The Holt County sentinel., 1915-04-23
VETERAN OF TWO WARS.
Late Capt. Grinstead Believed to Be
Youngest Federal Commits
stoned Officer.

Captain !. 4. Grinsip cad. for m any
years a resident OF Wellington. died
last Friday night AZ his HON. In Sa.
lem, Richardson county. Nebraska.
aged sixty.ssven wears For lie past
i've years Capt, Grins'ead has been
gradually falling In health, being \
victim ~ the insidious disease known
~ creeping paralysis. Two years AGO
the malady became acute and since
then has made steady progress, Al.
tended with suffering toward the last
Capt. Grinsiead was a soldier In Two
vars, having fought Tor his country
both In the war Of the rebellion aud
IN the SPANISH meri'an war ~ lshS.
lie was born In Meicalf county, Ken
lucky, June IL. lslG His n, her "as
union man. who was murdered ~
the early DAYS OF the war hy 'nnisd
crate guerillas A. a hoy Of fifteen
Young Grinstead Joined a comnany ~
home guards, In June ~ ISL, and
upon the disbandinr Of the COMPANY
enlisted, IN. November, ISL. IN Go. u,
nth Kentucky volunteers, with which
lie fought In the battle ~ shiloh the
following spring. June l.. lsH2. three
days after his sixteenth birthday, he
Vas commissioned as second lieuten'
a'l W Tvs 'bIipbNNs i"l'E ~ ~ wv
lieved the youngest man To receive
an oil 'er's commission on the union
side during the war. January 10.
1853, Immediately after the battle Of
Stone river, lie was appointed TO first
lieutenant, and on September IL, ls6t ,
lie was raised to the captaincv OF Ills
company. lie was In every battle and
skirmish In which his regiment was
engaged, including such sanguinary
engagements as shiloh, Stone River,
Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, and
others hardly less important. The
close OF the war found him engaged
In recruiting q regiment OF troops for
state service against marauding
bands OF guerillas In eastern Rentuc'
Capt. Grinstead came to yelling.
ton IN the middle eighties. lie
served as city marshal here for a time
and filled other local offices.
When the Spanish A american war
brohe out he offered his service 10
the state and was commissioned by
Governor Leedy to raise a company
This lie did, the company being mus
tered into the service as Company L.
OF the 2lst Kansas, As senior captain
lie was for the greater part OF the time
III COIIuluuu w obN VI
battalions. lie was mustered oul
With the regiment IN December o.
that year, but In the following spring
when President Mckinley called fol
1000 voluntros for service In thu
Philippines, he re-entered the service
as captain OF Company A, OF the '2t
". 8. volunteers, and with this com
mand served two years In the islands
being mustered out May =, 1901.
Soon after his return to civil life IN
removed from Wellington TO Sal lem
Nebraska, where two OF his brothers
were living at the time and where hi
home remained until his death.
Capt. Grinstead was twice married
his second wife, who survives him
having been Miss Fannie Smith,
niece OF the late Thos. Richardson
He also leaves two sons by his tirs
marriage, Virgil and Ben, both liyin
at Salem. Also one daughter, Mrs
Guy Reed, Of Los Angeles. Anothe
daughter, May, died In that city
few years ago. The son, Virgil, witt
Mrs. Grinstead, accompanied the re
mains to this city Ben being unabl
to come on account OF sickness IN hi
family. The three brothers OF tn
deceased, Judge V. II. Grinstead, Q
Liberal, Kansas; n. f. Grinstead, q
Lincoln, Nebraska, and George Grit