The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1911-02-25

lie enlisted as private In 60. G. nh
Iowa cavalry and was promoted to see.
ond lieutenant In that regiment.
lie was wcllbeioycd aud most ear
nest c"mrade Of the Grand Army aud
ns citizen proved himself loyal to cy.
cry trust reposed on him
James =. Grimes. first commander of
Post No. 2j, liillsboro, past department
commander Of New Hampshire lsSH.
Mustered cut November H.. 1910
Comtade Grimes served IN the 18th
aud 2dth regulars and rendered gallant
service ~ an officer of his regiment NJ
Spottsylvania aud the siege or Rich.
mond
For mcritous conduct throughout the
war he was brevcttrd lieutenant colon
ri In sis remaining in the service until
1870.
tie was q gallant soldier, devoted
comradc uf the Grand Army aud aS q
citizen aud comradc commanded the rc.
spect aud esteem NJ all who knew him.
Adam r. King. Pos, 40 it Ralti
more. Md. past department comman.
der of Maryland, ls72 Mustered ou'
November ~. 1910.
Cumradc King was horu iu Delaware.
October 30 1897. wa, mustered in u, e
second lieutenant, md Delaware reg
mcut. transferred ~ go. p. 3lsi y \.
! Vols, promoted 10 first lieutenant of co.
ID, same regiment, aud WAS mustered uut
April ~, Sd3, 10 accrp, au appointment
Hs captain and assistant adiutant gcucr.
NJ of Volunteers. Promoted 10 Major
aud assistant admtaut general July 20,
| 1864 served ~ lieutenant colonel aud
assistant adiuiant general ut Volunteers
/ from luuc 10. 1855 90 June A. 500 and
was hounrahly mustered out ~ ma ior
aud assistant adiuiSut general of Vol
tutrcrs, October ~. SGG.
lir Wa, hreVe'trd lieutenant ruluurl.
| United states Volunteers. January -,
~. for gallantry aud m"ritorious ser
vice iu the battles "f the Wilderness.
\ Spottsyl,aula. cold llHrhor and Mon.
ocac, ~ rol"ncl United states Vol.
untecrs, March ~. lNG5. for pallanirv
aud meritori"us service during the war.
AS hripadicr general Tor galantrv dur
ing the campaign of 1854. and distin
gtlshrd good conduct throughout the
war.
After the war h" was hunorrd hv the
government who he had served hy az.
F ruiutm"nis ~ United States appraiser
~ lNhS. ~ naval officer m IS53. aud IN
lN'n 10" was appointed CONSUL general
Ni rarI,. which was th" last public of
/ flee h" held
lie was personally p"rular, aud at.
ter retiring from official r",ltiou a..
WAY, '"uh active interest iu his post
aud all that prrtaiucd To- the welfare
Of the Grand Army oi the Republic.
i. Willara Brown, Post No lSG. cam.
bridge, Mass. department commander
~ Massachusetts ~ time of hi. decrease.
Mustered out December :. 1910.
tumradr Brown was born ~ Ahinp
ton, Mass May ~ 1879. lie enlisted
In the 7th Mass. Vol. Infantry In Nav.
l"Gl, CAV" up his studies q, Amherst
college. said good bye - the voung wife
10 whom he hal lust been married. and
went to the front 10 serve the republic.
q uutahl" "vnmrl. ~ thai devotion g.
duty aud 'o ,"r,tce that characterized
him through q long and useful life
IN December. lNGl. Lr was assigned
to the siguaI CORPS, in which A., .rr,.
ed four years. gaining the rank Of lieu
tenant, The last ,iS months of that ser
vice hc wa. ch,rt signal officer ON tho
stan Of general f. T. Gamma, IL. ., can,
pnigu against '., Indians ia Montana
aud Wyoming.
lie lulurd 'hr Grand Army Of IA. r..
puhli, IN lsGp and was the frs, rnm
maudcr of Pos, 40. ~. Arlington. Al
'bc time of hr. death he wa. a member
ot Post lNG Cambridge. and a mast
| commander ui that post
At the Department encnnirurp, -,
| Inus a, w,. ,I..,.d I,,i,, ,,... Hoo,
| mrnt commander In 1909 .,pi,r sic.
department commander. and in l0In
department commander
Commander Brown was characterized
hy high ideal If duty. II rr,d,pe..
10 serve. uuhIrmr.hed moral character
and fidelity IN n,. Christian ,,,tb ,