The National tribune., 1895-08-08
MUSTERED OUT.
Veterans OF the Country's Grandest Arrnv
Who Have Answered the Last Call.

Veterans OF the Country's Grandest Army
Who Have Answered the Last Call.
PfERcE.-At Lincoln, Neb., July 2i. John
Pierce, Co. F, 1st w. Va, aged IS. Comrade
Pierce enlisted in September, 1861 and was mus
tered out in September, 1852. by reason Of Sur
geon's certificate of disability. He became a
member of Farragut Post. GAR, of Lincoln
Neb., by muster. Dec. Is, 1894. He was buried
by the Post in its burial lots in Wynka Gene
try He leaves widow, several sons, daughs-
ers. and grand children.
ABBOTT.-At Arroyo Graude, Cal, Feb 2 s.
III. Abbott, Co. f. lst Mich. L. A. The com rade
was a member of Harper Post 1876 and was al so
a Mason. He was buried BY the latter Order.
DAvIs.-At Arroyo Grande. Cal, May IL,
| Jacob Davis. Lieutenant. Co. b, 5Sth Ind Com
rade Davis was not member of the GAR
but was buried by Harper Post
MCALLIsTER.-At VinIand. Wis, June I3
/ Daniel McAllister, Co. X, 1lth Wis. He was
an houored member of III. +. Lewis Post, 129
Meenah. and was buried under the auspices Of
that organization. He leaves a widow and
three sons, one of whom served three years
during the war.
DUNS.-At Toronto, Canada, on july II.
James Dunn, Co. q. 1l7th ILL., Comrads Dunn
enlisted Aug 13. 1862, and was in active service
with his regiment until its muster-out July,
1865. He was a member of J. S. Knowltou Post
Toronto, Canada. The Post was represented at
his funeral.
DYER.-At Kansas City, Mo-, July II, Capt.
George r. Dyer. aged So Capt. Dyer served as
Post Quartermaster Mt Pilot Knob. No., during
the entire war. He was a very efficient officer
and millions of dollars worth of supplies passed
through his hands without the loss of a cent.
Capt. Dyer was highly respected by all who
enjoyed his acquaiR tance.
LIE BLOND.-At Sioux Falls, s. d., recently,
DIR. John Byers lie Blond. Surgeon, 1st Mimi,
aged 40. DIR. lie Blond studied medicine in
Cleveland, o., and after graduating practced
for time in his native State. when be removed
to Brownsville. MINI. in 1856, where he lived
until October, 1880. when he removed to Sioux
Falls. In the early days of Minnesota Dr. lie
Blond was active in politics, and was a member
of the first and second Legislature of that State,
and assisted in framing the Constitution of
that Common wealth. Upon the breaking out
of the rebellion DIR. lie Blond enlisted as Sur
geon of the 1st MIMI, and served to the end Of
the war, being mustered out at Fort Smelling
in 1865. He was member Of Joe Hook err POST
He leaves two sons.
SIBLEY.-At Vancouver, B. c., July %. Col.
E. X. Sbiey, I'd VT. aud LIST VT. Cav, aged "a.
Col. SiDley had returned few days before his
death from q trip to Alaska, in company with
Gen. J. Magee and Gen. Lathrop, of New York,
and was so i'll reaching Vancouver that he
was taken Immediately to the hospital. The
body was sent to Chicago on the 29th. Ebe-
nezer kellogg Sibley was born Sept. 81 1871, at
Westford. VT He enlisted as private in Co. G.,
I'd VT, May 13, 1861. lie was discharged Dee.
