The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1896-10-15
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Veterans Of fiIe Country's Gr1ndoss srrov
Who Have Answered the Last Gait

Veterans Of the Country'+ Grandoss 4rrov
Who Have Answered the I.sst Can.
/ DUFF.-At Port Huron. Mich. Sept %
| Lient George Duff e. s. A.. RETIRED aged 90
Lieut. Duf was born in Scotland He enlisted
as volunteer at PIttsburg. Aug IS 1861 and
between that date and jan T. 1868. he served
as private, Corporal and First Sergeant in
To- ~ lo2d Pa Jan. ]. 1863, he was commits
stoned Sscosd Lieutenant and was hororshIy
mustered out Sept % 1864. He became second
| Lieutenant Of The Veteran Reserve Corps. Sept.
10. 1854. He was comm issioned Second Lieu
tenant Of the 49, Inf. T. :. A.. July n 1856,
and was transferred 10 the Ist Inf. April g
| 1853 lie reached the grade of First LIcuten-
ant on Feb. Is. 1873. ard served in this grade
until June %, ISIS, when he was retired.
curing hrs service m the war he belonged 20
Coaehs Division, Fourth Corps on tue Perrin
| sula, and commencing with the PeasRsular cam
| paign IN 62. participated in ali The Campaigns,
sSIrmishes and battles that fell to the csms
mand to which he was attached. He VIZ
wounded at Cold Harbor Va. June 6. 1854.
JoNEs.-At Columbus Wis. Sept. T. % aropsy
John A. Jones, Co. O, 231 WIS., aged 10 Hs
was faithful member of Harvey b. Brown
Post, 146
kEMPER.--At East Newark. ". Y. Sent. 10
MAJ john II. kemper, 10th ". Y. Cav. aged
62 John III. kemper was born az Hudson.
N. Y. lie entered the army in November. 1861,
at Elmira, N. Y. as Major of the I0sh y. Y.
Cav. lie was first discharged July II 1862 az
Sheppardstown. Va, for disability He was
commissioned Captain Of Co. K, 10th Y. V. CIV.
| IN June, 1884 He was finally discharged Dec.
24 1854 at Harris Island, New York Harbor.
Tor disability. His first battle was AZ Brandy
Station, Va; next MiddIeburg. then success
sve'y at Ashby's Gap. Gettysburg, Falling
Waters, Lees Mills. and Rearn's Station. He
was IN Georgetown Hospital from October,
1851, to January, 1864 He considered the
most important event in bis service his victory
at Middleburg. Va, where he charged with ore
squadron, consisting of about so men, the wbols
rebel cavalry corps Of the Army OF Northern
Virginia and their battery. He drove them
from their position in the woods and hell the
ground. All his officers and all the others
were killed excepting five. Company I had
but one man left. Serg't Perry The charge
WAS made on June 10. 1868. and deceased had
vouchers from several officers and men to prove
the fact. His loss was the creates: ever recorded
IN history, 30 per cent. Comrade Remper was
a memb Der OF William B. Fosbu rgIl Post, go and
the funeral services were undor the auspices
of that organization.
WoLF.-At Upton, Iowa, in September. Capt.
William Penn Wolf. Co. J. 10Th Iowa. aged So.
Cornrade Wolf was born in the village Of Har-
risburg, about 10 miles northeast OF Canton. o.
W bile small boy he removed with his parents
to farm in the vicinity of Marlboro, in tba
SAME County. He attended the Seminary and
High School ofthat place, and afterward taushs
IN the Union School; also, in LimayiFIe and
the Edinburg High School, In Porsage County.
CneoSing the profession of law he entered sha
Office of Bieree 81 Pease. of Canton O. At chs
age of % he moved with his parents to Cedar
County, Iowa, aud settled in the western part OF
the County. where he engaged in farming and
teaching for about three years. Aug 81. 1853.
he was married to Miss Alice Macy. Soon after
he began the practice of Law in Tfpton After
in Tho G<.f~a
he was invited to take charge of Upton Union
School. as Principal, but declined thai ne
might devote more time to his law Practice
he took much interest in education and served
as County Superintendent. He was elected as
a Representative in the Legislature in 1863.
