. Report of proceedings incidental to the erection and dedication of the Confederate monument. e public scliools of New York city, and went toChicago in April. KS55. He ena^ged in active business and finally became established on South Water street, where he has been a successful merchantand financier for thirty years. Possessins a natural taste for the profession at arms, he joined the Chicago Veteran Light Artillerv organized January 19. D Battery Light Artillery, 1. N C, and w:i^ elected and cnmniissioned junior second lieutenant November 27. 1880,and re-elected for three terms: wa
. Report of proceedings incidental to the erection and dedication of the Confederate monument. e public scliools of New York city, and went toChicago in April. KS55. He ena^ged in active business and finally became established on South Water street, where he has been a successful merchantand financier for thirty years. Possessins a natural taste for the profession at arms, he joined the Chicago Veteran Light Artillerv organized January 19. D Battery Light Artillery, 1. N C, and w:i^ elected and cnmniissioned junior second lieutenant November 27. 1880,and re-elected for three terms: was promoted first lieiit^-nant Februarv 17. 1894: commissinned captain July 7, 1894. and isnow major First Haitalion Liglit Artillery. I. N G. The high standing, perfect discipline and general excellence of?Battery D. is, in the main, due to his powers of organization, martial spirit and gre^t exe^-utive ability. He is a very prominent thirty-third degree Freemason, having been coininantler-in-chief of Oriental Consistory 1S85-7 andgrand treasui er of the Illinois Council of Deliberation,. I O: The greatest ciiriosit\ was exhibited in rei^anl to l\\c most prominentsoutherners. I^ver\ one wlio c(.)uhl pcjint them out had a crowd otpeopK around him who seemed tl)aid<ful for the information. Some ofthe hotels on the hne of march ware decorated with fid^s luiny on thefront, and the lfa,L;s on the ;;-stalls ware at half-mast. .\t the depotthe police and Cit\ Troop wheeled into line and Capt. Iunkhousercaused his command to gi\e military honors to the distini;nishedpersonai^es as thev passed. The transfer from carriaf^es to the trainand the trip to Sixtieth street were accomplished smoothl_y and a;;reeabl\-. At Sixtieth street, when tht- \isitors left the train, the\ took carriagesagain, and from that i)oint were escorted In tlu Black Hussars, S. (,)uince\, , to Oakwoods cemeters. the first part of thedrive being on tin Midway Plaisance. .At e\er\ point of t
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