Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-02-15
WON ENDURING FAME.
Death of Gen. HinCkS at
Cambridge Last Night.
WAS THE FIRST VOLUNTEER.
Received the Thanks Of Congress For
Accomplishing Good Work.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Feb. 15.-General
Edward w. Hincks died aboute o'clock
last evening at his home here after long
wounds received in the war.
General Hincks was war horse of the
fighting type In the dark days Of the re-
beilion. He WAS breveted brigadier gem
eral Of the United States army, and oom-
mended by an aot Of congress for his
bravery.
That General Hinoks was the first volun-
teer Of the war Is verified by known cor
respondence which passed between Major
General Robert Anderson and himself.
Ths only living relative of General
Hincks IL his brother, who has attended
him for the past several months. His
brother In a veteran of the war, and both
were carried of the field at Antietam sup.
posed to have been mortally wounded.
General Hincks Career.
General Edward Winslow Hincks was
born In Bucksport Me-, May 80, 1880, and
received the rudiments of his education
In his native town, and at the age of Is re-
moved to Bangor, where for four years he
served as apprentice upon the Bangor
Daily Whig and Courier. Coming to
Boston In ls49 he continued in the print
ing and publishing business until 1855,
when he was appointed to position In
the office of the secretary Of the common
wealth, and prepared for publication the
state census of 1855. In this latter year he
was representative from Boston In the
Legislature.
Until the attack upon Fort Sumter Gen
sral Hincks remained In the secretary's
of In q ha ntt,, stn Avin 10 t.,
1856 he removed to Lynn.
On Aug. 49, 1889, he was appointed ad-
jutant of the Eighth regiment, Massachu-
setts militia, an event which proved to be
the turning point in his life, and opened
the way to q military career In which he
has won for himself enduring fame.
General Hincks was the first volunteer
Of the war, offering his services for the
defense Of Fort Moultrie, Dec. IL. 1850.
On April l6, 1851, he marched into Boston
with three companies from Marblehead,
the first troops in the country en- route to
the seat of war, having rendered his
services to Governor Andrew on April Is,
when the news came of the attack upon
Sumter.
On the 18th he was commissioned lieu
tenant colonel7of the Eighth regiment,
which marched on the 18th for Washing
ton. Three days later detachment from
che regiment under his command at An
napolis boarded tho frigate Constitution,
then lying aground, lightened her of her
guns, foated her and
Worked Her to Sea.
On the very next day, with a picked de-
tachment Of two companies, he took pos
session OF the depot, rolling stock and
other property of the Baltimore and
Washington railroad.
The engine and tracks had been rem
dersd nearly useless, but the work was at
once begun and continued until the road
was In running order, and for these SER
vices Gen Hincks and his regiment re-
ceived on July 81, 1851, the thanks of con-
gress.
Reaching Washington April g. 1851, he
was the same day appointed a second lieu
tenant Of cavalry In the regular army,
and from this time few officers, aside
from the leading well-known generals of
the war, can boast of a more varied, gal
liant and useful career. Promotion fol-
lowed promotion, until he came out of
the war with the rank of brigadier gen.
sral Of the United States army.
After the War.
From October, 1850, till1Ss9, when he re-
turned to his home In Camb bridge, Gen
eral Hinoks remained In Milwaukee.
In 1885 General Hincks was elected to
the board Of aldermen Of Cambridge In
March, 1888. upon the establishment of
the Office of the president of the board of
aldermen, General Hincks was elected to
that Office.
At the municipal election in the follow
Ing December he was candidate for
mayor, but by q peculiar condition of
affairs was defeated in a three-cornered
contest. His defeat was great disap-
pointment 60 him and he withdrew from
public life at that time, devoting himself
thereafter TO his real estate business.