Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-06

.nizcd them as Union soldiers and as we
met, to my surprise l found the com
handing officer to be my fellow towns
man Col. Curtis. Like myself he was
watching " hecler. At the close CT the
war. Col. Curtis WAS promoted. lie was
always vigiIaut and faithful.
In the fall OF SCI Capt. John b. HIw-
lev recruited company which was
placed in the 45tl Illinois infantry. His
exposure at Fort Donaldson Frustrated
him. lie resigned in May 1862 After
the war 10 went to Congress and filed
the position of Assistant Secretary of
the Treasury.
The last term of our Circuit Court
held Ly orr then Judge. John II. Howe
of Kewanee. was the May term 1861. He
was appointed Lieutenant Colonel in the
l24th Infantry and also commissioned
Colonel and made Il Brigadier General
by brevet.
Henderson Organizes 112th.
Gen. Thomas J. Henderson in the sum
mer of 1862, organized the ll2th Hi
nois infantry, and was made its Colonel.
He was made a Bridagier General by
brevet Forty years ago Gen. Hendcr-
son was often found in our Circuit
Court. He was in Congress over TWEEN
~ years, at one time representing the
Rock Island district. Recently
in Washington he was one
of the orators at the unwilling of
Gen. Shermau's statue. He is one of
natures noblemen. In the summer of
1862 Maj Williams, again entered the
service. recruiting Il company
which Joined the S9th Hi
nois infantry He was commits
stoned Captain. Major and Lieutenant
Colonel of this regiment. +. I. Wells
of HawIey 4 Wells was appointed first
lieutenant and captain in the S9th. In
time he was commissioned assistant adj
iutant general with the rank of captain,
and placed on the staff of Gen. r. w.
johnson He was promoted at the close
of the war He was made a territorial
Judge in Colorado and has lived in Den
yer ever since.
When the l26th Illinois infantry was
organized, w w Wiltshire of Port By
ron was commissioned major. After the
war he was Chief justice of Arkansas.
He read the law with +. H. johnson,
who raised a company and was made
captain in this regiment. Our friend
VI. NJ. Sturgeon also served in the l26th
regiment. 1t is forty years since he en-
listed. As we look at him now, we take
it he was an ambitious youth when he
joined the army.
Col. r. W. Swith one of our leading
lawyers, was in the 10th Illinois cavalry
as Lieutenant Colonel When Gen. Hood
came up with his aggressive Confeder-
ate army. in the fall of 1864. my regi-
ment and the 10th were in the same
brigade. With portion of the l4th and
10th ] commanded the rear guard Our
acting adjutant general. Cap. Hanchett,
asked me TO hold my position until he
returned with orders from Gen.
Capron. commanding the brigade. Soon
after he left | discovered Confetler
ate Gen. Foster with a body of cavalry,
was between brigade headquarters and
my command. | charged through For
rests line without the loss of man.
Soon after Capt Hanchett left me he
was captured by Gen. Forrest and sent
to Selma, Ala. a prisoner. With Others
he escaped. but all were retaken with
the aid of bloodhOunds. Capt. Hanchett
the leader. was placed in a box and
when Gen. Wilson's cavalry approached
Selma he was shot by the enemy. He
was member of the McIIeury county
bar. brave soldier and an elegant. cul-
tured gentleman. Capt Mathew Marks.
an eccentric member of the bar, after
the war, was also in the 10th cavalry.
Judge SearIe'a Bright Recnrd.
Judge +. j. Searle went into the army
in the fall of 1861 as Lieutenant in the
10th Illinois Cavalry. He was promoted
Lieutenant Colonel of the first Arkan-
sas After the war he was on the STU
preme bench. Samuel r. Allen, former
member of orr bar who was a soldier
in the 45th Illinois infantry aud is now
law in Little Rock writes me
that Judge Searle made bright record
in the army as well as on the bench.
He closes his letter by saying 81 loved
Judge SearIe. and still love him.
Our old friend j. 7. Kenworthy was
in the l40th Illinois infantry, one Of the