The National tribune., 1906-04-05
BROTHERHOOD OF SOLDIERS.
One of the Norman Boys Assisted I'm the
Attempt to Blow Up Fort Sumter by
Means of the Telegraph Wire and
1000 Pounds of Gunpowder.

An interesting sketch of the military
record of the Norman brothers has
been received by The National Tribune.
1t is stated that George A. J. Norman
enlisted in Co. II, list n. Y, In 1862.
In 1863 he went to the front as Ser
geant of his company. and in the Get
tysburg campaign, at n critical juno
ture, was detailed as bearer of dis
patches from Lieut.-Col. w. J. Coles
to Col, B. l.. Trafford, changing posi-
ton of regiment in front of the enc
my, narrowly escaping capture. After
returning from the war he served his
regiment respectively as General Guide,
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Sergeant-Ma-
jor and Adjutant. Col. Richard Vose,
in accepting his resignation in General
Orders. dated Feb. IL, 1873, stated that
"the regiment had lost most valuable
and efficient officer, after IL years Of
the most faithful and conspicuous SER
vice." Subsequently he was elected
honorary member of nine companies.
the board of officers, non-commissioned
staff and the drum corps Later he was
appointed on the military staff of Maj
Gen. Hustled, commanding Fifth Divi-
sion, National Guard, serving seven
years and resigning after Is years
continuous service. AT the time of his
resignation he was Senior Ordnance
officer OF the State. He was instru-
mental in changing the enlistment law
of the State, appearing before the Mill
tary Committee of the Legislature, of
which Gen. Hustled was a member, and
advocated such measures as were sub
sequently embodied IN the law reduc-
ing the period of enlistment from seven
to five years.
John A. Norman enlisted in April,
1861, in Co. G, SD N. Y. Goth Regi-
ment, N. G. s., n. ", and was two
years in active service, participating in
the following battles: Harper's Ferry,
Va; Warrenton, Cedar Mountain, Rap
pahannock Station, Thoroughfare Gap,
Bull Run; South Mountain, Md; An
tietam and Fredericksburg, Va. He
was commissioned Second Lieutenant,
SD N. Y, and later First Lieutenant,
9Th N. G. S. N. Y, and served 13 years
in the National Guard.
Alfred T. Norman enlisted IN Co. c.
127th N. Y, Sept. 8. 1862, for three
years or the war, and served three
years and three months. After serving
four months as private he was detailed
at Chief Clerk on the staff of Gen. Will
liam Guraey and subsequently on the
staff of the following-named Generals
respectively: Gen. William Gurney.
Gen. A. Schimmelpfennig, Gen. Stewart
IL. "OOulOIup OCL IcOISc HOi
and Gen. Alfred II. Terry. He vas
afterwards transferred without pay or
emoluments as telegraph operator to
the U. s. Military Telegraph Corps. by
Special Order, No. 266, dated War De-
partment. Adjutant-GeneraTs Office,
Aug. II, 1864, and was assigned to the
Department of the South, where he
served until January, 1865, taking an
active part In the operations on Folly
and Morris Islands, S. c., against
Charleston, and assisting in the at
tempt to blow up Fort Sumter al
night by means OF the telegraph wire
and a scow containing 10000 pounds
of powder. After the evacuation of
Charleston he was transferred to head
quarters. u. s. Military Telegraph
Corps, at Hilton Head, S. c., serving
there as Assistant to Col. ]. r. Gilmore,
Superintendent U. S. Military Tele-
graph Corps, Department of the South.
and later to Savannah. Ca, where he
was placed IN charge Of the books and
money of that office. He resigned al
the close of the war, when the tele-
graph lines were turned over to the
Southern Company, having served con-
tinuously for three years and three
months.
Adolphus p. Norman Joined and was
actively connected with Co. II. list n
G.. S. N. Y.,- fer 16 years. He was
First Sergeant of his company for a
long time, and the recognized crack
First Sergeant of the regiment.