St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-01-07
Gen. POST IS DEAD.
A Distinguished Soldier and
Legislator Passes Away
Suddenly.
ONLY ILL A SINGLE DAY.
For the Past Eight Years a
Member Of Congress
From Illinois
ONLY ILL A SINGLE DAY.
HIS CAREER IN THE ARMY.
In the Thick of the Fight and
Three Times Badly
Wounded.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 6.-Gen. Philip
Sidney Post, member of congress from
the Tenth district of Illinois, died at
the Hamilton hotel in this city this
morning, after an illness Of but one
day. His death was from heart failure,
resulting from acute gastritiS. For
some time he had been suffering at in
teryals with attacks which physicians
pronounced dyspepsia. but had attended
to his congressional duties unremlt-
tingly. He passed the holidays at his
home in Illinois, and reached Washing
ton Wednesday. Early Saturday morn
ing he was seized with an attack of his
old trouble, which did not, however,
assume serious form until evening.
During the night heart failure set in,
and for some hours before his death,
which occurred at 4:30 o'clock this
morning, the physicians could detect
hardly any pulse beat. Mrs. Post and
a son, W. S. Post. were with him.
Tn ere is another son, Philip S. Post,
lawyer, i'll Chicago. The Illinois dele
CATION in congress will hold a meeting
at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning to take
appropriate action, and the
House VIII Adjourn
after reading of the journal. The usual
committees from the house and senate
will be appointed to act as an escort to
the body to Illinois. The funeral
party will leave Washington at S o'clock
tomorrow night, will arrive in Chicago
Tuesday night and the funeral service
will be held in Galesburg, ILL.,, probably
Wednesday afternoon. There will be
no services in this city. Gen. Post was
best known through his brilliant mill
tary services in the Rebellion, where he
won high rank and distinction with
great rapidity. When the war began
he was appointed second lieutenant of
the Fifth Illinois infantry. After the
first Missouri campaign he became
major, and eight months after his en-
Iistment was made colonel of the Fifty
ninth Illinois for gallantry at the battle
of Pea Ridge, III which he was desper>
ately wounded. Before he was able to
mount his horse without assistance he
rejoined the troops. then hurrYing for
ward to Corinth, and was at once as
signed TO the command of brigade.
From May, 1862, to the close Of the war.
he was constantly at the front In the
Army of the Cumberland. as first or
ganiZed, he commanded the First bri.
gade, First division, of the
Twentieth Army Corps.
from its formation TO the dissolution of
the corps; a brigade conspicuous in all
the engagements of that army under
Gen. RoSecranS. With it he commenced
the battle of Stone River, drove the
enemy back several miles and captured
LeetoWn. During the Atlanta cam
paign he was transferred to Gen.
Woods division of the Fourth corps,
and, when the latter was wounded at the
battle Of Lovejoy Station, took COM
mand. and returned with ii to Tennes-
see to oppose the proEreSs Of the enemy
north. On Dec. Is, 1864, in the Nash
vile fighting he carried Montgomery
hill at the point of the Dayonet, and in
the next days fighting fell dangerously
wounded while leading an assault on
Oyerton hill, In July, 1866, he was
given command of the Western district
of Texas, and remained until the with
draWal of the French from Mexico re-
moved the danger of military complica-
tions. Gen. POSTS civil career has been
an eventful one. He was born in March
Is, 1888, in Florida, Orange county, New
York; was graduated from Union COL
lege in 1855; practiced law in Kansas,
where he also edited a newspaper, and
in Illinois. After the war. in 1866, he
was appointed consul to Vienna; was
promoted consul general for Austria
Hungary in 1874, resigned in 1879; was
commander Of the department of Illi-
nos,G. A. r., III 1886, and was Repub-
lican member of congress for four
terms, beginning with the Eiftieth con-
gress.
A Shock at His Home
GA1EsBURG, H., Jan. 6.-The news
of the death or Congressman P. S. Post
profoundly shocked this community.
with which Gen. Post has for so many
years been identified. He was very
popular in Galesburg, and on all sides
are heard expressions of sorrow. When
he left here last Tuesday morning be
said to his physician that he never felt
better. 1t was not known here that he
was sick. The funeral will be held
Wednesday afternoon under the au-
spices of the Grand Army of the Re-
public.
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