, 1905-01-11
DEATH OF COL. JOHN F. GLENN
A Wildwood Summer COttaaer
Dies at His Philadelphia Home

Dies at His Philadelphia Home
The residents of Wildwood were
panied on Monday to learn of the death
of Col. John +. Glenn, which occurred
at his Philadelphia home, 2535 Brown
street, on Sunday, January s, 1905.
Colonel Glenn and family have sum-
mered at Wildwood for some years, oe-
cupying last season the Fulmer cottage
at the corner of Pine and Pacific ave-
nues. Previous to that they occupied
the fancy cottage ON Magnolia avenue.
The military figure of Colonel Glenn
came to be a familiar object on our
streets during the summer and he took
great interest in the growing result.
The following is taken from Mondays
Philadelphia Record:
In the death of Colonel John Francis
Glenn the city loses n of it's most PIC
turesque figures. He died of pneu-
monia contracted less than two weeks
ago, and for ten days prior to his death
was confined TO his he'd He was nearly
IS years old, and for several months the
members of his family had noticed that
he was rapidly failing in health. He
leaves a widow and nine childred-four
SON and five daughters.
The sons are Edward f., a law part
ner of George S. Graham; Henry C., an
employe of the Recorder of Deeds office;
William u ua ~ ,iauA ,,f fhn AIntnr
Department, and John H., junior men,
Der of the firm of Keyser IL Glenn, in
surance agents. The daughters are
Hannah NJ, Mrs. John A. Acker, Mrs.
Alfred Harris, Mrs. Charles Jaggar and
Ms. Charles A. Partridge.
Colonel Glenn represented bis ward
in the Republican City Committee for
many .ta1s. He tsas succeeded bv ey-
Sheriff Grow, and since the Warwick
administrative he has not been lfomi-
nent in party matters, although he re-
tanned his membership in the Ward
Committee. He was a member of
Councils from 1869 to 1877 and was an
ardent supporter of the late James
McManes. His business was that OF
contractor.
Colonel Glenn earned a brilliant mill
tary record during the Civil War. He
enlisted on April Is, 1861, and was COM
missi0ned captain of Company B,
Twenty-third Regiment, Pennsylvania
Volunteers. In three months, his term
of enlistment having expired he was
honorablv discharged, but re-enlisted,
this time for three years. He was
made captain of Company A, of the
same regiment, and participated in
many engagements, notable among
them the siege Of Yorktown, Antietam,
the Wilderness, the siege and assault
upon Petersburg. He was promoted
to major ON July 20, 1862, and TO lieu
tenant colonel on December 10 of the
same year. On January 10, 1861, he
wa made colonel of his regiment. He
Was commended in general orders for
bravery and d stinguished conduct by
General Couch at Malvern Hill, Va;
General Slater at Marye's Heights and
General Russell at Cold Harbor, Va. He
was wounded in the battle Of Fair Oaks,
Va, and left the service September S,
1854, when his regiment was mustered
o It in This city. He was also in the
wal With Mexico under General Scott
and participated in several battles.
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ID b. Birney Post, G. A. r., and q
prominent member of the Masonic fra
ternily. He was president of the Sur
vlvors' Association of the Twenty third
Regiment and a member of the Military
OIder of the Loyal Legion. Colonel
Glenn was married on February II,
1850. The funeral will he held on
Thursday.