Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-29

J. Hill of Norwalk, Conn. served I'm the
Union army as a civilian and is a strong
| advocate of any legislation in behalf of
| old soldiers in the House.
| Charles F. Barclay of the twenty-tirst
Pennsylvania district served with the
| 'Bucktals' for three years during the
war of the rebellion.
| Atterson w. Rucker of the first Colo
RADIO district served four years in the
| Confederate army in Missouri and Ken
| lucky.
! Napoleon 3. Thstlewood of the Cairo.
| Ill, district enlisted as private and
was promoted TO captain of the 9sth
| Illinois; was wounded at Selma. Ala
| in 1880
! Charles Henry Morgan Of Joplin. No,
, ESCAPED five times from the Confederates
after being. captured. He was recap
tured four times, but at the fifth attempt
he made the Union lines. From farm
near Fon du lac. Wis, ne enlisted in the
21st Infantry OF that state. Was pro-
NOTED 10 first lieutenant and captain.
Confined at Libby prison. Richmond: a.
Macon. Ga. Charleston, S. G.. and CO.
lun1bla. S. c, from which latter Confed-
crate prison be escaped in 1869
Albert Estopinal enlisted when seven
teen years old. and served in the Confed-
crate army, 18th Louisiana Volunteers. In
many hard battles. He was at the siege
of Eicksburg and the battle of Meriden.
MISS He has represented his district in
Congress several years, his residence be-
d
]. F. c. Talbot of Towson. Md, the
member from the second Maryland dis
trlct, served as a private III the Confed-
crate army from his state
The only member of Congress from the
state of New York who served in the civil
war is Thomas w. Bradley OF the twenti-
eth district For gallant services at the
battle of Gettysburg and other engage
ments he received the congressional
medal of honor. He is member OF the
Gettysburg battlefield commission
New Jersey has two Union soldiers
William H. Wiley OF the eighth district
and Benjamin Franklin Howell OF the
third. Both enlisted when Young men,
Wiley in the New York State Volunteers
and Howell in the 18th New Jersey. Both
men have been in Congress for more than
fifteen years.
A majority of the senator's and repre-
were born either during the great civil
war or since it ended. in 1865.
But there are still some griZZled vet
Grams in the United States Senate who
were carrying gun when many of their
colleagues wore Swaddling clothes
-,iapdn.a has two Confederate veterans.
John II. Bankhead served the full term
Il four years; was wounded in battle
ISe tilneS.
Joseph f. Johnston enlisted from school
is private and rose to the rank of |
captain. He was in many battles and
vas wounded four times
Augustus Q. Bacon of Georgia was adj |
utant of the 9th Georgia Confederate |
Regiment, and subsequently promoted to |
captain in the provisional army
Senator John w. Daniel entered Stone |
walls brigade at the opening of hos
tilities. In 1851; was wounded at the bat
tie of Bull Run. near Manassas; promoted |
to adjutant of his regiment: wounded at
oo"nshoro. Nd: promoted to major and
chief of staff OF Gen. Jubal A. EARLY; /
fought in the battle of the WildeIn MSS.
In 1864, and lost a leg. Senator Daniel
is serving his fourth term in the Senate.
Senator S. d. McEnery of Louisiana
served as a lieutenant under Gen. Ma
eruder, Confederate, in the Virginia cam
paign.
Senator Talaferro of Florida got into
the war game in 1864 and served until
the end.
Senator fernando d. Money was a
Confederate soldier from the beginning
OF the war until September %, 1864.