The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-03-20

with US today, one who has worked
through a long and useful lifetime as
well as man can. for country and 10 carry
Christ's gospel. the highest human hope
TO perishing race.
We were comrades IN the war for tbs
Union. In the Twenty-afth Illinois volun-
! teeTs that took 2eoo men 70 the front
| lines in able and faithful service. We
| answered the nations first call for help.
when the skies were red with the glow
OF its own guns turned against il. and its
/ halls made sacred in the service 81 two
generations OF patriots. from Washington
70 Winfield Scott rang forth in the wrath
of unchecked and unsmothered disloyalty.
when almost half OF our wide domain
trembled under the tread % a million OF
our citizens. misled who were plunginE
our country into the vortex OF death and
destruction. when all that was left u
liberty. equality. the rights OF tnen ard
the continued life OF the great republic,
was, what the union volunteer could
save
II was then that partisan and factionaI
strife ended. parted and vanished as tho
duh leaden clouds OF the morning. when
as good as brave. as wise and gallant n
host OF man as God ever called 70 the de-
tense Of any people and the cause OF HUI
man liberty. rose in their might. Instant
terrible and declared that the nation
should live.
We lived IN adjoining counties He was
a minister acceptable and passing well
with eur people. He could have been A
chaplain OF several organizing regiments.
but he felt that there would DO no lack
OF men who were ready and uuilahed for
such service. but that Il would take every
chord strung 10 It's highest power 10 al
the ranks OF these forming regiments for
war. so Allen Buckner put down hts uafRs
on the roll OF company II. Twenty-nfth
Illinois infantry volunteers q plain. sim
pie signature with the others and stood
there a private soldier In is forming
lines. BY the favor OF his comrades and
the fortune Of war he was promoted 10
lead and command this same company
II. at Pea Ridge. where the Tag o. Tho
old Twenty-fifth and the nations a. well.
rent. torn. and begrfmed and wet In tho
blood OF more than one color guard.
doated IN tattered folds over the Geld OK
one OF the unions first. and absolutely
necessary victories, a conflict OF heroic
won. 10 save the southwest, your homes.
and all that else belonged.
In the assembling OF thousands who
came TO honored and exalted duty in the
dark and ominous summer Of 1852 he was
promoted to major. then colonel q tho
forming Seventy ninth Illinois Infantry.
in recognition OF gallant service. IN The
progress Of those fearful battles. Perry
Vile, Stone River. Chickamauga. Chatta-
nooga. Mission Ridge and the dirperaioa
at Nashville. He was a true soldier al
the way. rifle ball passed through his
body at Rocky Faced Ridgeg MAY 2. ia
that tells in sunken facial line and fea-
ture the story OF a battlefield In a few
weeks he returned o his duty. where hs
remal med TO the end. lie could drill and
instruct IN a charming voice bring his
men 10 attention. and in tho work % any
movement or action. ard By the manual
handle and use his nusket lie coHid
mount guard and dress up on parade lie
could tramp and tug along with the men
on all sorts OF roads. wade Or swim ths
creeks and rivers or bridge them. lie
could and did lead his company X IN bat
tie. He could lead thu sevenfy-uinfh
regiment. as h did 80 well IN the c>darB
OF stona river and The successive victories
that gave Us Chattanooga and sealed ihs
fate Of the Confederacy.
he could and cd lead a brigade. Is -
did a. ChlckamauEs. and on ard again
as be dii IN the combat and vanisbrnsat
o. Hoods brave and heroic Confeee-atss
AZ Nashville. whore none other thAn
Americsa volunteers coald have par
lie was a soldier such a. an sniight-
ened nation should delight 70 honor. uAo
n Al his strife wanted only 20 help ave
Dur country and make men batter
J knew him well ard served On ,hs sans
lines ard battles. under TIE sane rkv.
On the same tented fcids ani az hun
sreds Of csmraeas. living and zJae -