p, 1861, for disability but re-enlisted Sept. 25
1862, in Co. M. 1st VT. Cav. He was success
lively promoted to be First Sergeant, Second
Lieutenant, First Lieutenant, Captain and
Breyet Major. In June, 1865, upon the CONSOLE
dstion of the regiment, he was transferred to
Co. C. and on Aug. 9. 1865 he was mustered
out of service. Col. Sibley, in his four years Of
service, participated in more important battles
and saw more of the actual hardships of war
than fell to the lot of most OF our volunteer
soldiers. He was attached to Gen. Hancock's
staff, in charge of a cavalry escort from May
to October 1854. At the battle of Hagers-
town, July 6, 1868, he was slightly wounded
aud taken prisoner. During his 10 months
imprisonment he was confined at Belle Isle aud
Castle Thunder, in Richmond. In the action at
Namozim Church, Va, April 8. 1865, his horse
was shot from under him. He was present ss
the grand review of Sheridans Cavalry at
Washington at the close Of the war; command
ing battalion of the Ist VT. Cav, in Gen. VIM.
Wells's Brigade. After the close of actual hos
Utilities, and previous to his discharge, he was
on duty with his battalion along the north
eru frontier of Vermont and New York.
After the war he went West and entered the
railroad service as General Freight Agent of the
Iron Mountain Railroad at St. Louis. Later
he was Assistant General Freight Agent of the
Cairo and Fulton and st. Louis Iron Mountain
and Southern Railways. From February, 1881.
to June, 1882, he was General Manager; and
from June 1882, to 1884, Receiver and General
Manager Of the Memphis Little Rock Rail-
road. From June, 1885. to May, 1885. be WAS
Superintendent of the Missouri Pacific Rail-
way and branches and the Missouri. Kansas &
Texas Railway north of Denison, Tex. Since
1884 he has been a member of the Boards OF
Arbitration of the Southern Railway and Steam
ship Association and the Southern Passenger
Association, and member of the banking
house of Marquaud & Parmly, of New York,
from which ne retired few months since.
BLOoD.-At Orange Park, Fla, April z, G. w.
Blood, 45th Mass. aged 81
WHTE.-At Worcester. Mass, July q. Of
heart disease, VIM III. White Co. A. 51st Mass,
aged 81 Deceased was member OF Ward Post,
TO- widow and five children survive him.
HOLMAN.-At Worcester, Mass, July 23, OF
heart disease, Frederick Holman, Co. K, 9Th
Me-, aged As Deceased was an honored MEM
Der of Geo. III. Ward Post 10. He leaves .
widow and one daughter.
DAyrsoN.-At Arthur, ILL.,, July %, j.
Dawson, Co. Z. 57th Ind. He: was a charter
member of Arthur Post, 1914. and was buried
with military honors. A widow and several
children survive him.
MooNEY.-At Hutchinson, Kan, July 13
Richard Mooney, 37th N. Y. Deceased was an
honored member of Joe Hooker Post large
delegation from the Post attended MS funeral.
CoLE-At Buffalo. N. Y, July 25. Wm. A
Cole, Co. C, 9Th Me-, aged 90. He was MEM
Der of Mcmahon Post, POS. He leaves a family
RoTH.-At Buffalo. N. Y, July so. Anthony
Roth. Co. K. I55th N. Y. Deceased was
member of Mcmahon Post, 205. He leaves
family.
DUNLAP.-At Chicago recently, Charles
Dunlap. aged 81. Charles Dunlap was born in
July 80, 1914. AS the age of 10 he
enlisted in the West Virginia cavalry on the
first call for Union troops. He stesdfastiy
fused any higher promotion than the rank OF
Sergeant. Comrade Dunlap saw brilliant serv-
ce to the end of the war. At its close he went
20 work as a passenger brakeman on the Balti-
more & Ohio Road. He was Yardmaster as
W. Va; subsequently Trainmaster
md Superintendent Mr. Dunlap left the
& Ohio in 1890 To become Trainmas-
Ter for the Rock Island Road. His promotion
vas rapid and he came TO Chicago In July.
1890. as General superintendent of the entire
Rock Island system of some $500 miles OF
-oad. Comrade Dunlap leaves a daughter. He
.lso leaves three brothers, of whom two are
ailroad officials, and two sisters as Mounds