The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1896-09-05
sNETcHEs or 1HE GoLD NoMINrEs
SENATOR PaImer Was a Native of
kehtSeky.

John MrCauiey Palmer was born in
t.@slr 'frvk. Scott county. Ky, sept
H. iA' He removed to Illinois In
49, ana IN lASs settled in Carlinyille.
~ Mas admitted 10 the bar ia 1870.
""s delegate rs the state cOnsIi.u-
i."nhi convention in lSIT. a member Of
The state senate IN 1894 a delegate
l." the national republican convention
az Philadelphia IN 1856 presidential
9lr,i"f uu the republican ticket Of
lSe. aud delegate to the peace ION.
Nrhil"h al Washington Feb 4 1851
II" was elected colonel II the l1th I'M
h"4s volunteers IN April. 1861. accom-
panied General John T. Fremont in his
oAl-~hlllon 20 Springfield. Mo. and Nas
""tuinissI"ned brieadier general Of vol
unt~rfs De- 20 He WAS with General
John Pope al the capture Of New Mad
Ila rad Island No 10. and afterwards
'''i'.ithHard the First brigade. First di-
VISION ~ the Army II the MlNsissirr,i
Ia November, lN62 lac Was with G-a-
r'As Grant . army. IA temporary .,lfn-
'""aa - division, subsequently he
lv1 division AZ the battle ~ stone
EtNrf ana Tor his galiantry there he
~as ifafu"iesi so major general II vol
ah'ocis NOV ~ 1867 lie participate
.n she battle % Chickamauga and led
'hr ltIh corps IN the Atlanta cam.
palgu, from May uu September. iSc,
u Was governor 81 Illinois from 1868
'H IN1y
General y. d. BacLner,
Simon iEblINaf nuckner was born In
y rniueky Ia lk2L he Was graduated
AZ 'hc United states Military academy
.r ist' Entering the second infantry.
%. Vas. from August. 1875. tll May.
1876 assistant professor u ethics Il
NrAi Fulni he MAS brcyrg,,-i arst
hruttnau, fur Ralisnttl at Couirrras
Ard 'hutuhuwce. Mexico. where he was
"a -hd~i and captain lot gaIlantlS at
Meplic arl Roy he was appointed
assistant Instructor Of infantry tao
i.,a at 81 rat Point. August. 1875. ard
r'saEuod March % 1873 lie was "a.
g., flutsnArnt - construction II the
'hIaAEa custom house IN 1855. and
> luuG ~ The volunteers RAISED In
illinois, ir shat year Tot the Utah *.
Petition hat Mas not mustered into
sef1.., 10 then pyacticcd law. and
became thr tnusl prominent u the
kusEh'r sf the Golden Circle In KEN
1u.ha
After ige rl>Ii war began he way
u4a' commander II the state guard
. Kentucky aud adJuiani general ~
the state ou sept T. 1861. he issued
from HurariiNillr an address to the
pCHul, ~ Kentucky. calling on Them 10
take up arms against the usurpa ton
- Abraham Lincoln. after which tie
.rrUIari Bowling Green After ;hu
.aFfur. at Font Henry he evacuated
that place and withdrew Ia Fort Don
ripau. ahrT. he commanded brigade
lr thr battles 80 Feb n, II aud ..
= and after the escape ~ Pillow and
Floyd. surrendered the tort on Feb
80 e. General Grant. with 10. 600 prlSoS,
,ra and vast stores lie was imprisau-
IS at Fort Warren Boston. until *.
changed IN August. 1859. lie suhsc.
4ueutly commanded the FIRST diviEi N
Hf General Bardcc's corps In Bragg :
arm, Tn Tennessee Later he was
made major general and assigned 10
the third grand division. was in the
battles ~ Murirccshoro and Chirka,
manga. and surrendered with kirby
smiths army to- OEtcrhaus. at Baton
Rouge MAY &C. 1865
General Ruckncr's first wife was a
daughter Of Major kinEshury. He was
ru, " the pail bearers at Genera
Grants funeral He was elected Sot
crnur ~ Kentucky in 1857.