The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-26
The Memory Of This Brave Soldier TO
be Honored by His Old
Friends and
Neighbors.
VAN BUREN, COUNTY
Remembers His Splendid Qualities in
Peace and His Courageous
Acts on the Desperate
Field Of Battle.

There was sent over the wires a
few days ago a short message from
Keosauqua which said: Judge Robert
Sloan has received large photograph
of the statue, or statuette, Of Major
General James M. Tuttle which stands
in the national military park at Vfcks-
burg. It Is fine picture and will be
placed in the court house at Keosau-
qua by Judge Sloan. 1t was sent him
by Joel Tuttle, son OF General futile.
When the civil war broke out James
M. futile was treasurer and recorder
OF Van Buren, county, the two Offices
at that time being combined, and
raised the first company Of volunteers
enlisted in this county. This was
Company of the Second Iowa infan-
try. He went out as captain OF this
company and was wounded in the
desperate charge made at Fl. Donnel-
son by this regiment
Many people, especially the old SOL
diers of this vicinity, who remember
his brilliant army record will
recall that on an occasion, he deliv4
cred the address at the National
cemetery on Memorial day here. He
was a knightly soldier and an able
and honored' citizen.
General Tuttle's biography forms a
notable page in the history OF the
state of Iowa and should be kept
familiar in the minds not only of the
present. but future generations as a
| model of knighthood and of good citi-
zenship.
Gen James NJ. futile was one OF
the most conspicuous officers among
the Iowa volunteers taken, Cincin'
natus like, from private life to the
civil war. He was born at Summer.
field, Ohio, September "a, 1928. Com
| ing to Iowa in 1916, he located al
Pennington, Van Buren, county. He
served six years in various Offices ano
when the rebellion began raised
company and was commissioned lieu
tenant colonel of the Second Iowa in
fantry. On the 9Th of September
1861, upon the promotion of Colonel
Curtis, Tuttle succeeded to the com
manr OF the regiment. At the battl
of Fort Donnelson he led the Second
Iowa in the tfickest of the fight, and
it was first to pierce the enemy's
lin IS This charge Is said to have
been one of the most brilliant feats
Of that great victory. At the battle
of Shiloh, Colonel Tuttle commanded
brigade which fought most gallant
Nv at the Hornets Nest" In 1856;
General futile was the democratic
nominee for governor of Iowa ane
was defeated by Col. VIM. M. Stone
the republican nominee. He remain
ed in the army until the spring O
1864. commanding division portion
of til > time. In 1856 he was the dem
ocratic candidate for congress agains
General Dodge, republican, and wa:
defeated. In 1872 he was elected tt
/ the lower house of the iowa legisla
tur.. the fourteenth general assembly
, In 1882 he became republican ant
, was elected the following fall by tina
: party to the legislature.
| He died in Arizona, october "a
; 1892, and this remembrance of him
| inaugurated by that good and tru
citizen of Van Buren, county, Judge
Robert Sloan, is deserved tribute t.
man who faithful in war and peace
is due the highest tributes that car
be given to the memory of brave
soldier and good citizen.