The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-06-09

Tuesday after an illness Of 1--WE days.
He had been falling for some time.
but the end was not expected so
soon, and 1t was a blow to the family
who had looked forward with Mr..
MohLer to the reunion and parade in
which he had planned to march for
the last time.
This morning the home Of Mr..
MohIer offered a sad but picturesque
spectacle. A score OF veterans of
Mosby's command were present in
gray to pay the last honors to their
comrade. Members OF Camp III, U.
C. ", Of which he was a member
were present to act Is the honorary
pail bearers.
Mr.. Mohler was a power for good
in his neighborhood. He had lived at
the same house from which he was
buried this morning for twenty-seven
years, and all in the neIghborhood
knew him.
A boy called at the house today and
said: "All that l am / owe to Mr..
MohIer. He inspired me and made me
study. i loved him."
Never Left His Post.
A girl with like story OF how Mr..
MohIer had helped her with her les
sons and how through his aid she had
won a IS prize once.
All the mourners came with praises
for the dead man. One man, whom
Mr.. Mohler had tried hard to reform,
came with tears in his eyes. He
said: my best friend in the world
is gone. Mr.. Mohler was my hearts
blood" Sad-faced children stood
around the front of the house. They
talked in subdued tones about their
kind friend who was the grand
father of the neighborhood."
Mr.. Mohler was a fighter, q student,
a business man, and a man Of great
charity.
He was born at Iuray, Va. on De
cember %, 1916, and as a boy attend
ed the Virginia Military Institute at
Lexington. Va
When the war came he was q cadet
at that institution, and marched away
to night for the cause that those
youngsters held SO dear. At his funeral
this morning was the man who com.
manded the company in which he
fought, B. A. Colonna, Of 40 B street
northeast, and he praised his dead
comrade to the highest.
He said: ''Mohler was noted for his
integrity and high sense OF duty. He
was never known to leave his posi-.
Yes" said Mr.. Colonns, sitting AZ the
head OF his friends coffin. which was
wrapped in the stars and bars of the
Confederacy, -Mohler. being a tail
man. was assigned to Company D. and
he was In the battle at New Market
with me. At the beginning of that
battle we couldn't get our rammers In
the old guns that we had. and MohleI
was the only man whose gun rammer
was Mt He passed his rammer down
the line, and we went In the Tight with
Mohler the only man who had a
chance to shoot more than once. He
was in the front rank, and fought
with great gallantry.
After the battle was under way
our men captured rifles from the
Yankees, and when we marched on
the field we were all supplied with
the better guns except Mohler. who
wouldn't give up his old hammer"
Captured ut Burire's Station.
Mohler went to Vicksburg and
fought, and came East to drill Mos
by's cavalry. but he didn't do much
drilling. He was in many hghis with
the "old colonel" and on one occasion
had his horse shot from under him.
He was captured near Alexandria In
a fight at Burke's Station and was
wounded after his capture. He was
put in the old Capitol prison here and
then was transferred to Elmira, N. Y.
Because Of his executive ability he
was put in charge of a smallpox ward