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Afterwards he enlisted in the 9th Me-, and
served until the close OF the war.
| PoRTER.-At Burlington, Me-. Dec. 24,
| 1900, Lieut.. Thomas w. Porter, 18th Me-
| ROBINSON.-At Sherman Mills Me Chas.
\. Robinson. Co. Is. sth Me-. aged -. He
served on the Board of Selectmen IL years,
retiring in 1888 on account of Ill health. He
was member of Post 81.
KOSS.-At Lewiston. Pa. March IL. John
G. Ross, old Cos. ~ and u, 10th Pn. He was
found dead at his post engineer, At Pow CT
| House. near the town
SUANNON.-At 1OI1 Park Ave- Indian
apolis Ind, March .. Lieut.. Abner l.. Shan
non, Co. L, Sd Ind. Cav. aged 30. He en-
tered the service from his farm near Hanover,
Ind, and was mustered in as Second Lirutcn-
ant of Co. L, Sd Ind. Cav, Aug. ~, 1861. and
served his full three years He was n brave
and modest officer, and always mingled W til
his men, regarding them as his old neighbofs
and friends with whom he expected 10 : en- }
his life. On the last day of three years s.r-
vice, in August. 1861, while his regiment was
with Gen. Nelson on raid on the SOuthside
Il DanNille Railroad, in the rear Of Richmond
he was captured, and held in Southern
prisons until the war was over. He was
honOrably discharged March II. 1865. when
he returned TO his farm in jefferson County
Ind. He contracted rheumatism and result
ing heart disease in Southern prisons, and
this was the cause Of his death. He served
the people of his County four years as Clerk.
and four years as Auditor. He leaves widow
and five children, one son and four daughters
sMITH.-At Grccnup Ky, March 3, FL
more Smith, aged 10. He enlisted In Co. G,
18th Ky, Nov. %, 1868. at Ashland, KY. and
was mustered out at Cat!ettsburg, Feb. II,
1865.
THONAS.-At Snowflake. Mich. Feb. >. of
heart failure, VIM. r. Thomas. Co. D. 10Th
\. Y, aged so. He was born in Wilmington,
n. y. He had lived at Snowflake. where he
owned large. farm for over 20 wears He
was Township Treasurer eight years. and
during Harrison's Administration was Post
master Besides he had held many i'm
portant County offices. He leaves widow
and II children.
ToozE.-At San Jose, Cal, March 4, James
TOOze. Co. II, 41st Ohio, aged 20
WALLACE;-At Cambridge. n. Y. March
D, Theodore c. Wallace, Assistant Surgeon,
SD n. y, and Surgeon, G1st n. Y. He served
from 1851 to the close of the war. He was
Surgeon Of Wood Post, 294. a widow sur
wives him.
WARING.-At Soldiers Home, Bath ". Y,
Dec. 16, 1900, Sergeant Andrew 7. Waring,
aged "a years. Sergeant Waring enlisted in
Co. ], 1st y. Y. Eng, Nov. %. 1861: was APP
pointed an Artifcer, Nov. 20: Co. poral, Sept.
l. 1867; Sergeant, Nov. 1, 1862; WAS d.s
charged Dee 20, 1864, by reason of the ex-
piration of his term of service. Sergeant
Waring was one of the Trustworthy AMI re-
liable men of the company, and he gen
orally detailed on special or hazardous du y.
Under his instructions the Infantry details
at Folly Island. S. C., made nearly all the
engineering material which was used in the
trenches and batteries on Morris Island S.
c., in the taking of Fort Wagner and the
reduction Of Fort Sumter. Sergeant Waring
had been sick for long time. His claim for
pension was never allowed.
WREN.-At BOyertOwn. Pa Jan. 16, Mai.
James Wren, 4Sth Pa, and President of Regi-
mental Survivors Association. Comradc
Wren entered the service as Captain of the
Washington Artillerists in April 1861. one of
the companies known afterwards as the First
Defenders. He was instrumental In raising
Co Il, 4Sth Pa, which he commanded until
promoted TO Major of the regiment. which
position he gallantly filed until he resigned
owing TO i'll health. He q brave and
capable officer, and was well liked by his
men. At a meeting Of the Survivors, Asso.
citation of the 4Sth Pa, at POttsville, Pa,
Feb. %, resolutions were drafted by Maj. d.
Nagle, Secretary l.. a. Reid, and were
adopted by the society.