Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1898-02-04
GENERAL PLAISTED DEAD.
or Good Fighting stock - Distin
suished soldier aud Politician.

BANGOR. Ne. Feb. l-Ex-Goyernur
Plai,lyd j. dead after a long and painful
uln-sS - Erignts disease lie was born
Ia jefferson. y. a.. in l,2, and Nu- one of
a family 81 -iN sons ami three daughter, ~"
al whom, beside himself. made their home
Ia Maine. the Hon William pIaistei. un -N-
tensigr tanner. senator from rrnubs.1i aud
T. Freeman fiui-t-d. NJ. H.. uI Pennington.
surgeon ui the IWcuty-rightn Maine rrgi-
ment The general came OF good legal A.
well as lighting stock Judge samuel fiai--
ted, his grandfather col. John llaistrd,
20 years associate aud chief justice 81
New Hampshire. aud Captain Roger flaistrd,
slain Ia King Philips war,tossther with Two
Of his sons. while defending the Upper
Garrison ia kittery. General fiaiStrd Is
the seventh in descent from captain Roger
He graduated at the law school al Aihany
In 1855 with the highest honors winning th"
first pIiZr. a gold medal: hr studied un" year
with the Hon. 4. M.raine 81 Bangor. where.
In lsj6. he began his law practice. For
three years he was member ui Governor
Lot VI. M0rrill'S stan In ls5s-5l-Gn Ia Au-
gust, is6l, General Plaisted enlisted for
the war in the llth Maine regiment
He was commissioned lirutrnaut-r lionel
Oct. 80, 1861 colonel, Nav -, 1867, and
commanded his regiment Ia the pruIu-
sula campaign 81 ls62 taking part IA the
siege Of Yorktown, the battles uI Viii
liamsburg, Fair Oaks aud the Seven
DAYS battle. lie was a brigadirr-grarral
commanding brigade in the siege Of
Chariest0wn in 1868, and in the great cam
paign Of lSGi-Gj against Richmond aud
Petersburg, in which his, THE iron brigade.
had men killed and wounded ON 81 different
days, losing 1885 out Of 2G9o. While ia the
service his command never moved to the
front without him. lie was twice promoted
10y the president for gallant aud mcritorl-
IL. 4 ia
commended by all his commanders. General
Plaisted returned to the practice OF the law
at Bangor in May. 1868. Ia 1866 he delivered
the Grafton at the laying ~ the corner stone
of Memorial hall. Colby university receiving
many compliments. Senator lloar, speaking
Of the Grafton to Senator Frye, said: III 1t
We're bound up with Webstrrs speeches II
would not be deemed ont OF place" The
general was twice member OF the legislature
from Bangor 1867, 1868. lie was a delegate
at large to the national Republican cOnyrn-
ton in 1868 was three times elected attorney
general. 1873 1874 and 1873. making dis
tinguished record His argument in the
Wagner trial was characterized IL n model
for such speeches. and ~ piece uf mastery
rhetoric General Plaistcd was elected tu
the FOrty-fourth Congress. IN 1875 hr left
the Republican party, having taken u stand
for government currency. as opposed u
bank currency, aud he was nominated
rs the fusion candidate for governor IN
1850. and was was elected for two years. He
was Democratic rauiidHtr for the United
States senate in lSs3 ana 1859. From july
1858. he was editor OF the New Age at Au-
gusta. now edited by his son Frederick, caudi-
date for Congress in the recent "i"rtluu.
While in the practice Of law in Bangor GEN
eral Plaisted published several books upon
/ legal subjects, including a digest OF The
. "a ..
Sarah j., daughter Of Chase L. Mason ul
WatrryiIie. They had three sons Harold
/ NJ, patent solicitor in 10. Louis: FrrNrrirS
/ W. and Ralph +. Mr-. I.ai-trd di's B..
/ 1875, and the general married Ia IoSl ualc
/ True. daughter Of Hon. Francis ". UIl ol
/ Exeter. one daughter, Gertrude Htli Pals.
ted, was born L. them.