The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-06-20
VETERAN PASSES AWAY

Alfred Nj. Hall, one of the pioneer
residents Of the county, passed away
at his home in east Broakings on Fri
day, after an illness of a few days.
The funeral vas held from the home
on Monday afternoon, conducted by
Rev. w. A. Black of the NJ. +. church,
and the remains We're laid at rest in
Greenwood. The members of the G.
A. r. Post attended the services in a
body.
Alfred NJ. Hall may be truly said 10
His people emigrated from Water
bury, Connecticut to the state of New
York about the year 1900.
Father Hall was born at Liberty
New York, January II, 1929, long be.
fore the days OF railroad, telegraph
and other modern inventions. He
watched the development of this
country front the primitive and sparse
ly settled East with its stage coach
and simple mean of transportation,
to the transformation of the entire
country, endured the privations and
enjoyed the comforts OF both ex-
tremes.
On December II, 1852, he was mar
ried to Kate Barclay who still sur
wives him at the age of 81. Four chill
dren were born to them. Two young
sons dying in infancy, and two still
living-Mrs. j. G. Miles OF Brookings,
and j. b. Hall of Fort Collins, Colo.
He received a good education for
the times, in the schools and academy
of his native village and at IN early
age went into business for himself as
a millright and builder. He was twice
a pioneer, emigrating from n. Y. to
the territory of Minnesota in 1857, he
assisted in and saw the development
of that state.
In 1878 he came to Brookings coun-
ty, South Dakota, and located the
land near Aurora, that comprised the
farm owned by him at the time of his
death. In 1879 he came from Min
nesota with his family and has resid-
ed upon his farm and in the city of
Brookings eve since. He vas a sol
der and served with credit in the
civil a Enlisting in Co. f, 9th Mimi.
Volunteers as a private in August,
tenant, and was captain by Brevet
when he was mustered out in 1865.
During his first years service he
was stationed upon the frontier Of
Minnesota, the time Of the Sioux In
dian wal and massacre.
In October, 1863, he went south
with his regiment and reported to
Gen. Schopfield at st. Louis. The
winter was spent in camp; in the
spring of 1864 came active service.
At the battle Of Guntown in June,
1864, the 9th Mintsota acquitted
itself with credit but the union forces
were ~repulsed and the the retreat be-
came a rout-all of which is a matter
of history.
Father Hall was captured June II,
and endured the cruelties Of rebel
prisons at Macon, Ga, Charlestown
and Columbia, S. d., for ten
months and saw some OF his
comrades go into A~ndersonville,
many of whom never lived to get out.
He was paroled at Wilmington, in
March. 1865. Visiting his family who
were in New York for a few days he
reported at st. Louis, was mustered
out, returned to his home in Min
nesota and resumed the business OF
life-as if there had been no war.
Father Hall was a man Of sterling
integrity, he came as nea being a
strictly honest man" as it is posi-
BILE for a man to be. He owed no man
he deferred to no man, he affiliated
with no clique, faction or secret so
ciety, his religion was characteristic
of the man.
He was a kind husband, a generous
and indulgent father, a good neighboI
"a man-what more can be said.
May he rest in peace.
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