The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-04-19
P 4. ONHILL's CAREER
Fought in the Civil War. While
Sammy Dickinson Stayed
at Home.

City Collector +. ii. ONelll, whom sam
Dickinson is trying to GUST from office, has
lived in Jersey City forty-eight years. He
at one time held a responsible position with
the American Bank Note Company. and
holds a recommendation for honesty from
the concern. He was elected to the Board
of Aldermen for three consecutive terms of
two years each, and at one time served as
President of that body. He was elected an
assessor in a district which had q Republi-
can majority of five hundred.
As a boy and a man Mr.. ONeill has
studied the interests of Jersey City. His war
record is one of which any veteran might
we'll feel proud. He was captured and con-
fined in Libby prison. Belle Isle, Castle
Thunder, Va, and salisbury, N. c. Mr..
O'Neill also had two brothers in the war,
and all attained the positions of ~sergeants.
Mr.. O'Neill enlisted at the age OF fifteen
as a private in Company H.. Sixty-Sixth
Volunteer Infantry Of New York on octo-
Der 4, 1896. On September IS, 1862, he was
made a Sergeant. On the third of the fol-
lowing May he was captured at Chancellors-
vile, Va, and imprisoned in Libby prison
and on Belle Isle. On June Is. 1868, he was
paroled, but on August %, 1864, was again
taken prisoner at Reams station, Va, and
imprisoned at Castle Thunder, Belle Isle,
and Salisbury. He mustered out May 8,
1865.
BATTLES HE FOUGHT IN.
His regiment organized in New York,
October 29, 1861, and mustered in on No
vember 4 of the same year. The regiment
moved to the front November ID, 1861, and
served in Graham's Division, Army of the
Potomac until March. 1862. The regiment
Joined a part of the first division, second
corps, of the Army of the Potomac, until
March, 1864.
Mr.. O'Neill did active duty near Lexan-
diia, Va, from November, 1861, to March,
1862. His division then marched to reinforce
Tremont's forces, March 10 to %, 1862. He
was in the action at Cedar Greek, March 26;
skirmishes at Boonton and Keedysville, June
Is; battle of Antietam, September Is and II;
at Shakers Gap. November 4; battle OF
Fredericksburg, December IL to Is; Chan
cellorsville, May / to 8 and captured; skirm-
ish at Bacon Ford, October 10; Brandy sta
ton, October II; Auburn and Bristoe, Oc-
tober Is; McLean's Ford, October IA; Kelly's
Ford, November Z; operations on Mine Run,
November 26 and December 2; Robertson's
Tavern, November 81; New Hope Church,
November 90; Brook Rock, May 6; battles
about Spottsylvania, May s to 81; Pc
River, May 9 and 10; Laudon's
House, May -; Jericho Ford, May IS;
Norun Anna niver, way @o-~i Ni4oru
Bridge, May %; Totopotomy Greek, May
2S-30; Battles of Cold Harbor. June 1-12;
Greene's Mills, Peach Orchard and Savage
Station, White Oak Swamp, Malvern Hill in
Maryland campaign; in reserve at battle of
South Mountain, Th~oroughfare Gap, Get
tysburg. Falling Waters; campaign from
Ropedan to the James action at
tom, mine explosion, July 30; Furrell's
Mills, Point of Rocks, Six-Mile House,
Bloody Angle, Swift Run and many others
of more or less Importance.
WHAT SAMMY WAS DOING ALL THIS NJ
This was the service P. Fl. O'Neill was
rendering the country, while Samuel Dickin-
son, who now attempts to GUST him from the
office given him by the votes Of the people,
was engaged in drawing a fat salary from
the country. Grand Army men, irrespec-
tive of party, are up in arms, and will de-
fend O'Neill against the personal attacks of
Mr.. Dickinson. They regard the despicable
trick as al opening wedge to chop off every
veterans head, who happens to be a demo-
craft.
Il suppose that l must accept the fate of
wal" said Collector O'Neil this morning,
II am a democrat to be sure, but in my
official career, / lave been instrumental in
having avs framed which are now upon the
statute books of this State which protected
all old veterans. Politics never entered my
head when an old veteran wa concerned. |
would like to be dealt with as / nave dealt
with others. Mr.. Dickinson wants to cut
down the laws which defend all old soldiers,
/ will not complain, but / doubt If anything
but false representations would cause the
members of our Legislature to chop off the
head ola veteran. Although a politician, /
think / am entitled to as much consideration
under the veteran act as any other man. If
Mr.. Dickinson wants my office and thinks he
can fill it more satisfactorily than I have
done, I cannot object. 1 would like, how
ever, to see him submit the question to a
vote of the people of our city"