| Show Iii I II Iii fAMOUS SOLDIER I ii HERE NEXT WEEK WEE I j 1 I Coming of Corporal Tanner Head F 1 i t 1 f the Grand Orand Army of the i Republic J t I t 4 I HOW HE LOST BOTH LEGS LEOS i t 3 IIIi That Handicap Ho III Jf a u at aI ai I i i ii Sound 18 I Klo And 1111 Man I I I Corporal CorrA Tanner Tn tho Iho t t mm om I II I rl of nt the tIt Orall of o C tho the Republic who cho will Suit it 0 next week weck was tri born bom In i 1 JI j Rich le county n t y Now w York on 4 ISU L 1 His early peti upon the farm and his hl iI educational lonni privileges s etc tho t hOM 1 of ftC tho hO t o I district school I hool 1 U r u It O boy ho ht hI h i thul 1 In this calling the tie thor Ihor thorr r hll II and r of ot will which h have 1 hie haru tI him him At t tho ti 1 f breaking u out of ot HID war for the sup Sill tip repose e and zUid comforts of ot a 1 home He fib has also been largely Instrumental In tn securing favorable pension legislation ton by Congress Congre appearing before tim tho th com corn committees of ot tho the senate and house houle urging with eloquent words the claims ot of ills dis disabled veterans Touched with a feel teel feeling ing tn of ot sympathy for or the disabled sot sol soldiers diers who wore tho the gray Bray he suggested to the philanthropic citizens of at o Rich Weh Richmond mond V Ya the tile erection or of a 1 soldiers home In III tho south and anil under his hla hl dl til a 11 meeting was held In the Academy of ot Munk which re reo suited In raising a 11 fund of ot 1600 which formed tho the of the tho many thousands ands which were afterwards secured 1 for Cor or the noble purpose MADE A Upon Ulon the Inauguration of oC the work varkIn In Richmond he hens wits was made mad one of ot o the trustees but declined Inclined the honor lie He has thus Ihus bound himself to t the mill and it Oray Orar alike by Indissoluble tics of oC friendship ant and love unit and his memory I will ever eer be kept green greer In the hearts of thousands who have hlL 0 been heen blessed by 1 his efforts As AM H a public speaker he has hM su superiors being eloquent logical witty witt In debate he ho Is 18 always Heir eIt possessed and meets opponents boldly the tho of vt his convictions l 1 illS r During the tho years cars 1870 1816 to 1877 Cor Tanner Illmer wui commander C Of f the of ot New Vork ork and lInd Col Cot George Georgo II B now it II resident of this hili city wits was his adjutant general It was vms 1111 lurIng during tI I ell two years that the tho homo honie was Willi wa built hullt lit It t Hath Bath The rhe I corporal Is l now jiow holding hut ii hi g by hy appoint appointment ii n t ment of Roosevelt the tho post position po l tion of t register of dell deeds In Imi the Iho t tot of ot Columbia Ho lie will Tl he a 11 rO welcome at tt tho the hands of ot his comrades In Salt Halt Luko Lalit on the occasion lou of ot t his visit IRIt May 11 10 tul the t evenIng r III t to tn be hf held at itt Ihl he I Commercial tub club c should bo be thronged by b nil all who love loe I If f till I rl I I t Ie 1 N p I t I 1 j t tI ift c cr 1 i i r J Ji j 1 T i I I It f fiJn t M t tj j 4 t c cJ t sf J 1 I l 1 lf i f I I J I Ij rr I Ij n 11 j JJ J 1 I Ii t tJ tH H f fH fj H j 1 i iI i t r rv rt I p 1 1 j f I v I 1 I f J fJ t I rib j I 11 II to ITi r i t 1 tJ 1 I 11 1 I TANNER I I i I t 1 11 I of Hit th I I i rn I i riny rIllY of tiC I I it I tepu lit to Who VI io N is I Coin log to hi Attend iI t i of ur n A 1 n It I t t pr s lon o of tho thu rebellion he Rave gave up I r P f hl occupation o and on tIll Sept 