The Eureka Herald, Thursday, May 28, 1925, Page 4

OBITUARY

Harvey H. Hart was born January 1, 1847, at Keokuk, Iowa, and passed away at his home in Eureka at 611 North Oak Street, at 5:45 o'clcok, May 26, 1925, aged 78 years, 4 months, and 26 days. He had been weakly for some time.

Mr. Hart came to Linn county, Kansas, and settled near Pleasanton in the year 1858. Subsequently he lived at Parsons, Greenwood County for 10 years, Millinsville, and Niotaza, and Pawhuska in the Osage country, and later at Buffalo, Wyoming, Wichita, and Richfield, Kansas, Springfield, Colorado, and again at Eureka for the past two and one half years.

Mr. Hart had a wonderful war record as a union soldier. He lived near Lawrence at the time of the city's sacking by Quantrell's men. Immediately after this tragic event he enlisted in the newly formed regiment at Leavenworth and for the balance of the war from May 14, 1863 until September 18, 1865, when he was mustered out in the state of Arkansas, was a member of the Kansas Calvary, Company I. At the services in the Memorial Hall last Sunday his name was the only one read as being originally from the state of Kansas. During his enlistment he was in active service continually along the Missouri and Kansas boarder and in the state of Arkansas. He was with Gen. Steele in the Rer River campaign. All these days were in the bushwacker style of warfare where quarters were neither given nor asked. Recruits filled the regiment until 2,300 different men had served. Of these 180 were taken prisoner and many of them died in the terrible Andersonville prison. Of the 2,300 only 320 were mustered out at the end of the war. Of the 100 original men in Company I only seven came back. One other of the seven is still living in the state of California. It is said that the 6th Kansas Calvary suffered some of the most severe losses of the war. It was in the days and places where the black flag, meaning death and no prisoners, was often seen.

After the war Mr. Hart has been an active worker in the G. A. R. work. He early belonged to the Methodist church, and later, some 25 years ago was ordained as a Christian minister, having given splendid service to his work through many years. A letter from a former field of labor, Niotaze, speaks in splendid terms of his service there. He had been a member of the local church in Eureka in recent months.

For several years he was a farmer and later on thru many years a building contractor. He has always been active throughout life until a few months ago when his health began to fail.

He leaves to mourn his loss his widow, Mrs. Elizabeth Harris Hart, His children, Wm. H. Hart, of Eureka, James A. Hart, of Comache, Okla., Ira W. Hart of Buffalo, Mo., Mrs. Lela Resser, of Jacksonville, Arkansas, Ivan M. Hart, of Eureka, and a foster daughter, Mrs. Hazel M. Giele, of Wichita.

Funeral services were held at the home Thursday morning at 10 o'clcok conducted by Rev. Joneson. Burial took place in the College Memorial Lawn cemetery at Wichita, Kansas.

Those from out of town who attended the funeral are: Miss Leala Reeser, Jacksonville, Ark., Raymond Reeser, Kansas City, Mo., Ira W. Hart, Butler, Mo., H. J. Geile, Wichita, Kans.; Helen Hart, Severy, Kansas.