The Muncie (Indiana) Morning Star dated June 1, 1904, published list of area Civil War veterans
that had passed away between Memorial Day 1903 and Memorial Day 1904. The article is shared here in its entirely
with the list appearing alphabetically. There is no indication of the order of names as they appear originally,
but it seems to be chronologically although no dates appear. The number in the last colum indicates where they
fell in the original order.
SEVENTEEN HAVE DIED
List of Veterans Who Have Passed Away in Muncie In a Year.
Memorial day services each year call to the mind of the veterans the fact that their ranks are
rapidly thinning. Adjutant Nathan Long of Williams post, No. 78 G. A. R. has given The Star the following
list of those who died since the Memorial day services in 1903, numbering seventeen veterans in all:
Baker
Isaac
5
Breese
William
6
Covalt
Herman
9
Covalt
Ephriam
8
Giles
Jasper
17
Hicok
Herman
10
Hobbs
W H
3
Jewett
Sidney A
11
Justice
John A
14
Keener
John A
1
Lewis
David
13
Patterson
John A
7
Puckett
E J
16
Rhoads
Jonathan
4
Sassline
Frederick
2
Washington
William
12
Weller
L L
15
[The article goes on to thank those participating in the 1904 services.]