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Show Obituary. (Dixie AiliocatcJ Alphonzo Julian Winnns was born iu England on tho second day of Dccembor, 1810. H0 carao to Amorica when only six years of ngo. In 1801 nt tho outbreak of tho civil wnr ho nnsworod tho cull of. his adopted country and oullsted In tbo nrmy. Being a good muslpian his tnlonts -wero soon roooguized nud bo wns appointed to tuko charge of tbo roglmoutul bnnd of tho Eleventh U. S. Infantry, whero ho served during tho ontiro war. At the closo of tbo war tho romnntits of tho eleventh mid twenty-second rcglmouts -wero combined com-bined and formod whnt was afterwards after-wards known ns tho sixtoeuth U. S. Infantry, with tho oiiicers of tbo elovouth in chargo. At tho requo6t of thorcaimontnl ofllcors ho rocnllst od nnd sorved till 1882, when Ht bis own roquost ho was honoYably dis-chnrgod, dis-chnrgod, nfter a continuous service of twonty-ono yonrs. After leaving tho nrmy ho took up the trndo of a carpenter at which ho became vory proficient. Ho enmo to St. (Jeorgo from Iron county nbout five yenrs ngo. Alhoughho has been entitled to a pension for many years ho did not npply for it, until ho bocame nu invalid and unable to work uud support himself. Ho will b missed by his widow, who shared , his Joyaaud orrowB alnco 18Ci, hnvln.-rilfs nstiiut companion during his army lifo ns well ns slnco ho becaroo n olvllinu. Ho was ono of tho very fow veterans vet-erans of the civil war residing in our county. |