The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-28
Left Befnd Widows Of Heroes Of War Between States
What They Are Doing and What Fate Store for Them

fprofered by her husbands comrades,
she obtained government clerkship In
Washington, which she still holds AL
though once seriously threatened with
blindness. she attended faithfully to
the rearing and education of the son
and only child. whom she has just lost.
Mrs. Gurhcld's SoIace.
No widow OF Civil War general has
secured moro popular sympathy or suf-
Tered deeper grief than Mrs. Garfield.
who now divides her time between
Cleveland. Ohio. and Pasadena. Cal. 1t
has now. been over fifty-two years since
she welded the future President, who
had been her fellow student at Hiram
College. and who. after their marriage,
became Campbellite preacher, then sol
der, Congressman and President Thiy
summer Will boar the thirtieth ami.
versary OF the ead July day when this
faithful wife and mother. overwrought
by her first social season In the White
House, received in her sick room al
Long Branch the news that her hus
band. while setting out to Join, her, has
been felled by the assassin's bullet
But since that terrible summer with
Its weeks of anguish. which she spent
at his bedside. she has secured some
compensation in the JOY of seeing her
sons grow UP to be distinguished men
the one gaining n place In the Cabinet
and the other the presidency of a we'll
known college. And besides giving
such men TO her country. she has de-
voted her time to philanthropic works,
conspicuous among which have been
the donation of large sum TO the Kan
sas university which bears her mar
tyred husbands name. ets.s
Mrs. Custer on Author.
Mrs. Custer is another OF the surviv-
Ing widows who have not been idle in
their sorrow. Like Mrs. Logan and
Mrs. pickett, she accompanied her hus-
band TO the seat OF war. and after the
close of that conflict shared with aim
the discomfortg and perils Of the from
tier lighters life. during his indian
campaigns. Since his death at the
hands OF the REQ men she has written
books and delivered lectures. She still
lives in New York City.
Last Monday was the tifty-fr ami.
rcrsary OF the marriage of George
Mcclellan and Ellen Mary Marcy. which
good woman still lives In retirement In
Morristown, y. j. Like Mrs. Sheridan
and Mrs. Logan. Mrs Mcclellan Is thf
daughter. as well as the widow, of an
army officer Her father. Brigadier.
General Randolph p. Marcy, was Wes'
Pointer. veteran of the Black Hawk
Mexican and Civil Wars, famous
sportsman, big game hunter and ex'
plorer While he was exploring the
Red River country. during the early III :
ties he had with him plucky l'euten'
ant OF engineers. who had lately won
brcvet for distinS uished services III 'n'
| Mexican War.
W-ooc, the Commanders DnuEhter
This stocky young hereafter 10 be
| known the country over as Littie
| Mac"--fell in love with his command
er's pretty daughter. After having
| served the army as official observer OF
! the Crimenn War. Mcclellan. nov q
| cavalry captain. resigned ms coihm's-
| sion TO become chief engineer and soon
afterward vice president OF the I'LL
no!s Central Railroad. and It was soon
| fter this that he married Ellen Marcy
| Il hey settled down in Cincinnati and
| had happy home, maintained on MS
! generous salary. but before the nrst
anniversary OF their wedding had como
| around Sumter had been fired on and
| the young bridegroom could not be
| dlssuaded from dlsrcgard!ns his busi-
| ness prospects md rc-cntering the
| army He was made major general
at once and II was a great comfort &c
| the young bride that her father and
| husband we're to hgh, shoulder &c
! shoulder, for the former was made Nc
! Ciellan's chief OF staff ii
! after his defeat for the presidency
| General Mcclellan took his wife on a
I: tour OF Europe. lasting three years
and 1t was while they were stopping
! In Dresden. Snxony, that George B
| Mcclellan, Jr.. was born. This young
| man was q student at Princeton When
his distinguished father died. but his
graduation during the first year ol
her widowhood brought some solace
to Mrs. McClellan's grieving heart and
as in the case of Mrs. GARFIELD. she was
further compensated by witnessing heI
sons rise In politics to the ranks oil
Congressman and Mayor OF the greai
est city Of the New World. Part OIL
! her time in recent years Mrs. McClel-
Ian has spent abroad with her only