Evening Star Newspaper, September 20, 1892, Page 15

THE WAR HOSPITALS. Where § and Wounded Cared For in Washington. FEW TR Benn of tha Bex They Were Ma UT THE pital of any District at the com- cement of the war was what was ki the Washington Infirre- then under the of the medical ment of Colum- gc. It was cuted on the north side of E street, immedi- ately in the rear of the court house, in what is rt of Judiciary Square, It was @ brick three stories high, with three wings ONLY and rough-coated white walls in imitation of stone. it was originally the jail erected in y years before the court house 4. When the jail was removed jug” buiding m the northeast coruer of Judiciary Square in the forties the mclical department of Georgetown College re- moved from the old building at the corner of 10tb and E streets to the Washington Infirmary and in the year 1843-44 took the name of “The National Medical College.” It was also used as hospital. When on the 19th of April, 1841, the wounded of the sixth Massachusetts regi- ment arrived-the regiment having been mobbed in Baltimore—they were at once taken to the infirmary and from that date until its destruction by fire, November 8, 1861, it was a mulitary hospital Dr. W. J. H. White, asistant surgeon, U.S army, was in charge during the greater part of that period. As may be sup- posed. the decommodations of the hospital soon became entirely inadequate to meet the de- Tian ls of the new conditions, and !mmediately after the first battle of Bull Rum (July 21) the “treet Naptist Church building, yet standing, Se Alogunes Hoe Be Elizabeth Hosp. . Fon Hots —— al. SSeilee churen. 2B. Jewish Symage Evipbans church Ubitartan Chure Hospital. SHOWING LOCA | Were | lished in what was known as tie hill residence, the hom late Charles Hill, at the north- Massachusetts avenue and 14th S. Hitidreth, U.S. V.. from March, 1863, first culy the accom- house were used, im the nity was lazed by the erection of trame wards and | to Decemb +r, d Hall, « three-story building at the in- of Virginia ay of 6th street sonthw: was opened as a hospi- tal in July, 1 continued until the foliow- } ing Ma rgeon, U.S. V.. bei | m charge most of that time, nd I | Odd Fellows’ Hail, on 8:h betwoen G streets southeast, was oyencd as a hospital by Dr. 8. A. H. McKim in Juiy, 1862. He wae suc- ceeded by Dr. W. E. Waters, assistant | U.S.A. This building is yet standing. but the | arrangement has been somewhat changed. At | that time the main hall as well as the lodge rooms were used as wards, The National Bra building. where the Na- | tional Republican was first published, 2d street | and Indiana avenue, now the Tremont House, was used ag hospital from July, i862, to April, orgotown College building, which in the early part of the war was used as quarters for the Now York sixty-ninth regiment, was opened ital by Assistant Surgeon B, A. Clem- A.. September 5, 1362, who was suc- jed by J. Morris Browne, assistant surgeon, A. It was closed February 1, 1863. Waters’ warehouse. on High street below Bridge or M street, Georgetown, was used as a hospital from September to October, 1862, and was in charge of Dra. Clements and M. F. Bowers, St. Aloysius’ Hospital was erected by the cou- regation of that churc! ju Octo- Berntsen. ‘The goverun bout to take the church for hospital purposes, when the con- gregation, in order to prevent the use of the church edifice for this purpose, agroed to erect suitable" buildings. The proposition was ac- cepted and the buildmg was put up on the eqaare bounded by North Capitol. K, L and ist streets northwest. It was probably a larger hos- pital than any other and was in éperation sev- eral years after the war. THE SEMINARY HOSPITAL was the name given to the one located in the building occupied by the young ladies’ semi- nery conducted by Miss English at the north- east corner of Washington and Gay streets, Georgetown. It was opened June 30, 1861, and continued to June 14, 1865. For the first twelve months Joseph R. Smith, assistent sur- geon, United States army, was incharge. He was followed by Assistant Surgeons Josiah F. Kennedy; B. A. Clements, L. Wells and H. Ducashet. er. ELIZABETH wae opened December HOSPITAL 1962. ag an army | and D street, west | | ‘a volunteers, and Kt. O. Abbott. surgeon, (Pirst) Baptist (now Builders’ Exchange) opened and closed with Epiphany. Some of the church buildings were offered to the government for hospital purposes and in some instances private dwellings were taken for the use of the government, but xradually the ueeds of the government increased and the outlook being that the war wonid continue for some time buildings were erected tor hospital