The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-02-06

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church. oiliciating
lnterment win be made IN summit
View cemetery.
II will be quiet. home funeral.
and will not be conducted under mil.
itary auspices. although tie deceased
was prominent in G. A. r. circles.
with a brilliant war record
An Active Public Career.
The death OF Captain Benjamin u
heglsr clerk Of the Oklahoma terri
tCrial supreme court from 1898 until
statehood became effective last No
vember. removes one OF the best
known men IN official lie during the
past forty years in Indiana and since
1898 in Oklahoma Following the
close of the Civil war. during which
conflict he was the youngest man in
the Union army to command a regi.
ment until his removal to Oklahoma
~ 1889. he we prominent IN law,
newspaper and political circles In
Indiana, being considered several
times as a republican candidate for
secretary Of state
Captain Hegler was native OF Fort
Wayne. Indiana born on November
q. 1912, and his early life was passed
at Fort Wayne Pine Village, Lafay-
cite and Attica His father died In
1854. ana three years later the son
received an appointmnt 20 the ma.
val academy at Annapolis. This he
declined, because his help was nedeed
at home by his mother and he began
life then as a printers apprentice,
working at the trade until he was
eighteen years Of age The day fol
loving the firing on Fort Sumpter, he
enlisted and went into camp Az In
dianapolis. company A. Fifteenth In
diana, Immediately
Tac army record of Captain Hee-
Ter was both long and gallant. En'
toring as a private he was soon pro
noted to a sergeant, and served dur
ing 1851 in West Virginia ia Gener-
al Joseph Reynolds command, par.
ficipaling in the battle of Greenbriar
aud several sldrmishes. transferred
| 10 kentucky in the fall of 1861 and
promoted 60 lieutcilicy the follow
/ ing March under nuel General
Nelson's divisionl he was at Shiloh,
siege of Corinth. and with the army
of the Cumberland until Rosscrans
superseded. he was at Parryville
Stone River and in the Tullahona
campaign.
Commanded Regiment in Battle.
During the summer of 1863, Heg
| lei was promoted to Captainacy and
| AT the age of twenty commanded q
company at the battle OF Stone River
Being captured a month after the bat
tie. he was held a hostage at Atlanta
and Libby, being finally exchanged
and appointed provost marshal
GeneiT1 Waflles''s brigade, Critten
lens corps: he was under Grant az
Missionary Ridge. in Sheridan's div
sion, whore his superior officas be
ing wounded he commanded a regi
ment when the Ridge vas taken by
assault. November 25. S62, two days
before ilggler was Of age He was
wounded IN his fight and a horse
shot under him He also COMMANDED
Il regiment IN the East Tennessee
campaign during the winter OF 1856
aud GA He continued in commans
for seven months
The heaviest regimental loss in th,
Union army was in the Fifteenth In
diana during the period mentioned
AZ Stone River the regiment lost n
killed and wounded 1888 none cap
tnred at Missionary Ridge. there
were 200 killed and wounded out o
334 ana none captured Young Heg
ier was with the regiment in ever
battle and skirmish never In th'
hospital for a minute, never fell from
the ranks from fatigue; was mustered
out OF service after more than three
years service: the youngest office
In the brigade of any rank, and since
the close of war never asked a pen
sion. He was past post commando
of the Grand Army Of the Republic
Was Always Active in Life.
AS a citizen. Captain Heglar was jus
as active as in the days when h
was citizen-soldier Following tn
| civil war he owned and conductei
q republican paper in Fountain cOu1
ty Indiana. for over ten years, ani
was postmaster at Attica under Pres
dent Grant during eight years al
ministfatiou lie WIS mayor of Al
tica one term and city attorney fou
terms. resigning that position 10 com
TO Oklahoma when the territory wa
/ NlfnMiu iA 1000 thN Ntn hANNff ~
tive politically stumping the state q
Indiana and the territory Of Okla
homa Whenever his services were !
demaud, aud he WIS also a forcefl
political writer. lie never missed a
Indiana campaign from 1864 until h
came 10 Oklahoma.
la oklahoma he pfacticed law a
III Reno aud served as district coul
clerk under Judge John II Burfor
until 1896 IN April 1898, he was al
pointed clerk Of the territorial 81
premo court holding the place unt
statehood became effective
Captain Hegler was taken ~
lanuary. 1907. and had been bedfal
since October "a. last He rs 81
! vived by a widow and three sOns--i
/ NJ. y. F Jr, and Burns, all of Gut
3 RE, and two brothers A. s Hegl'
y of Chicago and j G.. Hegler OF A
tica Indiana His funeral viii
conducted under the auspices OF n
] G.. A. r.
, To Members of the Hartranft Post.
TO the member sof the Hartran
J Post No 3. Guthrie Oklahoma depar
ment OF Oklahoma and al unie
Soldiers. Sailors and Marines Of u