St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1906-08-01

as agent in Union store 18 months;
then being elected sheriff Of Chittenden
county moved to Burlington in 1862
and was reelected in 1858. At the end
of the year he received the appointment
of deputy collector OF customs at Island
Pond, VT, moving there in 1854 con-
tinued in the Office during part Of the
administrations of Pierce, Buchanan and
Lincoln, until 1868, when he received
the appointment OF Paymaster OF Voun-
teers in the United States Army. The
appointment was received unsolicited
through Hon. Portus Baxter M. c., from
Vermont. The following is what is said
Of Major Bowman in the "Revised Ros-
ter of the Vermont Volunteers in the
War of the Rebellion"
Nathan P. Bowman, st. Johnsbury,
VT.
"Apponted additional paymaster in
the United States Army with the rank of
Major, May 2S, 1864 Ordered to re.
port to Washington and assigned to
duty in the department of North Caro-
lima with headquarters at Newberne,
paving troops at Hatteras, Roanoake
Island. Plymouth and the Sounds.
"Maior Bowman was on duty at this
department at the breaking out of the
yellow fever. and when all the other
officers of his corps had fed to the north
he remained at his post until October
1864, when he was stricken down with
the fever and sent to Roanoke Island
by the surgeons orders; upon con-
valescence he returned to his post and
continued in the service until March
1st, 1865, when he was compelled to
resign on account of i'll health the result
of yellow fever. 1t Is greatly to Major
Bowman's credit that when officers were
fleeing from the terrible scourge men,
toned be not only performed his duty
as an officer of the staff, but attended to
the sick and dying within his depart
ment."
After the war closed Major Bowman
run a cotton plantation two years in
North Carolina; in 1869 removed his
family to St. Johnsbury where he has
since resided. From 1870 to 1884 he
was engaged in the manufacture OF brick
and in the insurance business in St.
Tohnsbury. In 1862 he represented the
town OF Brighton in the legislature, in
1875 and 6 served as Assistant Judge of
! Caledonia county court; delegate at
large to the Democratic National Con-
vention in 1880; candidate for elector on
the Hancock ticket and was Democratic
candidate for Lieut.. Governor in 1884.
| In 1884 was appointed postmaster at
St. Johnsbury which Office he held nearly
five years; had the office repaired and
made over into handsome and con-
venient Office as could be found in the
state and succeeded in getting free
delivery.
He is member OF the South Congre.
gational church; is member and Past
Commander of Chamberlin Post. No. 1,
6. A. R.; has been member of the Ma.
sonic Fraternity since 1853, held all the
Offices in the Grand Lodge, from Junior
Deacon to that OF Grand Master, the last
in 1875 and 6, also Past Veteran Chief of
Masonic Association; is a member of
and has held all the Offices in the order of
Odd Fellows from Treasurer of Caledo.
MIA Lodge to that of Grand Master of
the Grand Lodge in 1885. At the insti.
tuition Of Apollo Lodge OF the Knights of
Pythias at st. Johnsbury May 80. 1888.
he was appointed the first Past Grand
Chancellor, and on the institution OF the
Grand Lodge Of Vermont, December T.
1889, was elected its first Supreme Rep.
preventative. He is also a member Of