purposes wh: would answer gor tho ti Most of theme. located on @ivate pr some commodions residence, were en by the erection of tents or temporary buildings. Thus it was in the case of the Des- res, corner of 14th street and Massaclin- avenue. Dougiass Hospital had for its nucleus the private residence of Senator Doug- lass, 2d and I streets northwest, and was opened in January, 1862. In a little time two other houses adjoining were added and on the north, extending to K street, were a number of wards. Surgeon Abailie, United States army, was first in charge and he was followed by Assistant Surgeon Warren Webster, United States army, Peter Pineo, Wm. Thompson aud W. F. Mortis, the latter continuing to the close ze om United staiesurm wexer (OE. ), ast Washington, from Y . W, E. Waters and 8. A. 1. MeKim in charge. Grace (Episcopal), D and 8th strects southwest, from July to | December, 1862. with the ‘surzeons who attended Ryland in charge. Thirteenth Street THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, D. C, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1892-PART TWO. jon, one hundred and thirteenth Peunsyl- | by the office and other buildings and when oc- | ceiled or casion required tents. Its term was from July, 1862, to July, 1865. The surgeons in charge wore Drs. W. A. Bradley, jr., and G. 1, Pan- coast, MOSPITALS IN ALEXANDRIA, | Iu Alexandria hospitals were located as fol- | lows: Bayne’s residence, Water and King streets; Belihaven Female Institute, Queen and St Asaph streets; Mrs, Beverly's, Washington be- tween Oronoco and Princess streets; a building on Cameron near Water street; Grace Chureh, Patrick «treet; Friends’ Meeting Hohe, St ts: ME. Church South, pyterian Church, St. ‘aul’s Espiscopal Church, Commissary Hos- pital, Prince street; Mrs, Daingerfield’s, Wolfe and ‘Pitt streets; Feraale Boxrding School, Washington between Green and Cameron; W. H. Fotle's residence, B, Hoilowell’s residence, J. 8, Hoilowell’s Female Seminary, Rev. J.T. Johnson's, Prince street near Columbus; L’Ou- verture, Washington and Prince streete;’ Ly- coum, Washington and Prince streets; ‘Man- sion House, McVeigh’s residence, St. Asaph and Cameron streets; T. B. Robertson's residence, Prince and Columbia streets THE USE OF BARRACKS, Besides the buiffings already mentioned there were used for hospital purposes from time to time during the war barracks erected for the troops, Among them was the East Capitol bar- CHAPEL OF in September, 1865. Stone Hospital had for its nucleus the resi- dence of the late Wm. J. Stone, now the hom of Mrs, Logan, on what is now Columbia . and some Heights, opposite Colambian Coll frame wards and t It was opened tu 65. The ats were surgeons were B. ‘ryer, all and J. D, Richards, 1 OFFICE nosiTAL. | je Huapien Eckington. Hospital. oan Hostal, Trinity curt Epise ‘Chureh. 20. Bridge teria Trinity € Evenezer M. FE. Ch. ¢ Eviscopal Ch. burch. First Baptist tal. Othee Hosp. Harewood Hospital, the site now a part of the Hospital, Just north of Columbia College. TION OF HOSPITALS ‘wos taken as = hospital. Dr. White was in charge. and the building was continued in use 2 December 26 following. The school vkbng -tunding in Judiciary Square, facing 5th street between F and G, was also opened by Dr. White on the burning of the infirmary and was occapied till January following. On the burning of the infirmary s dwelling. now 461 E street northwest, was converted into s how,.cal and occupied till January following. MORE ROOM NEEDED. rst battle of Hull Ran necessitated the | + of accommodations, not only for for hospitals, de. Even the Cap- onverted into an immense other provisions as ers for troops. For two or three months. trom September 20 to November, 1862, there was a hospital withia the marble walls, of which Surgeon Edward Skippea, U.S. V., bat charze. eS Teer Lacs MOSWITAL. story brick. then New Jersey ave- wast, bu: demolished to extension of the Capitol | i as a bospital and was in Jandt and W. E. Waters from dairy reh, 1863. Tae Hospital for Eruptve Diseases,familiarly Brown pox Hospital, was located and D streets northeast, from the Soldiers’ Rest. It was 1861. tant Surgeoa R J. harge apd Mrs. Ada Spurgeon, ty. was one of the nurses, was a private dwelling and when jase had been removed to the hospital, the then new cast wing of the main building being oceupied. Dr. C. H. Nichols was in charge and was so continued until May, 1864. Dr. B. M. Stevens was in charge for a| portion of this period. Dr. E. Griswold was in | charge from August to December, 1864, Columbian College Hospital was established | on July 14, 1861, on the high grounds on 14th | street near the top of the hill. It