The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1901-10-10
DEATH OF GEN. C, W. GETTY.

| Death has claimed another stanch sol
der of the Republic and splendid man
in the person of Maj.-Gen. George w
Getty, the Commander of the glorious ole
Second Division of the Sixth Corps.
Gen. Getty was born in Georgetown
d. c.. and appointed 10 West Point il
! 1896, the 18th in a class which included
Gems. W. Z. Sherman, Stewart Van Nliet
Geo. II. Thomas, VIM. Hays, and o. l.
Shepherd. of the Union Army, and Gems
Hebert. McCown, Martin, Bushrod John
son. Steele, Maclay, and Jordan, of the
rebel army.
He was commissioned in the 4th U. S
Art, and brevetted a Captain for gallant
conduct at Contreras and Churubuscc- His
| first duty in the rebellion was to com
mand an artillery battalion at Cincinnati
| Then he commanded four batteries at the
| siege of Yorktown, at Gaines's Mill, Nal,
vern Hill, South Mountain, and Antietam
He was promoted to BrigadierG General OF
Volunteers, Sept. %, 1862, and commanded
| the Third Division of the Ninth Corps at
Fredericksburg, which was slightly en-
gagged He was then sent to command at
Suffolk, Va, and won a brevet of Lieu
tenant-C Colonel, U. S. A., by his opera
| tons there. He was recalled to the Army
of the Potomac for the campaign of 1864,
and made Assistant Inspector-General
| He was severely wounded in the Wilder
ness, and brevetted Colonel for gallantry
| Upon recovery he was assigned to the
command of the Second Division, Sixth
| q. h,+ ha nd nj
the war his history and its ran together
He was brevetted Major General, U. 5
v, for galantry at Winchester and
Fishers Hill; Brigadier-Gereral, U. S. A,
for gallantry at the capture of Petersburg
and Major-General, U. S. A, for gallant
and meritorious services in the field dur
| ing the rebellion. He was mustered out
cf the volunteer service Sept. 1, 1866; ap,
pointed Colonel of the 37th U. s., and
assigned to the command of the District
of Texas. He was transferred TO the ar
tillery, and for five years commanded the
| Artillery School at Fort Monroe. He was
member of the Fitz-JOhn Porter Court
of Inquiry, and retired as Colonel, 18th U.
S. Art, Oct. 2, 1888.
He then retired TO a pleasant country
| home at Forest Glen, Nd, where he lived
until his death, at the age of 81, Oct. l.
He leaves a widow and two sons, one OF
the latter being Maj. Robert n. Getty,
1st L. S., now in the Philippines.
On his petition to Congress to be re-
tired as Major-General, Gen. Sherman
placed this Endorsement:
HEADoIrARTFRs OF THE ARMY,
Washington, ID. c., Jan. 70, 1888.
George Getty, as a boy and man,
through a long, eventful life, has been a
model gentleman and soldier, of unexcep-
t:onal habits, of superior intelligence, and
high professional requirements. He has
always been selected in war and peace
for high and responsible commands.
Modest to a fault, he has never pushed
himself forward into undue prominence,
but has done well all that he was ap-
pointed to do, and has always been
sought for by his services for posts re-
quiring high qualification and profess
sional excellence. ] most respectfully rep
resent that the principle of common Jus
tice seem to demand that Gen. Getty
should, during his few remaining years,
have for the support of himself and for
his dependent family the retired pay of a
Major-General. Even this will fall far
short Of compensation for the labor and re-
sponsibility imposed upon him by superior
authority in exacting from him the work
of Major-General on the pay of Colo
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