IN MEMORIAM. Audenried, Colonel Jos. C. Alexander, Colonel J. J. Bailey, Captain J. E. Barlow, Captain W. H. Beach, Surgeon Wm. Morrow Blair, General Frank P. Bonner, Surgeon S. P. Brucker, Surgeon M. Callender, Brigadier-General F. D. Carper, Captain L. Cavender, General John S. Cady, Surgeon W. F. Clark, Major W. Penn. Collins, S. A. Cooke, Surgeon J. M. DeGress, Captain Frank Diemling, Colonel Francis F. Eaton, General C. G. Eddy, Colonel Norman Eggleston, Lieutenant E. L. Eldridge, General H. N. Ewing, General Charles Fearing, General B. D. Franklin, Surgeon Fyffe, Lieutenant J. R. Grant, General U. S. Hart, Lieutenant L. W. Hedges, Lieutenant S. W. Hedrick, General John Morrow Hicks, Colonel S. J. Hill, Lieutenant-Colonel W. H. Hitt, Captain J. E. Howe, General J. H. Hughes, Colonel Samuel T. Hurlbut, General S. A. Janes, Lieutenant-Col. Henry W. Joel, Lieutenant-Col. E. M. Jones, Colonel John J. Jones, Colonel Henry E. Jones, Captain John E. Kittoe, Surgeon E. D. Klink, Colonel John J. L'Hommedieu, Surgeon Samuel Lutz, Captain Nelson Luckey Lovejoy, Lieutenant F. E. Mathias, General Charles S. Martin, Colonel Rodger May, General Dwight Mills, Captain Lewis E. Moore, Colonel R. M. Mower, General J. A. Murphy, Colonel P. H. Mussey, Surgeon Wm. H. McCook, General Ed. McCoy, Colonel J. C. Nichols, Colonel George Ward Oliver, General John M. Ord, General E. O. C. Potter, Surgeon J. B. Palmer, Colonel J. J. Patterson, Lieutenant W. A. Peck, Major Wm. E. Peckham, Colonel James Pearce, Lieutenant Edgar P. Pennington, Captain Thos. W. Potts, Brigadier-General Benjamin F. Rawlins, General John A. Raymond, Captain John B. Rice, General E. W. Swain, Colonel J. A. Terrell, General W. H. H. Thurston, Colonel W. H. Towner, Major H. N. Turner, General Charles Von Blessing, Brevet-Brig.-Gen. L. Walker, Major J. Bryant Wangelin, General Hugo Welch, Colonel D. U. White, Captain David White, Major M. Hazen Wood, Colonel E. T. Wood, Colonel John Woodworth, Surgeon John M. Wright, General Crafts J. Wright, General W. W. Yorke, General L. E. Brevet-Major-General Elliott W. Rice, died at Sioux City, Iowa, June 21st, 1887, of consumption. General Rice was born in Alleghany City, Pa., November 16, 1835, where his childhood days were spent. When he was ten years old, his parents moved to Martins Ferry, in eastern Ohio, one of the oldest towns between Pittsburg and Wheeling. Here he spent his boyhood and early youth amid scenes abounding in legendary lore. His father died in 1845, leaving a widow, one daughter and six sons, of whom Elliott W. was the youngest. As soon as Elliott had acquired the rudiments of an English education he was sent to an academy in Wheeling, Va., where he prepared for college. When eighteen years of age, he was admitted to Franklin college at New Athens, O. In 1855, he began to study law with his brother Samuel, at Oskaloosa, Ia., and after studying law for some time he went to Albany, N. Y., and entered the law department of the university under the directions of Judge Ira Harris, afterwards United States senator from New York. Having completed his studies at the university, he came back to Oskaloosa, and entered into partnership with his brother, who had established himself in a lucrative practice. Here he remained until the breaking out of the rebellion, when he and his brother both responded to the call of their country. Elliott enlisted as a private in Company C., 7th Iowa infantry. His company was enlisted in a blacksmith shop, and he signed the roll, resting the roll upon the anvil, thus to his mind signifying hard work. The regiment was sent at once to Ironton to be drilled, and in November, 1861, was ordered to take part in the battle at Belmont. General Grant made honorable mention of this regiment for its gallantry in this battle. Major Rice was wounded by a musket ball in his right thigh, and carried the ball in his body through life. When all the field officers were wounded and disabled, Major Rice took charge of the regiment and fought his way through the lines of the enemy back to the transports, three miles away. He had two horses shot from under him and lost his sword belt, and had the scabbard of his sword cut in twain during this fight, and lost a great many men, because as he said, he "did not know how to surrender." He was present at the battle of Fort Henry, but not in action. At the seige of Fort Donelson, February, 1862, his regiment supported the 2nd Iowa in the attack upon the works. After this seige he was promoted to Colonel of his regiment. A month later he was engaged in the battle of Pittsburg Landing and Shiloh, and followed in pursuit of the enemy to Corinth, and there assisted in the seige until Corinth was captured, and continued the pursuit of the retreating foe to Rienzi. He was at the second battle of Corinth, September 19, and bore some part in the battle of Iuka. During the seige of Vicksburg, he was in command of the post at Bethel, watching the movements of the enemy across the Tennessee river, and reported through Generals Dodge and Ogelsby to General Grant. From Bethel he was sent to Lagrange, Tenn., taking command of his brigade and of the post. In April, 1864, he removed with his troops to Chattanooga, preparatory to the Atlanta campaign. He participated in all the movements of Sherman's army to Atlanta and thence to the sea, and on to the surrender of General Johnston and the collapse of the Confederacy. At the battle of Dallas, July 28, 1864, General Rice, with his command, engaged in a midnight charge upon the enemy, which was rendered sublime and awful by a terrific thunder storm occurring at the same time, the roar of the thunder drowning the noise of battle. He took part in the movements at Resacca and Kenasaw mountain, also at Big Shanty, Lookout mountain, Nick-a-jack creek and Atlanta, and marched with his troops to the sea. Colonel Rice was promoted to the rank of Brigadier-General, in June, 1864, for gallant services, and at the close of the war was breveted Major-General in further recognition of his services. He was present with his troops at the grand review in Washington, and his troops were mustered out at Louisville, Ky., carrying with them to their homes in the states records of which they may be justly proud. After the close of the war General Rice made his home in Washington, where he entered upon the practice of his profession. His health failing him after some years of life in Washington, he went to Arizona and to Mexico. Having been greatly benefited by the change of climate, he returned to Chicago, Ill., to attend to some business there. While in Chicago he contracted a severe cold, which brought on severe pulmonary troubles. His niece, Mrs. Lower, being in Chi cago, and finding the General in declining health, insisted on his removal to Sioux City, where he has spent the last two years of his life in the midst of his relatives. His remains were interred in the beautiful Floyd cemetery, the services were conducted in accordance with the Grand Army ritual. Captain T. P. Gere, commander of Hancock post, opened by reading from the ritual, followed by Post Commander M. B. Davis, who, as first comrade, placed a floral piece on the casket. Geo. D. Perkins, as second comrade, deposited another floral tribute, with a selection from the ritual, as did also Captain Culver, as third comrade. Rev. M. W. Darling, chaplain of the post, then made a brief address, after which the closing remarks were made by the post commander, and the impressive ceremony was ended with a prayer by Rev. M. W. Darling. The casket was then lowered into the grave, and the rattle of the clods on the planks above it told that all that was mortal of General E. W. Rice, the brave soldier and the true friend, was hid forever from view. Captain Nelson Luckey Lutz died at Chicago, Ill., July 13th, 1886, of rheumatism. |