The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-08

ever left The Ninth corps held the
enemy at bay, and about o'clock next
morning he moved the regiment out, 1t
having suffered severe loss in killed and
wounded, but not a man captured. ON the
oath of June following, Lieutenant Vaughn
received his fourth and last wound In the
service, he being the only officer belong
ing to the regiment who had not been
away from 1t, either on account of sick
ness, wounds or capture thus far in the
campaign of "a. After the terrible suffer
ing from his last wound, which brought
him close to death, he was discharged at
Naval School hospital, Annapolis, Md,
Dec. 2l, 1864.
After being discharged he visited his
late regiment and on Jan II, 1865, left for
his home Before leaving he was sum-
moned to regimental headquarters, where
he was presented by Colonel Edmund L.
Dana with testimonial written and
signed by the colonel and signed also by
every officer then witk--se regiment. He
still has the testimonial in his possession
and prizes it very highly. The colonel
and majority of the officers whose sigma
lures appear on It, have since died, as
also a large majority of the brave men
whose courage and devotion placed the
one Hundred and Forty-third regiment,
Pennsylvania Volunteers, so high on the
scroll of honor. The testimonial is as fol-
lows:
Headquarters one Hundred and Forty
third Regiment, Pennsylvania Nolun-
teers,
Petersburg, Va, Jan. H. 1865.
Lieutenant:-The undersigned officers of
the one Hundred and Forty-third regi-
ment Pennsylvania Volunteers, have
learned with sincere regret that the wound
you received in June last before Peters
burg, Va, is of so serious a character as
to result probably in permanent disabili-
ty, and that by reason thereof you have
been honorably discharged from the SER
vice of the United States. In bidding you
adieu permit us to assure you that you
have the unqualified esteem and respect
of this entire command and established for
yourself the character of a brave, expert
enced intelligent and efficient officer and
gentleman. That you may be favored
with restoration to health and long enjoy
the reward of your good conduct and long,
faithful and perlous services is the earn
est wish and desire of your attached
friends and comrades.
(Signed) Edmund l.. Dana. colonel one
Hundred and Forty-third regiment; C. X.
Hughes, major one Hundred and Forty
third regiment: G. H. Campubel, adju-
tant one Hundred and Forty-third regi-
| ment; Edward Probst, assistant surgeon
One Hundred and Forty-third regiment;
NJ. Lewis Blair captain Company E, One
Hundred and Forty-third regiment; Asher
Gaylord, captain Company ID, one Hun
uIeu anu II OTly-lnllu regiment, JONI NJ.
Connor lieutenant Company b, one Hun
dred and Forty-third regiment; b. NJ. Stet-
| tier, first lieutenant Company A, one Hun
dred and Forty-third regiment; N. j. NJ.
Heck, lieutenant Company +, One Hun
dred and Forty-third regiment; Daniel j.
Morton, captain Company c. one Hun
! dred and Forty-third regiment; f. II.
Montony, lieutenant Company G, one
Hundred and Forty-thrd regiment; j. NJ.
| Lingfelter, captain Company b, one Hun
dred and Fortythrd regiment; Martin
| Chandler, lieutenant Company b, one
| Hundred and Forty-third regiment: Har-
| Ion Potter first lieutenant Company l.
| one Hundred and Forty-third regiment;
| II. n. Greensitt, lieutenant Company f.
| one Hundred and Fortythird regiment
| Max Burkhart, lieutenant Company c.
| One Hundred and Forty-thrd regiment
| w. II. White, captain Company H, one
Hundred and Forty-third regiment; r
| T. Crockett, lieutenant Company F, One
| Hundred and Forty-third regiment.
First Lieutenant O. E. Vaughn, late OF
| Company X, one Hundred and Forty
| third regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers