Show HONORABLE CAREER ENDED DD I IDeath Death of Major General James W Forsyth Who Served His Coun Country Country try Long and Well Columbus 0 Oct W For Forsyth Forsyth syth general U S A retired died at his hom here tonight of par paralysis paralysis The rhe funeral whIch will be private private vate will be held FrIday afternoon and interment will be made in Greenlawn General Forsyth had a distinguished milita military career He was born in Ohio years rears ago and graduated from West Vest Point in 1856 1356 lIe He served on staff during the Peninsula and Maryland campaigns of the civil war Later he was chief of staff to General Sheridan For gallantry at the battle of Chicka Chickamauga mauga he was breveted a major After the civil war General Forsyth dIstin dIstinguished distinguished himself in the frontier service As colonel of the Seventh cavalry he was ordered against the Indians at Pine PineRidge PineRidge Ridge Dakota in 1890 when the ghost dance craze was started In the con conflict filet which ensued almost the en entire tire band of Indians was Wiped out He was prom promoted ted to brigadier general by President President dent Cleveland and was appointed major general by President McKinley McKinle in 1897 when he retired |