The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1895-03-28
MUSTERED OUT.
Veterans of the COuntry's Grandest Army
Who Have Answered the Last Call.

Veterans of the Country's Grandest Army
Who Have Answered the Last Call.
YoHN-At Andersonburg. Pa, Feb. %, John
Yohn. new Co. e. 10Th Pa.
DAvIs.-At Melford Mass. March ). of heart
disease GaylOn Davis, Co. +, Both Mass. aged
10 Comrade Davis n carpenter by trade,
and had resided in Milford for 40 years. He
was an honored member of Fletcher Post, 22-
Three daughters survive him.
WALKER.-At Middleboro, Mass, recently
George II. Walker 25th Mass. He was buried
under the auspices of Post 1O5 Upton.
GINTHER.-At Witoka, Mimi. March 4, OF
heart disease, John Ginther. Co. B, 9th Iowa.
He was buried under the auspices of Post 186,
Of which he was an honOred member. A widow
and three children survive him.
DICKENs.-At Fairport, N. T.. Nov. I, 1894.
Hurlburt s. Dickens, Co. III. 126th n. T., aged
60 Mr. Dickens was a charter member Of Post
oil. and was buried with military hOnOrs by his
comrades widow, one son and two daughters
survive him.
GAYMoN.-At Moweystown. o.. Feb. IS. Of
heart disease Capt. GaymOn. 1S5th Ohio. aged
81 He was honored member OF Post 493.
BoRDEN-At Sugartree Ridge, o., Feb. Is,
Nicholas Borden. Co. g. I'd Ohio L. A., aged "a.
The comrade belonged to John Ball Post, 1873
F1NNEY-At Marionv willie, Mo-. March 2 Capt.
James s. Finney, 9th Ill. Cav. Comrade Fin
new enlisted Sept. "a 1861, for three years. and
at the expiration OF his term re-enllsted. he
was for four months Special Messenger to Gen.
Sherman. lie returned TO his company March
% 1865, to accept a commission as First Lieu
tenant. Later he was promoted Captain, but
owing to close of war was not mustered. After
his muster-out he was appointed Provost
Marshal for Macon. Russell and COOsa Counties,
Ala. under President JohGson's AdministTa-
ton. He was buried under the auspices OF
MarionvilIs Post, 141, of which be was an hon.
ored member.
WHEELER.-At Irwin, Iowa. March 8, Thos.
Fl. Wheeler, Co. K, 7th Iowa. aged AZ. He was
a comrade Of Slack Post, 136. Comrade Wheeler
was a gallant soldier He was buried by Post
I36. with the beautiful service Of the G.A.R
He leaves q widow and seven children.
BRopHEAD.-As New Bedford, Mass, Jan.
a0 Mai Brodhead, 18th N. Y. Maj. Br0dhead
was a member of George Washington Post
of New York City. the crack Post, which boasts
of some of the most prominent military men
in that State az its members. The Post was
organized in the Stevens House while Maj.
Brodhead was its proprietor, and its formation
was due principally to his efforts. He was also
q member Of the Loyal Legion. de leaves
widow and one son.
MooRE.-At Boston, Mass, recently, Col. VIM.
Moore 62d N. Y, aged so. Col Moore was
horn in England. When the war broke out no
enlisted aud served during the entire Penin-
snlar campaign under Mcclellan. He was in
in which the Army of the Potomac was en-
gagged. from Williamsburg to the Wilderness.
Including Seven Pines. Fair Oaks, Second Bull
Run, Antietam, Mine Run, Fredericksburg,
Gettysburg, Cold Harbor, and Petersburg.
From private he was promoted to a Lieu
tenant acting Captain. That the company in
which he enlisted had no chid's play may bs
judged by the fact that at the end OF three
years service only three members survived,
of whom Col. Moore was one. He was so
severely wounded that he had to return
home. He was no sooner partly recovered,
however, than he offered his services again.
As his disabilities desarred him from re-enter-
ing the army, he Joined the Navy, in which
he served until the close Of the war. Comrade
Moore had been a prominent business man,
the president of several large manufacturing
companies, and had held many public offices.
he leaves a widow and three children.
MARTIN-At Lake HarbOr, Mich. Feb %
of heart disease. Ebenezer Martin, Co. Q, lss
w. Va, aged 81 years.