OBITUARIES. 



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June 25. STOBRS, WILLIAM Lucres, Chief- 

 Justice of Connecticut. (See STORKS.) 



June 26. PKEXTISS, Col. JOHX H., formerly 

 a prominent democratic editor in the State of 

 New York, died at his residence in Coopers- 

 town, aged 77 years. He represented his 

 district in Congress from 1837 to 1841. He 

 was a man of extensive influence, and high- 

 -c-emed by the community in which he 

 lived. 



June 27. "WARD, Com. JAMES BARMAN. (See 

 WARD.) 



July 14. APPLETON, NATHAN. (See AP- 

 PLETOX.) 



July 15. GARXETT, Gen. EOBEET T. (See 

 GARXETT.) 



July 16. RAWLIXGS, T. EDWARD, an artist 

 and reporter for one of the illustrated papers 

 of New York, and a writer of decided ability. 

 He was killed by a party of Confederate sol- 

 diers in ambush, near Newport News. 



July 21. BEE, Gen. BERXARD E., a briga- 

 dier-general of the Confederate army from 

 South Carolina, killed at the battle of Bull 

 Run. 



July 21. BARTOW, Gen., a brigadier-general 

 of the Confederate army from Georgia, killed 

 at the battle of Bull Run. 



July 21. CAMEP.OX, Col. JAMES, born at 

 Maytown, Lancaster Co., Penn., March 1, 1801. 

 In youth he engaged in various occupations, 

 and at 19 years of age entered the printing 

 office of his brother Simon, at Harrisburg. In 

 1^27 he removed to Lancaster and assumed the 

 editorship of the " Political Sentinel," studying 

 law in the mean time in the office of the late 

 President, James Buchanan. During the Mexi- 

 can war, he accompanied the volunteers of his 

 State as sutler, in January, 1847. "When the 

 present war broke out he was living in retire- 

 ment upon his estate on the banks of the Sus- 

 quehanna, but upon urgent entreaty accepted 

 the appointment of colonel of the Seventy- 

 ninth Highland Regiment of the New York 

 State militia, and from his election devoted 

 himself assiduously to the duties of his position. 

 In the battle of Bull Run, when his regiment 

 was driven back before the terrible fire of the 

 enemy, he would lead them up again and again 

 with the shout, " Scots, follow me ! " until he 

 fell in the deadly charge. 



July 21. SLOCUM, Col. JOHX S., born in the 

 town of Richmond, R. I., Nov. 1, 1824. At 

 the commencement of the Mexican war he ob- 

 tained a commission in the army, and at Con- 

 treras received the brevet rank of captain for 

 meritorious conduct. At the beginning of the 

 present war Gov. Sprague appointed him colo- 

 nel, and authorized him to raise a second regi- 

 ment, which he speedily accomplished and 

 again marched to the seat of war. At the bat- 

 tle of Bull Run his regiment led the advance of 

 the division which crossed Cob Run and reach- 

 ed Bull Run at Sudley's Ford, on the extreme 

 left of the enemy's line. Here he bravely led 

 on his regiment through the woods, and opened 



that terrible engagement, but fell almost in the 

 beginning, of the action. 



July 21. BALLOU, Major SULLIVAX, of the 

 Second Rhode Island Regiment of Volunteers, 

 killed at the battle of Bull Run. He was born at 

 Smithfield, R. I., March 28, 1829. In- 1846 he 

 entered Phillips' Academy at Andover, Mass., 

 and subsequently Brown University. After re- 

 'maining two years at the latter, he proceeded 

 to the National Law School at Ballston, N. Y. 

 In 1853 he was admitted to the Rhode Island 

 bar, and practised his profession with little in- 

 terruption in Smithfield and Providence until 

 he left with his regiment for the seat of war. 

 He was clerk of the House of Representatives 

 of Rhode Island during the years 1854, 1855, 

 and 1856, and the following year was Speaker 

 of the House. In 1861 he held the office of 

 Judge Advocate of the Rhode Island militia. 

 He joined the army from a patriotic sense of 

 duty, and his military career, though short, 

 won him distinguished honor. 



July 21. TOWER, Capt. LEVI, killed at the 

 battle of Bull Run. Born in the village of 

 Blackstone, Mass., August 18, 1835. He took 

 a thorough classical course in the University 

 Grammar School in Providence, and in due 

 time entered Brown University, which he 

 was subsequently compelled to leave in con- 

 sequence of ill health. He was a member 

 of the Pawtucket Light Guard, and with it 

 joined the First Regiment of Rhode Island 

 Volunteers. 



July 21. TILLIXGHAST, Capt. OTIS H., born 

 at Homer, Cortland Co., N. Y., March 6, 1823. 

 In 1847 he graduated with honor at the mili- 

 tary academy at West Point, and was immedi- 

 ately appointed brevet second lieutenant in the 

 Third Artillery, and joined Sherman's Battery, 

 under Gen. Taylor, at Saltillo, Mexico. In 1848 

 he was associated with the Mexican Boundary 

 Commission, and in 1856 was appointed regi- 

 mental quartermaster, and stationed in Florida. 

 Soon after he was ordered to Fort Moultrie, 

 where he remained until about the time of the 

 insurrection. In July, 1861, Lieut. Tillinghast 

 was appointed chief-quartermaster to Gen. Mc- 

 Dowell's army, and attached himself to the di- 

 vision commanded by Col. Porter. Though his 

 duties did not require him to take part in the 

 battle, he entered with alacrity into the field, 

 and fell early in the engagement, mortally 

 wounded. 



July 22. KEXXEDT. Col. WILLIAM D., com- 

 mander of the " Tammany " Regiment of X. Y. 

 Volunteers. He was a prominent democrat 

 of New York City, and a man of great energy 

 and ability. He died at Washington of conges- 

 tion of the brain. 



Aug. 4. TRCMBULL, JOSEPH, ex-Governor 

 of Connecticut, died at Hartford, aged 78 

 years. He was born in Lebanon, Conn., De- 

 cember 7, 1782, graduated at Yale College in 

 1801, and was admitted to the bar in Windham 

 in 1803. He settled in Hartford in 1804, and 

 in 1827 retired from the practice of law and 



