The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1902-11-27
PERSONAL.

| Comrade Norm G. Cooper, of Brooklyn,
n. Y, was one of the old boys of Co. f,
oath N. Y, who heartily enjoyed the G..
A. r. Encampment. He and his chum,
Sergt Reuben Terpening, of South Han
nibal. N. Y, found the graves of two of
their company who were wounded at Bull
Run, Aug. so, 1862. They are in the
cemetery at the Soldiers Home in Wash
ington. George E. Bogardus's grave is
No. $50; Seth Spickerman's is No. 5119.
Many of the company are counted as un-
known, But doubtless they rest at Airing
ton.
| Another veteran who was honored at the
last election is Henry H. Preston, of Shell
ter Island Nights, N. Y, Past Commander
of Edward Hunting Post, No. 1853, g. A.
R., and who was Sergeant in Troop II,
9Th N. Y. Cav. He enlisted when only 16
years old, and served with his company
through the Peninsular Campaign, under
Gen. Clellan; with Gen. Grant from
Culpeper to Petersburg; with Gen. Sheri-
dan from the time he entered the Shenan-
doah Valley until he reached AppomattOx,
taking part in all the raids made around
Richmond, and riding with Gen. Sheridan
and his escort from Winchester to Cedar
Greek on Oct. 10, 1854. Comrade Preston
had his horse shot from under him during
a saber charge of his regiment at Brandy
was compelled to fall back from the Rapi-
dan, and was severely wounded in both
legs by mimic balls, at short range, at APP
pomattOx while fighting on the skirmish
line, dismounted, on April 8, 1865, being
discharged after a service of over four
years. At the Republican Convention Of
his County held on Oct. 6 last, Comrade
Preston received unanimously the nOmina-
ton for Sheriff, and at the election follow
ing was elected Sheriff of Suffolk County
by a plurality of LOTT votes.
COmrade Preston has served his town
in many capacities; for % years he has
served as a Justice of the Peace, and has
the unusual distinction of never having
had one of his decisions oyerruled or set
aside by a higher court during all this
time: he has filled the Office of Town Clerk
for II years; as Assessor and Collector Of
Taxes for nearly as many more, and often
holding as many as three or four Offices
at one time, so generous have the voters
of his town been to its honorably-dis-
charged soldiers. For six years he was
one of the Associate Justices of his Coun-
ty, and for the past four years has been
Chairman of the Suffolk County Sidepath
Commission, and at present is the Chair
man of the New York State Sidepath or
ganization.
At the 9th Annual Reunion of the New
War, at Worcester, Mass. Nov. II, there
was fine attendance, and but one death
reported in the Association during the past
year. The most interesting feature of the
Reunion was the story told by Capt. Geo.
N. Bliss, of the LIST r. I. Cav, now q
Judge of the Rhode Island Courts, of his
capture at Waynesboro Sept. %, 1864.
He led the charge against the rebels across
the river, and was mounted on a large,
strong horse, which took him far in adj
vance of the rest of the men. He sabered
four of the rebels before he himself was
knocked from his horse by saber blow
and captured. All four of the men he
struck were well known, belonging to the
4th Va: Cav, and afterwards became Lead
ing citizens in Buckingham Co., Va. Some
years ago he got into correspondence with
them, and established very pleasant rela-
tons. One of them had the saber which
was taken from him when he surrendered,
and sent it back to Judge Bliss. who treas
ures it very highly, and exhibited it at the
meeting.