The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1901-01-17
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! BECK.-At Fort Scott. Kan. Dee. -. 1900.
Capt. John EocE. aged ~. lie "nistcd Apri!
II, 1S6i. in Go. II. ith Ia. for 10 Gays ana
was discharged at 'nd Of term. He en
litStr,I Ia 60. T., Attn Pa. AZ II Sergeant.
IN pci"h'r 81. ANA was promoted TO First
! Lieutenant ut tho company. Jan. l. 1874. At
tI.Iainr cross Roads IN EaS. Tennessee. hc
rec ms ed - veteran. and in July. lS'ii
was promoted To Captain of the COMPANY
shorty AFTER be WAS taken prisoner. aud was
connned In Libby. Danvillc. and SALISBURY
until the close al the war. Late in lStl. lie
moved 10 Near Fort Scott. Kan, and WAS
lcnSaGcd In Farming To the time of his GrA,h
! l:e was Il member of the g. \. r., ANA OF the
Prisoner of War Association. aud was b.r ed
under the auspices Of WIN. II. Lyti!c Post.
| CODLING.-At Maquokcia. Iowa. Dee. -
1900, Robert Cooling, CO. |, 9th Iowa. He
enlisted Aug .. fSb.. aud WIS mustered out
July s, 1860 He WAS with his regiment IN all
its engagements. unit! taken prisoner nj
Cedar Creek. He WAS confined mt Libby and
Salisbury for four months. and was parolad
Feb. 20, 1865, hroken in health. Although
suffering from injuries received in the S.fNi,c
and from effects of prison life. Il" was re-
ceiving only SIG pension. lie was member
lOf a. w. Drips POST, ~.
| ELLIOTT-At Duncannon, Pa. Dee. 10.
1900. Eezar o. Elliott, Co. \, 20lSt Pa.
aged II. He was Chaplain of Lieut. VIM.
ALLISON Post, 1856, and was buried 10y the Pos;
with the hOnOrs Of war. lie leaves two sons
land three daughters.
FRYE.-At Elmira, n. y, Jan. 4, Joel Z.
was Lieutenant Major of Theodore Roosevelt
Command, IL, L. V. L.. and Adiutant OF
Edgar Fitch Post. g. A. L. Burai occurred
Jan, &. L. Edgar Fitch Pos, being in charge
of the services.
ttLLi.K.-..t Caliiuwood. o.. Dec -. 1850.
typhoid fever. George NJ. Fuller, aged %.
Ne enlisted in Go: y. 1lGth y. y. Aug. .,
lSG2. ana was discharged Jun" :, 1855.
~ LLI.E.-At MarIuGrctH. Iowa. Dec. 10.
1900. Marius Z. Fuller. 60. H. 18th Wis. He
was u mcmber OF \. W. Drips Post. 81. lie
HEEIIOTT.-At St. Louis. Mo. Jan. /, Of
heart disease, Maj. Georee T. i!'rriotr. aged
G2. He enlisted iii the Sd Ind. Cav. on the
orSanization of that reg mcnt. He was ol.c-
ted First Lieutenant Of his company. His
regime mt first served in the ArEiy of the Cum
Dcriand, Iut one Of his carry eng IgementS
was ut Iitt>lur& Landing. where he WIS
lprnmntcd Captain on the held. He served
continuously without absence or siokn - IN
ti the close of war, and WAS promoted after
the battic uG Nashyill" to the command OF
"a battalion. lie WAS generally employed in
. scouting. aud his sUccc>SsS I'm that lire w re
mentioned in dispatches lie was Il member
of Ransom i'oSt and thr Loyal Legion.
hOl.LlSTEE--At Lawrence Kan. Dee. 20,
1860, capt. simpson. llollisier. 20. T.. II W.
Va lie organized the first company in Non
roe TO-. o., paIt:aiiy oquppin2. them OUT Of
mis- own fUiruS. He served IN tie Shenan-
doah Valley under Milroy and agjiciratcI in
| tEe BATTLES Of -Hulfs tap, Elkwatcr, Fort
wagner, Chess MOuu.afn Port Republic.
