The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-09-12
sHERIDAN IL -.
General Helped Young Commissioners
omesr Select His sNsrd.

George Durham Of Boston believes
himself % be The youngest comm
stoned Officer who fought Ia q Wassa-
chusetts regiment in she elrl var
He was a second lieutenant a. Il and
a first lieutenant Al Is.
Mr. Durham was born in Ezirhaven
in 1886, and al the outbreak Of the
war was attending high school In
August, 1859. the federal musterfne
officer. IN looking over the Third Mas
sachusetts regiment. saw a mIld-man-
nered. rosy-cheeked boy. whom he
greeted abruptly with. How Old are
you, kid2~
Eighteen WAS the reply
You're - well. Il amounted 10
a deliberate falslaer. But be enrolled
I5-year-old George Duuham as a drum
mer.
The young drummer's fmpetuous
nnrure did not gre With the iaac
tive life Ct a musician He was al
ways playing instead o. two-four. tEo
forty time He became 8 private In
the ranks. seeing active service under
burnside ia North Carolina. and par
ucip2ung ia three engagements be-
fore the expiration O. his nine months
enlistment period One of these At
Plymouth, n C., WIS particulars Sc
we're. II a. Dunham's company be-
ing killed IN as many mlnutes
The i5year-old soldier had beer
back in school az Fslrhaven bat 9
month when he reenlisied rs sergeant
10 the Eny~isbth Massachusetts rec
imeaL made Up eutireiy o. veterans
Who had seen service 10 the prarioas
nine months CALI. Seven DAYS from
The urae tho Fnyeighth's quota was
complete iu September. 1853. g. vas OF
the nring line Ia the Wilderness undas
Gen. Grant From this time until the
end of the war yoang nunham uas
not out % hearing 81 WhtsiinE bullets
ia November 1854. az the axe cf a..
DE was commissioucd second Neatan.
ant AID sooo ovorcame the resent
ment &c men UudeF hfm uho Eeuc ola
caouSh 20 be- his Mfher. By his skin
in haudliug them and bis courage la
battle WIN thc rtst of re Uny
eiEhts-stieh Is sivea q hlsa rating
ia Ce21 sea ashtng wgmeass-
Lieut. uunham vas e he thicE ~ tha
war from fhr wilderness to ne tax
ing oi Pctrgsturs AZ spolsylFanla
De ha8 bis calls svsro Uoupd a ahas
tered hant uhIca conaned him COP a
short Whiie in the West F~hHatflnhia
hospital where BE- has q distinction
probably never hefogc Cr slnce ems
hyed by a b0y % H. lie voted for
President I3ncoin
Lioat punhsm Jared msch better
than his comrades 10 battle he uas
enc of the Flfy eshth's tWn oommis
sonet o1ceu to escape dnath Uhea
Cemetery HlA al Petersburg sM
h,own un The ulian tronps had an
dermiucd The confederate Ines bat a
premature Blast len alive onlF 60 men
in tho regimcaJ He had an0the- usr
now escaR when his ConQz-y vas
aidinE the Flariaron ~ TIE ooafeler
ATE header McGaiaer Ga csc occa
sioa phan &c Went iato tha oammis
saTg "a AiexAaar.a ID procara a uew
sucrd an snccuth iadivttual wac
aided nim On seecting d tarned eat
30 BE- Gra Pan Shesidan
la 1eao 1855 BE- vas hreVc,ea arst
araieuaaL taea calls S searu GA
Aneg the MYSTERIES oul 90 Gha tnoops
On tSfA ~ rfea in Ciacipaai ana
na1aia Cor several years m na1aio
he Vas o1mmaRaer ~ g. A. r. post
s& Oa returnias % M-asseausetis
~ pas -aafainiei a stats poic9 on
ser. 8 PasHca - hol8 zoe - years
rheash pee O. - Is foauser than
nost az Us ecnreses ~ ne uar ANT
crecss tc i've many years sci
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