Biographical sketches of distinguished officers of the army and navy . -, 1S90, to October, 1S91 ; assis-tant quartermasters office, Philadelphia, October,1891, to 1S97. He retired with the rank of major,June, 1S97. He died at his home in West Philadel-phia, Pa., Januar\ 3, 1905. He had been in badhealth for a long time, and more than a year ago wascompelled to resign as commandant of the StateSoldiers Home, at Erie, because he was physicallyunable to perform the duties of the office. MajorCollum was a member of the Lo^al Legion, NavalOrder, the Society of Colonial Wars, Sons of theRevolution,
Biographical sketches of distinguished officers of the army and navy . -, 1S90, to October, 1S91 ; assis-tant quartermasters office, Philadelphia, October,1891, to 1S97. He retired with the rank of major,June, 1S97. He died at his home in West Philadel-phia, Pa., Januar\ 3, 1905. He had been in badhealth for a long time, and more than a year ago wascompelled to resign as commandant of the StateSoldiers Home, at Erie, because he was physicallyunable to perform the duties of the office. MajorCollum was a member of the Lo^al Legion, NavalOrder, the Society of Colonial Wars, Sons of theRevolution, United Service CKib and he was a pastcommander of George G. Meade Post, Grand Armyof the Republic. He is survived by his wife, tlireedaughters and tliree sons. iNIajor Collum was theauthor of The History of the United States ^ COLONEL WILLIAM CONANT CHURCH. 65 Colonel WILLIAM CONANT CHURCH. Was born in Rochester, N. Y., August ii, 1836,removed with his fathers family to Boston in 1848,and in 1S54 established his residence in New YorkCity, where he has since remained. Born in a fam-il) largely deyoted to literary pursuits, he was at theage of nineteen proprietor of a weekly publication,and at twenty-four was at the head of the New YorkSun, which then had a circulation exceeding sixtythousand. He withdrew from this paper in 1861 andwas traveling in Europe at the outbreak of the CivilWar. Returning from Europe he joined the Armyof the Potomac as a volunteer aide, on the staff of thelate General »Silas Casey, U. S. xA., and continuedwith him during the siege of Yorktown and throughthe Generals subsequent career on the Peninsula,parti-:*pating in the battles of Williamsburg and thatof F ir Oaks, where Colonel Church was t e earliest opportunity General Case}- appointedhim to a vacancy on his staff, g
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