. Officers of the army and navy (volunteer) who served in the civil war . ilitary experience henever was wounded seriously, but had hat, haversack, andclothing cut to pieces by Minie-balls, and, at the chargeof Missionary Ridge, he was knocked senseless by thewind of a cannon-ball, but recovered in season to reachthe summit with the advance of his regiment. After various wanderings he located in Attleborough,Massachusetts, in June, 1873, where he has since resided,for several years carrying on an extensive business in thesale of pianos and organs. In March, 1890, he sold outhis business, and w
. Officers of the army and navy (volunteer) who served in the civil war . ilitary experience henever was wounded seriously, but had hat, haversack, andclothing cut to pieces by Minie-balls, and, at the chargeof Missionary Ridge, he was knocked senseless by thewind of a cannon-ball, but recovered in season to reachthe summit with the advance of his regiment. After various wanderings he located in Attleborough,Massachusetts, in June, 1873, where he has since resided,for several years carrying on an extensive business in thesale of pianos and organs. In March, 1890, he sold outhis business, and was elected registrar and superintendentof the Water-Works, in which position he still 21, 1S91, his wife (who had been a faithful,loyal friend of her country in its time of trial) passedaway, and he is living alone, secure in the love and affec-tion of his two sons, Frederick Erastus and WilmerCalvin. Lieutenant Rodman is now serving as adjutant ofWilliam A. Struter Post, No. 145, Grand Army of theRepublic. 256 OFFICERS OF THE ARMY AND NAVY (volunteer). COLONEL HENRY ALEXANDER COLE, Colonel Henry Alexander Cole was born at Fred-erick City, Maryland, July 25, 1834, being the third sonof George A. and Ann F. Cole, who resided in EYederickCity from the date of their marriage in the year the war of the Rebellion, and up to the breakingout of the war, Colonel Cole was engaged in contractingand building. May 1, 1861, he was appointed major and aide-de-camp on the staff of Major-General Anthony Kimmel,who at that time commanded the militia in the westernpart of tile State. On August I, 1861, he was author-ized by the Secretary of War to recruit a company ofcavalry, and in ten daws the company was recruited andmustered into the service of the United States by MajorR. S. Smith, Eleventh United States Infantry, at EYed-erick, Maryland, for three years. The company numberedone hundred officers and men, and adopted the name of Coles Rangers, by which nam
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