Rensselaer Journal, Volume 11, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 June 1901 — GEN. JOHN B. TURCHIN DIES. [ARTICLE]

GEN. JOHN B. TURCHIN DIES.

General John Basil Turchin, author, statesman and soldier, died of senile dementia at the hospital for the insane at Anna, 111. He had been an Inmate of the institution for about two months. He was the founder of Radom, a Polish settlement in Clinton County, and was a well-known magazine writer. Colonel Turchin was in Illinois when the clarion of Lincoln’s call roused the North to arms. The Russian soldier offered his sword to his adopted country and was appointed colonel of the Nineteenth Illinois Volunteers. His Russian methods, crossed with American patriotism, soon made that regiment a shining light of discipline and efficiency. He was called to the aid of General Buell, gave that commander most valuable strategical advice at Corinth, organized a battery in Chicago, was promoted to the rank of brigadier general, and in other ways distinguished himself highly in the service.