Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-24
1t. COL. RUTHERFORD DEAD
RETIRED ARMY OFFICER Sue
CUMBS TO GRIM REAPER.
Funeral Services Saturday Afternoon,
to Be Fo flowed by Interment in
Arlington Cemetery.

Brevet Lieut.. Col. Robert Gedney Ruth
erford. L. s. A. retired. died this morning
al 80 o'clock at his home. 1911 10Th street
northwest, as a result. it is said, of wounds
received during the war, the disability be
ing augmented by injuries he received by
railing from car about two weeks ago.
He was born in New York city, and after
an extended army life took up his resi-
derce in this city. For thirty years he
had been a member of the real estate firm
of Tyler & Rutherford. On Friday. April
II, Col Rutherford returned home from
his office and was feeling i'll. He was never
again out of his home. That day April T.
was the forty-first anniversary of his mar
riage.
His wife. son, Lieut. Robert G. Ruther-
ford, jr.. of the 9th United States Infantry
Who is stationed in the Philippines, and "a
daughter, Mrs. r. y. Whittinghousa of
Newark Del, survive him. The funeral
services will probably be held saturday
afternoon. and will be conducted bv Rev
George Garter, rector of st. Andrews Epis-
copal Church Interment will be made in
Arlington.
Native CT New York.
Robert Gedney Rutherford. vice president
of the real estate firm of Tyler & Ruther-
ford, was born and reared in New York
city, receiving his educa ton mainly in pri-
vate schools and from private tutors He
was the youngest son of Robert Ruther-
ford, who was prominent importing mer-
chant of New York, and grandson, on the
maternal side. of Robert Gedney, who was
also prominent merchant in New York
and largely interested in South American
trade. At the breaking out of the war of
the rebellion he was a member of the 9th
Regiment-New York state militia which
organization was afterward known as the
SD Regiment, New York State Volunteers
He was in hospital at Frederick Md
from September IA. 1862, to February %
1863 and was honorably discharged and
mustered out of the service February 26
1863 as captain in the SD N. Y. State
Volunteers His discharge was due to in
juries he received during the war.
In Veteran Reserve Corps.
He was appointed captain of the Veteran
Reserve Corps at Depot Camp, near this
city, on September 10, 1863, by President
Lincoln, with which company he served
until March 4, 1864 He commanded several
expeditions into Virginia. and participated
in the battle in front of Fort Stevens, near
this city. He was in command of the cen
trail guard house" during the campaign
which followed. He was brevetted major
and lieutenant colonel for his gallant serv-
ices in the battle of Rappahannock station
Va.
He was appointed second lieutenant of
Company F, May 90 1861, and was mus
tered into the service of the New York Vol
unteers soon afterward
From November 10, 1861, to September a.
1862, he was on the staff of the I'd
IsIgade, Sd Division, Bank Army Corps,
afterward Sd Brigade,-1st Division, 10Th
Army Corps, serving with Gen. Charles
s. Hamilton, G. H. Gordon and G. s. Green.
and was also aidde-camp to Brig.
Gen. A. S. Williams, commanding list
Division. 18th Army Corps. He was pro-
NOTED to first lieutenant of the S3d Repi
ment, New York State Volunteers. January
I, 1862, and to captain November /. 1862.
He was mustered out Of the volunteer
service as captain and brevet lieutenant
colonel, and mustered into service as second
lieutenant 4jth Regiment of Infantry
United States army. the same day, March
Z, 1867. He was later promoted to first
lieutenant and captain brevet in the regu-
lar army. June %, 1875 he was retired
from active service on account of injuries
received and disease contracte in the line
of duty.
Col. Rutherford was married in 1866 to
Miss Elizabeth Mexican King, youngest
daughter of William w. Letcroft King of
this city.
He was a member of the Washington
Board of Trade. Military Order of the
Loyal Legion OF the United States, of the
Society of the Army of the potomac, So
ciety of the 18th Army C0fps the Vet
eran Association Of the SD Regiment, New