The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-06-15
DIRECT CAUSE Is NOT KNOW.
Brief Telegram to Benjamin Taylor,
Son-in.Law, Apprises Relatives
Here of His Death.

His death seems to have occurred yes
terday, although no particulars concern
ing it are known save those contained in
the following brief telegram received
this morning by Benjamin Taylor:
Duluth, June 6th.-Mrs. Pope will ar
rive in Duluth Thursday night steamer
america" with the body of Gen. Pope.
Meet her there. Notify others. Frisbie
at st. Johns hospital, Port Townsend,
Wash. L. V. Titus.
The news of General Pope's death
came as a general surprise, and was UNI
expected to the members of his own fam
lily, who had received no intimation that
he was sick 1t is supposed that he died
Lake Superior, where his home had been
a large part of the time since his re.
tirement from the office of public exam
aminer some four years ago. He return
ed there three or four weeks ago, viii
Mrs. Pope, after having spent the winter
in st. Paul, receiving treatment for an
organic disease. He had not been in Wig
orous health for years, and was subject
to spells of severe illness, which came
on suddenly. 1t is believed that his
death occurred as a result of one of
these sudden attacks, for the letter re-
ceived by relatives in this city contain
ed no mention of his being i'll.
Mr. Taylor left today for Duluth and
will meet Mrs. Pope there tonight and
accompany her to Mankato with the
body of her husband. The funeral will
occur in this city but the time will not
be announced until tomorrow or the
next day. 1t is expected that the re-
mains will arrive in Mankato tomorrow
night. General Pope owned lot at
Glenwood cemetery, and in it the re-
mains will be inferred
Edmund Mann Pope was born at Pen
field, n. Y, Feb. 2lst. 1897, and came
of an old and well known family, which
dated it's residence in America to colon
ial days. He was married in 1864 at
Phelps, n. Y, to Mary b. Frisbie, sister
of DR.. William Frisbie of this city, 60
ing home from the war on furlough for
that purpose. His wife accompanied him
back to the army. Four children were
born to them, but two died in infancy
or early childhood. Besides his wife,
he is survived by one son, Frisbie, who
is engaged in the plumbing business at
Port Townsend, Wash, and one daugh-
ter, Mrs. Benjamin Taylor of this city.
General Pope's war record is particu-
larly brilliant one. There were few
harder fighters or more determined cam
paigners than he. Not knowing the
meaning of fear, he never shirked a
duty, no matter how arduous, and
chose the most dangerous assignments.
He enlisted on Sept. 18th, 1861, as cap
tain of Company A, Eighth New York
cavalry, III. TlloDlC oChS N"Po"ii VI
Company d of the same regiment. The
two officers fought side by side through
out the war, and before it was over they
became brother in laws A warm friend
ship always existed between them.
The Eighth New York cavalry was at
tached to the army of the Potomac, and
Captain Pope saw service in all of the
campaigns of that army. For conspicu-
Gus bravery he was promoted to major.
Then one day disaster overlook the
troops that he was with, at Welsh Lake,
and with many others he was taken
prisoner and spent six months in the
prisoner and spent nine months in the
Conferedate Libby prison. He was
exchanged, and returned to SER
vice under the old flag once more. He
participated in the unfortunate Wilson's
raid, where disaster again overlook the
command. Having experienced the hard
ship of rebel prisons, he made up his
mind that he would die before he would
again be taken prisoner, and made a
daring escape alone, while the remainder
of the troops were captured.
1t was not long before Major Pope was
promoted to be colonel, and later on to
brevet brigadier general. He was attach
ed to General Clusters staff in 1864, the
year of his marriage, and General Gus
ter learned the true merit of his staff
officer. This came near bringing General
Pope's career to an untimely close few
years later, for when the Sioux outbreak
occurred and General Custer was detail
ed to attempt to crush the Indians he
remembered the nerve and fighting abil-
ity of General Pope and teleghaphed him
to meet him at St. Paul on his way
to the scene of the trouble. General
Pope was ready and anxious to accom-
pany his old commander upon further
dangerous exploits, and intended to join
him at ST. Paul, but the telegram was
delivered too late, and General Custer
had already passed on his way to the
west. 1t was but short time after