Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-01-15
B. FARNHAM
Death of Former Adju-
tant General of Maine
at Bangor Aged 78
: Years

: Years
Bangor, Me, Jan. 14-Major Gener-
al Augustus &. Farnham. former adj
jutant general of Maine. died here
today at the age OF IS years. He was
born in Bangor and was lieutenant
colonel of the 10th Maine Infantry
serving throughout the Civ! War. He
was brevetted colonel for eallantrv at
the battles of Five Forks and Gravel
~ Run. At the former he received a
bullet in his left lung which he car
ried until his death. He served as CHER
OF staff for General G. X Warren, in
command OF the Fifth Army Corps
He WAS 33d degree Mason and had
been at the head of the Maine knights
Templar. Loyal Legion and G. A. X. He
served "a years as postmaster of Ban
gor and two terms as sheriff of Pc
nobscot county and was formerly q
member Of the Republican State COM
lnittee. lie was at one time president
OF the henduskcag National Bank here.
Augustus bowman Farnham was
born in Bangor on March 10, 1889. a
son of the late Henry b. and Harriet
May Farnham He attended the pub
, lie schools and studied civil engineer
I ing, having done all the field work for
map of Hancock county He was
later III the Office Of the late Isaiah
Stetson.
At the outbreak of the Civil War.
"a i.,t3, ..
TIE Second Maine, the trst regimen;
| to leave the State. He left Bangor as
first lieutenant Of Co. II, OF which
capt. Frank a. Garnsey of this city
was second lieutenant. Gen. Farnham
was made captain on September IA,
1854. and WAS commissioned major Of
the newly organized 10th Maine on
Aug. 8, 1862. On Feb. s. 1853, he was
promoted to lieutenant colonel. Gen.
Robinson appointed him inspector gen.
eral and chief of staff Of the Second
division. Fifth corps, on May s. 1863.
Subsequently, he was selected for the
same position on the Third division
staff Fifth corps. by Gen. Crawford.
He held this detail until wounded a,
Five Forks. Va, on April /. 1865. He
was brevetted colonel for gallant and
meritorious conduct" at the battles Of
Five Forks and Grayelly Run.
General Farnllam, while leading the
front line of his fiVis on in tl,e charge
OF his fifth corps az the battle IF Five
| Forks, received bullet in the left
lung about one and a half inches from
his heart and fell from his horse which
was shot in four places.
Gen. Farnham lay all night on the
battlefield. The next morning he was
found ard carried to a house vnere
tachment of the 18th under command
of Hon. George d. Bisbee Of Rumfor'l
Falls. Then a lieutenant Of Co. c car
ried him six miles through the woods
TO the railroad station.
He was taken by rail To Petersburg,
Va. thence to City Point and Wash
ireton and placed in Armory Square
hospital under charge of Surgeon
Piss He lay at the point Of death for
Wccks/and was finally brought to his
home in Bangor, where it was months
before he recovered sufficiently to at
tend to business duties
President Grant appointed General
Tl!nlam postmaster of Bangor during
his first administration. an office which
ne Ecld until President Cleveland s
election. With the return of the Re-
publican party to power. Gen. Fam
ham was again appointed, holding the
office, in all for over 20 years He alsc
served two terms as sheriff of Penob-
scot county. He was for several years
q member Of the Republican State ~
n1ittcc.
Gee. tarrna was a DartnH: in thf
wholesale grocery firm of ]. a. Beard
man &, Go. until the business was
purchased by Thurston & I<ingsbury
H. va. also president Of he hendus
keng !. atiunai Bank. He was arpoinlct
| inspector general on the staff ci GOV
Podw,ll hu: resigned the oI!ice wi'hii
q sli,trt tire.
In 1902 ne was appointed adiutant
general of Maine By Coy. William [
cobb. He was again appointed by Gov
Hill and by Gov. Fernald, holding the
position until May, 1909, when trouble
from his old wound caused him to re-
sign. He has since lived in Bangor
passing his summers at his farm al
South Orrngton.
! lie was made a Mason during thf
Civil war and was always greatly IN
terested in the fraternity. He was
member OF the various Masonic bodies
here and had been at the head or the
Maine Commandery. knights Templar
He was one of the few 33rd degree Ma
sons in Bangor.
! Gen. E'arnham has been department
commander of the Maine Grand Army
of the Republic and was q member of
Hannibal Iiamlin Post. He has also
been at the head of the Maine Com
manGlery # the Military Order Of the
Loyal Legion. He was q charter mem
Der of the Tarratine Club but resigned
some years ago. Gen. Farnham was a
member Of the old Melita Club, com
posed of knights Templars, which af-
terward merged with the Madockawan :
do Club, IF which organization lie was
q member at the time Of his death.
He was twice married. His first wife
was Miss Adelia Clark. They had one
daughter. Mrs. William Lincoln Smith
Of Concord. Mass, who survives him.
He later married Miss Laura Wood,
also Of this city. who also survives
him, together with their son, Henry A.
Farnham.
ICEBORO
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