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MILITARY ORDER OF THE LOYAL LEGDON OF THE
UNITED STATES

HEADQUARTERS COMMANDERY OF THE STATE oF CALIFORNIA

1003 Mercuants ExcuHancre BuILpING

Series of 1909.

Circular No. 34.
Whole No. 970.

SAN FRANcISsCcO, December 18, 1909

IN MEMORIAM

Newton Chorne Kirk

Captain 118th U. S. Colored Infantry

DIED AT LOS ANGELES, CAL.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1909

 

 
 

NEWTON THORNE KIRK was born April 15, 1836,
at Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut.

He entered the service of the United States August 11,
1862, as private in Company E, 26th Michigan Infantry, and
was mustered in as Corporal and promoted Sergeant June
4, 1863. He was commissioned as Captain in the 127th U.
S. Colored Infantry September 1, 1864; was transferred to
the 118th U. S. Colored Infantry February 25, 1865, and

was honorably mustered out of service February 6, 1866.

His early service was about Suffolk, Va., and on the
Black Water; being transferred to the Army of the Potomac
he took part in the campaign of Mine Run, and with the
lst Brigade, lst Division, 2d Army Corps he was in the
Battles of the Wilderness, May 5-6, 1864. At the Battle of
Spottsylvania Court House May 12, 1864, he was severely
wounded, lay on the field for twelve hours, and was made
prisoner and sent to Andersonville prison where he re-
mained six months and was then sent to Savannah, Ga.,
and was paroled November 20, 1864. After recovering from
his wound and being exchanged he joined the 127th U. S.
Colored Infantry in the Army of the James at Fort Harri-
son, Va., and later was sent to the Army of the Gulf where
he served until mustered out of service at New Orleans, La.

He was elected a Companion of the First Class, orig-
inal, February 19, 1908, No. 1697, in the Commandery of
California, Insignia No. 15640.

As a business man in Los Angeles, Cal., he was well

known and highly respected by all who knew him and his

 
 

death is deeply mourned by his Companions of the Loyal
Legion.

To his bereaved wife we extend our heartfelt sym-
pathy.

The Commandery of the State of California,

W. R. SMEDBERG,
Bvt. Lieut. Col. U. S. Army,

Recorder.