Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-04-01

Island, Is the most prominent OF our
military heroes. He was born in Maine
in 1880. and next November will have
reached the age for retirement. A
graduate OF West Point, Howard
was assistant instructor Of mathe-
MATES at tha school when the war
brokeiout At the first sound or Sum
ter's guns young Howard was appointed
by the governor OF his State colonel OF
the Third Maine Volunteers Within
six months he was 10 command OF
brigade, and he led q division in the
Peninsular campaign under Mcclellan,
where he lost his right arm. Up TO
Gettysburg, where he commanded
the Eleventh Corps, he was with
the Army OF the Poto1ac. In
October, SO, ne was sent West, and I'M
der sherman he fought CALAMITY
in the campaign TO Atlanta, command
ing the right wing in the march to tho
sea. After the war he served South,
and then in Arizona and the Northwest
against the Indians. General Howard,
thanks to fine constitution and excel
lent habits, is still in the prime Of life,
and so great a social favorite is he in
! New York that IL is the hope OF our
| citizens that he may make his home
here after he is retired.
The mention OF Towards name sug-
gests that OF General Henry Warner
/ Slocum. with which 10 is Immortality
| connected. General Slocum was born
| in New York State September "a, 1897,
| and was a roommate OF Phil. Sheridan,
| ST West Point; indeed, 1t is said that
Sheridan could not have passed but for
the help OF his more intellectual COM
rade. Soon after graduating, Slocum
resigned, studied law, and was ad-
United 10 the bar in 1855. At the break
ing out OF the war he was com miSSioned
colonel OF the Twenty-seventh n. y.
! Volunteers, and from that time ON his
star never wsned, but rose brighter and
higher, till it was grouped with those OF
the foremost military leaders of the day.
He commanded the left wing OF Sher-
mans army from Atlanta to Savannah
and north TO BeHtOnyile. He was
offered hign rank in the regular army,
but he resigned and went back
70 the law. He has served with
success in Congress as Demo
Graf. ard but for the trickery OF Brook
llyn ring politicians he might have been
Governor OF the State, II, indeed, he did
not rise higher; for there is no public
Office for which he is not qualified. He
is interested in the street railroads Of
Brooklyn and is rich, for be Is one OF
those men who succeed in all their IN
dertakings. lie is a great favorite soci-
ally. and although his hair Is white, bis
figure is as trim and his step as light as
when he held the Union right at Gettys-
burg.
No attempt is being made to present
the names OF our local military heroes
in the order OF their standing as citizens
or soldiers, for that would be a most
difficult undertaking. General Franz
Si-eL born in Germany in 1924, per-
hans carries MS age as we'll as any OF
these men. He was educated as SOL
der at Carlsruhs, aud as revolution
ist in his native laad in lS4S he saw
much war and commanded large armies
before the failure OF the Efforts Of him
self and eompStriots forced him 10 seek
an asylum in America. st the break
ing out OF the civil war he offered
his services TO the Government, aud
raised = regiment in Missouri. lie seTv-
ed with distinction IL the West and sn5-
seouenty had command OF the depart
ment Of the West Virginia. His record
Is honest and distinguished, and the
Union cause owes him much. After the
war he was elected register OF New
York City, and was subsequently, APP
Dointed pension agent here by Presi
dent Cleveland during his FIRST term.