Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1894-04-20
GENERAL SL0CUM DEAD.
The Brave Soldier Falls to Dread
PneumOniI.
General Henry Warner Sio"um died Of
pneumonia IN his Brooklyn. Y. Y, residence.
General Slorum had been i'll for few days.
and death was not unrNp",';,~l

General Sio-'um va bpfu sept. -. 1877. at
Delphi. Ououdaga county. y. \, He early
showed au inclination toward military
'areer, and re- eiy-d an appointment from
his congres- dislrl'; {" West Point IN ls4s.
He graduated ii 1882 with the appointment Of
a second Iieuteuaat in the First Artillery. He
served In the Seminole "ampagn. At the
outbreak Of the r he vas asked to take
command OF thu Twruty---veuth New York
Volunteers, and oh May Il, 1851, was coBl-
missioned colonel.
Al the first hate u Bail Run he was
woundet In the thigh. and for bravery he
Wa. Aug. 9, l>6l promoted tn the rank of
briga iier-. .ruerai. and -crNsl ia the Army Of
the Potomac. II" participated Ia the Engage
Eents At Gaines Mills and Malvern Hill
among others, commanding division. On
July (. lsG! hr wa made a alalOr-genrral OF
volunteers and took part IL the ---'Ond rattle
ot Bull Ran nni ,hr battles of south Noun
tain and Autetam. In Ortot.r uf that year
he was assigned % The Command Of the
Twelfth Army Corps. and Ia the bloody bat
ties oi Frri"rirkshurc. thAu"~llur~ylIe and
Gettvs5urg he commanded the risat wing II
the Union fOr't~ which turned the tide ut
battle
General Slo.'un aft"rward hal rhare. of
the department "l the Cumberland, and in
April, 1864. he took command uf the Eleventh
ot NirksbIrg. In Angus; 81 that year he >,lr-
seeded Fighting joe HooAc- a. the head
of the Twentieth Army Corps and accom-
panied General sherman to Atlanta In tn.
famous marrh to the -ra. General SOrum
commanded the left win. II the Army OF
Georgia, until the surrender u General 10
seph T.. Johnston.
In September. 1865 treueral Slo,um re-
signed from the army and resumed the prac-
~ la,r in H. Il It.r, F,It L.
was nominated for secretary Of state Of New
York hy IA" dem""ratir party. bat was de-
feated. In ls66 he le,'lih,-i the past OF
colonel in the regular army. He was 4 presi-
Dental eier;Or in lSGS. aud in the same cam
paign wis eerted to congress from the third
district.
He gained cOnside rable reputation ut Wash
ington, and served with such credit to his
constituency that he was re-s.- tel in 1870.
In the mayoralty campaign Of 1881 he was
the candidate uf the independent or Jeffer-
-onlNp Democracy. But after Seth Low be-
rame the candidate OF the Republi ans and
C,tn-us, General Slorum Withdrew in his fa-
yor and contributed To his election. In the
/ Democratic Stat" Convention OF 1882 the
/ Brooklyn delegates worked hard to secure
the nomination OF General Slocum for Gov
ernor, but he was beaten by Grover Cleveland.
4 year later he wa named for Congress
man-at-large for the State and was elected.
That was his past public service, and after
the close Of his term he devoted himself
wholly to his business interests.
General Slocums name was connected
with the nomination for president in 1892
and his ability and availability were favor
| ably discussed. When General Slocum's at
| tention was called To the matter, he said
"There Is nothing in this. | retired from
4 politics after Mr. tlevoland's election
| General Slocnm had been commander o.
| the q. 4. Il. His daughter Is the wife o.
! Captain kingsbury Of General q. o. How
ards staff. and his sons. IL. W. an Clarenc,
! L.. are active bus t,sSS men.