New-York tribune., 1900-01-24

been II! II long time
Brigadier General Thaddeus Fl. Stanton was born
in Indiana January 80. 1895. At the age of TWEEN
ty-two he Joined John Brown and General James
II Lane and engaged in nearly all the conflicts
between the Free State and Pro-Slsvery parties In
lS57-5S Later he was a correspondent In the press
galleries of the House of Representatives at Wash
tngton and when President Lincoln called for
troops on April A. 1861, he was the third man In
the District OF Columbia TO offer his services.
He enlisted in Company A OF the 18th Bat
TALON OF District OF Columbia Volunteers. In Au-
gust 1862 ne made captain in the 18th Iowa
Infantry. and in October OF that year appointed
pavmaster with the rank OF major. He
known as THE fighting paymaster-" He fought TO
get at the men With money during the Civil War
and he fought with the Regulars for the privilege
of paying them IN many an Indian war. And as
he successfully paid soldiers himself he directed
the work of twenty-five paymasters after he had
been made Paymaster-Gene in 1885 He also
directed the OF 100 paymasters In paying 2500O
men in the United States. Cuba. Porto Rico and
the Philippines during the Spanish American War.
His first Army service was in three months
organization. When he discharged from the
District OF Columbia volunteers. July 15 1861.
he went to Iowa and served a member of the
General Assembly OF that state in the session that
lasted uptil April 1862. and again IN the extra
sion OF September. He then raised company in
Iowa. and took part In the campaigns In the border
stan tansS OF s r Curtis and IN De-
cember. 1862. became an additional paymaster at,
as chief paymaster in November, 1864. on the fall
OF Richmond he was selected by the Secretary OF
War to take post at Washington. where he re-
mained until 1870 being assigned to duty with the
brevet rank of heutenant-colonel. He also
Auditor of Public Accounts for the State OF Vir
gna, and had charge Of the collection OF the taxes
member of the Board which adjusted the war
In the following years he saw much hard service
on the Western frontier. He was with General
later became his chief of scouts In his operations
against Sitting Bull. Crazy Horse, Dull Knife and
other chiefs. It was about this time that he Sc
("Buffalo BilrO While he fighting the Ind
i9ns under Generals Sheridan. Crook. Merritt and
Miles he was still fulfilling his duties as paymas-
master of the Department of the Platte. In rec
ommending him for the post OF Paymaster-G General
Adjutant General: His entire army life has been
a period of unselhsh. untirng. Intelligent and often
pointed Paymaster- General OF the Army in March.
1885 TO succeed Brigader General William Smith.
January 30 1899, he retired from active service
having arrived at the limit set by law On his
retirement the officers OF the Paymasters Division
gave him silver loving cup. and General George
w Baird made a brief speech. in which he alluded
10 the fact that General Stanton had taken an
active part In two memorable struggles. In con-
cluson General Baird said:
through your honest hands. Not a dollar has been
misapplied Or or lost and the duties have been so
formance has been necessary. and adverse criti-
csm has been spoken So we have the feeling
that have little right TO boast on your behalf.
In this hour OF your laying off. of your honor
General Stanton a genial character and a
great favorite In Army circles especially with those
officers who were associated with him In the
duct of his office.
After his retirement he went TO Omaha. where he
had unable to leave his home for several weeks
before his death.