The Irish standard., 1905-09-30

the national encampment in Albany in
1873 and member OF the national
council OF administration 1880 and
1881. He was elected department
commander of New Hampshire in
1884 and. appointed member OF the
national pension committee, serving
until 1887, when he was unanimously
chosen junior vice commander-in-chief
OF the order, G. A. R. He was presi-
dent of the New Hampshire Veterans
association in 1885 and from its in
stitution, its musical director. He was
trustee of the Loan and Trust savings
bank, member of the N. H. Histori-
cal society, Knights of Columbus,
Charitable Irish society OF Boston, and
the American Irish Historical society.
He was the treasurer-general and one
of the founders OF the latter.
Although busy man through life
he found time to study and occasional
ly to write out his thoughts and OBJ
servations. In conjunction with his
lifelong friend and comrade, Arthur
Brown, he wrote Memorial His
tory of Penacooli i'll the Civil War"
The book contains the sketch of
every person, so far as known, who
served in that great contest from
Penacook, and also of the comrades
of VIM. I. Brown Post who came to
Penacook to reside after the close of
the war. He dictated the sketches to
Ia stenographer, and they were then
written in the book by Mr.. Brown,
each person being given page,
every soldiers and sailors record
corresponds with that appearing in
Ayling's Record of Now Hampshire
in the Civil War" When completed,
the book was placed for preservation
in the state library. The typewriter
sheets Mr.. Brown had bound in book
form for use in the post room.
Colonel Linehan was steady con-
tributor to weeklies and periodicals.
He contributed a chapter, ''The Irish
in New Hampshire" to McClintocll's S
History of New Hampshire; also a
chapter of the history of First N. H.
Vols, on the Irish of New Hamp-
shire in the Civil War" and chap
ter to the history of the 18th N. H.
Vols, on "Music and Songs of the
War" He wrote many sketches on
the early Irish settlers in the 13 colo
MES that were published in papers and
magazines. For his services in this
| line he received degree -frena-Dart.
mouth college in 1887. He was also in
demand as speaker and lecturer, and
spoke more or less in every political
campaign since 1884.
| When the movement to mark the
regimental positions on the Gettys.
burg battlefield was first mentioned in
1880 at the national encampment of
the G. A. R. in Dayton, Ohio, he warm.
ly advocated it. In 1885 he was ap.
pointed one of the directors of the
Battlefield association, holding that
position until 1895. The government
then assumed charge of the field and
presented each of the retiring direc.
tors a beautiful engraved testimonial
for the service rendered. While serv'
ing on this board of directors he was
largely instrumental in securing ap
propriations from the legislature for
the placing of monuments marking the
positions held by the New Hampshire
organization on that great battlefield
In response to the invitations of the
surviving veterans of the Second and
Fifth N. H. Vols, and the N. H. Bat
talon of Sharpshooters, he accompa
MED them to Gettysburg in the sum
mer of 1887 and received from them
on Behalf of the directors, the monu
ments of the three organizations. By
a special request he also received the
monument of Meagher's Irish Brigade
which was dedicated at the same
time AS a recognition of his labors
his name is cut with that of the other
directors, on the Highwater Marx
monument. located near the historic
group of trees which was the objective
point of Pickett's men in their cele
brated charge of July 2, 1868.
He was married to Mary E. Pender
gast, by the Rev. John O'Donnell al
the parochial residence in Nashua or
January 2, 1864. OF the children borr
to them four survive.-Margaret Ann
born October 2, 1864; John Joseph
born October 9, 1866; Timothy Pat
rick, born December z, 1869; and Hen
ry Francis, born June 27, 1877.
OF the eight children born to hi.
parents, Colonel Linehan is the frs
to pass away. The survivors are
Rev. T. P. Linehan of Biddeford, Me.
Messrs Andrew, Michael and George
Linehan of Boston; Mrs. Mary Quigley
of Providence, r. l.; Mrs. Annie Pen
dergast' of this city; and Miss Joanna
Linehan, whose life has been spen
in Penacook, but who now makes hel
home in Biddeford, Me.
The funeral of Colonel Linehan oc
CURED at the Church of the Immacu
late Conception in Penacook at 11:3(
o'clock m Sanfemhor % Rfshor