Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-11-01
HIS GALLANT SERVICES FOR HIS COUNTRY
A Brief Account of His Early Life, and a Description
Of His Pioneerings Throughout the
Western Country.

he Potomac when Lee surrendered, as
he was at Alexandria when Ellsworth
was killed. He was at the first battle
of Bull Run, heard the roar of cannon
and the rattle of musketry at Antietam,
participated in the battle of Fredericks-
burg, Va, Horse Shoe Bend, KY, where
the Colonel was wounded and taken
prisoner Blue Springs, Loudon, Lenoir
Station, Campbell Station, siege of
Knoxville, Fort Saunders, Thurley's
Ford, Strawberry Plains and Chucky
Bend, Tenn, the Wilderness. Spottsyl-
vania G. H., (where he was again badly
%wounded0 Hatchers Run, Fort Stead
man, capture of Petersburg and siege of
Petersburg, Va, from October 10, 1864
to April 8, 1865. During all of those
months there was not an hour when the
whistle of the mimic ball could not be
heard and casualties were of almost
constant occurrence while there were
frequent sharp engagements. During
most of this time Colonel L%ounsberry
was an aide or adjutant general on the
staff Of General Byron M. Cutcheon,
commanding the brigade. In recon-
mending him for appointment as gov
ernor OF Dakota in 1884 General CUT
cheon spoke of him as having served
under him as sergeant, lieutenant. cap
tain, adjutant general and chief of my
staff. and succeeded me as colonel and
[ regard him as the bravest man 1 ever
saw"
After the war he returned to
Michigan, purchased sheep and drove
them west settling on a homestead at
Fairmont, MINI. He and associates
had purchased the TOWNSHIP and became
the founders of that bright little village.
In September 1866 he was appointed
county auditor, Martin county, Mime
sofa and in November was elected to the
same position. He was reelected in
1868 but having established the Martin
county Atlas, which he moved to Wells
in 1870, he resigned and published the
Wells Atlas till 1872, when he accepted
a position on the Minneapolis Tribune
and during the campaign of 1872 was
engaged as a leading editorial writer on
that paper contributing articles, also,
for the Times, which after various
changes became the journal. In 1872
he established the Bismarck TRIBUNE
the first newspaper published in North
Dakota, with which he remained until
1884. In February 1876 he was ap-
pointed postmaster at Bismarck and
held the position until Cleveland's cleo
ton when he resigned. During Harri-
sons administration he served as special
agent of the general land office and had
over 1000 cases for investigation and
many for trial in the states of North and
South Dakota, Minnesota, Wyoming,
Colorado, Nebraska, New Mexico, Cali
%fornia, Washington and Oregon. His
work was specially investigating the
cases of alleged fraud held for cancella-
ton under the Sparks administration
of the general land office. Colonel
Lounsberry was the correspondent Of
the New York Herald who furnished
that paper with the fourteen column ac-
count of the Custer massacre. He has
repeatedly been employed by the asso-
ciated press, by the Chicago Times, and
all of the st. Paul and Minneapolis
dailies for special service and resigned
his position as managing editor on the
Fargo Argus to begin the publication
of the Record which has been a success
from every standpoint from the begin
ming.
There are many traits, in the char
acter of Colonel Lounsberry which de-
serve attention. He hates shams and
the men pretending to be what they are
not no matter to what profession they
may belong OF what cause they may
espouse. 1t was noticed in him as a
child when he declared he would not
ride a stick and call it a horse, though
willing to drag it by his side and CON
tinue in the play with his associates.
When he came home from a year in
southern prisons, it is related Of him in
the History of Calhoun county, Michi-
gan, that "he sought the first oppor-
tunity to re-enlist declaring that he
wanted to go back and pay his board
bill as he was indebted to the confeder.
ates for years free entertainment"
When in camp at Alexandria the con-
federates cam down one night and fred
on the union pickets. It was just before
July 4 1851. On the 4th Colonel Louns-