The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1904-05-05

years he wax Assistant T. s. Engineer
his Headquarters being at Louisville. His
last work waS the survey of the Wabash
River but RECENTLY completed. the repor;
being sent to the Government Jan. /. 1904
! Hon. Henry r. Cliff. of Irvington, y. J..
who served in 90. G. 111th y. Y. has q
souvenir of the battle of Gettysburg TIM,
he values highly. although it incites recol
lectionS of pa IN. iat IL Il gnarled. scored and
twisted ri1esbaIl with which he was shot
July !. while, he was OH the .kirmiSh line
lie had already. hal IL Ukia-Scrat"h on
the left shoulder. Il bullet Earjns cut
| through the cont and shirt to the skin
without really wounding him. That was in
| the morning In the afternoon u bullet
penetrated his right hand. passed up the
the elhow-its force spent and lodged in
! his sleeves. The fellow who fired it couldn'
get it back even if he proved property and
paid charges.
Col Milo Smith died in Cluston. Iowa
| Feb. %. He was Colonel of the 18th Iowa
| from Ang 10. 1862. to Jan. 26, 1860. AMI
| in 1864 and 1&i, commanded the First
Brigade of the First Division Of the Fiji
teenth Corps. Army of the Tennessee. He
was wounded in the right leg at Arkansas
Post. Ark. Jan. II. 1863 and was wound
ed in the left shoulder at Walnut Hills.
Miss. May 49, 1863 He entered railroad
|
Engineer and Superintendent of Galena
4 Chicago Union Railroad Co. In 1885
went to Clinton. From 1887 to 1892 he
was Commander of the Soldiers Home
ut Marshaltown. Iowa. He was Com
mander of Gen. f.. u. Baker Post. So. from
| ways present when able and in the city.
He died much respected by all the people
of the city. and was buried with the honors
of the Post OH March 2.
The Military Order of the Loyal Legion
Of the United States Commandery Of
Pennsylvania has in preparation great
reception to be given Mai.-Gen. David
Mem. Gregg. at the Union League. Phila-
delphia. Wednesday evening. May i. 1t is
rnsentative gathering of the veterans of
Pennsylvania.
The funeral Of DR.. David MacKay. an
old and honored resident of Dallas. Texas.
took place March 81. and was conducted
by Richard ]. Oglesby Post. G. A. r.,
| with the beautiful ritual of the Order. No,
only all the Grand Army men turned out.
but very large number of ex-Confeder-
ates. and large concourse of sorrowing
! friends and relatives.
Prof. Sylvester s. Jackson, who served
| throughout the civil war in the 18th Wis,
died at his home in Kansas City Mo-,
April 81. He had National reputation
as musican; being Director of Music IN
| the public schools Of Detroit and at one
| time an instructor in the Conservatory of
Music in Boston.
Nathaniel c. Baker, who died Mt Somer-
| vile. Mass. March Z. was MedaI-0f-
| Honor man. He was born Sept. %. 1896.
| ut PierpOnt. y. H.. enlisted in Co. f., 18th
| y. H., Aug. 20. 1862; was appointed a
Corporal and promoted to Sergeant. He
L ti yaI md nd hra in
| battles; for great daring in rescuing the
| colors of the regiment at Spotsylvania
Congress voted him Il medal. He was
| wounded in the hip and disabled at Cold
Iarbor, compelling his muster-out.
No Army Surgeon. no other Army
| Nurse, was more conspicuous during the
| civil war than was Mother Wheeler, who
| died recently in Beloit. Iowa, at the age
| of S6 years. When the first battle Of Bull
Run sent scores of wounded men to Wash
| ington. Mrs. Wheeler left her home in
Tioga. y. Y, and came to this city to min
lister to them. That was her call and she
remained in. that work. honOred by Lin
coin and Stanton and loved by the soldiers,
until the end. From Washington she went
to Fort Monroe. eventually to the hospitals
at the South and in the West. She was
given a pension in recognition of her
Gen. Thomas J.. Brady, formerly AS
sistant Postmaster General. died in Jersey
City, n. j. April 3D. The remains were
brought to Washington by n detachment of
Van Houterf Post of Jersey City, of which
organization Gen. Brady was Commander.
The burial took place in Arlington. Gen.
Brady went out under the first three
months call as a Captain in the 9Th Ind,
and upon the reorganization of the reg-
ment for three years took the same posi-
ton in 1t. He became its Major. but re-
signed to accept the Colonelcy of the 117th
Ind. and later Of the 14Oth Ind. and was
brevetted a Brigadier General. The Gen
eral had wide circle of friends, political
and personal, extending all over the conn
try.
The comrades of Maryland have sus-
tanned d severe loss in the death of Col
VIM. A. McKellip. United States Consul
at Madgeburg, Germany, which occurred
i'm that city March 3, 1904 For nearly half
century Col. Mckcllip was prominent in
| Maryland affairs, and always for the best.
He was born in .raneytown in 1895. and
when youth became Deputy Clerk for
| Carroll County. In 1862 he recruited a
| large number of men for the 9th Md. de-
| Ginning a commission as Captain, but took
| one as Second Lieutenant. He was rapidly
| promoted, until he became Lieutenant
Colonel of the regiment. In this position
| he rendered excellent service until injuries
received Dy the ran OF his morse at w Ill
chester. and by the explosion Of a maya
| zine on Maryland flights, so disabled him
as to compel his retirement. From these
| injuries he never recovered, but suffered
all his life. Col. McKelIip was then elected
| Clerk Of the Court for Carroll County. and
| held that office until he was legislated out
Of it as the penalty for having served in
the Union army. He then entered upon the
practice of law, which he prosecuted with
! great success for many years. He was an
ardent Republican, and for long time
rendered most valuable service in keeping
the party together. He repeatedly accepted
| nominations i'll order to maintain the or
ganization, and his popularity was so great
that it required all the articles of his OPP
ponents to keep him from being elected
President Grant appointed him one of the
United States Commissioners to the
Vienna Exposition, and President Roose-
welt gratified all Marylanders by appoint
ing him as Consul to Magdeburg. His re-
mains were brought home for interment
and the funeral was one of the largest
known in the history of Maryland. He
leaves a widow, one daughter. three broth
ers, and a sister. Col. McKellip was ge-
NAL man, deservedly popular with all who
knew him.
Both the local Post, G.. A. r., and Camp
of Sons of Veterans adopted resolutions