consisted of tents and wooden buildings and was in charge | of Eugene H. Abadie, surgeon, United States army, Thomas C. Brainard. W. M. Noteon, Chas. Page. assistant surgeon, United States ‘arm: and Thos. R. Crosby, surgeon, United States volunteers, and was ‘coutinuet in use until | Jane, 1865, The Union Hotel Hospital, corner of Bridge (af) and Washington streets, Georgetown, wag opened in May, i861, and was continucd as | such till March, 1863, having as the @urgeons | iz charge J. J. Gainslen, A. N. McLaren, R. ©. Abbott, Josiah F. Kennedy, United States army, and A. M. Clark and G. W. Stipp, United States volunteers, A post hospital was located at the arsenal (now Washington barracks), and when the Yoluuteer regiments were temporarily quar- tered there before the advance over the river, May 22, 1861. the volunteer surgeons were in charge of their own sick and disabled. In June, As61. Assistant Surgeon J. V. D. Middleton took charge, remaining a year, and after him came Drs. J.J. Porter, J. R.’ Gibsou. G. L. Porter, United States army, and Alfred Delany, United States volunteers, CHURCHES AS HOSPITALS, A number of the churches, without respect to creed, were used for hospital purposes, among them Ascension (Episcopal), then on the south side of i street between 9th and 10th streets, from July, 1862, to March, 1863, Surgeon J. C. Dorr, United States volunteers, in charge; M. ¥. Church, South (now the Jewish Synagogue), Sth street between H and I streets northwest, also in charge of Dr. Dorr from July, 1862, for several months; Epiphany (Episcopal). G street Letween 18th and 14th streets, from July to December, 1862, in charge of Surgeon James Bryan, United States volunteers; Unitarian Church (now Police Court building, 6th and D streets),then known as Cranch Hospital. It vas occupied from August to November, 1862, Ed- ward Brooks, assistant surgeon, United States army, and A’ Wynkoop, surgeon. United States volunteers, in charge. Ryland (M. E.), 10th and D streets southwest, from July, 1862, to January, 1863, having during that period J. Nichols, V. B. Hubbard and RO. Abbott in charge. Union (M.E.), 20th street between iuspital wards were added to it and uknown a the € Street Hospital, ee RUINS OF KALO A., was in charge and he gerved uotil t, 186 was closed Eruptive F. Bavore rms was loceted in the old mansion, which (wes standing until a few years ago, and ina few frame wards and tents erected on the vis. Dr, Thomas was in charge uatil De- @ember. 1565. Dr. Thomas McKenzie served wgatil June, 1866, and Dr. Alfred Thomas until December follows senate ye and Ear Hospital was estab- Penusylvania avenue and H street, from July to December, 1862, W. H. Butler, assistant ~ os RAMA HOSPITAL. } army surgeon inebarge. Triuity (Episcopal), | Sd and C streets northwest, from July. 1862, to 1863, G. W. Hateh and P. O. Williams, mt army surgeon in charge. Fourth terian, 9th near G street northwest, from July. 1562, to March, 1863. Presbyterian Chureh, Bridge street, Georgetown, from Se] | t 1 west wings of the patent of- | fice building, in which troops lad teen quar- tered from time to time, were arranged for | hospital uses, and under the name of the Patent | Office Hospital were go known from October, 961, to Murch, 1 The curg 5 were Drs. John N, Green, J. W. Bulkiey, J. C. C. Downing, J.J. Woodward, A. Thompson, J. D. Robinson and G. W. Hoover, South of Washington Circle, between 22d. and 23d streets, the Circle Hospital was extab- lished in September, 161. It was in charge and was in use for over a year, Eckington was established in January, 1862, cs te Mr. Joseph Gales on the hiil at the head of New York avenue. Frame wards and tents were put up and Drs, J. HO White and S, A. Storrow were in charge till the close of the hospital, April 3, | 1863. Carver Hospital was located in w nown as the north grounds of ¢ js now mbian niversity, and was a collection of frame wards in A and was continued till after the close of the war— Surgeon O. 0. Judson, A. nd P. 8, Conner were in charge Cliffburne Hospital was in the residence ol Mrs, SR. Hobbie, in the conuty.a short dis tance north of the head of 20:h street. First buildings were ad; to the close of 1 S. Billings, A. It was run from Aprit and was in charge of John . A., and Houry Bryant, sted on the ‘ond the ts. and E. Fr: mon gust, 1865. It was in use from April, 1962, August. . _ The Armory, 6th and B streets southwest, now used by ‘the fish commision, was erected by the governmont a few 3 fore the war for the military companies of tho District, and in the early part of the war was used by the National Guard battalion, The United Siates engineer battalion from Willetts’ Point, which took part in the Lincoln inauguration, were quartered here till they went to the front, it wag occupied by various detachm In A Ws it was opened ndin addition vight frame wards fronting on 7thstreet were erected, the whole forming Armory Square Hospital.’ Dr. D. W, Bliss, then a surgen of a Michigan regiment, rgeon im charge. and h tinued from August, °62, to April, °63, and was foliowed by Drs. C. ©. Byrne and'C. A. Leale. A LARGE HOSPITAL, Emory Hospital was one of the most com- modious in the District, covering the cround between 17th and 19th, B and D streets south- east. It was opened in September, "62, and continued till July, 1865. Dre, N. R. Moseley, to ARMORY SQUARE rgeons L. H. Holden and Henry Bryant, | the mansion was used and then tents and frame | others | nd | HOSPITAL. racks, on the square bounded by 2d. 81, East Capitol and A streets sonthcast, the Rush and | Martindale barracks and other places, the | exigencies of the times, the disposition of the troops as well as the general heaith determin- ing whether they should be used for hospital service or otherwise, ‘Thus it was with a col- lection of barracks on the square occupied by the High Schooi and other school bi ngs, be- tween O, P, Gth and 7th streets northwest. ‘These were two-storied frames, occupied some times by troops. and known as Wiswell barra and as @ hospital it wag occupied from August, to November, 1. H. Mors J. ¥. Frisbie, W. H. Ensign ud Brinton Stone being the 'y be supposed, in the early part of the hospital arrangements ‘were rather crude,but it was not long under military regi before piaces used for purposes entirely foreign | to the physical care of the sick ‘and wound | were made fi s abodes for th edieul or surgical attendance. In comfot ble cots arr. of the war | with a convenient stand and chair to exch, tyoso ring attention were made as comfort®le 3 was possible, and while waiting for wounds | to heal or disease to leave them books and pa- pers sent by friends were enjoyed. AMUSEMENTS FOR TUE SICK, In some of the hospitals the surgeons in | charge encouraged amusements for such of the | patients as were sudicic scent, Ama- | teur troupes of some ability for acting, singing and dancing, &c., were formed in some of the hospitals, At the Campbell Hospital for some time a troupe under & patriotic actor a | White gave weekly entertainments, These were | | attended by Senators, Kepresentatives and prominent government officials. One occasi | is reealled when Senator Poland, Lester W | lack, James E. Murdoch and Mrs. Mayo at- | tended and high mplimented the perform- } @nce and the actors, it was th tora to re | ceive visitors, and there were a m | riages which’ grew ont of th formed by some sympathetic fruits, flowers or reading matter t soldier. ‘The church build cepting in a few instan aequaintan aly | nized, but the barracks hav peare | most entirely. On the commons near the Jone or two houses have been built of ees of the frame wards of Lincoln and } Hospitals aud in the viein Circle one or two buildings ma be having once formed part of the | decoemizee Cirele Hospital, GROWTH OF THE HOSPITAL SERVICE. The first hospitals established by the neces- \sity of war wore, as stated, neces- jearily rather crude in” their arrange ment and construction. There was but lit- | tle known of large military hospitals exe: | ina theoretical way. The result was that the | hospitals im the later period of the war show a | vast improvement over those occupied in the first year of thestruggle. There was, of course, provision made for hospital tents in connection | with each regiment. At first, when the sick accumulated in a regimental hospital beyond its capacity a neighboring house was usually converted into a hospital. and when those of many regiments congregated at some depot a W. Clendenin and W. E. Waters were the sur- geons in charge, the first named serving over two years, Harewood Hospital, a collection of frame wards and tents, was opened on the farm of the late W. W. Corcoran. Its term was from September, 1862, when Surgeon F. E. Mitchell, first Maryland volunteers, opened it, to May, 1866. Dr. Thomas Antisell succeeded Dr. Mitchell, and ho was followed September, °63, Dr. RB. E. Bontecon, who served till the ‘Can uM Hi Cam build: ay bys 3 Decem! 1862, and he continued in cl fora year. Dr. A. F. Selden, U. 8 V. ceeded him in 1865, It was closed Jt 22, 1865, when the buildings were transferred to the bi of freedn to eer : ureau of refugees, freedmen, Howard), and was opened ad the man’s Hos; Lincoln Hospital was one of the largest in the city. It was located in the neighborhood of 13th ies 17th street and North ee hue northeast. The wards,arranged echelon, numbered ti fh or more. Surgeon Henry Bryant was in charge when it was opened, in January, and he Was succeeded by tho late Dr. G. 8. Palmer, who was in charge of the Freedman's Hospital in later years, Drs.