The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-01-07
GENERAL PHILLIP POST DEAD,
The Soldier and Statesman s
Life Work Ended.
Brilliant Services in the War of the
Rebellion.
uonors Bestowed Upon Him by n GrRte-
fui Government and PeopIs-Prom-
insnt in G. A. X. Circles.

BY THE HERALD IS Leased Wire.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 6.-Gsn. Phillip
Post, member of congress irosa the
Tenth dlstrics of Illinois, died at tn,
Hamilton hotel ia this city this morn
ing, after an illness Of but one day
His death was from heart failure, re-
sulting from acute gastritis. For some
time he had been suffering at intervals
with attacks which physicians pro
nounced dyspepsia, but he attended Il
his duties unromittingly. He pausec
the holidays at his home i'll Illinois and
reached Washington Wednesday. Early
SATURDAY. morning he was seized with
an attack Of his old trouble which die
not, however, assume seriou3 form until
this evening. During the night heart
failure set in and several hours before
his death. which occurred at 80 O'Clock
this morning, the physicians could
detect hardly any pulse beat. Mrs.
Post and his son, w. Post were with
him. There is another son, Phillip s.
Post lawyer in Chicago.
The Illinois delegation in congress-
Will hold meeting at IL o'clock to.
morrow morning to take appropriate
action and the house will adjourn sitter
the reading of thu journal. The uaual
committees from the house snd the SEN
ate will be appointed to act az an escort
to the body to Illinois. The funeral
party will leave Washington ct g o'clock
tomorrow night, and the funeral GER.
vices will BIS held ia Galesbarg, H.,
probably Wednesday afternoon. There
will be no services in shia city.
BRILLIANT CAREER.
General Post was best known through
his brilliant military services in the
war Of the rebellion Nbera he won high
rank and distinction with great ability.
When the war began no was appointed
second lieutenant of tina Fifth Illinois
infantry. After the first Missouri cam
paign he became major and in nine
months after his enlistment WAS made
colonel Of the 59th Illinois for gallantry
at the battle of Pea Ridge, in which he
was badly injured. Before he was able
to mount his horse without assistance
ne rejoined the troops, then hurrying
forward to Corinth, and was at once ss-
signed to the command of brigade.
from May, 1852, to the close Of the war
he was constantly at the front. In the
army OF tine Cum berlsnd az first organ
lzed he commanded the First brigade,
First division of the Twentieth army
corps, from its formation to the dissolu-
ton OF the corps, and brigade con-
spicuous in all the engagements Of that
army under General Rosecrans. With
1t he commenced the battle of Stone
river, drove the enemy back several
miles and captured Lsetown. During
the Atlanta campaign he was transferred
to General Woods division of the Fourth
corps, and when thu latter was wounded
at the battle of Lovejoy Station took
command and returned with it to Tens
nesses to oppose the progress OF the en-
emy northward.
IN CIVIL LIFE.
On December 15, 1864, in the Nash
Vile fighting he carried Montgomery
hill at the point OF the bayonet, and in
The next days fighting fell dangerously
wounded while leading an assault ON
Overton hill. In July, 1865. he was
yiven command Of the western district
II Texas, and remained until the with.
travail of French from Mexico re-
moved the danger OF military complica-
tions.
General Posts civil career has been
An eventiul one. He was born March
IL, 1888, in Florida, Orange county, New
York; was graduated from Union col
egs in 1856; prscticed law in Kansas,
where he also edited newspaper, and
in Illinois, after the war, in 1866. he was
appointed consul to Vienna, was pro.
noted consul-general for Austria Hun
gary in 1874, resigned in 1879; was COM
mander Of the department OF Illinois G.
A. R. in 1854, and was a Republican
Of congress for four terms, be-
ginning with the Fiitieth congress.