The National tribune., 1909-10-07

attached to the 18th Mich. Vol. Inf. and
served thru the war. being mustered out
June :. 1867. He was 6S ycLtS cd and
leaves widow and IL chiIiren.
JUMBS.--At his home In OI,ssi. Cal. Aug
l. 1879, Benjamin e. Combs, aged ~ ) als-
He enlisted in Co &. 3Sth Ohio. Aug. n,
1s6i, aad hon"Tably discharged Dec TO-
1855. He rcenliSted in the same coIni~iny
aad reg mcnt eight days lattr and se.Nei
until the clcsc Of the war His wife ana
thrt,' children survive him.
STlLES-ZA Edyard, Iowa, Sept. :. 1900.
John Il. Stiles, late OF Co. II. Ith Ill. CIV.
rn",ra'Ic Stiles leaves widow and eight
children.
ROHRBOUGH.-At his home in Kn-
mundy, III. sept. IL. 1909. Calender Rohr-
bouSh. aged % years. He was Captain or
Co. II. 1lsth H., member OF the Sr,fety
of the Tennessee. and 4 good worker Of the
Grand Army of the Republic. He WIS az
good citizen as soldier. and member OF
me Methodist chqn,h and superini1GEdent OF
member OF Hicks Post, 225. Department OF
| Illinois. He leaves widow. two sons and
two daughters 10 mourn him.
The following deaths are reported from
Granville .nhip 81 Of the 18th Ohio: Jesse
Brown. Co. E, July 81, aged 81 years: Hugh
MlteIt1l. L. II. at Morton, kans., aged oS
| CULLIsoN-At Mineral, Ind. April II.
1909. Kinsey Cullison. late of Co. T.. aIth
POST 81 for more than "a years ;.
BESNErT.-At Koleen, Ind. Sept. l. 1902,
GeOfSe W. Bennett. ageu 81 years. CoHtduo
Bennett was Sergeant of Go. f, 18th Ind.
and was severely wounded In the hCId at
the battle Of Mission Ridge. He was q
was its Comman,ier one term aud Adjutant
for number of years, holding the latter
position until the time OF his death. His
aged widow and several grown sons and
daughters survive him.
CARPENTER-At Danvers, H.. Sept 10.
1909. Chas: II. Carpenter. aged n years.
Comrade Carpenter was Sergeant OF Co. g,
18th Conn. He was born in Nirrlgansett,
l.. l., and enlisted at Lebanon. Conn. I'm 1852.
anl served until the close of the war He
\. h, and was an elder In the Presbyterian
church ut Danvers. He leaves two dAugh-
tors and two grandchildren 4
field, \. j.. Lu-y %. 1908, Hiram Van GicsoR
late Sergeant OF Co. D, 39th y. J. He was
inferred At bloomfield, n ].
SKEELS.-At his home in Grimell, Iowa.
Leander W. Skeels at the ripe old age OF
~ years. He enlisted in Poweshiek County,
Iowwa. in Go. B. 10th Iowa. on Oct. 10. 1851.
He was appointed First Sergeant at Daven-
port; was taken sick within few days and
sent to the hospital. When c0nvaeeseent.
was appointed Hospital Steward. but- wlen
examined on March, 10. was rejected and
sent home without pay or clothing. He re-
cruited about 1JO men for the Sth Iowa Cav,
but was himself rejected because he was
two inches too short. In August. 1852, ne
enlisted in co. Il, 10th Iowa.. and de-
tailed as Hospital Steward at Iowa City,
Later he was ordered to Columbus, Ky. TO
fit mp and take. charge of a hospital boat,
and WIS hcnorabiy discharged IN 1856. hav-
ing served In all over three yesirs. He was
the fyther of u children, all but one Of
whom survive him.
ACTGN.-At his home in Alhambra, Cal.
Aug. ). 1909. Henry :. Acton, aged GA years.
He w,Is too young to enlist 20 went as a
drummer boy and later enlisted IN Co. d,
ith Independent Battalion. Ohio Cav. He
was mu:tmed cut in the Spring OF 1864
and reen,isted in Go. c, Ohio National Guard,
and served until August. 1884: reGrrlisted in
60. ID. 18th Ohio and was mustered out at
the close Of the war, having served three
and one half years. He was mustered out
rhe day he became of age.
RASt;OM.--At his home In Attica. v. Y,
Rev. Charles Edwin Bascrm. aged 90 years.
He was late of Co. c. 9th \. Y, enlistinS
%. 1863. Comrade Bascom took part in the
battles Of Slaughter Mountain. Rappabnn-
mock Station. ThOrOughfsrre Gap. Chancel-
lorsville. and the second battle OF Bull Run.
left tbP f"'d. He was captured by the
rebels and was paroled and brought or in
ambul.rare. He WAS q member of RIwley
p. Tay'or Post of Aftica. and was for some
II years its Chaplain He leaves widow
and one daughter.
CROw.-At Garden City. Kans. Aug. II, :
1899. DIR. o. W. Grow, aged ~ ye.Ts.
KEENE.-At Hanover. H.. July 25, 1909,
Benz: F. Keene. aged II years. He WIS a
60. c. 10th Ohio. He was member Of
P''S- - Of Hanover. III.
W-m. Bay. Kangor Mich. would Ike to
know the address of DR.. Stodard. who was
in charge of EOyrture Hospital. Alexandria,
Va. in August. 1894. of DIR. T. Winning
Of the same HOSPITAL, at the same time. or
Of the ward master. VIM. Thompson. who
was there at the same time. Any one Iaving
rirr desired information will please commun-
i"nta with VIM. Bay, Bangor, ylnburen Co.,
Mich.