The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-22
Captain Washington Galland, Who
Was Prominent Figure In coun-
TVS History, Summoned by
Death Today.
SERVED IN TWO WARS
Was With Invaders In Mexico, and
Organized Company In Re-
beIIion-Prominent in
Legal Field.

leeI, laWyST, veteran Ol lllc Vho->iSA.
and civil war, is dead. He passed
away this morning at $50 o'clock. ami
in his death one of the men prominent
in the early history of this county is
lost. Up until the time when illness
forced him to retire three years ago
he was one of the leaders in every
worthy enterprise in the community.
He was a man of more than ordinary
intelligence. an extensive reader ana
was we'll informed on subjects of the
day. He died at the Lee county home,
where he was admitted in December,
1912.
Washington Galland was the son OF
Dr. Isaac Galland and Mary Kinney
Galland, natives of Maryland and
Ohio, respectively. He was born July
20. 1927. either near Commerce, Han
cock county, Illinois, or the Lower
Yellow Banks, Henderson county, HI
nois, the family records being lost on
this point He grew to manhood On
the Mississippi. His playmates were
often the half breeds of the Sac AMI
Fox Indians He lived the life of the
pioneer boy. and became rugged and
strong, and characteristics which were
his in later life, were nodded and de-
velcped by the associations and friends
of the boyhood and manhood.
Studied Law EARLY.
He received his preliminary educa-
ton at one OF the typical old lo5
school houses His first teacher was
Bergman Jennings, who located IN
Oregon, and his boyhood friend was
Capt. James W. Campbell of Fort
Madison.
He commenced the study OF law at
his fathers house under the instruc-
ton of Stephen W. Powers, talent
ed lawyer from Ohio. who made bis
home with DR.. Galland in this city.
He read law in an Office in St. Louis
and then again in Keokuk in the Office
of Rankin and Miller February 10,
1859. saw him admitted to practice.
Mr.. Galland always enjoyed the
confidence of his fellow citizens, AMI
was given honors at their hands. He
filled the minor offices of town and
township and in 1863 he went to the
general assembly of Iowa. He served
only one term, being defeated at the
election.
veteran OF TWO wars.
When only 10 years cid he enlisted
in Co. A Third regiment Missouri
mounted volunteers in the war with
Mexico. He went overland to Santa
Fe, thence down the Rio Grande with
the invading army under the command
of General Sterling Price. He served
in old Mexico until the close Of the
war, and then returned to Independ-
ence, Mo., where he was honorably
discharged
At the outbreak Of the rebellion. ha
raised company of volunteers and
organized them as Company H, Sixtn
Iowa, volunteer infantry, of which he
was given the. command as captain.
The company was mustered in at
Camp Warren, near Burlington. ana
was TO serve for three years or dur
ing the war. Captain Galiand was
CAPTURED at Shiloh April S, 1862, an
for seven months was a prisoner. His
confinement and lack of proper care
brought on debility, from which he
was long time in recovering. He
was forced to resign and return home.
Prominent in Masonry.
Washington Galland was initiated.
passed and raised to the sublime de-
gree of a Master Mason in Joppa
lodge No. 1876 at Montrose, Iowa, ami
presided in the east for some two
terms. He also belonged to a lodge
in Missouri He took an active part in
organizing lodges at the close of the
war He was exalted to the Royal
Arch Chapter degree at Keokuk ana
became member of Damascus Com
mandery, Knight Templars. He was
also member of the X. p lodge and
of the G. A. RS.
AZ Old Settlers Reunion.
Captain Galland served several
terms as the president of the Pioneers