From: "Nancee(McMurtrey)Seifert" <iggy29@scican.net>

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Subject: OBITUARY MATTERS.

Date: Monday, May 21, 2001 4:04 PM

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Decatur County Journal

April 22, l897

HARRISON TYLER PRENTISS, eldest son of GEN. B.M. PRENTISS, died at his

home in Bethany, Mo., on Wednesday of last week. "TIP" as he was

universally known, was born in Lewis County, Mo., November l9, l840.

He leaves two married daughters, MRS. KESLER, of Quincy, Ill., and MRS.

HARRIS, of Omaha, Neb.

Deceased entered the army in April, l86l, as a member of the Tenth

Illinois infantry but was shortly afterwards transferred to the Fiftieth

infantry as a member of the band and finally to the eighty-fourth

infantry. He participated in the battles of Fort Donellson, Shiloh,

Lookout Mountain, Mission Ridge and many other engagements. He was

considered one of the best drummers in the western army and after the

war closed, traveled extensively, giving exhibitions of his skill. For

the past dozen years he was practically helpless, as a result of a

stroke of paralysis.

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