Compendium of history and biography of North Dakota: containing a history of North Dakota . also a compendium of biography of North Dakota
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184 COMPEXDIUM OF HISTORY AND BIOGRAPHY. at W'asliington, May 24 and 25, 1865, and was mus-tered out July 1865. He was breveted major ^larch 13, 1805, for "gallant and meritorious service in the field." "Major Edwards was present at the meeting of the officers of the Army of the Tennessee, called to organize our society at Raleigh, North Carolina, April 25, 1865. "The first post of the Grand Army of the Re-public was organized by Dr. B. F. Stevenson, at Decatur, Illinois, and several members were sent over the state to institute other posts. A dozen or so were mustered at the same time. Major Ed-wards, after his war service, was mustered in Post No. 6, at Bunker Hill, Illinois, which was one of the •earliest organized posts of the Grand Army of the ^Republic. "Returning to his home in 1865, he resuscitated the 'Union Gazette,' at Bunker Hill, Illinois, a paper he published before going to the war, and which was suspended during the war. In 1868 Major Ed-wards secured an interest in the 'Carlinville Free Democrat,' a Republican paper started by Senator John M. Palmer in 1856. Major Edwards was warden of the Illinois State Penitentiary at Joliet in 1871-1872. Alter the great Chicago fire he went into business in Chi-cago, and was a member of the board of trade in 1875-1878. He went to the Black Hills in 1876, Jocated at Fargo in 1878. as editor of the 'Fargo Republican.' He established the 'Daily Argus' in 1879. Governor G. A. Pierce, of our society, ap-pointed Major Edwards superintendent of the semi-decennial census of Dakota territory in 1885. Major Edwards was elected mayor of Fargo in 1886-7; was 3. member of the legislature 1895-6. He lost 'The Argus' in 1890, started the 'Daily Forum' in 1891, purchased the 'Republican,' the first paper he started, and consolidated the two, and it is now issued by Edwards & Plumley. "Major Edwards was married to Elizabeth Rob- •ertson at Carlinville, Illinois, in 1870. They have 5ix sons and one daughter, all living in Fargo, North Dakota. The sons are Harry Goodell, ...
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