Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-17

campaign OF u including the battle OF
South Mountain. Md. September IA. where
he was severely wounded. being shot
through both hips. and was discharged jan
uary 16, 1863. as being unfit for further
duty. On July n of that year he had so far
recovered as to again enlist. and was made
recruiting sergeant for the LIST Regiment,
Wisconsin Heavy Artillery. In September
he again went to the front with Battery Z
of that regiment, and at the battle of Mis-
sion Ridge. Gen. (Pap) Thomas was so well
pleased with his work in that action that
he recommended his promotion. which he
received by being made second lieutenant
in the 4Sth Regiment. Wisconsin Volun-
teer In.antry. During his service in this
regiment he was honored by being APP
pointed at various times A. A. A G., A. A.
Q. M. and aid on the staff of Maj. Gen.
James G. Blount commanding the 7th A. &.
He was finally mustered out of the service
on February %. 1866 1t said that he
was the first officer to place flag at half
staff at an army post west of st. Louis on
the occasion of the assassination of Presi-
dent Abraham Lincoln. He is past national
commander of the Union Veteran Legion, a
member of the Army and Navy Union, the
Loyal Legion, Grand Army of the Republic;
is a Scottish Rite Mason thirty-second de-
gree; noble of the Mystic Shrine and a
knight of Pythias.
His great aim Is to see amalgamation
of all soldier organizations, and the
Army and Navy Union is the only one hav-
ing a charter whereby every man is ELI
gible who has worn the uniform and been
honorably mustered out of the service of
the United States, he has set himself the
task of trying to induce each and every
soldier to enlist under It's banner.
Candidate for Inspector General.
Maj. s. J. Block. the Washington candi-
date for national mastering officer. served
in the civil war in the 35th Massachusetts,
Volunteer Infantry. and was afterward a
member Of the Goth Massachusetts Veteran
Volunteers. and after the ending of the
civil war he enlisted for a period Of three
years in the 10th United States Infantry.
and took part in the various Indian cam
paigns with that regiment in the far west
from 1855 to 1869. He also served one year
as member of the Ordnance Corps, u. s.
A, and was honorably discharged. Maj
Block was for several years commander of
the oldest G. A r. post in the United
States-John A. Rawlns. No. land Is past
colonel of the Union Veteran Union. He
also was inspector general of that body
and Is at present chairman of the board of
trustees of the Admiral D. D. Porter Gar
rison. Army and Navy Union. The Roose-
welt and Porter Garrisons of this city, to-
gether with representatives of other garri-
sons in New York and Brooklyn. will pre-
sent the names of both Col. Browne and
Maj s. J. Block for the positions of COM
mander and inspector general respectively
and great pressure will be brought to bear
is said. and their chances for success, 1t
Is claimed. are very encouraging. Both are
civil war veterans and have been prom
inently identified with military organizations
in Washington.
National Officers and Delegates.
The present national officers of the Army
and Navy Union are: National commander
Hugh H. Henry of Union Hill, N. J.. junior
vice commander. William Budy, ST. Paul.
Mo-. junior vice commander C. H. Baxter
New York city; adjutant general, ]. Schu-
| macher. Brooklyn. N. Y: inspector general.
Michael J. Hackett, Washington. D. c.;
judge advocate, J. D. Pennell, Newburgh
N. Y; national chaplain, J. E. Cox, Provi-
dence, R. l.
Executive committee-Oscar Glenn. U. s.
8. Terror: J. d. Clute Buffalo. N. Y; DR..
Joseph Smith, Worcester Mass, and ]. P.
Caugher Fort Monroe. Va.
Finance committee-Henry SCHNEIDER, Fort
Leayenworth, Kan, and G. L. Kuhlmann,
Cincinnati. Ohio.
Among the delegates to the Newburgh
convention are the following: D. C. Swim
bourne. Cincinnati, Ohio: E. V. Anger.
Brooklyn. N. Y; Sylvester Martin. Erie.
Pa; S. ]. Block, Washington. D. C.: ]. G.
Kroeger. Buffalo, N. Y; A. Valentine.
Washington. D. c.; G. W. Washington.
York city; s. E. Adams, Jersey City. N. j.;
| Edward Stroebel, Albany, N. Y: Johann
Hauser, Washington, d. G.: G. II. Winslow,
| Washington, D. c.; w. F. Cassell. Wash
ington. D. c.; ]. w. Russell, Annapolis.
Md; Otto Koeng. Fort Greble, r. l.; II. E.
Holbrook. Worcester. Mass; c. f. Stephan.
Amesbury, Mass; w. V. Jones, Brooklyn.
N. Y; ]. G. Holden. National Military
Home. Ohio; Judge Scott. Cheyenne, Wyo.;
H. c. Edgerton, Rochester. N. Y; c. c.
Woodland. National Soldiers Home, Va;
C. H. Van Gordon, Newburgh. N. Y; H. E.
Robinson. U. S. R. S. Franklin. Norfolk,
Va; G. G. Rodgers. U. S. r. s. Franklin,
Norfolk. Va; w. M Blight. Bridgeport,
Conn; Charles Valid. Manila, P. l.; Patrick
| 4 ,tNnItN
Union Hill. N. j.. w. A. Hickey, Washing
| ton, d. c.; w. H. Caps. New York city;
B. V. Brace. New York city; Benjamin
Blue. Whitestone, N. Y; G. w. McGaffen,
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