The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-08-26

was built for him. This he occupied at the time of his death, April 21, 1901. l Gladden's career was an honor to our regiment. Like Drinan, he carried to the west what the latter did to the east l-manliness, honor, integrity-and so the breadth of North America has been spanned by the influence of Fifteenth Connecticut men.
 Our comrade was a member of the Grand Army, of the Odd Fellows, of the Knights Templar and of the Con- gregational church. Who does not but feel he served his day and generation well?
 MERWIN w. PALMER. Merwin w. Palmer enlisted in Com pany B in 1862 He was farmers son and had little opportunity in youth for education. He made good slider, and, as is known, lost an arm at kinston The close of the war left him crippled to a certain extent and almost penn1- less, but Palmer had grit and willing ness to work. He married and raised large family. He made long hours and hustled persistently. Slowly ne forged ahead in the accumulation or property, and at the time of his death was the largest land-holder in the town of North Haven, having an estate or two hundred acres. He died on May IT, 1901.
 In later years he gve almost exclusive attention to the production of milk. lie had stock of between seventy-five and one hundred cows and horses.
 Palmer in middle life became inter- ested in religious matters and connect ed himself with the Baptist church at Montowese. He was zealous adVo- cate in that denomination and helped 1t with a liberal hand His funeral was held In the church, and Admiral Foote post, to which he belonged, bur- jed him with Grand Army honors. At one time Palmer had an influential fol- lowing in politics, and was an ardent supporter of the republican party. He was an attendant at couple Of the sessions of the general assembly at Hartford.
 EDWARD c. PRATT.
 Edward C. Pratt, of Company l. was born in Middletown, Conn.,, in 1927. He was a harness maker and had been married eleven years to Amelia San ford, of Hamden. when he enlisted. He was discharged a little in advance or the regiment and shortly after resum- ed bis old trade. His wife died some years since, and a son, Louis E. Pratt, of Bridgeport, survives him.
 Our comrade was republican in pol itics and a member of the Odd Eel lows. He was not connected with any
 ,,s% nd Fl died in the New Haven hospital May 2S, 1907
 JONAS P. CURTISS.
 Jonas P. Curtiss enlisted as a drum mer in Captain Harvey's company Au- gust II, 1862. His connection with the regiment was brief, he being discharg- ed for disability in the following De- cember. He died June 6, 1901
 Curtiss was born in Bristol, Conn.,, in 1892 and was an employe in the South Meriden cutlery shops at the time of his enlistment. He was also married then. After his return from the army he engaged in business for himself, which was successfully carried on until his health gave way.
 Our comrade was a member of the First Congregational church and of Stanley post, Grand Army. His wife died some three years since, but two daughters survive him, now residents of New Britain.
 HIRAM PATTERSON.
 Hiram Patterson, of Company H, was born in Seymour, Conn.,, in 1887. His father was a farmer There were three sons who entered the army-H. D. Pat terson, captain of Company -, First Connecticut Heavy artillery, now merchant in Naugatuck; Charles Pat terson of Company H, who was killed at Kinston N. C., and Hiram The latter was detailed in the quartermas- ter's department and served with the wagon trains much of the time.
 He resumed farming upon his return from the army but soon gave it up and entered the employ of the H. Wales Lines company, of Meriden. remaining with them many years. Later he ob- tained employment in the factories of that city until compelled to cease work. Comrade Williams, of Plainville, writes that he was neighbor of his, both be- fore and after the war, and that he was a quiet, unassuming. good, honest comrade" He was by his side when at Kinston.
 Pattersons wife, who was Margaret Spencer, died some years ago and there are no children. He was a member of lodge, r, and A. M., a pen- sioner, republican, a member of the Grand Army and of the Congregational church. He died at Noroton, Conn, on July 20, 19O1 and was buried in Had dam, Conn,
 ORRIN POTTER.
 Fortunately it is the lot of but few to suffer in their last days as did Orrin Potter, of Company D. His widow writes: For about seven months he was obliged to set up in chair with his feet in a tub to receive the water that oozed from his limbs. He could not breathe lying down. The disease was dropsy."
 Potter descended from the old colo nial family of that name, who lived in and about Cedar Hill and East Rock. | He was born in Hamden, Conn, in 1925 | and died in Fair Haven, Conn, in July, l 1901 He married Phebe Coan, sister of | Joseph Coan, who died at Fairfax sem | mary, Virginia, in 1862, and of Jerome | Coan, who passed away two or three 1 years since. He enlisted August 16, | 1882 and served the full term of the | regiment. He was noted ship car | penter in his day, and many ships on | which he worked went to all quarters 1f the globe.