Major H.C. McArthur

MCARTHUR, JULLEN

Posted By: Volunteer - Sharyl Ferrall
Date: 3/9/2005 at 06:01:43

Throughout 1900, the Colorado Springs Gazette published sketches of men and families who removed to that town from all over the country. The December 9th issue contained the sketches and a list of Iowans who "went West" to Colorado Springs. I've transcribed the entire article for Iowa Old Press - IAGenWeb Special Project.

The December 9th issue contained the sketches and a list of Iowans who "went West" to Colorado Springs. I've transcribed the entire article for Iowa Old Press - IAGenWeb Special Project.

Colorado Springs Gazette
Colorado Springs, Colorado
December 9, 1900

The following is from a newspaper article "Away from Iowa". For entire article, see:

http://www.iowaoldpress.com/USA/1900.html

Another prominent G.A.R. man, who brought his Iowa army record and his Iowa business career to Colorado Springs, to help build up another state is Major H.C. McArthur. His Iowa home was at Keosauqua, where his parents located when he was but a small boy. There he lived until the opening of the war, having at that time established a good business in the furniture line. He enlisted with teh 15th Iowa regiment and served throughout the four years of the war, most of the time under General Sherman. He was in the Battle of Shiloh, through the Vicksburg campaign, through the Altanta campaign, on the famous march to the sea, on the march up through the Carolinas to Washington and was in the grand review at the capital in 1863. At his discharge he held the rank of major, conferred for gallant and meritorious conduct. He was then on General Delknap's staff. Returning to Iowa at the close of the war he engaged in the drug business, which he continued until about '87, when he moved his business to Lincoln, Neb. He continued it there until 1894, when he became the military instructor at the Nebraska State industrial school at Kearney, remaining there until he came to Colorado Springs in 1897. Here he has been identified with mining interests and is an active participant in the affairs of the Grand Army. Major McArthur was married in Iowa, his wife being a daughter of Samuel E. Jullen, a merchant of Keosauqua.