The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-12-26


North Carolina, February I'd, 1864.
Albert B. Capron rode beside his
brother in the last charge and took
command of the company at his death.
| Col. Albert B. Capron's military rec
ord is both unique and brilliant. One
of his most thrilling experiences was
his night ride of one hundred miles
through the enemy's line bearing dis
patches from Gen. Burnside in Knox
Vile, Tenn, to Gen. Wilcox at Cum
berland Gap. It was an extremely
1 hazardous undertaking, Knoxville be-
| ing closely infested by watchfu1 and
aggressive enemy under the command
of the vigi1ant General Longstreet.
Twenty brave men had already failed
in the attempt. When he returned,
successful in his mission, General
Burnside greeted him warmly saying
'You have won your spurs," and pre-
sented him with pair of his own. He
was also one of the cavalry brigade,
led by his father, which helped to cap
ture General John Morgan and his en-
tire command after ride of nineteen
hundred $1,000 miles in thirty-one (31)
days. He participated in twenty-three
| (23) general battles, besides a great
many skirmishes and sharp cavalry
actions. Two horses were shot under
| him while in action, and he was with
his command for one hundred (1OO)
days on the march to, and siege of,
Atlanta, Ca, at which place he was
taken prisoner. His last service of the
war was under General Sheridan on
the Texas frontier, where it vas the
expectation of the army to proceed to
Mexico to drive out the French who
had seated Maximil1ian on pretended
throne in direct violation of the Mon
roe doctrine. The French abandoned
the country without a struggle and
Maximi11ian was shot on the Plaza at
Guaretaro for his presumption. Col.
Capron was three times made pris-
oner and received three severe wounds
in action. At the close of thewar he
was brevetted major for gallant and
meritorious services and later, in civil
life, he was appointed aide-de-camp on
the staff of General LAWYER, COM
mander-in- chief of the Grand Army of
the Republic, with the rank of colonel.
The war happily ended, Col. Capron
returned to Kenosha where himself
and brother Horace had attended
school under the regime of Professor
DeWo1f, and engaged in mercantile
business. In 1872 he came to Chicago
and became member of the Board of
Trade, and acted as purchasing agent
for the Japanese Government. While
in Kenosha the browning glory of
honor and recompense for his many
trials and hardships in defense of his
country for five years, came to him IN
no stinted manner, but with ali the
wealth of love and happiness which
could fall to the lot of any man, he
wooed and won Amelia Doo1itt1e for
wife. They were married October 20,
1869, and two sons and a daughter
were born of the union, who are now a
comfort and blessing to their sorrow
ing mother in her great bereavement.
Colonel Capron loved appreciation
and appreciation. For those of his
friends who could give him credit for
trying to do his very best under all
circumstances, he felt a sincere af-
lection. He realized the wonderful
effect of sympa thy, even if he could go
no further than to listen and by kind
words show an appreciation of patient
endeavor; but he did go further, and
during his lifetime pecuniari1y aided
and otherwise assisted all who made
known their wants to him. He was
especially noted for his sing1eness of
purpose, opeuness of heart, and utter
frankness of expression. He was as
straightforward in all his dealings
with his fellow-men as he was clear IN
his ideas,and sincere in his emotions.
He could not be a secret enemy to a
man nor to a measure. His opposi |
ton, whatever the object of it, was
never aughtsbut unconcealed and man
1y. His friendship was pure gold, and !
his friends loved him because they
felt that there was no shadow of turn
ing in his attachment. AS man he
was inte11igent1y courageous. He was
almost ido1ized by the comrades with
whomashe served. On the battlefield,
on the march, or in camp, he was ever
the same, ever the true soldier, ever
the trustfu1, genial companion, ever
the re1ia bic adviser and counselor. AS
a patriot he had an eye-s;ngle to the
welfare of his country. He had no I'LL |
terror motives in offering his services
to the nation when rebellion imperi1ed
its life. He asked not how, or why, |
or when. He was ready at once to
serve ins'any capacity in which his
country could use him.
In the qualities of his mind Colonel
Capron showed the finest cultivation
and keenest appreciation. He was a
man of thorough education, extensive
reading, and rare literary taste. These
accomplishments rendered him an or
nament to society, and person sought
after by all those who loved refine
ment and cultivation. He had keen
discrimination in those matters and
thames that C0Yfri h11te RI the (Which