The National tribune., 1908-01-30
MUSTERED GUT.

Ad enthusiastically Office Ill the time of
his death. was an enthusiastic Grand
Army man, holding inany important
offices in that Organization. He was
always in demand at CaTrA ,ires and Re-
unions, and wrote very good verses. In
the Adjutant-Generals Office, pinned
to a tattered flag, was THIS verse of his:
I'VE are nothing but flags, old battle
flags,
Torn by shot and hanging in rags:
The crowd moves by with careless tread,
And thinks not of the mighty dead
Who held us high with steady hand,
And saved for them this glorious land.
And bathed our folds in their young
Iifes tide,
And dying, blessed us, and blessing.
died"
He leaves a widow and two children
ROwE.-At Brooklyn, N. Y. Dec. l..
Capt Frederick A. Rowe, aged 6S. He
enlisted in the 99th n. Y, in which
he rose to be Adjutant and Captain.
and was wounded and captured at
Smithfield, Va, Jan. 81, 1864. He was
then in command of the transport gun
boat Smith Briggs, which grounded
within easy rifle range of the enemy's
shore batteries. OF his original force
of 25 men several were wounded and
killed and the rest compelled to surren-
der. Soon after they left the boat her
magazines exploded. Capt. Rowe helped
dig the tunnel thru which $50 Union
prisoners escaped from Libby. He was
subsequently in prison at Macon and
Charleston, and was exchanged in No
vember, 1854. He belonged to +. t.
Left Post and Arcturus Lodge, f. A.
A. NJ.
GREGORY.--At Decatur, Ind, Jan.
II, Augustus c. Gregory, one Of the
best-known men in the town and a
leading citizen. COmrade Gregory en-
listed at 16 in the Navy, in which he
served four years, most of the time on
the gunboat Independence. He after
wards taught school, became a book
keeper and then enlisted in the 32d
Wis, in which he rose to the rank of
First Lieutenant. He was High Mason
and an active member of the Grand
Army of the Republic.
MURDOCK.-At Keyport N. j., Nov.
10, Benjamin Murdoch. aged II years
Comrade Murdoch served in Co. x. 5th
n. j., in which he enlisted Aug. II,
1861 He was a faithful soldier, a
G. A. r. and Junior Vice Commander
of Shackelton Post, SO. Department of
New Jersey. Three grandsons, sister
and two brothers survive him.
RAGER.-At his home near Hagers-
town, Md, May Is, 1907. James Harvey
RACER, aged GO years and ID minths
He served in Co. A, LIST Pa. Cav, from
1861 to 1865; participated in battles
at Petersburg, Bull Run, Chancellors-
vile and in many other engagements
with conspicuous courage. He was a
valued member of Reno Post, 4, G. A.
r., Hagerstown, Md. and an esteemed
citizen. He is survived by his widow,
son and three daughters.
STUART.-At Noroton Heights, Conn,
March 3, 1907. Charles C. Stuart. Com
rade Stuart was born at Burlington, VT,
July II, 1914; enlisted Sept. 8, 1862, in
Co. K, SID Mass: discharged Sept 2,
1863, at expiration of term of enlist
ment. .-d --.....
KELLEY.-At the home of his broth
er, Samuel Kelley, Ionia, Mich, Feb. 10,
1907, James Kelley, aged 50 years Com
rade Kelley enlisted Aug. 8, 1851, in
Co. E, 18th Ohio, was shot thru left arm,
but served till the war closed.
BARBER.-4t Naapoii, II. Y, Oct. IA,
1907, Solomon Barber aged S2-years
Comrade Barber served in Co. E, 9th
n. Y. Cav.
MACK.-At his home in Cleveland,
O., Aug. "a, 1907. Francis Mack. aged
II years. Comrade Mack served in Co.
3, AID Ohio, and in the Goth Ohio. He
was among the most generally known
business men of Ohio and greatly re-
spected.
GALBRETH.-At Weir, n. D., Nov
IL, 1907, James Galbreth, aged SO years.
He served four years and four months
in Co. b, 14th Wis. A widow and four
children survive him.
DE LONG.-At Johnsonburg, Pa,
T@tx- r
ed in Co. T., 137th Pa and Co. T., 92d
Pa; was in battles of Antietam, Berry
vile, charlottesville, Fishers Hill and
Fredericksburg; belonged to G. A R.
Post, 434, of Pennsylvania. A widow,
son and a daughter survive him.
VAN OSTERN.-At Mount Eaton, O.,
Nov. 81, w. V. Van ostern. Comrade
Van Ostern was born in 1920 near
Wooster, O., and enlisted in Co. A, 120th
Ohio, and became First Lieutenant and
Quartermaster of his regiment. When
the regiment was consolidated he entered
the 1S6th Ohio, and served to the close
of the war. He had previously served
in the Sd Ohio in the Mexican War.
NORRIS.-At Los Angeles Cal, Dec.
2, 1907, George Sleeper Norris. Com
rade Norris served during the war as
Corporal of Co. K, LIST Cal. Cav. He had
lived for 80 years in Providence, r. l.,
where he was highly esteemed, and last
October went to visit his son in Los
Angeles where he died
DAINES.-At Hubbard City, Tex,
Oct. %, 1907, Alison F. DANES, of Meigs
County, Ohio. Comrade DANES served
in Co. X, 18th Ohio
MILLER.-At Cory. Pa, Aug. %,
1907, ]. B. Miller aged II years. Com
rade Miller served in Co. c. $50 Pa
HEWITTS.-At his home in Russells,
N. D., July %. 1907, Charles Hewitts,
aged 65 years seven months and five
days. Comrade Hewitts served in Co.
A, 1st Wis. Cav, participating with his
command in many historic engage
ments. His widow, son and one sister
survive.
STEPHENSON.-At Detroit, Mich,
Dec. !, 1907, Gustav us Stephenson, aged
81 years. Comrade Stephenson enlisted
Oct. Is, 1861, in Co. X, 18th Me; was
discharged March 8, 1864, on account
of disability; re-enlisted April II, 1865,
in Co. ID, Sth y. S. Veteran Reseryrs;
discharged April 10. 1896, because of
end of war. He is survived by his
widow and two sons. e.. al
WAGNER.-At Lorain o., Sept. %,
1907, John Wagner, aged ga years and
10 months: Comrade Wagner served
with credit as Corporal in Co. X, 18th
Pa. His widow survives, him.
BOYD.-At Norwood. D. Y, Dec. 25,
1907, David Boyd, aged 81 years. Com
rade Boyd served 81 months in Co. G.,
7th Ohio. Four children survive him.
TOMAN.-At Harrison, Mich, Dec.
IL 1907 Amos Tarpap aged so