23 3 1 fIll a It misted In company C C Now York volunteers for years I IN SlIN WAYS JA 1 FIGHT f 1 t n Ho Ito wan WM made corporal and was WAA If In I I n II fair way IL to further promotion I 1 ben ho he was Ava overtaken by l I a IL terrible 4 Hauler that closed his ht army UJ 1 Hla III regiment wu ua wIth Phil r division III vis I II and participated In the tho IV Pe j campaign tn being bet n In 1 I tho thu battles S of u bur Fair l i 1 I Oas Oa the tho siege of at th thu Sev iov Seven SO Jh en ei II days Ih s Fight before Richmond lOll nt lit Mahern Hill ACtor leaving l tho the fl t j Peninsular the tho 1 ought fought j at Ut Bristol station and Man ian I t 1 n Junction i RUN HUN Corporal Tanner nerved with whIm his hili j I t In nit all the tho abou mentioned i en n t and was wa at lit i battle of or Hull Run HUll There the Ir f held hel l tho the right of line lIno with Ith Jacksons Jackon corps corps In III front I f 1 f N During Durin a terrific coin time the ft II M enemy the mon muon were ero I lying down when r I J 1 t u II fragment a it burstIng shell com Coin completely severed tho right leg les lesat legAi legA A Ai at al the tho ankle and the left lct HO so badly 1 adl as nil to maki mak amputation necessary nr i I i Ho lie wan all taken from runt tho thio Ih Held In an OH un unconscious conscious condition and 1111 1 left In a n farm tarm farmhouse arm house where tho the Burgeons amputated both bolh logs legs four Inches bolow tin knee kne The retreat of the tho Union forces fonell left him a prisoner In to tho the hands of ot the en enemy enem emy em Ten ila later ho was lIIA as paroled t omi nn taken to Fairfax 1 Seminary hospi hospital tot till where there after ACler u II long struggle hs h J t finally He Ho returned homo home homeI 1 I I and was IM d door doorkeeper t I f 4 keeper In the assembly and nn l hehl positions In the legislature He lit was i I afterwards appointed to a clerkship In inthe the tho war department under Secy lec Hee Stall Stati ton tOil and amid on 01 the thc night of or us lIa I he hp was waa l all to take e notes of ot the tho evidence anti 1 stood besIde the bed 1 of uC the myrter president when he died dh list listL 1 L IU im A LAWYER 1 Hm t t In 1866 1566 he returned to coun COUll county i ty tr and studied law Ins Judg William WilliamC C Lamont and anel was admitted to lo th Ih liar bar In In while hu hl hi hiI I Ill I legal studieS ho he married the l 4 of Alfred C O White of or Jefferson N Y Yi Yv i v They have four tour children namely Ada Alia 1 Antoinette A ami larl W WL L Tho corporal was wn 1111 subsequently ap appointed If f pointed to a p In tn the he t New Now York custom house bonne being promoted to deputy leput t ty collector and ami nerved four tour years jeara un on under tier der Chester Chaster A Arthur who was at the tho Woe time collector of ot the tho port of New z ew York YorkI I mEz D OK oi Tim THE DISABLED S Probably no man In the Grand Army Arm of the tho Republic has Ims dono morn more to ml nd adI I vanco vance Its lis Interests or nr the interests Int ret of homeless anti disabled ls veterans than 4 Corporal Tanner To his hla efforts effort moro morn than thon to tu any other mans manns Is due duo the lie liet t iJ erection of ot the Soldiers Soldier Sol lIo Home Ilonie nt lit Rath ti Steuben county N Y where fOO dis disabled r homeless veterans can find Ilna the time I II J I f i iJ iI J I V J iI r 1 J 1 i IL patriotism and have not nol forgotten the valor and amid ntH devotion of or the men who wore tho the blue tram from ruin 1861 to |
