Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-10-10
TAPS IRE SOUNDED
FOR CAPT. MAULSBY
Artillery Officer Wounded in this
City Dies Of His Injuries.

SR0T DURING BATTLE
WITH CONFEDERATES HERE
Monn5 Received in 1863 on Burke
street Rendered Him Unfit for Ser
vice and He Was Honorably Dis
4charged-Had Been a Storekeeper
ut the Hannisville Distillrey.
From The World OF Wednesday:
Captain Thomas A. Maulsby died
Tuesday morning at 3 O'Clock at his
home in Mt. Lake Park after a eve
al months lingering Illness. His HI
ness was the indirect result Of an In
iury received while in the service OF
his country in the Civil war, having
TO render 1t useless. This time, how
ever, the injuries were in the right
limb as a result of too strenuous du-
Hies owing to the uselessness OF the
ssssher member.
Fer many weeks Capt. Maulsby had
abeen in q hopeless condition and his
death vas not unexpected. His son
Ed MaUlsby, had been with him the
greater part of the summer and q
niece, Miss Minnie Crawford, who had
made her home with Capt. Maulsby
for many years, was also present
.sicaing his entire illness.
Capt. Maulsby had been a resident
sof Martinsburg for several years and
the news of his death was learned
with the deepest regret by his many
friends. He was prominent in G.. A.
n. work and a member OF the First
Methodist Episcopal church.
The deceased Was born October Is,
1882, at Maulsby, Harrison county.
September, IS. 1851 he removed to
Fairnont, where he made his home
with the exception OF seven years,
from 1881 to- 1887, which he spent at
-Uniontoxn, Pa, Baltimore and Tren-
sDn, ". j..
In the year 1858. on May 22d, Capt.
Maulsby was united in marriage to
Miss Louisa NJ. Swearingen. whose
death occurred about tHo years ago.
TO thbs union were born seven sons,
one of whom. Edward s. Maulsby, OF
Trenton, N. j., survives. The Ieceas-
ed sons are Charles MaufsBy, died in
1896; Augustus Frank, whose condi-
ton is unknown; Henry Leigh. and
Thomas Garter Brent. whose deaths
occurred in 1864; Lawrence, who died
in 1893, and Frederick Arthur, who
died in infancy
SIN the year 1861, with the breaking
amt of the Civil war, Capt. Maulsby
enlisted in the West Virginia infantry
where he served ton months, when
his company was transferred to light
artillery known as Maulsby's indie
pendent Battery of Virginia Light
Artillery. u. s. A. On June IA, 1863,
in an engagement with Rhodes Ar
tillery, Even Corps, C. S. A., Capt.
Haulsby was shot in the left leg,
which wound injured him for life.
The incident occurred in this city and
Capt. Maulsby was on the opposite
side of the street from Christ Re-
formed church when he received the
wound. Maulsby's battery was sta
toned on the west side of town and
the C~onfederates came in from the
east. While Maulsby's command was
%retreating to the north they lost two
pieces of artillery at the Queen
street crossing, At this time General
Lees army was marching through
the valley and on to Gettysburg.
This necissitated his honorable dis
charge from the army. Since that
time Capt. Maulsby has held positions
of trust with the government, being
superintendent of manufacture of
stamp paper in East Pepper
III, Mass, and also was internal rev.
n collector for a number of years.
For several years Capt Maulsby
was located in this city. as govern
ment store keeper at the Hannisville
Distillery.
After the death OF Mrs. Maulsby
which occurred about two years ago,
Capt. Maulsby made this city his per-
ment home. He spent his summers
at a cottage at Mountain Lake Park.
The remains We're taken from
Mountain Lake Park to Fairmont yes
terday and were taken directly to the
Methodist church where they lie in
state. A guard composed of his CON.
Nssades of Maulsby's battery stand over