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Show I CHARLES ALLEN 1 I PUSSES MY; Civil War Veteran and Pioneer Raihopcl Worker Dies I Charles Allen I Charles Allen, civil war veteran and j I pior.eer railroad worker, died yestcr-I yestcr-I day at the home of his sou. T. R Al-I Al-I u p.. 17U Washington avenue. Etc I is SI years old and had been ;i res I .idem of Ogden for fifty-one years. He was born in New York Glty June I, 1 S3?. Mr. Allen joined the northern army, at ihc beginning of the Civil war at Camp Tenniaon, Ohio. Uc was tea signed to C company, Tenth Ohio In-1 fan try. 1 -1th urmy corps, of the Arm of the Cumberland under command of Captain Hudson. He fought under Generals Rosen-j erans and Thomas at Camfox Ferry; W. v.-i. Perryville, Crab Orchard, I Cumberland Gap. Chattanooga and' Chickamauga, and at Lookout .Mountain, .Moun-tain, and Missionary Ridge undei General Grant. He also fought with General Sherman at Atlanta, Ga. He was mustered out of service In , Ohio with the rank of corporul in , 1864. He then enlisted in the navy and fourbl under Admirul Ffi rra l'ii t 1 at Mobile Hay. Transferring to the II, s. s. Mohoska he sailed to Tarn-1 Pico, thence to the Pensacola navy yards, whore the gunboat underwent Hj repairs. He was discharged from Hj service with a captain's commission., Mr. Allen shortly after entered the employ of tho Union Pacific Rnil-road Rnil-road company and remained with till i ompany until the Union Pacific and Central raclf'c were, joined at Prom- H ontory i-ohiL Surviving him are three rons. T. R.. E. J. and C. J. Allen, all of Ogden. and the following grandchildren: jpharles A., Thomas H . l auiine and Josephine Allen. Funeral services wil be held at the fl Kirkondall chapel. Sunday at 8 p. m Interment will be In the City ceme-tcry. ceme-tcry. The body may he viewed at the chapel Saturday afternoon and Sunday forenoon. |