Evening star., 1895-01-07
GEN. POST DE A D
A Gallant War Record and Distinguished
Civil Career.
The Representative From Illinois Ex.
pfrrs After an Illness of Only
Day Omcial Action.

Representative Post Of the tenth Illinois
district died of heart failure at the Hamil-
ton House in this city yesterday morning
at 4:3O o'clock, after an illness of one day.
The immediate cause of heart failure was
| an attack of acute gastritis.
For SOME time he had been suffering at
| intervals with attacks which physicians
| pronounced dyspepsia, but had attended to
| his congressional duties unremittingly. He
passed the holidays at his home in Illinois
| snd reached Washington Wednesday.
Early Saturday morning he was seized witr
| an attack of his old trouble, which did not,
| however, assume serious form until even
ing. During the night heart failure set IN
| and for some hours before his death the
| physicians could hardly detect any pulse
| beat. Mrs. Post and a son, w. S. Post,
| were with him. There is another son,
| Philip S. Post, a lawyer, in Chicago.
Brilliant War Record.
| Gen. Post was best known through his
| brilliant military services in the rebellion.
where he won rank and distinction with
great rapidity. When the war began he
| was appointed second lieutenant of the
| fifth Illinois infantry. After the first Mis-
| souri, campaign he became major, and eight
| months after his enlistment was made
| colonel of the ffty-ninth Illinois for gal
| lantry at the battle of Pea Ridge, in which
| he was desperately wounded. Before ne
| was able to mount his horse without assis-
| tance he rejoined the troops, then hurrying
| forward to Corinth, and was at once as
| signed to the command of brigade.
From May, 1861, to the close Of the war
| he was constantly at the front. In the
Army of the Cumberland, as first organ
! lied, he commanded the first brigade, first
| division of the twentieth army corps, from
| it's formation to the dissolution OF the
| corps, a brigade conspicuous in all the en-
gagements of that army under Gen. Rose
| Grams. With 1t he commenced the battle
| OF the Stone river, drove the enemy back
several miles, and captured Leetown- Dur
| ing the Atlantic campaign he was trans
| ferred to Gen. WOODS division OF the fourth
| CORPS and when the latter was wounded
at the battle CT Lovejay Station, took conf
mand and returned with it to Tennessee to
oppose the progress OF the enemy north.
On December is. 1864 in the Nashville
fighting he carried Montgomery Iiili at The
point OF the bayoEet, ana in the next day s
fighting fell dangerously wounded, while
leading assault on Overton Hill. In
July, 1865, he was given command of the
western district of Texas, and remained
until the withdrawal of the French from
Mexico removed the danger of military
complications.
His Civil Career.
Gen. Posts civil career has been a varied
one. He was born March 10. 1888, IN
Florida, Orange county, New York grad
uated from Union College in 1855; prac-
ticed law in Kansas. where he also edited
newspaper, and in Illinois After the
war. in 1866, he was appointed consul to
Vienna; was promoted consul general fer
Austria-Hungary in 1874; resigned in 1879;
was commander of the Department of
Illinois, q. A. X, in 1885, and was re-
publican member of Congress for four
terms, beginning with the Fiftieth Con-
greSS.
Gen. Post was a member of the House
| committee on the District of Columbia, and
has been a prominent figure in District
legislation.
His Death Announced.
The death Of Gen. Post was announced by
Mr.. Henderson QI), who spoke of the
shock caused by the sudden decease of the
member, who had been seen by many of his
colleagues in good health, on Friday, and
referred to him as a brave and gallant
soldier and faithful and intelligent repre-
sentative.
The following resolutions, prepared by the
| Illinois delegation. We're adopted:
Resolved, That the House OF Representa-
| tives has heard with profound sorrow Of
the death CT Mr.. Philip Sidney Post, late q
| Representative from the state Of Illinois.
Resolved, That committee of nine mern-
Speaker to act with such Senators as may
be selected to attend the funeral of the de-
ceased, and that the sergeant-at-armS Of
the House shall take order for superin tend
ing the funeral of the deceased at his
home, and the necessary expenses attending
the execution of the order shall be paid out
of the contingent fund of the House.
Resolved, That the clerk of the House be
directed to communicate to the Senate
copy of these resolutions
Resolved, That, a further mark OF
ba do NOV sdi
Speaker Crisp appointed the following
committee to accompany the remains TO
Illinois: Messrs. Henderson, Lane, Marsh,
Childs and Wheeler of Illinois, Bynum OF
Indiana, Boutelle of Maine, Lucas of South
Dakota, StallinGs of Alabama.
Then, on motion of Mr. Henderson. the
House adjourned.
No Funeral Services Here.
There will be no services over the re-
mains in this city. The body, accompanied
by a congressional committee and the
members of the family of the deceased, Is
to be taken this evening from the Hamil-
ton House to the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road depot, where it Will leave at q clock
for Galesburg, Ill. The funeral viii occur
at the latter place on Wednesday after
noon.
The Potomac Flats Litigation.