The National tribune., 1900-02-22
PERSONAL.

Feb - Gen. Henry Horatio Wells died
at his home in Palmyra, n. Y, at the age
of a. He was born in New York, but re-
moved TO Detroit. Mich, and practiced law
there until 1862, when he entered the 26th
Mich, of which regiment he became Colonel
and brevet Brigadier-General. At the
close of the war he was made Military
Governor of Virginia, and continued in
that position until 1869, when he was the
Republican candidate for Governor, but
was defeated by Gen. Gilbert G. Walker.
On the assassination of President Lincoln
| he took charge of the investi CATION in Wash
ingUon that resulted in the capture of the
| conspirators, and afterward he was associ-
ate counsel in the criminal proceedings
against jefferson Davis for treason. In
1901 he was counsel with Henry A.
| Wise in the Cohoon and Ellyson Mayoralty
case, during the trial of which he was al
most fatally injured by the falling Of a gal
lery, crowded with people, in the Capitol at
Richmond In 1S71-72 he was United
States Attorney for the Eastern District of
| Virginia, and he then removed TO Washing
ton. where, in 1S75-1SSO. he was United
States Attorney for the District of Colum-
bia.
| Mrs. Hattie l.. Moulton, Chaplain of
Caroline Scott Harrison Circle. 1, Ladies of
the GAR, Putnam, Conn, has been ap
pointed National Corresponding Secretary
by Mrs. Julia p. Shade There are 16 of
these Secretaries. which cover the entire
territory OF the United States. and their
duties are to keep the National Department
informed of all the general proceedings OF
each Circle in quarterly reports and to
make special effort to organize new Circles,
with authority to install the same. Mrs.
Moulton's field of labor is in all Eastern
States where no State Departments now
exist. The insignia of the office is an old
gold ribbon worn underneath the regular
badge of the Order.
| Past Junior Vice Commander int Chief
John r. Lewis-ColoneI. L. S. A., retired
died at Chicago. Feb s. from tuberculosis
of bowels, and pneumonia. He was born
in Pennsylvania, but enlisted in the 1st Vt,
in which he became Sergeant. He then
became q Captain in the 9Th Vt, and served
with his regiment in the Army of the Poto-
mac, and participated in many important
| battles, including South Mountain, Fred
ericksburg, Marye's Hights, Gettvsburp
and the Wilderness. in which last engage
ment he was severely wounded, losing his
left arm. BY that time he had reached the
grade Of Colonel, and was brevetted Briga-
dier-General Of Volunteers in March. 1865.
for gallant services in the Wilderness.
| Shortly after the close Of the war he Was
appointed Major Of the 44th L. s.. and WAS
brevetted Lieutenant-Colonel for White
Oak Swamp. and as Colonel for the Wilder
ness. He was retired with the rank of
| Colonel in April, 1870, on account of dis
abilities incurred during the war He took
up his residence at Atlanta, and became
active in politics. He was appointed Post
master of Atlanta, and held other offices.
He was elected Junior Vice Commander
in-Chief OF the GAR in 1885, and Com
mander of the Department of Georgia nj
| 1889.
In answer to a question by one of our sub
scribers, Senator VIM. A. Clark. of Mon
tana, says:
| 81 was born i'll Fayette County, Pa.
three miles from Connellsville, Jan. s, 1899
My parents lived in Van Buren, County.
Iowa, three miles from Bentonsport. from
| 1861 10 1867. My mothers maiden name
was Mary Andrews, the daughter of Will
liam and Sarah Andrews, who emigrated
from Ireland the latter part of the 18th
century"