Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-07-25
EDWARD H. GOULD.
Old Soldier Laid to Rest i'm Mountain
View Cemetery.

Edward H. Gould was born August
IS, 1887, at Cambridge, VT. When
about years old his parents moved
to Canada. Later. some time in the
sos, they moved to. Fond du Lac,
Wis.
When the Civil War broke out he
sought to enlist as a private soldier,
but his imperfect eyesight led to his
rejection. Not to be thwarted in his
plans, having been a druggist he
entered the service as a hospital
steward. Much of the time he acted
as assistant surgeon, and in emer-
gencies he had to do duty as doctor
and surgeon. He was associated in
these capacities with the 21st Wis
consin regiment.
His most noteworthy war expert
ence was with Sherman's forces in
their march to the sea-" Having
served to the end of the war. he
then settled in Chicago as a drug
gist and remained there until drawn
to Colorado by the lures of the min
ing fever. This was about 1870.
Nineteen years later he came to east
ern Oregon and entered the ranch.
ing business, living much of the time
in the solitudes as lonely bachelor.
Tired of this kind of life and desir-
ing to find a home for his sister,
that they might spend their remain
ing years together, he started in
quest of place where they could
have two things specially-their
church and good water Ashland,
Ore, proved just the place Mr..
Gould was in search of. Preceding
Mrs. Bingham a few months, he
bought where they could have gar
den, keep chickens and have a fam
lily orchard. On South Laurel street
he built a neat and comfortable
house, where for five years brother
and sister have lived happily to-
gether.
Mr.. Gould was a man of more
than ordinary intellectual ability, a
careful observer and a great reader.
These and other qualities have made
him useful citizen. He has been
active and prominent in the Grand
Army post, having served that body
as its quartermaster for nearly five
years.
He was baptized in childhood and
was confirmed as a member of the
Protestant Episcopal church. When
about II years of age his strict con-
scientiousness and sterling integrity
enabled him to maintain consistent
ly Christian profession amid the
temptations of army life and the
equally trying conditions of mining
camp life. Quiet and undemonstra-
tive, he has always commanded the
respect and esteem of those ac-
quainted with him. He was Junior
warden of Trinity Episcopal church,
and until his health failed was al
ways in his place at church, attend
ing faithfully both morning and
evening services. He was the kind
of man whom the community will
greatly miss, and will be especially
in home, church and G. A. R. circles.
He has been in failing health for
about year, but was a regular at
tendant at church and Grand Army
hall until the last three months.
He leaves an only sister, Mrs.
Bingham, to whom he was greatly
attached and by whom he was great
ly beloved.
May he rest in peace"
Funeral services were held from
the Episcopal church at 10 o'clock
Tuesday morning, Rev. Lucas off
ciating. Appropriate music was rem
dered by the choir. A large body of
friends gathered to pay their last re-
spects to an esteemed friend and
comrade, the church being filled. An
abundance of floral offerings testi-
fled to the esteem in which the de-
ceased was held. Members of the
e. A. r. and w. R. G. attended in a
body Interment was made in Noun
tain View cemetery.