Democratic Sentinel, Volume 13, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 May 1889 — DEATH OF GEN. HARNEY. [ARTICLE]

DEATH OF GEN. HARNEY.

Tho Oldest Officer on the Retired List Expires at Orlando, Fla. , Gen. William Selby Harney, the oldest officer on the retired list of the army, died at Orlando, Fla., the other day. Gen. Harney was born in Tennessee, Aug. 22, 1800. His father was an intimate friend of Gen. Jackson, and young Harney early ovinced a military taste. He was appointed a Lieutonant in 1818 by Prosideut Monroe, and his first active service was against the celebrated pirate Lafltte. In 1828 he went to Missouri to quell Indian outbreaks, and was stationed near Sr. Louis for some time, while at Council Bluffs, in 1825, he was promoted to a Captaincy. Captain Harney was conspieuousD in the Black Hawk war, and later went to St. Louis and married Mary Mullanphy, an heiress, His three children are John M. Harney, Eliza Harney (Countess De Noue), and Anna Harney (Countess De Thury.) Capt. Harney fought in the Seminole War and was made a Colonel. When the Mexican war broke out he commanded the Texas frontier. For disobeying orders of Gen. Scott he was courtmartialed, suspended for .six months, and Teprimanded. The sentence was not carried out, and from that time on his career was brilliant. He was a Brigadier General in 1847. and was stationed in Texas. When the war broke out he was appointed Commander of the Department of the West, with headquarters in St. Louis. He was promoted to Major General in 1863, when he retired. He accumulated a great fortune and startled his friends two years ago by marrying his housekeeper. The family opposed the marriage, but the General had his way.