The National tribune., 1898-12-08
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! ROGERSON.-At Washington. n e.
| Nov. ., Capt. Andrew b. Rogerson o0tb
ILL., For nearly 80 years Can't, Rocsrs",
had been n clerk i'm the Indian Bnreau
and until a week before his death ha2
worked faithfully at his desk. He leavs
| five sons.
| HOFFMAN.-At Rochester. Ind Pete,
\. Hoffman, Co. f. S7th Ind. He enIiSte,S
IN August, 1882, and was engaged in ali
| the haTd-fought battles of the famous old
o'th- AT Chickamauga he was severely
wounded, and for nine days was left on
the battlefield. lie reioined his command
as soon as his injuries would allow and
! remained with it until the close of the
war. He was a devoted member of Nc
Chung Post, 95. III. c. Long, Captain. Co.
F, S7th Ind, NJ. l.. Essick and C. C. Wolf
were appointed TO prepare resolutions
| WARNER.-At Portviiie, n. Y. l. ID.
! Warner. Colonel l5ith n. Y. aged rs.
/ Col. Warner went into the army in Au-
gust, 1862, as Captain OF Co. G., 154th n. Y:
was promoted to Major in May, 1868; Lieu
tenant-Colonel in September 1864 and
| Colonel in January 1865. He was con-
stantly with his regiment in the field and
was known as a man absolutely without
| fear. He was a member Of I'll. w. Vessels
Post, IS.
WAYLAND.-Atwe rnersville. Pa, Rev.
n. l.. Wayland. DR.. Wayland was a Son
OF Rev. Francis Wayland, President of
Brown University. He was born at Provi-
dence in 1880, and graduated at Brown
University in 1919, after which he studied
theology at Newton Institute. He served
as Chaplain OF the 7th Conn.,, and after
the war worked Tor a year among the
freedmen at Nashville. He was then Pro-
lessor OF Rhetoric and Logic in Kalamazoo
College, Michigan, until 1870. when he
became President OF Franklin College,
Indiana. In 1872 he removed to this city,
becoming editor OF the National Baptist, a
he iaI &c. % 81
the paper merged into the Examiner, OF
New York, when he became its Phila-
delphia editor.
BROMLEY.-At Gibson City. H.. Ed
ward Bromley, Corporal, Co. K, 147th Ind,
and Past Chaplain, Lott Post 20. GAR.
John 5. Moore, G.. w. Preston and o. X.
Damon were appointed committee by
the Post to extend sympathy to the be-
reaved family.
BYERS.-AtGrant, Pa. Oct. so, Abraham
Byers, Co. F. 57th Pa, aged nearly H.
Deceased was a devoted member of the
GAR. G.. w. Gooderham III. B. Haws
and Simon Mcdonald were appointed a
committee OF VIM. Conner Post, 40, to
extend the sympathy of veterans to the
family. The Post hall will be draped in
mourning for 80 days.
REED.-At Haitsville, o., John L.
Reed, 2lst Ohio. Comrade Reed was in
the service four years. and had an envi-
able record. At the time of his death he
Pleasant Prairie, Iowa.
WEAVER.-At Smithville Flats, n. Y,
William Weaver, Co. X, 161st N. Y, aged
". COmrade Weaver's army service so
crippled him that he was forced to use
crutches until his death.
TILBROOK.-At McKeesport Pa. Hon.
Thomas Tilbrook, aged So. Comrade Til
brook was born near McKeesport. He
entered the army as member of the 136th
Pa. in 1862, and took part in all the hard
fighting of that gallant command. Since
the war he has been prominent in politics
and has held many offices of honor and
trust. He was well known in GAR.
circles and member OF Col. Sam Black
Post, which conducted the funeral serv-
ices. A widow and three children survive
him.
WOOD.-At Hampton, Va, OF paralysis,
Robert Bruce Wood. COmrade Wood was
born at Hampton, and was the oldest of
seven sons, four of whom survive him.
He was educated in the Hampton Acad-
envy, and at the breaking out Of the
war accepted an office in the Federal
service. He was taken prisoner In June,
1861, and sent to Richmond, where he was
i'll Jail with Scully Webster and other u.
S. Secret Service men. They made their
escape by removing the locks from the
cell doors and loosening the stairsteps,
which they used in scaling the walls
They were betrayed by a farmer to the
Home Guard and were soon recaptured.
In the Spring OF 1862 a second escape was
planned but before il could be carried
out the prisoners were removed to Sails
bury, n. C.. A year later they were
brought back to Richmond and confined
in Castle Thunder and Libby Prison until
exchanged at the time of the Andrews
raid. Comrade Wood had held a number
of important Federal offices in Virginia.
BROWN.-At Evansville, Wis, Wilson
Brown, Co. d, 18th Wis. aged So. Com
rade Brown was born in Scotland. He
enlisted in November, 1861, and was with
his command during it's three years serv-
ice. He was mustered into T. l.. Sutphen
Post Al, in 1883. A widow, one daughter
and three sons survive him.