The Dickinson press., 1913-09-27
FAInER Of N. L. MEAseaI
DIES m MINNEAPOLIS

The Forum Of Ssptembes 23rd. had
this to say Of the father Of M.aG. Glea-
con Of Dickinson :f
William Gleason, one ofsthe oldest
pioneers 81 the state and city and nj
Of the few survivors Of the Mexican
war. died yesterday morning at the
home Of His con. Thomas Gleason, in
Minneapolis, at the aee Of S4$years.
..Mr. Gleason was veryswell known
In this city. having lived hsfe for ten
years, where he resided with bis son,
James Gleason. Five years ago he
went to Minneapolis. and has lived
there since. s.
Five IONS and one daughter survive
him. The daughter 10 Mira. Moher. of
Melville. Saskatchewan. The sons are.
William Gleason. a resident oithis city,
Thomas Gleason, who lives - Minne-
apolis, Martin Gleason. resident Of
Dickinson. John Gleason. Of Saginaw.
Mich. and James Gleason. whose home
is>in Jamestown. :
The following is an article published
several years ago in The Record edited
BY Col. Lounsberry and shows the high
esteem in which Mr.. Gleason was held
by his associate val veterans:
Capt. VIM. Gleason was first ser
eeant Of Company, Twentieth Michi-
gan Volunteers, at the battle of Spott
sylvania Court House. Va. May IL,
1864. The writer Of this article and
the editor of this paper was command
ing the company that day. The regi-
ment went into that battle with less
than 800 men. They lost @i43. Our
company went in with ~ msn and lost
20. They were in the midst Of q hand
to-hand conflict where bayonets were
used and muskets dubbed. Gleason
and the writer were both, grounded in,
that battle, and officers and men were
sent to the same hospital at Ffedericks-
burg. Three days before that battle,
at the battle Of Nye river. Company I
of the Twentieth Michigan. q n officer
and "a men, were assigned 10 an i'm
portant part Of the line-a sunken fence.
where they quickly became engaged
and a new regiment. nearly 1000
strong, wat sent to assist them. The
new regiment broke and fed. The "a
men Of Company II remained. Glea-
son drew his gun IN the cowardly
tcolonel and would have killed him
for his eowardice but for the sword of
his commanding officer which struck his
gun. They remained till tho Seventy
ninth New York came 70 their assist
ance and repulsed the second charge Of
the enemy. When In this action a
rebel shell struck q fence and i splinter
from the fence struck Gleasonsss KNAPP
sack and. Knocked him at leasttwo rods,
but he raj quickly UP: and at itesseain.
al the battle Of Greed fiv1efss when
Morgan was On his raid into Ohio. on
that glorious 4th day Of July. when
Colonel Oriando H. Moore refused tc
entertain Morgan's demand for ysarren-
l.der, and whipped ten times his number,
VIM. Gleason. on detached service. was
the man behind the gun. He had
learned the duties Of an artilleryman
in Mexico. where he helped Captain
Bragg give them q little more grape.
.sWm. Gleason was born in Tipperary
county, Ireland, July 5th, 1880. Hi.
father was q patriot. and instilled love
OF country into the minds of his chill.
dren from their earliest infancy. sPatrio'
tism was an element in the blood trans,
mitted from a patriotic sire.
VIM. Gleason came to New York at I:
years Of age, and tried to enlist in the
army but was refused, on account Of hi,
age, but he enlisted in the quarter
master department and went witt
Brage's battery to Mexico. His princi
pie business was the care of headquart.
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