Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-10

great battles and suffered heavy losses in
killed and wounded
Mr.. Farnsworth5 was severely wounded
| on the 18th day Of June. 1854. at Peters
January 8. 1865 by SPECIAL order OF the
President. After the he entered the
law class at the University Of Chicago, was
graduated and admitted to the bar. He
served three years as major OF the Ma
tional Guard In 1881 he removed to Wash
ington. and in 1883 was mustered into Geo
G.. Meade Post, No. 5. Department OF the
Potomac. G. A. r. He served two terms as
post commander. was elected junior wee
department commander February. $780,
delegate at large to the national encamp-
ment. Washington, d. c.. in 1892. and was
by unanimous vote elected commander De-
partment of the Potomac. G. A. r. In
February. 1899. In August. 1863 he en-
tered the employ Of the government.
Geo. II. Slaybaugh was born near Gettys-
burg. Pa, in 1886 and was consequently
fifteen years of age when the war began
He enlisted in the fall of 1861 In the l01st
pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, and
served continuously until the latter part OF
June, 1St5-a period Of three years and nine
| months In the early part of 1854 he was
adJudged physically disqualified for fur
Their servNe and was rendered discharge.
winch he declined TO accept. and was per-
mitted, upon his urgent solicitation. to con-
tinue in the service
He has been member Of the Grand
Army of the Republic many wears and has
been honored by his comrades with many
positions in the organization He had the
honor OF being commander of his post-Kit
carson, No. 2-when the national encamp-
ment met in this city ten years ago, the
post having in line in the parade on that
occasion over 800 men. He was commander
or the Department Of the Potomac during
the year 1900 He Is now chairman of the
committee having in charge the interests OF
Colonel McEroy, who will be a candidate
before the encampmo ut for commander-in-
chief
Four Well-Known Veterans.
Four men who served in the same COM
pany with distinction live in Washington
and are socially great comrades as they
were in war times These are H. A. CO.
baugh captain Of the watch In the treas
ury; VIM. d. Rittner. a clerk In the treas
| ury; Samuel Bricker. an usher at the
White House for many years and VIM R.
Householder. who has been one of the
House doorkeepers for many years 1t was
In the 18th Pennsylvania Volunteers that
they all service together. These four
cronies of the great struggle of forty
years ago We're all born in Pennsylvania.
Mr.. Cobaugh was sixteen years old when
he entered the service in Miller's Pennsyl-
Vanla Battery, with which he served dur
ing the Antietam campaign. He was next
with Company F. LIST Battalion of Penn
sylvania Volunteers. and finally with Com
pany ID of the 1S7th Volunteers He re-
manned In this company until the close Of
the war.
VIM. ID. Rittner Is a grandson OF ex-Gov
ernor Rittner of Pennsylvania. founder Of
the PENNSYLVANIA free schools He was
successfully with Company E, both Penn
sylvania Volunteers, Company F, 1st Bat
talon, and Company D, 18th Regiment.
VIM. r. Householders service began with
Company +, 1st Battalion. and wound I'D
with Company D. 18th volunteers. Mr..
Bricker was in identically the same service
and the same companies. All four men,
therefore. served together in the same COM
panies of two regiments, Cumming to-
gether In days of peril, comrades and
friends in time of peace.
A Medal Of Honor Man.
On the watch force Of the treasury Is
Benjamin F. McAlwee. who wears a con-
gressional medal of honor for gallantry in
action before Petersburg, Va. July 90 1864.
Mr.. McAlwee was born in the District Of
Columbia January I. 1888. and left lucrative
employment in the Washington navy yard
April II. 1861. to enlist in Company B. LIST
months. Upon the expiration of this time
he enlisted in Company D. Sd Maryland
Veteran Volunteer Infantry. At the end Of
three years he again enlisted serving I'M
til July 81, 1865. He was awarded a special
furlough of twenty-five days by order Of
General Meade for soldierly conduct and
bravery. At the explosion of the mine in
front of Petersburg, July 80, 1864, Sergeant
McAlwee was in command of his company
The color bearer. a soldier named McCabe,
was killed. Sergeant McAlwee seized the
colors and kept them, at the same time
continuing his command of the company