The National tribune., 1896-01-02
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Veterans of the Country's Grandest Army
Who Have Answered the Last Gail

Veterans of the COuntry's Grandest Army
Who Have Answered the Last Call
BRADFoRD.-At CentrOpOls. Kan, Nov rs,
James Bradford, Co. G., both Ohio COmrade
Bradford was a member Of George III. Thomas
Post, Is. Ottawa Kan.
HESFIELD.-At Salem Mass, Dec 10. Amos
Henfeld, Sergeant Major, 14th Mass; First
Lieutenant, dist Mass, aud Captain when the
designation of the regiment was changed to I'd
Mass. Cav. He joined Massachusetts, Lodge.
J. o. o. F., No. /. OF Boston, in the Fall Of 1913;
aftcrward became a charter member Of Hope
Lodge, Methuen; on July 26, 1914. joined Es-
sex Lodge, !. O. o. f., Of Salem; in June. 1915,
Naumkeag Encampment, i. o. o. F., and Post
81. GAR. in 1870 He leaves one son. James
Ii. Henield, who is also a veteran of the war.
PoRTER.-At Independence Ind, April 20,
AIonzo M. Porter Co. F, I'D Ind.
BROwS.-At Independence. Ind, Oct 18,
Comrado A. Brown, Co. G. seth H.. aged 90.
DoOLITTLE.-At Brooklyn N Y, Dee Is,
Harvey Doolittle. 9th n. Y. s. s., aged 90.
Comrade Doolittlo dropped dead while on his
knees at prayer just preceding the services in
St. Peters Episcopal Church, in State street,
Brooklyn. COmrade DOOiittle lived in apart
ments at 81 Bergen street. with his widowed
sister, Mrs. E. W. Hill, aged - years, who has
been an invalid from heart trouble for a long
time. The couple were extremely poor, al
though both had once been in good eircum-
is said to have impoverished herself by her
charitable inclinatiOns.
MfLLER.-At Sorrento, Fla, July %, T. VI.
Miller, Co. A, 10Th Ohio. He leaves a widow.
MOss.-At Potwin, Kan. Dec 10. Jacob Moss
Co. F, Sth Iowa Cav, aged 66. Deceased was
member of POtwin Post BIT.
KING.-At Knapp, Wis. Sept. 81, Joseph
King. Co. !. Goth aud 18th ~ Y. aged a. Com
rade King also served in the Mexican war. He
was an honored member Of Humphry Post.
las, and had held the Office of Surgeon since
the Post organized.
YoIGT.-At Loekport, H., Nov ], of disease
contracted in the service, Aug. Voigt, Co. A,
44th H. aged 81.
WRIGHr.-At Cleveland, o., Dec. 10, Frank
Wright, 57th Pa, and Cd Pa. Cav, aged so.
Frank Wright was born near Richmond. Hem
rico County, Va. During the battle of GaBes's
Mill his home was in direct line of the BATTLE
He and his sister carried an invalid mother to
a house cut OF line of the firing. His own house
was used as a hospital his table as a dissecting-
table, and the yard was filed with dead soldiers.
Young Wright CHANGED TO fall into the hands
of an officer named Thomas Colmers, who took
him to Greenville Pa. Soon after he went into
HambIin's foundry to learn the trade Of molder.
but remained there only six or seven months.
He enlisted in the 57th Pa, and his company
became so small that it was transferred to the
I'd Pa. Cav. He was in So different engage
ments, great and small, but never received p
wound. At the close of the war be returned
to Greenville, Pa, where he learned his trade
Of a marble cutter. and had been one of the
most skillful workmen in western Pennsyl-
vsnia- Two years ago he had bad attack Of
la grippe from which he never fully recovered.
By advice of his physician he went to CIeve-
land few weeks before his DEATH COmTade
Wright was one of the organizers of the Watson
Guards, now Co. Il, 10th Regiment. ". g. r,
and moving spirit in that organization for 10
years, where nc worked his way from a private
to First Lieutenant. and was out on duty all
the time during the great riots in the State OF
Pennsyl vaui in 1878. He was buried at Green
Vile. A widow and two children survive him.
JoNEs-At HisginspOrt o., Nov 81, Louis
J. Jones, Co. f, lst Ohio l.. A., aged o.. Com
rade Jones was orn i'm Pennsy lvania. lie
moved to Ohio when quite young. Deceased
was charter member of j. F. Fyfe Post, 30.
He was Past Commander, and held the Office
of Officer of the Day at the time of his death.
He leaves a widow aud seven children.
WEIsER-At Delaware, o., Oct. IL, of disease
contracted in the service, j. III. Weiser, Co. F,
5lth Ohio. and Co. Z. 1S5th Ohio. COmrade
Weiser a charter member of Kimball Post,
$40. and was Commander at the time of his
death. He was buried with GAR honors by
his Post, which attended in body.
PUCKETT.-.At Daisy, Tenn, recently, VIM.
r. Pickett, Co. i, 4th Tenn. Cav, aged 76.
Comrade Pickett was born in South Carolina.
He enlisted in the 4th Tenn. Cav, Oct. l., 1868,
and served as Corporal until the close OF the
war He was a member of McCOOk Post SO.
Three sons and four daughters survive him.
JAUMAN.-At Boise City, Idaho. Oct. Z. VIM.
Jauman, Co. F. goth N. Y. aged So. Comrade
Jauman enlisted in April, 1861, and served two
years being honorably discharged in May, 1863
He was engaged in the battles of Big Bethel,
Ham, ton Greek. the seven days fight from
to Harrison Landing second
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tietam. He was appointed Sergeant of hiseom-
pany for a special act of bravery in rescuing
his regimental flag at battle of Antietam. De-
ceased was an honOred member of Phil Sheri-
dan Post, 4, and had served as its Commander.
Resolutions were passed by the Post.
IRwIN.-At Springfield, o., recently, of heart
disease, William j. Irwin, 20. h, I'd Ohio, and
First Lieutenant, Co. c, 10th Ohio, aged o.
He was a 32d degree Mason, and member OF
anthony Lodge, 455, +. & A NJ. he leaves
widow.
John 4. Bryant, Co. A. I'd N. III. He was
charter member of Nat Head Post. ~.
DALE.-At Bellefonte, Pa, Dee. 1, Capt. @.
Dale. ir. 10th Pa. Comrads Dale enlisted as 9
Corporal in the 10th, Aug. 81, 1861; was in
every battle in which the regiment was en-
gagged aud was mustered out as Captain, July
Is, 1865.
WooDcocK.- Bellefonte. Pa, Dec. 4, Rev.
John A. Woodcock, 202d Pa.
HIGGINS-At Palestine, ILL.,, Nov. 10, OF
heart disease, George W. Higgins Co. Ii, 11th
Mo- He leaves four children.
BEIGHAM-At Soldiers Home, Chelsea,
Mass, Dec. B. VIM. G. Brigham. Deceased was
formerly resident of Medford. and was we'll
known in both Boston aud Mediord. lie
leaves three daughters.
SMITH.-At North Salem. N. H, Dec IL
Benjamin III. Smith. Co. l. 18th N. H., aged 6e.
He was a member of Gilman Sleeper Post. "A
widow and 81 children survive him.
WoLF.-At East Berlin. June 10, Adam Wolf,
Go. E, 200th Pa Comrads Wolf was member
Of Capt. Pfefler Post 400.
DEARDOKFF.-At Hampton, Pa, Dec. 8, Wm.
Dearborn. Co. /, 56th Pa, aged O. COmrade
Deardorff was an hOnored member of Capt.
Pfeffer Post, 400. lie leaves a widow. two
Ous and three daughters.