Mower County transcript., 1897-07-07

COMRADE D. A. M'FADDEN.
Died, at, his home in this city.
Sunday mQrning, July 4, 1897, Of
Bright's disease, Darius A. Nc
Faddcn, aged nearly SO years.
Deceased was born at West Chazv,
Clinton Co., N. Y. August IL, 1888.
He was the son Of John j. and
Miranda (Atwood) McFadden. He
was one Of eight children, five boys
and three girls. Two brothers, War
ner and Edwin. and the oldest sister,
survive and are living At West Chazy.
The youngest sister is living in New
Hampshire.
Darius lived with his parents on the
farm until he was 10 years old when
he went to work at the carpenters
trade. He received his education in
country school in his native town.
He was married at West ChaZy to
Hal riet E. GOewey, Sept. 6, 1858. BY
this marriage there were four child
rem, George, living at Minot, n. D.
Nellie, who was Mrs. D. z. Robinson,
of Austin and who died here in 1888,
Waldo, who died in Austin in 1884,
and Charles, who is travelling with a
theatrical company. Mr.. McFadden
worked at the carpenter trade at
West Chazy until August, 1862, when
with one OF his brothers he enlisted
in the 1l8th Regiment N. Y. Vol.
nifty, which was recruited in Warren
Essex aud Clinton Counties. The
regiment rendezvoused at Platts-
burgh, N. Y. and left that pointSept.
6, 1862, for New York, going on Lake
Champlain to Whitehall. They passed
through Philadelphia and Baltimore
and camped at the Relay House,
Maryland, for drill and to guard the
stone bridge and the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad. In October, they we're
ordered to near Washington and were
quartered at Fort Masser near Chain
Bridge until Christmas. They we're
then put on guard duty in Washing
ton until about March /, 1863 They
then went to Suffolk Va. doing picket
and guard duty there and had two
stirring little fights with the rebels.
They helped to tear up the Weldon
railroad. About May l, they marched
up to the White House landing for
duty. At York, nearly all the regi-
ment was sick and several men died.
About July l, theymarched from York
to Petersburg for duty in the en-.
trenchments and we're under almost
constant fire until about Novembe
Then they went to near Richmond,
close to Dutch Gap, where they went
into winter quarters, being then in
the 18th corps under Gen. Butler.
About the middle of April, 1864, they
broke camp and made several march
es in different directions coming
around to Drury Bluff where they
mad snug three days battle. There
Mr.. Nc ,Fadden was wounded, being
shot through the back on the last
day of the fight, May Is, 1864. He
was placed in the hospital, later join
ing the regiment near Chapin's farm
where another severe battle was
fought with considerabl BILE loss of life
By this time the regiment was getting
pretty we'll reduced in numbers.
They marched from Chapin's farm to
Fair Oaks and in the second battle at
that point, the company to which
Mr.. Nc Fadden belonged were all
taken prisoners but five. The regi-
ment did no more fighting until the
battle of Cold Harbor. They marched
back and went on duty near Dutch
Gap remaining there until the spring
of 1865. At the time Of the evacuation
Of Richmond, the Hath N. Y. was
one Of the first regiments in the city,
remaining there on duty until the
troops had all passed and after the
grand review at Washington. The
regiment was mus tered out June 13,
1865, at Richm ond. returning to
Plattsburg to disband.
In July, 1865, Mr.. Nc Fadden went
into the mercantile business at Chazy
with brother. continuing in bust.
ness for about three years. He then
worked at his trade as carpenter un-
til the spring Of 1870, when he moved
to Keysville, N. Y. working at bis
trade. In May, 1871, he came west
working on the Carleton College
buildings at Northfeld for a few
months and moving to Austin in
August, 1871. Here he has since re.
sided. In September, 1871, he COM
menced railroading, firing an engine
for about two and a half years
on the c., M. 81 St. P. Ry., and
then running an engine until Sept.
1889. He was elected a mem Der of
the Austin city council in 1889 from
the third ward, resigning the position
year later when be moved into the
first ward. He went into the grocery
business for year and then worked
at his trade until 1895. His first wife
died in Austin in $780, In 1894, he
was married to Mrs. Della Olney, one
child blessing their union. In 1895