- Harrison All Robt. Bartholow, J. Cooper MeKee and Web- ster Lindsley filled the position till August, Stanton Hospital was a collection of frame wards occupying the square between H, I, 2d and 3d streets northwest, and was tember 5, 1862, to December, 1862, BA tiementa am var er in lo ts and Bolivar Knickerock |charge. Dumbarton (M. E.), | October. 1862, to January, 1463, H. L. jand A. E. Caruthers im ebarge. Trinity j (Catholic), Lingan street, town, Octo- ber, Istid, to Janaary, 1963, ML omy church, factory or other large building was ex- temporized into a toh setae or general hospital. The evolution of this important branch of the ae operations of the late war is very fully detailed in the “Medical and Surgical History of the War,” prepared under the direction of the surgeon general, U. 8. A. ‘The first military hospitals opened wore in this city. The E Street Infirmary and the Union Hotel both received patients in May, 1861. Owing to the large movement of troops the mand ex inareneed necommodations reached such pt ions t it was necessary to en- Igrge the quarters of buildings oceupied as hos- pitals by pitching hospital tents in the immedi- ate vicinity so as to form a series of elongated pavi Ata later periad the tents were re- placed by long wooden pavilions, ‘The beet ar- ment of these buildings on the ground their design were made the subject of much ly and experiment. Early in the war it was found that ridge-ventiiated wooden sheds for hospital purposes resulted in maintaining good ventilation without exposing the patients ts, It was found impossible to con- struct entirely new buildings in every instance, as the necessities of the Pi struction of these buildings rendered them un- desirable for such and their relative Positions one to another constituted another objectionable feature, Early in the winter of red. It was soon recognized that this style of baiiding was a falluco for eow- | eral reasons. Gradually the inclosed corridor ve place to @ covered walk. open at the sides, iually the plan that was adopted as the most ble was the ergetion of detached ~ | Vilions. which were to be arranged en echelon in two converging lines, forming a V, as was done with the Harewood and Hoxpi- tals in this city, or as a half cirele, or on parallel to each other, or in such other a»efn, ment as the particular site required. The cl ets were always at the free end of the wards, and it is now considered that this feature was a mistake, CAPACITY OF THE HOSPITALS, The extent of the hospital provision for the sick and the wounded in this city may be un- derstood from the following list, which shows the capacity of the general hospitals in opera- tion in this city and vicinity on December 17, 1864: No. of No. oa beds. cupied Armory Square, Washington... 1,000 690 Carver, Washington > 1800722 Campbell, Washington. = 900 633 Columbian. Washington + Stk 538 Douglass, Washington. . > 400 203 Emory, Washington. + 900 GAS Finley, Washington... || 1,061 755 Freedman, Washington... 2 i Harewood, Washington. s+ 2,000 1,207 Judiciary Square, Washington, 510811 Kalorama, Washington. > 434 3t Lincoln. Washington... + 2575 2,012 Mount Pleasant, Washington.. 1,618 “898 Record, Washington. a ae Stanton, Washington ey Stone, Washington. 2 ae Seminary, Georgetown Betty 13 Augur, near Alexandria, 668408 Claremont, Alexandria 164 34 L’Ouverture, Alexandr: 17 GiT First Division, Alexandria...) 753669 Second Division, Alexandria... 993856 Third Division, Alexandria...) 1,350 1,198 Foirfux Seminary, Virginia...) "986 "373. U.S, General, Point Lookout, Ma. stessececeeees 14800 450 ‘Total. ‘soe TO TEACH LOYALTY. A Distinguished Bay State Soldier at the Head of an Important Commiitee. An important committee of the Grand Army encampment is that charged with devising “a systematic plan of teazhing the lessons of loy- toone country and one flag.” Very ap- propriately Past Commander-qp-chicf Geo. 8. Merrill of Massachusetts is chairman of this committee, Col. Merrill was born in 1837 in Methuen, Mass., the town from which the larger portion of the territory of the city of Lawrence was taken. He received his education in the schools of Methuen and Lawrence, ‘ and 1836 he served an appren- in the office of the Lawrence Courier, In i896 he became editor of the Lawrence Ame ‘and since 1860 has been sole proprie- tor and editor tie GronGr & wEMRILTL He was five years a member and two years