The National tribune., 1906-09-06
MUSTERED OUT.

HOAGLAND.-At his home in Ma
varre, Stark Co.. O., July 10. 1905.
Comrade Hoagland. aged 81. He served
In Co. H. 17Sth Ohio. and also in Co. B.
129th Ohio. as Corporal. Comrade Hoag-
land was Commander of Miller Post,
Navarro, o.
McMATH.-At his home in Freeport.
O., July 9. 1906. David McMath. COM
rade McMath served in Co. C, 9sth Ohio.
and leaves many friends to mourn his
loss.
KIRk.-At his residence in Lima, O..
Aug. 2. 1906. Capt. James B. Kirk, aged
68. Capt. Kirk served first in the 10Th
Ohio. and later re-enlisted In the 101st
Pa. He was Immediately elected as Sec
ond Lieutenant by the company, and
soon afterwards received his promotion.
He took part in the battles In front of
Richmond. and was afterwards sent to
North Carolina, where his division was
finally obliged to surrender to Gen.
Hoke. Comrade Kirk was in prison at
Macon, Ga. and also in Savannah.
Charleston and Columbia. For several
years he has not been able to attend TO
business on account of rheumatism.
from which he has suffered greatly. He
leaves q widow and three children.
WISHART-At his home, on Church
street. Washington, Pa. Aug. 2. 1905.
Alexander Wishart. aged ~. Comrade
Wishart was chosen Captain of his COM
pany. which was formed in April, 1861,
the day after the 9Th Mass. was attacked
in the streets of Baltimore. The new
company at once rendered their services
to Gov. Curtin. but were not needed, and
Capt. Wishart was requested to hold his
company together until the call for
three-years men. This he did, and on
June 4, 1861, repaired with his COM
mand to Camp Wright. The company
was embodied with the Sth Pa, as Co. X,
and went at once into service. He was
wounded June. 1862. ct the battle of
Gaines Mills, and so disabled that he
was obliged to leave his command and
return to his home in Washington. In
1867 he was appointed brevet Captain
in the Regular Army, and assigned to
duty in Texas. He remained in the army
till 1881, which he left to assume the
duties of editorship. Capt. Wishart was
for many years prominently connected
with educational work, and was the
agent of law and order. In 1893 he
was invited to become the Superintend-
ent of the Society for the Prevention of
Crime In New York City. He was Pres
ident OF the Washington County HUI
name Society for one year, but failing
health forced him to resign his position
as such few months ago. He belonged
to distinguished family of Scottish ex-
anu WdS d man OF
brilliant mental parts. an earnest Chris
tan and courageous soldier. He leaves a
widow and one child.
CHESTER.-At Goshen. N. J., May
%, 1906, James Chester. aged SO. Com
rade Chester served In Co. I, 25th N. J.
He was buried at Goshen. N. ].
VANKIRK.-At Outville. O., May 6,
1905, Wilson Judd Vankirk. aged SO.
Comrade Vankirk served in Co. B, 135th
Ohio.
WHEELOCK-Att the Madison, Wis,
Sanitarium. May 81. 1905. of brain dis
ease. Theodore d. Wheelock, aged Sc.
Comrade Wheelock belonged to- Co. H,
4 sth ILL.,. which did such splendid work
in the Tullahoma Campaign, taking part
In the battles Of Mission Ridge and 9TH
ers. Comrade Wheelock played his part
most creditably in all these. and high
veteran than was given him at his
death. He had been II years Superin-
tendent of the Moline City Waterworks.
HASHAM.-At Claremont, n. H., May
| 20, 1905, Winfield Scott Hasham, at the
age Of So. Comrade Hasham served IN
Co. G, 5th N. H, and was in the battles
of Strawberry Plains. Deep Bottom.
Sailors Creek. Appomattox. and others.
He was son of Revolutionary soldier,
Stephen Hasham, OF Charlestown, N. II.
FOREHAND.-a Metropolis City,
ILL.,, May, 1906. Thomas d. Forehand
aged 75 Comrade Forehand served in
Co. F, 35th KY, during four years of
the civil war. He leaves a widow and
one child.