Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-02
Careers of the Veterans
Elected to the Principal
Commands in Grand Army

| Commands in Grand Army
| Capt. Elias Ramsay Monfort, unani-
mously elected commander-in-chief Of
the Grand Army, saw notable service
during the war and was wounded at
Gettysburg. He was for fifteen years
postmaster at Cincinnati and prior to
| that for more than thirty years editor
! Of Presbyterian church paper.
| Me enlisted as a private in Com
pany A, 9Th Ohio Volunteer IN
after receiving the rank Of second lieu
he et Was to
May, 1862, he was elected to the rank
Of first lieutenant. and in January.
1863, to the rank of captain. BY rea-
| son of injuries received at Gettysburg,
| which necessitated his removal to his
homo on cot, he was mustered out
one year later.
Battles He Fought In.
Among the battles participated in by
Commander Monfort were , Philippl,
Laurel Hill, Carricks Ford, Monterey.
shaws Ridge. Mcdowell. franklin.
strasburg, Cross Keys, Cedar Noun
tain, Freemans Ford, Waterloo Bridge.
Sulphur Springs. second Bull Run,
ChantilIy, Charlottesville. Fredericks-
| burg and Gettysburg.
The campaign to elect him to mis-
present position was launched by Gen:
J. w. Keller of Ohio, for, many years
q member of the House of Representa-
tives. In 1890 Commander Monfort was
elected commander of Jones Post, NO.
4o1, and ten years later commander or
the Department Of Ohio. In 1895 ne
was chosen as commander OF the Loyal
Legion, and for twenty-eight years mas
| been yearly attendant at the encamp-
ments.
Capt. Monfort belongs to one Of the
Oldest families in America, and Is the
son Of the late Rev. DR.. Joseph Glass
Monfort. founder of the Herald ana
an erSag q the one cf the
owners of this paper. and was one
of its editors for thirty years before
he became the postmaster OF Cancan-
natl. He has been an elder IN the
Presbyterian Church almost forty
years, and is noted as a speaker ana
writer. He is the author of the book
Elder Moderators." and other works:
Long Resident Of Capital.
George H. Slaybaugh, elected senior
vice commander in chief, has been for
more than thirty years connected with
the Treasury Department. and II now
chief clerk and chief of the division OF
material of the United States Coast
Guard He is we'll known as pubic
spirited citizen and an enthusiastic
| member of the Grand Army.
for several years he was successfully
elected it's junior vice COMMANDER
senior vice commander and COMMANDER.
He was subsequently elected senior
vice commander of the Department OF
| the Potomac and commander OF tnat
department, and in none of these elec.
lions was there a single vote cast
against him. He received the unan1-
| nous Endorsement of his depar.ment
for senior vice commander-in-chleI al
it's encampment last February. rms
Endorsement has now received the ap-
prevail of the national encampment by
his unanimous election to the next
| highest office within its gift.
| Mr.. Slaybaugh has been resident of
this city for upward of thirty years.
Helped Bring g. A. R. Here.
He was one of those who took the
initiative in extending an invitation to
| the Grand Army of the Republic to
| hold its forty-ninth annual encamp-
| ment in this city and was one OF the
| committee designated by citizens to
present their invitation to the national
| encampment in session at Detroit q
| year ago. He has been active both as
a member of the organization ana also
| Of the citizens executive committee IN
perfecting the arrangements for enter
tanning the encampment.
| Mr.. Slaybaugh is one of the younger
members Of the Grand Army OF the
| Republic, having been born in 1S46 He
was consequently fifteen years old at
| the outbreak of the civil war. He'en-
listed in 1851 and served in the 101st
| Regiment. Pennsylvania volunteers
| Early in 1884 he was disabled for the
| IF
| offered his discharge. This he declined
and was detailed as assistant hospital
| steward and was subsequently appoint
| ed hospital steward Of his regiment.
| which rank he held when he was dis
charged from the service in July. 1865.
/ After leaving the army he became a
| student and graduated from the First
| Pennsylvania State Normal School. He
he entered the theological seminary
connected with Wittenbert College.
Springfield. Ohio. and graduated there
from in 1874. He entered the Lutheran
ministry. but after continuing therein
for seven years he was obliged to re-
| linquish the active work of his profess
| sion on account of ill health, due to
| his army service. He accepted posi-
ton in the Treasury Department and
| Is yet connected with that department.
A Native Of Ohio.
| fTOt 1e 1OuSc VI I1cIcdp n.y.,
chosen junior vice commander-in-chief.
when presented by the Department Of
Kentucky, was born and reared in north
ern Ohio. He was a member Of the local
military committee in his own county. and
upon his enlistment in the nth Regi-
ment of Ohio Volunteer Infantry secured
the enlistment of sufficient number of
men in it to have easily secured a COM
mission. had he chosen to do SO. But
he decided to carry musket, and con-
tinued to the end of his years service
performing the duty of a private or non
commissioned officer. He was not absent
from duty except when for q limited time he
was left barefoot. in the midst of winter.
having already made long days march
without boot shoe