Eureka Reporter | 1903-10-02 | Page 6 | Fought in Many Wars

FOUGHT IN MANY WARS major way eight times honorably discharged from army major benjamin way who claimed to be the oldest soldier in the united states Is dead at akron 0 aged 92 years he enlisted in the army and received honorable discharges eight times a record probably never 0 equaled in the country he saw his first service with this regiment in one of the indian wars of the western states he also fought in the war between the seminole indians and the united states while with this ment in 1840 he was discharged to again enlist with the seventh united states infantry with which he served during the mexican war discharged in 1848 be he enlisted in 1861 he was twice discharged and re enlisted dur ing the war in 1864 he enlisted for the last time serving one year