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


campaign of GO. including the battle or
South Mountain, Md, September IA. where
he severely wounded, being shot
through both hips. and was discharged jan
uary 16, 1862 as being unfit for further
duty. On July II 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 &
of that regiment. and at the battle of Mis-
sion Ridge, Gen. (Pap) Thomas was so we'll
pleased with his work in that action that
he recommended his promotion, which he
received by being made a second lieutenant
in the 4Sth Regiment. Wisconsin voIun-
teer Ir.antry. During his service In this
regiment he honored by being ap-
| pointed at various times A. A A. c.. A. A.
Q. NJ 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 49, 1866. 1t was 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
knight of Pythias.
His great aim Is to see an amalgamation
of all soldier organizations, and as the
Army and Navy Union Is the only one hav-
ing a charter whereby every man is ell
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 10Th Massachusetts, Veteran
Volunteers, and after the ending of the
civil war he enlisted for 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 1866 to 1869. He also served one year
as member of the Ordnance Corps. u. 8.
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. Rawlins. 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. ]. Block for the positions of COM
mander and inspector general respectively,
and great pressure will be brought to bear
by friends of both of these candidates. 1t
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 Array
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, J. Schu-
| macher. Brooklyn, N. Y; inspector general,
| Michael J. Hackett. Washington. D. c.;
| judge advocate. ]. D. Pennell, Newburgh,
| N. Y; national chaplain, J. E. Cox, Provi-
| dence. r. l.
| Executive committee-Oscar Glenn u s.
s. Terror; J. D. Clute. Buffalo. N. Y; DR..
| Joseph Smith. Worcester. Mass, and ]. P.
| Caugher, Fort Monroe. Va.
| Finance committee-Henry SCHNEIDER, Fort
Leavenworth 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; John Tobin. U: s. NJ
| Pa; S. J. Block, Washington. D. c.; J. G.
KToSgs Bufp0 n " W. A w vasntne
Washington. D. c.; Samuel Gaming. New
York city; s. E. Adams Jersey City, N. j.;
| Edward Stroebel. Albany, N. Y; Johann
Hauser Washington, D. c.. G. H. Winslow,
| ington. d. c.; ]. w. Russell, Annapolis.
| Md; Otto Koenig. 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 Wald. Manila, P. l.; Patrick
Garrahy, Brooklyn, N. Y; f. ]. Dubelbeiss
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,
| West Point. n. Y.