The National tribune., 1895-08-22
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Veterans Of the COuntry's Grandest Army
Who Have Answered the Last Cali.
JoHNs.-In Pitclen Township. Cherokee
County. Iowa, recently. William Johns aged
/ 90. lie was a native of Canada but came to
| the United States in 1913 and was naturaIized
/ in 1869. He went to Iowa in 1860 and to Chero-
kee County in 1887. A comrade writing to the
/ Cherokee Times gave the war record of Com
rade Johns as follows: William Johns was
one Of the veterans of the late war of the re-
| beliion. He enlisted Aug. Is, 1852 He was
mustered in at Camp Franklin, Dubuque i'm
Co. g. Dist Iowa. On Sept. Is he proceeded to
Missouri, and at Hsrtville, on Jan. IL, 1865. he
was one of the 200 who from III a. m until
night resisted Marmaduke's entire command
of 3, 900 men, took possession OF the battlefield.
and thus ended the Missouri campaign. On
April his division was reviewed by Grant
near Vieksburg, and ON the 30th. on transports
which had run the blockade, was landed 30
miles south of the city: three days rations
were issued, and the march to Port Gibson be-
gun. Guided by negro (Bob) the regiment
marched all night and about o'clock formed
in line-of- battle. At $50 the battle opened and
lasted till night. In this brilliant engagement
Co. distinguished honor being the first
in the field and the last to leave il. On May
is the com pany took part in the bloodiest bat
tie of the yicksburg campaign at Champion
Hills. On the 18th the regiment led the adj
vance in pursuit of the enemy, who were post
ed on both sides of the Black River Bridge.
Engaged until the 18th in burying the dead.
they took position in the Vicksburg line-Of-in-
vestmeut. In the assault of the 22d the regi-
ment marched fearessly into the Jaws of death
From that time until the surrender of Vicks
burg Johns did duty in the rife pits. After
participating in the Jackson campaign. he, on
Aug. is, arrived in New Orleans and with his
regiment proceeded to the coast of Texas Re-
turning in December, 1864, to Mississippi, he
took part in the Mobile expedition; was at the
siege of the Spanish Fort, and on April 9 as
sisted in the successful assault on Fort Blakely,
On the 18th, debarking six miles below Mobile,
the news of Lees surrender came, and that
evening he with his regiment marched into
Mobile. At Spring Hill, six miles west of the
city the appalling news of LineOln's assassina-
ton was received Returning to the Missis-
sippi on June 3. the regiment received news OF
the surrender of Kirby Smith. and on July Is,
1865. was mustered out at Baton Rouge, La
R1cHAKDsoN.-At Moravia, n. Y, recently,
John Richardson, Co. II, 18th n. Y. aged so.
Comrade Richardson lost all the bone from
shoulder to elbow in right arm by bullet in
battle of Port Hudson. La. and this was the
cause of his death. Deceased was member OF
Stoyel Post , also of Sylvan Lodge, Il, f. and
A. NJ.
EARLY.-At Harrison. Ill. July d. of dis
ease contracted in the army, w. @. Early, 4th
Wis. L. A.. aged 20. Comrade Early enlisted
Sept s. 1861, and honorably discharged
July 5, 1865. He was buried by Post /.
BABE--Ae Sioux City, Iowa, July 20. VIM.
Babe. aged g. Comrade Babes death resulted
from falling from q window while in a SOM
nambulistic condition, the result OF exhaustion
brought on by pain caused by wounds ind dis
ease contracted in the service of his country.
Comrade Babe was great sufferer. and death
was no doubt welcome messenger. be drew
$40 pension, but had little nothing of this
worlds goods. Gen. Hancock Post, Sioux City,
buried his remains in the soldiers plat.
SNow-At Ponca. Neb., July 10, of disease
contracted in the service. Tuffle Snow, LIST Wis.
Cav aged so. Comrsde Snow had been totally
blind for the past l6 years. He leaves widow
and four children.
HoUGH.-At Mitchell, s. D., July Is, John
Hough Co. B. - Oak. Cav. aged Az. This
company belonged to Gen. Alfred Sully's COM
mand. and made the longest campaign in the
Summer Of 1864 ever made by cavalry corps,
over 5000 miles, into Montana and return.
Mr. Hough was a highly-respected citizen, and
member of the GAR. His funeral was
largely attended.
ID. Lent, Co. K, 9th N. Y. III. A., aged so. He
died at his post, being stricken down while at
work by heart disease. He was a member
of Vosburgh Post
PErERsoN.-At Springtown, Tex, July I. Of
heart disease, DIR. o. G.. Peterson, Musician,
Co c, 120th III. DIR. Peterson was prominent
NT,d, IL.
1891 he organized Burnside Post, 90, and in
1892 was elected Commander of the DEPART
meut He was the first Commander of Post 90,
and held that office at the time of his DEATH
He attended the Detroit National Encamp-
ment and beat the drum at the head OF the
Texas delegation.
SMITH.-At Pickering, Mo-. May IL, ID. n.
Smith Co, III, KembalPs regiment Mo. ,. NJ,
and Co. C.. 4th Mo. Cav, aged 80. COmrade
Smith was born in Gallia, o. He moved to
Missouri with his parents in April, 1885, being
one of Nodaway County's early settlers. He en-
listed at Maryville Mo-, Oct. II, 1861. in Co. III,
KembaIPs regiment Mo. s. NJ; was discharged
April 2, 1861 reinlisted April 10, 1862, in Co.
c. 4th Mo. Cav, and was mustered out of Co. ID
of the same regiment May Is, 1865. He par
ticipated in 10 general engagements De-
ceased was an honored member of Durham
Ward Post, 405.
PENNINGToN.-At Hartland, Wash, Aug. 1.
Of disease contracted in the service, Riley
Co. A. 47th Ill, aged 81.
LATHRoP.-At Prescott, Iowa, July %, OF
heart disease, J. e. Lathrop, Co. c, 18th Iowa
Comrade Lathrop enlisted Oct. 80, 1861; was
wounded at Atlanta July %, 1864. and was dis
charged on account of wounds. He was MEM
Der OF Post 335. He was buried by that organ
lzatiOn assisted by the Masons