The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-03-30
AN INSUFFICIENT BUT RELATED
OFFERNG--CAPT ASHES WORK
By DIR. Z. b. KINGSBLIkY.
By DIR, T. b. KINGSBIKY.

referred but briefly to the aDleSt man
of my own family I have ever known,
or of whom ] have any knowledge. IN
eight generations in this country. l
refer to my first cousin, B%rigadier Cen
eral Charles p. kingsbury. OF the
United States army. who died ct MS
home on Hancock street,
New York, on Christmas day. 1879,
aged 81 years. He was a native or
Clyde, Wayne county, New York, ana
while q small boy was taken care OF
by my father, the late Russell Kings
bury, of oxford. N. c.. who brought
him to his home with an older brother
and sister. and provided for them all.
He lacked the very necessary adVant-
ages of a continued thorough educa-
tion, but was wonderfully bright and
promising. He entered West Point
Military Academy in 1885, and ms
class was regarded as a good one. he
stood second. and was graduated in
1910. He received the same distinc-
ton that the greatest Southron. Gen.
Robert f. Lee. received. My impress
sion is that he was at school but q
year or two for some years before he
obtained an appointment through the
favor of the father Of Brigadier Cen
eral Junius Daniel. Hon. J. r. j.
Daniel, then 8 member of the Fed
eral Congress. from the Halifax dis
trict. In 1850, ~tWenty-nine years ago,
an article upon him appeared in the
North Carolina Presbyterian then
published in Wilmington. 1t stated
correctly that he was graduated in a
large class in 1910. in which there
were many men who became greatly
distinguished in subsequent years,
among them Generals Thomas and
sherman, and he led them all. He
took the second place, q man from
Louisiana having the first. although it
was held by the cadets generally that
cadet Kingsbury was much his SUI
perior. He served with distinction in
the Mexican war. was General Tay-
lor's aid at the battle Of Buena Vista,
and is specially mentioned by him IN
his official report. Belonging to the
Ordnance Department, his opportuni-
ties for distinction in active operations
were few. He was, however, a very
able man, q very brilliant and ungen
writer, and OF very studious habits and
varied attainmentS. He wrote large
4y at one period of his life for the
leading magazines and reviews of the
country and left two or three volumes
in manuscript"
The New York Times paid a just
tribute to him at his death, and among
other things said of him:
He was a veteran Of two wars. and
a faithful servant Of his country.
Quiet and severely studious of habits,
slightly austere OF manner q rigid
Presbyterian OF. the Old School, INC a
~siagularly skilful soldier ins that
branch Of the military profession to
which he was attached, General Kings
bury was one of those public servants
whose rule of conduct always is the
strict performance of duty: his high
est reward the consciousness of duty
we'll done."
When a young officer. he wrote a
treatise of Artillery Tactics,' which
was long a text book at West Point.
He married Miss Mary Mcmillan, of
Fayetteville, a handsome, attractive,
highly intelligent lady who survived
him for a-feW years. For probably
thirty years he was a devout M
Of the Presbyterian church.. L may
mention. what a thorough d~isciplin-
arian he was, over himself included,
INC that / believed he never received
a dement, mark during his four years
at West Point. The q In the
Presbyterian said:
'He was a man Of not only uncom-
mon abilities, but of singular modesty.
His dying eQueS that his sobSeQuieS
should be conducted without any mill
tary display was characteristic of the
man. The Brooklyn papers contained
long Of the impressive cere-
monies at DR.. Cuyler'S church, as did
some of the New York papers. Among
the pail bearers were six generals of
the army. Generals Hancock, Slocum
and Casey being of the number. Gen
eral Sherman and General Mcclellan
were also present, we think. He was
chief of ordnance on General McClel-
ian's stOH during all his campaigns"
The very distinguished Rev. DR..
Theodore Cuyler, his pastor, spoke of
him with much feeling and nigh
praise. stating that for eight years he
had been a member Of that church,
and had always been one of it's most
devoted members. The pastor alluded
especially to the regularity with which
General K~i1gsbury attended upon the
services Of the church at prayer meet
1ngs. He was always present, when
in the city. at the weekly services.
DIR. CIlElar said .fa .ana T Ao1ia.o