president of the common council of Lawrence. was appointed postmaster by President ncola in 1861, holding the position twenty- In he assisted in raising a » Union service, of which he veame liewtenant and at! ptain, ‘Pho Company was attached to the fourth re i, ascachusetts volunteers, and was with G Banks in Louisiana, inelading the siege au capture of Port Hudson. a iter the service postmaster, b e tendered his resig- t this was declined and y the Post Oftice nt of the sixth its militia, from 1866 to 6 captain of a light ct aud since 1873 kus been command of the first battalion of light arti , the only artillery batialion in the state | service. | He was for sevon ye | Massachusetts Press Association and for a like | period sceretary of tho republican state con. tral committee, He was one of the charter members and jirst commander of Post 39. G. A. R, in Lawrence; was commander of the Department of Massachusetts in 187 and com- mander-in-chief of the United States in 1881; been senior vice commander of the Massa- usetts commandery of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion, In 1883 he was commander of the Ancicut and Honorable Artillery Com- pan! president of the nine years he was chairman of the na- tional pension committee of the GAR He is now insurance commissioner of | Massachu- tts, to which position he was appointed by Gov. Ames, June 1, 1887, and reappointed by Gov. Brackett in 1890. ALFRED R. CALMOUN IN HOME AND COUNTRY. Of the camp, the march, the battle, Let other soldiers stags Let them show our tatter’d banners, While on high their hats they fing. ‘The saber, the old musket ‘Can everywhere be seen, But there's nothing brings war days to mind Like you—amy old canteen. A thousand friends who kissed you Are gone forevermore; Cried “Here!” to the taystic angel, ‘And cross'd to the other shore ‘You are rusty; you are batter'd; Gone 1s yout carly sheen, But the trunipet’s blast can’t thrill me Like you—my old canteen. ‘They intended you for water ‘When they framed your rounded side, ‘Yet you kiudly ggok to—coffee, For your symButhtes were wide; Distilled peach and “commissary” ‘You have held with suber mien, And you often furnished bourbon ‘On the night march—vld canteen. When comrades fel! about me You stuck closer to my side: ‘You brought comfort to the wounded, Who without you must have died; Even gen’rals have praised you— Wren they tasted you unseen — And have wiped their beards and whisper’d: “Tats a bully old canteen!” We've slept and marched together: We've been empty, we've been full; ‘We've merry made o'er stolen sweets, With buttermilk been dull; ‘We've heard fierce oaths o'er sore defeat, And the foe in fight we've seen, ‘Then crippled, sore, but stout of heart, ‘Came home—my old canteen. ‘When comrades take me to the grave, 4 have you brought there, too; Pass from ilp to lip in silence, With my deud face in their view. ‘Then Jet them lay you on my heart, = is GEN. PALMER'S STAFF. j the Commander-in-Chief’s Chosen Associates, WELL-KNOWN GA. R. - MEN. Adjutant General Phisterer and the Others Who Have Looked After the Interests of the Order This Year—Their Civil and Military Records, od A large measure of the auccess of any com- mander-in-chief is due to the character and abilities of the stat! which Commander-in-Chicf Palmer showed his usual | excellent judgment in picking out the mem- bers of the staff. ” ADIUTANT GENERAL PuIsTRNER, To the most im; adjutant general, who must constitute the right hand of the commander, he appointed Col. Fred Phisterer, whose remarkable ex- ecutive abilities, capacity for hard and sistent work and soldierly character, have been of the utmost assistance in making the past administration a success, Capt. Phis- terer’s abilities as an exccutive officer have becn apprecinted outside of the Grand Army and he fs the assistant adjutant general of that fino body of citizen soldiery, the New York National Guard. It might be expected that Capt. Phisterer’s army record was one to be prond of and such was the ease, He was a soldier before the war, having en- listed in company A, third United States artil- lery, on December 6, 1853. He was made a corporal on October 12 anda sergeant, July 10, 1860, He was discharged December 6, 1860, but on the breaking out of the war promptly re-enlisted and throughout the great struggle and for ao erable time afterward did h only such a born soldier can, He was made sergeant major of the eighteenth United States infantry July 31, 1861, and was commissioned sccond lieutenant October 30, 1861. Ilis first lieutenant’s com- mission came on Fe 1862, nnd he was made a captain Fe 15, 1866, He was transferred to the thirty-sixth