Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1906-09-27
MAJ. GEO. W. PATTEN
Dies in Chattanooga After Brief
IIlness-Impressive Fun
eral Service.

erdi ScTNiICs
The citizens of this city were shock
ed Thursday to hear of the death OF
Mai George w. Patten, who made
the G. A. r. address at the Reunion
in this city Sept. s, and who was
highly esteemed by the many who had
the pleasure of forming his acquaint-
ance. Maj. Patton died in Chatta-
nooga Wednesday morning at 1880 at
ter brief illness. but from compli-
cation of diseases, having been sick
only week
The following from the Chattanooga
Times is sketch of his life:
Mai. Patten was born on a farm in
jefferson county, New York, May .,
1886, of prominent New England an
cestry. His grandfather, Col. Zeboim
Carter, won honor in the war of 1912.
G. W. Patten moved to Illinois in
1857 and from there enlisted as a priv
ate in the Seventy-third Illinois infan-
try early in 1862. He participated in
the following battles: Perryville, Stone
River, Chickamauga, Mission Ridge,
Rocky Face, Resacca, Calhoun, Ad-
airsville, Dallas, Lost Mountain, Burnt
Hickory, Kennesaw Mountain, Nicka-
jack Creek, Crossing of the Chattahoo-
chez, Peachtree Creek, Atlanta, Johns
boro, Lovejoy, Spring Hill, Franklin
and Nashville.
For conspicuous service in the bat
tie of Mission Ridge he was promoted
30 captain, and for gallant and meri-
torious service in the battles of Frank
lin and Nashville, he was by request
of Gen. Opdyke, breveted major U. S.
A. He was wounded in the left arm
at Chickamauga and had horse killed
under him while in command of a bri-
gade skirmish line at the battle of
Nashville.
Mai. Patten married Miss Lottie
Holmes in 1866 Their four children
are all well known residents of Chatta-
nooga-J. A. Patten, z, c. Patten,
Jr., G. H. Patten and Mrs. J. L. At
lee, Jr They have eight living grand
children.
Maj Patten moved to Chattanooga
in 1888, and became associated with
his brother, r. G. Patten in the Chat
tanooga Medicine company, which wal
then a vars small concern, He hai
been general superintendent Of thil
business for twenty-four years, and
had had an important part in its de
velopment A number of machine,
and apparatus Of his own invention
are used in the manufacturing depart
ment of the business.
The esteem in which he was held b,
the officers and employees of the com
pany is shown by the fact that mor'
than 300 of them wrote autograph let
ters congratulating him upon his .sev
entieth birthday and had the same
beautifully bound together.
Mai. Patten was last year senio
vice commander of the Grand Army o
the Republic, the second position il
the gift of that great organization
He was also prominent member 0
the Loyal Legion and the Army of tn
Cumberland, and was active in til
movement of the Chattanooga Chicka
mauga national military park. Whe
the aristocratic Chicago G. A. r. pos
entertained Gen. Lee of the COnfedel
ate Veterans last year, Commando
Patten made felicitous fraternal ad
dress which was widely quoted. O
May 8 last, on his SEVENTEEN birthday
a dinner was given in honor of Ma
Patten by his three sons One hund
red prominent citizens were present
On this occasion, alluding to his sew
enty years as having dealt lightly wit
him, he said: "When in memory, a
boy, am petting stone Druise o
bare foot, or sitting on the cree
bank fishing for bull heads with pi
hook, or diving in the old swimmin
hole, it seems but last year. But whe
see my mother at work for months
carding the wool, spinning the var
) and weaving the cloth to make IN
first roundabout coat and trousers, an
compare that tedious process with tn
present system of ''hand me down
suit that fits like de paper on de wall,
and when l realize the change frol
the tedious ride of fifteen miles a da
behind an OK team, to the mile mir
ute auto; and when note the chang
of lighting from the "tallow dip 4
the dazzling electric arc light, an
compare carrying of news from on
neighborhood to another on horsebac
1 with the present electric systems: an
5 when / see great educational institr
tions with their 5000, 900 endowment
and compare it with my first exper
ence as a pedogogue, receiving $40
month and boarding around among IN
patrons, my authority to teach ths
school given by county superintent
ent who spelled school s-k-o-o-l: whe
these things come up in memory fe,
l must have lived several three scor
, and ten years, and should, accordin
to DIR. Osler, have long since been chlc
: reformed. But l feel much as was e,
. pressed by company of friends {
mine about my age. in Boston; this
city where such men as DR.. Osler al