Hunter, Isaac P. 1845-1930

HUNTER

Posted By: S. Ferrall - IAGenWeb volunteer
Date: 3/8/2015 at 16:27:40

Cascade, Ia., Dec 13 -
Isaac P. Hunter, third last member of the Cascade post, No. 369, Grand Army of the Republic, died Wednesday evening. He was one of the charter members of the local post.

The funeral was held Saturday afternoon at the Consolidated church, services being conducted by Rev. Charles Rabenberg. Burial services were in charge of the American Legion.

Mr. Hunter was born in Hyde Park, Duchess county, New York, in 1845. He came to Dubuque county in 1855.

When he was 18 years old he desired to join the northern army in the civil war, but his parents objected. However, he left home and walked to Dubuque, 28 miles away, and enlisted. Two of his brothers were in the same company. One brother, George, was killed in battle, while his brother Fred died about a month later in a hospital at Memphis.

Mr. Hunter took an active part in the battle of Julesburg with the Indians in January, 1865. A little caravan of whites from Iowa was on its way across the plains to Denver and was camping for the night near Fort Sedgwick when it was attacked by the Indians. The cavalry was pressed into service, with the result that 61 Indians were killed.

A fife Mr. Hunter used while a member of the fife and drum corps of Co. F. is a priceless heirloom.

In 1883 he returned to Cascade to make his home. Besides his widow he is survived by two daughter, two sons, 18 grandchildren, four great grandchildren, one brother and two sisters.

~Telegraph-Herald and Times-Journal, Dubuque, Iowa, Sunday morning, December 14, 1930 (photo accompanied the obit)

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