Title
Bvt. Brig. Gen. Andrew B. Spurling's Obituary
Description
Excerpt from the Chicago Tribune with the obituary of Bvt. Brig. Gen. Andrew B. Spurling.
Source
"Hero of the Civil War is Dead in Chicago, "Chicago Tribune, August 23, 1906.
Date
August 23, 1906
Original Format
Newspaper
Text
Gen. Andrew B. Spurling.
Gen. Andrew B. Spurling, 77 Maple street, a veteran of the civil war and prominent in Grand Army circles, died at 6 o’clock last night at the Chicago Homeopathic hospital. Gen. Spurling was stricken on Saturday with an attack of heart trouble.
Gen. Spurling distinguished himself many time during the war and was awarded a medal for bravery. The incident which brought him this renown occurred at Evergreen, Ala., in 1865. Gen. Spurling was in command of a company of scouts at the time and captured single handed three confederates who were riding for reinforcements. These, it is related in history, would probably have wiped out the federal command.
Many other feats of daring gained for him a wide reputation for bravery. He was wounded nearly a dozen times, but seemed to bear a charmed life.
Gen. Andrew B. Spurling, 77 Maple street, a veteran of the civil war and prominent in Grand Army circles, died at 6 o’clock last night at the Chicago Homeopathic hospital. Gen. Spurling was stricken on Saturday with an attack of heart trouble.
Gen. Spurling distinguished himself many time during the war and was awarded a medal for bravery. The incident which brought him this renown occurred at Evergreen, Ala., in 1865. Gen. Spurling was in command of a company of scouts at the time and captured single handed three confederates who were riding for reinforcements. These, it is related in history, would probably have wiped out the federal command.
Many other feats of daring gained for him a wide reputation for bravery. He was wounded nearly a dozen times, but seemed to bear a charmed life.