United infantry and later to the seventh United S infantry. At his own request he was charged August 4, 1870, Capt. Phiste: fous of jun: nior vice commander core 8. Dawsi ASSISTANT ADJUTANT GENERAL QUICK. ‘The assistant adjutant general is D. U. Quick. also of All . Who besides remark natural exeentive abilities has had a wide ex- ly 14, 1881, ted August 14, 1 nge county, N. ¥., as a private in company K, one hundred and tw: New York vol third corps as the “Orange Blossoms.” He was promoted corporal May 1, 1864, und sergeant October 1, 1864; commissioned second 1i tenant and transferred to company B ber 15, 1864; made first lieutenant February 1, 1865; commanding company or acting adjutant of regiment during entire service as commis- sioucd officer, He was mustered out with the regiment June 2, 1865. ‘That Adjutant Quick was, during his servic 8 to the front when fighting was going on tested by his wounds. He was wounded at Chancellorsville on the arm, at Deep Bottom, Ya. on the shoulder, and at Boynton load, Va., on the eo ry Lee Post, No. 21, Depart- al He joined ment of New York, G. A. R, in November, 1e83; was sentor vice commander of the 1885-6; commander 1887. partment Commander George H. ‘ireadwell and Commander-in-Chief John P. Rea; assist- he calls to his aid, | | the Chickahominy river, the ficht at Hanover Court Mouse, the Seven Days’ battie. in which ke was captured and confined at Richmond and Belle Ini, Mr. Pratt was discharg | disability in 1883 end Feart bas bee JUNGE ADVOCATE GENFRAL o’xraLt. Judge Joseph W, O'Nealgyf Lebano the present judge advocate of the G y for which his legal abilities especially fit hima. He was born in Warren county, Ohio, April 6, 1846, and at the age of fifteen enlisted in com- pany HY, fifty-fourth Ohio volunteer infantr: He took part in the battle of Shiloh, but was discharged shortly afterward on account of his youth. The y & soldier, however, was not | to be deterred from fighting for his country, and on the 90th of July, 1862, re-enlisted in company A, thirty-fitth Oino volunteer infan- try, and joined his regiment in Tennessee, Hie was with the command until the battle of Chickamauga, where he was scriously wounded and left upon the field unconscioux The Union lines being withdrawn he was captared, snd for fifteen months and five days was held ® prisoner of war at Richmond, Danville, Raleigh penitentiary, Andersonville, Charles ton and Florence, 8. C, His prison experiences were of the most severe description, and it is little less than remarkable that be came through alive. Twice he escaped and was re- captured, and afterward was treated with brutal ‘severity. While im the arm Judge O'Neall kept up his studios an at the close of the war entered ihe National Normal University at Lebanon, Ohio, and the September following began work aaa teacher and for seven years was a teacher in the public schools of Ohio. He was admitted the practic of the law in 1817 and on Feb- ry 9, 1879, became probate judge of Warren county, to which office he was elected three times and served with such ability that in 1885 he was elected common pieas judge in the adb- ond judicial district of Ohio, third subdivision. e ted to this office in 1887, In eur. by reason of ill health, he resigned to accept the appointment of special attorney in the Department of Justice, In 1586 he was clected dep: der of the Department of Ohio, Under bh skillful management Ohio became the banner department of the @. A. I. He was « delegate October of last to the national ¢ pment at Portland, Me., Tancisco, Ci . Louis, Columbus, Ohio. Detroit. He as well and favorably known toall G. A. R. men. His name has been very favorably mention for commander-in-chief. AMP <. HUE GRANT, familiar face known in 1 Army ci ie! 1 that of the sei aid-de-c 3 1G ant of B. F, Midd ton Post. He is a native resided until the t this ti he was J not over large at that, nd made five un ssfal attempts to caiist. and finally suc- ceeded September 14, 156 New York vol or tate le ne ho rende slature, having served there us of 1859-60-61 and 62. In pod service to the ci Ltfalness in jance of the New York delea- bill was passed creating the first. bu- of nosafe buildings, had the honor of shaking hands with Lincoln iu the assembly chamber en route to Washington, and again Point. Va.. where be was lying wounded hospital, which was just previous to Lincoln's assassination, On the first occasion he shook the President with his right hand, but on the second occasion he was obliged to use his left, for the other was pn th d-de-Camp Grant was mustered into the ed States service and immediately left for front to join his regiment which