The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-06-09

Philadelphia; James Tweedale, Wash
ington, ID. c.; James r. Durham Wash
ington, ID. c.. Major Norton, Homer,
N. Y; Major Moses Veale, Philadel-
phia; Major c. c. Davis, Harrisburg:
Professor NJ. E. Scheduling, Reading;
Colonel ]. Park Rostles Wilmington,
Del; Captain Thomas r. Kerr, Pitts
burg; Joseph II. Keele. Jersey City;
Benjamin B. Levy. New York; John c.
Matthews, Pittsburg; Philip Petty,
Daggett, Pa; Captain e. A. Gilligam,
Oxford, Pa; w. j. Wray, Philadel-
phia; Sylvester II. Martin, Philadel-
phia; James j. Clark, Philadelphia;
Richard Binder, Philadelphia; ]. H.
Lyman, Randolph. N. Y; Edward
Walsh, Washington, d. c.; G. w.
Mears, Rupert, Pa; General Madison
Drake, Elizabeth, N. j.; Patrick H.
Dody, New York city; Captain p. II.
White. Albany, N. Y; Captain N. A.
McKown, Tunkhannock: Henry f.
Brown, jamestown, N. Y: c. II. Tas-
nocht, Lancaster; f. w. Anderson,
PhoeniXville; Colonel Charles M. Belts,
Philadelphia, Past Commander r. NJ.
Body, New York; Captain Hugh p.
i'OOliCb w dSillilS tOH, ~ III COlOIlel
p. Corliss, Albany, N. Y; Hon. Amos
j. Cummings, New York; Captain John
c. Delaney, Harrisburg; George Green,
Troy, o.; John Lilly, Daggert, Pa.
James NJ. Rutter, Wilkes Barre; Cap
tain John d. Terry, New York
THUMB NAIL SKETCHES.
Adjutant General Theodore S. Peck
IVES born in Burlington, VT, in 1S43
At the age of IS he enlisted in Com
pany F, First Vermont cavalry. He
passed all grades of promotion until
he finally became a captain and assist
ant quartermaster. His medal of honor
was received for gallant conduct al
Newport Barracks, N. c., Feb. 2, 1864
On that day the Union troops, COM
prising some $50 men with one piece OF
artillery, We're attacked by the con.
federates under General Morton, mum.
bering over 5000 men, accompanied by
fourteen pieces of artillery and some
cavalry Lieutenant Peck had COM
mand of the right of the division
which was nearest the enemy. The left
was the first to reach the Newpor,
river, and after crossing destroyed the
railroad bridge, leaving the county
bridge for the retreat of Peck's com.
mand, Lieutenant Peck, having in.
structions to fire it after crossing.
He was told that there would bt
turpentine and tar at hand with which
to set the bridge afire, and relying or
this he allowed the enemy to come
up close upon him, making eleven diff
ferent stands before taking to thu
bridge. Finally when his men could nj
longer hold the enemy in check he or.
dered retreat across the river ant
sent men to prepare the bridge for fir,
ing. These men returned with the in
| formation that there was no tar OF
turpentine at the bridge as reported
To leave the bridge standing meant tn,
| capture not only of Pecks commanC
| but also of the other wing. Determined
that this should not be Lieutenan
Peck set a detachment of men at Worl
| pulling up dry grass and pilling it OF
the bridge he and the remainder O
his command withstanding a furious
| onslaught in the meantime. When final
ly the signal was given that every
thing was ready, the men dashet
across the bridge, applied the torch AM
held the enemy in check until it wa.
| consumed. Before a crossing could b.
again built the Union men were tel
miles down the road.
AFTER THE WAR.
AT the close Of the war the govern
ment offered Captain Peck two com
missions but he declined to accep
| either. Upon his return home, he wa
appointed chief Of staff by Governo
John w. Stewart, and later became col
onel of the First and only regiment O
infantry of the National Guard of hi
state
In 1869 he was elected assistant ad
jutant general of the Grand Army O
the Republic department of Vermont
In 1872, senior vice commander an
lS76-n department commander. In 1SS
he was appointed adjutant general @
vermont. He is a charter member O
the Vermont Commandery, Militar
order of the Loyal Legion and was
vice president general of the Nationa
Society, Sons of American Revolution
He is charter member of the Vernon
Society of Colonial Stars and was it
first governor.
John Tweedale is a native of Phila
delphia and second vicepresident c
the Union Savings bank of that cit,
lie was born in 1S41 and enlisted at'th
age OF 81 He was awarded the media
OF honor for gallantry I'm action at tn
battle of Stone River, Tenn, Decembe
81 1862, and Jan. /. 1868, being then
private In Company b, 18th Pa. cav
airy. After serving in the field until
late period In the war he was detaile
for clerical duty at headquarters, an
after time was made chief clerk {
the Department Of the Cumberlan
headquarters. After the war he wa
appointed to clerkship in the war dc
partment and by his ability won grad
ual promotion until he finally becam
chief clerk OF the war department. II
was retained through three admins
! trattons and only reliquIshed his pos