The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1895-03-21
MUSTERED OUT.
Veterans OF the Country's Grandest Arr
Who Have Answered the Last Call

Veterans OF the Country's Grandest Army
| Who Have Answered the Last Call.
HUNT.-At Somonsuk. ILL.,, Feb. %, David
| j. Hunt, Co. K. 9Th Ill Cav. aged -. His fu-
neral was attended by Sand wich Post, 51O Of
| which he was an honored member.
KEITH.-At Port Leyden. N. T., March 2.
| Henry Keith, Co. K, 5th ". Y. n. A. He was
| a member of Post 1885,
HALLIDAY-At Salem Center, o.. Feb. 20,
OF disease contracted in the service, William
l.. Halliday, Co. K, 7th Ohio, aged 50. He was
an honored member of Miles Standish Post,
AGO. which passed resolutions upon his death. A
son and daughter survive him.
BRYANT.-At Oakland, I. r., Jan. 10. Silas
M. Bryant, Co. II, 7th Ind, and later 145th Ind.
He entered the service at the age of 10 years.
MAwsoN.-At Lyons, Neb., Feb. 9, Of lung
trouble, James g. Mswson, Co. @, LIST Neb,
aged 81. His funeral services were conducted
by the I. o. o. F. He leaves widow and ono
son.
HIcKMAN.-At Pleona No. JAM so. of heers
disease, Horny Hickman, First Lieutenant Co.
b. Sd No. Cav, aged 81. He leaves a widow,
five sons and three daughters.
HUST.-At Pleona. Mo-, Feb. - of heart dis
ease, Michael ii. Hunt, Co. T. 59th No., aged
AZ. He was a member of Norcross Post. He
leaves a widow, one son and two daughters.
TENNEHILL--At Plevns, Mo-, Jan. 30 Of
lung trouble, Peter Tennehill, Co. I, I'd Mo.
s. NJ, aged 50. He leaves a widow and six
children.
CREITZ.-At Wilton, Iowa, Feb 90. Lewis T.
Creitz, Co. A, LIST Iowa, and 35th Iowa. aged so.
He enlisted in April, 1861, and served until
Aug 10, 1865. He was Past Commander OF
Sebert Post, and was buried under the auspices
of that organization. A widow and three chill
dren survive him.
KENYoS.-At Cornpropsts Mills Pa, Feb.
q, Matthew Kenyon, Old Cos. and B. 49th Pa
AUsTIN-At MOweaqua, ILL.,, Dec. 81, 1894
r d IL a
ILL.,, aged 55. He was buried under the auspices
of Clements Post, 1863. A widow and several
children survive him.
GEE-At Russell, Kan, Feb. 20, Nicholas
Gee, Co. A, 4th U. s. Art. Comrade Gee en-
listed in 1861, and was wounded at Ream's
Station in 1864. Alter recovery he rejoined the
battery in Virginia and remained with it I'M
til the Summer of 1865, when he re-enlisted in
same company and regiment, and campsigned
with Gen. Custer against the Indians. While
in the service he contracted rheumatism and
heart disease. He was a member of Russell
Post, 164. widow and eight children survive
him.
PEARCE.-At Wexford. R. T.. recently, Thos.
Dyer Pearce. 7th &. 1. He was a member Of
c. c. Baker Post. and was buried by that organ
ganization with military honors.
WILLEY.-At Evansville o., Jan. Is, RO0ers
s. Wiley, Co. F, 159th Ohio. aged SO. Comrads
Wiley had been Secretary of the I59th Ohio
IN.
He was a member of Hazlett Post 81.
BALLENGER.-At Evansville o.. Feb, Is Jsz
III. Ballenger, Co. L, 195th Ohio aged 90. Dan
Brown Post. $50. of which he was a member
conducted the funeral services. widow and
several children survive him.
BELL-At GAINESVILLE, o., Feb. Is, Henry
Bell, Co. E, 195th Ohio, aged 81 He leaves q
widow.
Mineral Evansville o., Feb 10 Matthew
M. Miner, Sergeant, Co. A, 10th Ohio Cay aged
II. Haslett Post, of which he was member,
conducted the funeral services He leaves q
widow.
MARsH.-As Randolph, N T., recently, Al
bert Marsh, Co. B. 64th N. Y At the battle OF
Spottsylvania, Va, May a, 1854. his right leg
was shattered, and was afterward amputatsd
near the body; but before being thus disabled he
had the privilege and honor of eapturnga rebel
flag in the thick of the fight for which gallans
action he was awarded q medal-of-hO by the
Secretary of War.
CRAM-As Canton. Mass, Feb IL, James 81.
Cram, Co. g, 10Th Mass.
PITTEE.-At Plymouth, Mass, Feb. II WIN.
Pittee, Co. E, 29th Mass. aged 49,
HARLAM.-At Plymouth. Mass, Feb is,
Samuel III. Harlan. Co. Z. 29th Mass, aged "a.
CLARKE.-At Boston, Mass, Feb. IL, Col.
Thos- VIM. Clarke, Goth Mass, aged so years.
McELwEE-At Wilmington, Del. recently,
Roger McElwee. SD N. Y. He was member
of Eneampment "a, q. v. L., and one of his
comrades writes as follows He bad lived In
this city five or six years; got ont of employ
ment, like many others; was sick, and treated
by the city physician, DIR. Fay; had applied
through an attorney here for pensiop, and
was notified by the Pension Department on the
18th of October last that he was an able-bodied
man, and his claim was not allowed. The
night before he died, when be found he was
sinking. be sent his landlord to hunt up some Of
the Union Veteran Legion people, and gave him
some of their names. He found them, and,
upon reporting his case. several went at once to
see him. This was the frat intimation that any
of his comrades knew of his condition. They
at once sought DIR. Fay, procured certificate.
went for an ambulance and took him to the
hospital, which was all done in less that one
hour He was found in the third story OF q
cheap lod giDg house. In room where there
were number of single cots, no fire, neither
was there any carpet on the floor nor sufficient
covering on his cot TO keep him warm. His
limbs were very much swollen. and he was per-
fectly helpless, and had to be carried down.
stairs by his comrades. He remarked to n COM
rade that If he had been well man and could
have procured work. he never would have APP
piled for pension. He died st the hospital On
the following morning"