He enlisted in the army and was made Captain
of Co. ]. 18th Iowa. He received bad wound.
from which he was a great sufferer much Of the
time He served bis time. and. returning re-
suTed the practice of law with Judge Roth
rock as his partner. He was very successful.
he was Assistant Collector of Internal Reys-
nue. under Lincoln. aud was elected to the
state Senate IN 1867, serving Until 1870, WREN
he was elected Representative to Congress to
MI an unexpired term. In 1892 and 1891 he
was member of the Legislature and in the
latter year was Speaker of the House. He was
also strongly talked of for Governor about that
time. He was Chairman of the Republican,
State Central COMMITTEES in 1854 In 1894 ae
was elected Judge of the Eighteenth Judicial
District, position he was sminentIy auaai-
ned to NIL, giving satisfaction to the bar aad
the people. Judge Wolf was man of unusual
mental abilities. he had that keen iuteilecs
which could plainly discern a parallel or Il diff
ference which the ordinary mind would over
lock. Hrs mind was flied with the lore Of
ages, and enriched with the best Iiterature
His heart was kind, aud knew no enmity.
lis wife, Alice. died May IL, 1881, leaving
husband and six children. He was married TO
Martha ii. Redfeld Oct. 81, 1885. Of this
union there are two children. He was menu
Der Of the GA r. and Loyal Legion
GUNNING.-At Cedar Rapids. Iowa. Sept. "a.
John I. Cunning, Corporal, Co. A, 18th Iowa,
aged S. Comrade Cunning was a native of
pennsylvania, and moved to Iowa in 1876 He
enlisted in the 18th Iowa when it was organ
lied and served until the close of the war.
lMLEY.-At Rockport, Tex. Sept 10. of heart
disease, C. E. Imley, Co. I, 29sh Ind Comrads
lmiey enlisted in October, 1861, at the age of is,
as musician. tie was promoted to Corporal
for bravery, and later became First Sergeant Of
his company. he was discharged Dee 2, 1865.
In 1856 Comrade ImIey moved to San Antonio
where he became member of f. o. G.. Ord Post
), Department of Texas. In 1887 ComraGe In.
ey was employed by the s. A. & A. P. r. II. as
general agent and operator. which position ha
held at the time of his death. The remains
we're taken to San Antonio for burial The
uneral was under the auspices Of Ord Post A
Uid0w survives him.
Colossal Middletown, o. Sept 90 OF dis
,ase contracted in Andersonville Charles ID.
Coles, Co. II. 5Ith Ohio, aged 90 Deceased
vas member of DeardorE Brock Post SOC.
Department of Ohio.
BIGHaM.-At Kendrick Idaho. 5spi Is.
Thomas Bisham, Co. 6, 55th Ill., aged "a He
caves wife at the age of S. Thomas Big
lam will be remembered By good MANY of
he old 5Sth I'll. He was at the battles of Fort
)onelson. PIttsburg Landing aud siege of Cor
nth. He was teamster for Co. G. and did cob
ling ut odd times for the regiment. His son.
'am Bigham, lives at KendYiek Idaho
NORTH--At Graeeland, s D. Sent Is Geo
:. North, Co. p, 5Stb Pa Comrade North en-
isted in December, 1861 for three wears: rs-
nlsted in February. 1854. and served to close
4 war, making total service of over so
months Deceased was a charter member of
1aj j. B. Wiley Post 1877. of Henry S. ID. Hs
ad been totally blind for over a year. but re-
eived only So pension. widow and three
hildren survive him
HEIsLEY.-At Williamsport. Pa Oct 2 Fred.
rick p. Heisley. 11th Pa and Co. c. Sd u. 81.
=. aged "a. Comrsde Heisley volunteered in
SCI IN Dick Coulter's famous 1Ith. and was
aptured. He was exchanged six weeks LATER
nd rc-enlisted in Co. c. 81 u s. T.. A.. until
ischarged, Nov ~. 1861, at Cedar Creek. Va.
he discharge IS signed by Gen. c.. A. Custer
nd is supposed to be the only one in Pennsyl.
ania at the present time. He was a liberal
IAN, and 10 one who ever applied to ain for
id was turned away. He leaves widow, one