Mount jackson, culpvpcr Court House. ana
, Winchester, Va lie was wounded several
times. and at Pulls tap, his horse was
thrown on him by the rapid swing of the
, leading team of. Il battery going into posi-
ton and his limb wars crushed Hc RS isncI
Nov. ~, 1SG3 on account Of injuries. Com
. Washington Post, Il.
MERII.-At GrccnviIlc, Pa. Dee. %, 1900,
. Capt Daniel +. Mertz, aged 81. He was born
/. 1862, in co. g, 12Sth Pa, and on the muster
out Of that regiment re-enistcd in the 4Ith
/ Pa. He was in the Army of the Potomac.
. with Gen. Banks in Louisiana and Texas, and
with Gen. Sheridan in Shenandoah Valley
in 1SGi-5. lie was taken prisoner twice. He
, returned home Sergeant. He Joined 60.
X, 18th y. G.. T., and served as Corporal and
First Sergeant, AMI for five terms rs Captain.
John G. Dickcy Post. i33, Of which he was a
member; had charge Of the funeral
Robert Van Klccck Aiontforf. Surgeon. 12ith
y. y. lOranGe BlossOmSl. aged &c. He was
born in Fishkill, \. Y. and was only a few
weeks old when his father died. His early
life a struggle to obtain an education.
! but such progress did he make that at II he
became Il teacher in Il district school. For
, several years he taught in Duchess and Put
nan Counties. In Isl; he went to Newburs
as II teacher in the Academy, and was soon
made Assistant PRINCIPAL: This position he
resigned to study medicine lie graduated
{ from the Albany Medical College i'll 1876 and
y began pIactice in Ncwburc Hc was elected
e Clerk Of the Board of EducitiOn and Superin-
; tcndcnt of Public Schools in 1853. but re-
=, signed in 1852 10 accept commission As
I sistant Surgeon Of the Filth y. Y. He was
on every battlefield Of the Army Of the POto-
mae from Charlottesville to end Of the war,
! the war he has held many important City and
J County offices. but his hest service to the
] City was as Superintendent of Schools. q
+ position he held for 20 years. lie was Il
c member Of Ellis Post. y widow, son and
daughter survive.
e MAPLES.-At Chattanooga. Tenn. Dec
r %. 1900, Andrew j. Naples, 1lth Tenn. Cav.
g aged 40. He was wounded ut Knoxville. In
/ tcrment was at National Cemetery. Chatta
, snopga. i widow and live oh ldrcu survive.
+ SEABURN.-At Cleveland Tenn, Dee. -
+ 1900. John *. Sraoru. J,h Tenn. Mounted
Inf. aged 80. lie was q member of OViatI
Post. 20. lie leaves - family.
= SpERREN All Lawrence. Kan, Dec. -
3 1900. J.. !. Spcrrcy.. 60. NJ. ID Kan. :. VI
k He participated in The attack For
: Sauudcrs fort Titus and Lccompton, an,
g other battles of the Free State forces. II,
V was an active member Of Washington Post.
G NlCkEIS.-M Sprn2bOro. o.. Dec. 80
a 1900. Elias NicEcrS. aged 81. Conrad,
t lNickrrS was born in I.uuloun CO., Va. Aug
II -. 1878. He culiS ed in 90. &. Iifh Ohio ant
lscTN I'd with the regiment until after the bat
l;Ie OF Stone River. where he was de tached Il:
+ Postmaster Of the Pioneer Brigade, whicl
= position hc held until his term of servic,
b. expired. -Four sUES served through the war
% He leaves II widow aged 81 years. four SON
n land three daughters. C0mradc Nickers wa
p Il member Of Billy l;ancr Post, ,;iI.
+ Deaths in U. S. Grant Post, Chicago.
= Memorial services were held Jan. e. by L
fI.f. F,If,