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two years an officer I'm the Union army.
Senator Davis, Of Minnesota, was first
lieutenant in the Twenty-eishth WIS
cousin Infantry. His colleague, senator
Nelson, was a private I'm the Fourth WIS
consin Regiment. and was wounded ana
taken prisoner at Port Hudson
Senator Bacon. of Georgia, served in
the Army of Northern Virginia till the
end of the war.
Senator Money, of Mississippi, served
i'm a Mississippi regiment from 1901 10
1864. Senator Walthall rose in the con-
federate service from lieutenant TO ma
jor-general.
Senator Allen. Of Nebraska was pri-
vate i'm the Thirty-secOnd Iowa Infantry
Senator SeweH, of New Jersey, was
commissioned as captain of the Fltth
Regiment of New Jersey Volunteers at
the breaking out of the war ana later
he was breveted brigader-general ana
major-gener1l for distinguished services
He was wounded both at ChancellorsYille
and at Gettysburg.
Senator Mills, of Texas, was colohel
of the Tenth Texas Regiment.
Senator Proctor, of Vermont, was Il
lieutenant i'm the Third Volunteers OF that
State. and afterward major Of the tltth
and colonel OF the Fifteenth.
Senator Daniel. of Virginia, was ad-
iutant-general ON General Early's stan.
His colleague. Senator Martin. was a
cadet in the Virginia State service.
Senator Faulkner Of West Virginia
served as aide TO General Breckenridge,
and wassone Of the paroled at Appomat-
toX.
Senator Warren, of Wyoming enlisted
I'm 1862 i'm the Forty-ninth Massachusetts
Regiment, and served until the regiment
was mustered out.
Senator Shoup, of Idaho, enlisted in
CAPTAIN Backus's Independent company
of scouts in Colorado, and saw duty in
the West.
THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES..
The number OF members Of the House
Of Representatives under fire in the Held
/, relatively less than the number of SEN
ators, i'm consequence Of the Iact that a
very considerable number of the repre-
sentatives were at the time Of the civil
war too Young for service. The lombard
ment of Fort Sumter began on April y.
| 1871 President JOhnsOn's proclamation OF
amnesty was issued on May 30 1860, four
years and a month and half later.
! There is only one member OF the House
! of Representatives who Is more than 90
years of age. Thirty-seven years have
| elapsed since the beginning Of the civil
war. and the young men who reached the
| age of citizenship in April 1861, are 8,
wears old now. a majority of the con-
! gressmen are between 50 and 10 years OF
| age.
| congressman Taylor, Plowman, Brewer.
Bankhead and Wheeler Of Alabama
/ served I'm the war Of the rebellion, ana
Wheeler WAS a lieutenant OF calvary IN
| NV Mexico before the breaking out OF
| the war. He afterward became a lieute-
nant Of artillery and at the close Of the
| war was the senior cavalry general of
! the Confederate army.
| CONGRESSMAN Loud, of California, served
| in the cavalry battalion from that state
| which formed a part Of the Second Mas
sachusetts Cavalry, and was with Genera
sheridan in the Shenandoah Valley.
Mr.. Davis. of Florida, was in the army
with General Joseph T. Johnston, and
| surrendered with him at the close of th'
| war.
congressman Lester, Livingston. anC
| MADDOX, OF Gtoibldi NNAS ia tAN iiA4AA'"i 2
service Of that State during the war.
MIR. Gum. of Idaho. was a private IN
the reimbursement Wisconsin, and wa.
mustered out as captain.
| Mir. Mills. of Illinois, was captain oil
| tho 1S0th Ohio Volunteers. Mr.. Whit,
| served i'm the Fifty-seyenth Massachu
| setts Volunteers. and was in the battle
| of the Wilderness, being soldier Of tn,
Army of the Potomac until the close o
the war Mr.. Warner served i'm the
| Twentieth Illinois Infantry, and Wa
wounded at shiloh Mr. Connolly served
I'm the l23d Illinois Volunteers, and ross
10 be a major. Mr.. Marsh was in th'
sixteenth Illinois Infantry, and wa
wounded four times during the war.
Mr.. steele, of Indiana served in tn
| qrvvo1ftb Indiana Regiment, and was will
! General sherman in his march to the sea
Mr.. Clark of Iowa, was in the Nine
teenth Infantry Of that State. Mr.. Hen
! derson was i'm the Twelfth Infantry an,
| lost a leg i'm the war. With his leg gone
| he entered the army again and serve'
| IN the end as colonel of the Forty-siXtl
| Iowa. Mr.. Lacey was in the Thirty-thir'
| Iowa. and was assistant adJutant-geherd
at the close Of hostilities. Mr.. HUI va
i'm the Twenty-third Iowa Infantry an'
MS wounded at Black River. Mr.. Hep
]
| a. cantaiu. major. and Northumberland
Mr.. Perkins was a private in the Thirty
first Iowa. The number of veterans b
relatively larger in the Iowa delegation
than in most others.
| Among the Kansas congressmen
Frederick was private in the Secon'
Kansas Battery. Ridgely was in the ll5tl
| Illinois Infantry, and Simpson IN carr.
life sailor. served in the Twelfth III
nOis Infantry.
Mr.. Evans, OF Kentucky, enlisted in IN
Union army in 1861. -,
Mt Meyer, of Louisiana served on VI
staff of General Williams, of Kentucky
Mr.. ogden was in the Sixteenth Missouri
Mr.. Boutele Of Maine. was in the nave
service of the United States. and was on
of those who took part in the capture
Mobile. being in command Of the Nyanz
i'm that engagement He afterward CON
handed the naval forces in Mississippi
Sound
Mr.. Mcdonald OF Maryland, served J
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