was at- tached to the third brigade of the second divi- sion of the sixth army corps, His regiment participated in all the battles of the corps. and Aid-de-Camp Grant never missed an action until he was taken prisoner by the confederates and contined in Anderson- ville, where he remained a guest of the Jobn- nies for eight months. Upon being exe in February, 1865, he at once rejoined his regi- ment, While repelling a charge of * brigade on the morning of March 27 following he was wounded by « minnie ball, which neces- sitated amputation of the right arm above the elbow, and he was sent to the hospital at City Point. As soon as he had gained sufficient strength to stand the fatiguing journey he was transferred to the Ira Harris General Hospital at Albany, N. Y., where he was honorably mus- tered out of the service on December 5, 1865. He ant inspector Department of New York 1886 and 1889, and-department inspeotor 1891, QUARTERMASTER GENERAL TAYLOR. The quartermaster general of the Grand Army is John Taylor of Philadelphia, one of the best known and most popular men in ti Grand Army. Quartermaster General Taylor is tax receiver of Philadelphia. regiment as fifst sergeant. Mr. Pratt was born fifty years ago at Southbridge,” Masa, and school there in 187 Comrade Grant resided at Springtield, Masa., when the Grand Army was first organized, and st once became a charter member of ©. K. Wilcox Post, No. 16, of that city, where be re- mained fourteen years, when he removed to Brooklyn, N. ¥., and was transferred to Frank Head Post, No. 16, of that city. He 1s nowa member of B. F. Middleton Post, No. 500. He has filled nearly every position ‘in the Grand Army in the gift of his comrades up to that of Junior vice department commander, SURGEON GENERAL STEPHENSON. The office of surgeon general of the Grand Army is filled very acceptably by. the venerable Dr. Stephenson of Kentucky, who is well known asa Grand Army man, and takes much interest in the affairs of the order. ss Row the Man Who Straggied to Save See retary Seward’. Life Was Honored, | formed dar-ng the Gen. Grant, for his victories; one to Cornelius Vanderbilt, for patriotic generosity, and at the close of the war one to George Foster Robin- fou, the eubject of this sketch, for saving the life of Wm, H. Seward, Secretary of State, MAJOR RORTNRON, George Foster Robinson, the recipient of @e t of these medals, was for some time after the war a clerk im the office of the quartermas ter general in this city, and in 1879 he was com- Missioned paymaster major in the United | States army and is at prorent stationed at Low Angeles, Cal, In addition to the medal etrack im commemoration of his exploit and awarded him (a fac-sinile of which is here presented to the readers of Tue Stan), Oongress decreed that the sum of €5,000 should be given him THE MEDAL. The act for which Maj. Robinson received his medal was onc of cool heroism, It was not Performed on the field. amid the excitement and din of battle and the clash of arma, shoulder to shoulder with comrades, urged om by the rivairy of their valor and encouraged by their cheers, but it was the c desperate strug- gle of an unarmed wounded + Just from the hospital, his wounds yet and fecbled trom suffering, with an assassin of culean frame, armed wit struggle carried on with enlisted in the rebel army at the age of eighteen, On April 14, 1865, made memorable by the asssassination at Ford's Theater, during the Performance of “Our American Cousin,” of that great man and wiseruler, who had in his heart “malice toward none and charity for all,” Wm. H. Seward, the Secretary of State, lay Upon asick bed. He had been thrown from his carriage and seriously injured. The Secre- tary’s residence was a plain red brick house on the cast side of Lafayette Square, not far from the White House, and now the residence of ex- Secretary James G. Blaine, Within the house all was quiet and the lights were tarned low, In the sick room Sergt. Robinson of the eighth regiment of Maine infantry. himself barely con- valescent froma severe wound received ab Bermuda Hundreds, Va., on May 20, 1N64, at tended the wants of the distinguished sufferer, Mr. Frederick Seward, the assistant sccretary of state, was at his writing table near hi fathgr's room and Maj Augustus Seward was asicép, Iu answer to a summons from the bell, the door was opened by the colored boy, Will: | jam, and Payne, wearing a light overcoat and slouch hat ulled di over his eyes, strode i Inagruff and hurried manner ‘I want to see Mr. Seward. I have i | Bi g if ii i] fr isl # j i i j {i FE uiidog tenacity this time Maj. Augustus hie slomber, ran in end was also cut, but bot by i :