The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1907-05-16


with four of his compsny comrades,
was taken prisoner sat The battle Of
Chickamauga and confined at first In
Pemberton and afterMards in Danville
Prison. The five nenfeseaped by means
Of a tunnel. which they dug with
pocketknife. gimblet and trowei. After
untold dangers and great suffering they
finally reached the Union lines, most of
them having travelled on foot distance
of over 800 miles. They resolved at
that time that those of than who should
live to return home should hold bien-
NAL Reunions at their several homes
and attend each other's' funerals until
the final one should be called to answer
to the last roll call. OF his four COM
rades two survive him.
MARSHALI..-AtC Chattanooga, Tenn.
Jan. IS, Maj. Thomas 2. Marshall, aged
so. Comrade Marshall served as Cap
tain of Co. H, 18th Iowa, from 1861 till
The close of the war, being mustered
out as Major of his regiment. Comrade
Marshall occupied several positions of
public trust in Pennsylvania and Ten
nessee, which latter State he had made
his home since 1886. He was a valuable
citizen, and member of the Loyal Lee
gion and of Lookout Post, 2. Depart
ment of Tennessee. He Is survived by
a widow and two children.
CAMPBELL-At North Stockholm,
n. Y, Feb. IS, after four years Of suf-
fcring from cancer, John Campbell,
aged CA. Comrade Campbell served in
Co. G.. 18th N. Y, and was a member
of Gibson Post, Department of New
York. He leaves a widow and IL chill
dren.
BAILEY.-At South Merrimac, N.
H.. Jan. "a. Willis w. Bailey. Comrade
Bailey served in Co. G, 18th N. H.. from
August. 1862, till the battle of Cold
Harbor, where he was severely wound
ed. After prolonged suffering he was
discharged, and returned to his home
to continue a sufferer for many years.
AS soldier, citizen, husband. father and
friend he was a worthy and noble ex-
ample. adding new luster to the men,
DRY of those who from '61 to So offered
their lives that the Nation might live.
THOMPSON.--At Washington, D. c.,
July 81, 1906, Almon Harris Thompson,
aged 68. Comrade Thompson served as
First Lieutenant of the 18Th ILL.,. doing
cupied several important positions in
the field of education. but is best known
for his association with Maj. ]. w. Pow
ell in his explorations OF he Grand
Canyon Of the Colorado from 1870 to
1872. Comrade Thompson was in charge
of ths western geographic work Of the
U. S. Geographic Survey. He is sur
Nisfp NY d "lup", anu Ills "tic
inferred at Arlington National Gene
terry.
SANFORD.-At Pueblo, Colo, Sept.
IL, 1906. Oscar F. Sanford, aged 10.
Comrade Sanford belonged to Co. H,
list Colo. being four years in active SER
vice. In 1852 iComrade Sanford crost
the plains for California. remaining sew
cral years in that State and Oregon. and
taking part in the Oregon Indian wars.
He N.Y. in Arm, dir
cles, and had hosts of friends in Pueblo.
He Is survived by widow.
OGDEN.-At the home of his daugh-
ter, near Ogden, Iowa, James Ogden,
aged ~. Comrade Ogden served as
Sergeant in Co. H, 35th KY, and was
member of Buford Post, Of ogden. He
leaves widow and FIVE children:
I. Henry Ingles, aged 81. Comrade
Ingles served in Co. NJ. 5fh N. Y. H. A..
He was buried by Colony Post. IA, of
which he was member, and is sur
vived by no relatives. =,
ANDREWS.-At Brooklyn, N. T.,
Nov. Is, 1906, Thomas Andrews. Com
rade Andrews served in Co. H, Berdan's
Sharpshooters. and was q member of
G. r. Warren Post. c. A. r. He leaves
a widow.
MICHAELSON-Att, DEBORAH. Iowa.
during February Morris Michaelson,
aged So. Comrade Nicholson was
native of Denmark, coming to this coun-
try in 1891. At the breaking out of the
Spanish-American War, he enlisted in
Co. NJ 9Th H., his company doing ac-
tive Service in Cuba. A cold which he
took there finally developt into con-
sumption, of which disease he died.
BRICKNER.-At his home I'm West
DEBORAH, Iowa, Feb. IT, Henry I. Brick
ner, aged. 10. COmrade Brickner served
three years in the civil war. and is sur
vived by widow and nine children.
KIMBELL-At Chicago, ILL.,, Jan. 26,
Spencer S. Ilmbell aged 65. Comrade
Kimbell served in Battery A. 1st ILL., L..
A.. thruout the civil war. He was a
genial, manly. companionable- man,
which attributes frightened the gloom
and lightened the hardships Of wars
experience. He requested before his
death that the bugier Of his battery,
r. H. Rexford, should sound taps at
his funeral, which request was hon
ored, Comrade Kimbell is survived by
widow and three daughters.
AMES = At Marshalltown, Iowa,
March I, Capt. Nelson Ames. Comrade.
Ames commanded Battery @, LIST N. Y.
L. A, during the famous charge at
Gettysburg. July 2, 1863. when he held
the Peach Orchard. and with his guns
SO disabled the rebel battery as to ar
rest Gen. Hoods advance. In 1854 he
was badly injured by the spokes of a
shattered wheel when in action and
was compelled to leave the service. In
1852, while accommodating in the Vir-
ginia campaign, he narrowly escaped
capture by the enemy, reaching the
Union lines with II bullet holes in his
clothing and one small wound. He was
Mayor and member Of the City Council
of Marshalltown. and was a man of q
very retiring, quiet manner. but great
in deeds.
COTTON-At Fitzgerald, Ca, March
II. John r. Cotton, aged 10. Comrade
Cotton served as First Lieutenant of
Co. A, 10th Ind, and is survived by his
widow.
BACHTELL At Columbus, Ohio,
March 10, Samuel Bachtell, aged "a.
Comrade Bachtell enlisted as Second
Lieutenant of the 18th Ohio at the out
break of the civil war, remaining with
the organization during its three years
service. He was transferred soon after
to the Signal Service, where he did ex-
cellent work, receiving a Lieutenant
Coionel's breyet. For over 20 years
Comrade Bachtell was employed as AS
sstapt Engineer of the State Board of
Public Works in Ohio, having been ap-
pointed to that position by Gov For
aker. The death of his wife, who ex-
PRED but two weeks before he did, was
thot to have fastened, his own death
The members of the Board of Public
Works and all the offica employees at
tended his funeral. -
Department OF Missouri.