The Republican journal., 1898-02-03
Ex-GOv. PlaiSted Dead.

| Gen. Harris NJ. Plaisted, ex-Govesnoy ni
| Maine, died at his residence i'll Bangor Jan.
| 3l5t, after an illness of seven months. Gen.
| Plaisted was t,rrn in Jefferson, n. H.. Nov
| . 1925 the son of William plaisted. He was
one OF family of six sons and three daur,,
| ters, two of whom beside himself made
| their homes in Maine-Hon. William Plais-
| ted, an extensive tanner, Senator from
| PenobscOt, and E. Freeman Plaisted, NJ ID,
| of Pennington, surgeon of the 2Sth Maine
| regiment. Until the age of II Harris NJ W as
| at home working on the farm and attending
| district school. In the next three years he
attended academies in the spring and fall
and taught school in the winters. He enter
ed Watervlle college, now Colby University,
in 1o49, graduating in 1853. In his college
course, he taught the village school and
next was principal of the Waterville Liberal
institute and superintendent of schools
elected by the town for three years
He graduated at the law school at Albany
in 1856. with the highest honors, winning
the irst prize, gold medal; he studied one
year with Hon. A w. Paine of Bangor,
where. in 1856, he began his law practice
For three years he was member of Gov.
Lot NJ Morrili's staff, in 1S58-59 Co.
In August, 1861, Cen Plaisted enlisted for
the war in the 18th Maine regiment He
was commissioned lieutenant colonel Oct.
30, 1861. colonel, May u, 1862. and com-
manded his regiment in the Peninsula cam
paign of 1862 taking part in the siege of
yorktown, the battle of Williamsburg, Fair
Oaks and the Seven Days battle He was a
brigadier general, commanding brigade
in the siege of Charleston in 1868, and in
the great campaign of 1864 5 against Rich
mond and Peters burg, in which his. 'the
iron brigade" had men killed and wounded
on 59 different days, losing / 1856 out Of 9 sos.
While in the service his command never
moved to the front without him. He was
twice promoted by the President for "gal-
liant and meritorious conduct in the field"
and was warmly commended by all his com
manders.
Gen. Plasted returned to the practice of
the law at Bangor May, 1865. In 1866 he de-
hvered the 'ration at the laying of the cor
ner stone cl Memorial Hail. Colby Univer-
slty. receiving many compliments
The general was twice member of the leg
lslature from Bangor--1S67, 1868. He was a
delegate at large to the national Republican
convention in 1868, was three times elected
attorney general, 1873 1874 and 1875
Gen. Plaisted was elected to the 44th Con-
gress. In 1878 he left the Republican party
and he was nominated as the fusion candi
date Tor governor in 1880, and was elected
for two years He was Democratic candi-
date for the U. S. Senate in 1888 and 1889
From July, 1883, he was editor of the New
Age at Augusta. now edited by his son,
Frederick w.
While in the practice of law in Bangor
Gen Plaisted published several books upon
legal subjects, including a digest of the
the Maine laws.
Gen Plaisted married Sept. q, 1858. Sarah
j., daughter of Chase P. Mason Of Water
vile. They had three sons, Harold NJ,
patent solicitor in St. Louis; Frederick W.
1875, and the general married on Sept. ~,
1881, Mabel True, daughter of Hon. Francis
W. Hill of Exeter. One daughter, Gertrude
Hill Plaisted, was born to them.