co. X, 18th Mich. he was
a member of the GAR. A widow and one
daughter survive him.
SoRESz.-At Boonville, Mo. July IS. John
Sorenz Co. FL. 10Th ILL.,, aged 50. The comrade
enlisted in the regiment when it was organized,
and at the expiration of his three months term
re- enlisted for three years. 1ie was member
of Post 240.
CARPENTER.-At Utica, N Y, July 9, Capt
L. F. Carpenter, Oath n. Y. The comrade en-
listed at the age of % as First Lieutenant
and on account of his military skill was soon
promoted to Captain, and was after rendered the
office of Major; but as this would necessitate
bis separation from the boys with whom he had
promised to stay as long as there was one Of
them left, he declined the honors and stayed
with the boys until that eyentful Dec. Is, 1862
when, in the battle of Fredericksburg, he waA
made the victim of rebel bullet, receiving q
severe wound in the head, from which he never
July recovered. He was discharged in March,
1868, afterwards spending several years in the
gold regions of California. About 81 years ago
10 returned to this town and remained q resi-
lent until his death. For some 90 years he
,ractced law and although he was never adj
nitted to the bar, the legal profession found
him no easy opponent in justices courts. He
would never encourage a suit for the sake OF
he fees which might come to him as 8 result
For % years he served in the capacity OK
Justice of the Peace, Town Clerk, or Postmaster.
leaves widow, daughter, and two sous.