The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1903-10-08

c., says that it was his father who, as
Lieutenant. fired the first gun, signal
gun, at the attack on Fort Sumter,
Charleston Harbor, on the morning of
April II, 1861. He writes: AT Lieut..
Gibbes's battery the signal gun was aimed
to burst n shell high in the air; another
gun was carefully aimed ut the fort, and
the wires were laid ready to explode n
mine under an old house in the way. AS
nearly as possible these things were done
simultaneously. Now which of the three
shots fired at the fort from the three sep
arate mortar batteries by Capt. James. Mr..
Ruffin or Lieut.. Gibbes's battery was the
second shot no man may certainly say"
Gen. Charles r. Brayton delivered
very eloquent patriotic address at the re-
cent dedication of the new school house at
Apponaug, X. l.
Comrade G. w. Owen, editor of the
Quincy (Mich.) Herald is running in his
paper an exceedingly interesting account
of his experiences and difficulties in get
ting into the service-because of his youth
and his experiences as comrade in the
18th Mich. He had four brothers older
than himself in the service, and he was
patriotic accordingly, and got there"
| through tribula tons.
| Joseph S. Burrell, who was a son to a
sister of President McKinley's mother,
died in Mankato, Mimi, Sept. q, at the
age of GG. He served in Co. II, 10th
| Ohio. $500 -. o., .
| Capt. John Lonergan, of Montreal, who
died last month, had very creditable mill
tary and civil career. He was born in Ire
| land in 1898, but came with his parents to
Burlington, VT, 10 years later. He re-
cruited company for the I'd VT, and
went to the front and took part in sew
eral engagements, though he was denied
his Captains commission. He next raised
Co. A, of the 18th VT. in which nearly
every man was an Irish American. At
Gettysburg, Capt. Lonergan led his COM
pany in the charge which recaptured one
Of the Regular batteries taken from the
Third Corps a little previous. He was the
| first man to lay his hands upon a gun.
Later in the fight he led his company to
capture house full of sharpshooters, and
with but GA men brought back So prison
ers. For this he received medal of honor.
President Cleveland appointed him Deputy
Collector of Customs.
Opening new street through the Bronx
| Cemetery in New York City compels OBJ
| litera ton of the grave where for .S3 years
has reposed the remains of Joseph Rod
man Drake. author of the National poem:
1.-The American Flag" Refinement will
be made in Alderbrook Cemetery, Guilford,
Conn. Drake was born in New York in
1895.
Lawton Post, Rathdrum. Idaho. passed
very complimentary resolutions upon
Capt. James A. Fisher, in withdra wing
from that Post to go to California. Capt
Fisher served three years in the 10th Ohio,
was promoted to Lieutenant on the bat
tlefield Of Lookout Mountain and was n
Captain in the 51st Ohio for one and a
half years. He is commended to comrades
wherever he may go.
Gen. j. L. Reno Post, Of Spokane,
Wash, has adopted resolution highly
commendatory of Lieut.-Gen. Nelson A.
Miles, and expressing the highest es-
TEEN for his long. faithful and honorable
service. The action of the War Depart
ment in retiring him without any common
datory expression is strongly disapproved.
Capt. Erastus w. Wood member of
Encampment 1873, Union Veteran Legion,
died in hospital at the Pacific Branch. Sol
diers' Home, Aug. IS. Capt. Wood en-
listed at San Francisco, Cal. Aug 16.
1861, as Second Lieutenant, Co. II. LIST
Cal; promoted to First Lieutenant, Co. A.
March, 1863, and to Captain, May IL,
1865. He was discharged at Santa Fe, N.
NJ, Sept 26, 1866. Capt. Wood was a
native of New York, and California pio-
neer. For faithful and meritorious ser
vices in Texas, New Mexico and Arizona,
he was appointed Aid-de-Camp to Maj
| Gen. James Fl. Carleton. commanding the
Department of New Mexico. and continued
in that capacity until mustered out. The
1st Cal. formed portion of the organiza-
| ton known as the California Column"