Show GENERAL CARNAHAN HEAD OF UNIFORM RANK K OF P DEAD gen james R carnahan major gen eral of the uniform rank knights of pythias died at his home at indiana oils aug 3 after an illness of two weeks the immediate cause of death was stomach trouble and poisoning james R carnahan was born at day ton ind NOY 18 1841 immediately before the civil war he was attending wabash college at ind and joined the late gen low wallace s as a private he later joined the eighty sixth indiana regiment to which he remained at cached throughout the war serving the last year as a staff officer after the war he studied law practiced a number of years at lafay ette he joined the knights ot pythias in 1874 at lafayette went through all the chairs and was elected grand chancellor of indiana in 1880 he was regarded as the founder of the form rank and was elected its first major general in 1884 which position he held at the time of his death he was past department commander of the GAR and a prominent candidate tor national commander at one time he was a thirty second degree mason a shriner and a member of the loyal legion he leaves a widow and three daughters |