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Chase County Obituaries
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Brandley, Henry Capt CAPT. HENRY BRANDLEY
CAPT. HENRY BRANDLEY
Capt. Henry Brandley who died at his home in Matfield Green Wednesday morning had been a resident of Chase county for more than fifty years. He was one of the foremost citizens as well as one of the wealthiest men of the county. About two years ago, he went through a spell of pneumonia from the effects of which he never fully recovered and for several weeks previous to his death his condition had been critical.
Mr. Brandley came to Chase county in the early ‘50s. During the war, he enlisted in Company B of the 9th Kansas Cavalry in which company he was later promoted to the rank of captain. At the close of the war, he again settled on his farm at Matfield. He was identified with the Republican party and took an active part in politics, serving in both the house and senate of the state legislature. He served several terms as a member of the house and while in the senate was secretary of that body.
He enlisted in Company B, 9th, Kansas Cavalry Sept. 21, 1861, was promoted to 1st Sergeant March 9, 1862 and again to 2nd Lieutenant June 1st of the same year. On March 17th, 1863, Mr. Brandley was made 1st Lieutenant and from that he was promoted to Captain May 15, 1865. He was mustered out at De Valle Bluff, Arkansas July 17, 1865. In a fight with the Ute Indians near Fort Halleck, Wyoming Feb. 27, 1863, Mr. Brandley was shot through the left arm.
Mr. Brandley has always been a stockman and farmer and has amassed a large fortune during the half century he has lived here. A wife and eight children, all of whom were present at his death are living.
The children are Mrs. Clara Brandley of Blackwell, Okla.; Mrs. Ed Crocker; Mrs. Arthur Crocker; Mrs. Ed Wagoner; Miss Pearl, Harry and Robert all of Matfield and Mrs. J.H. Lampe of Cassoday.
The funeral was held at the Brandley home in Matfield Green Friday afternoon at 2 o’clock. Rev. O.C. Bronston of this city preached the sermon after which the remains were laid to rest in the Matfield Green cemetery [note: this is incorrect; he is buried in the Brandley family cemetery]. The attendance at the funeral was very large. Many from this city and from all over the county and from distant points came to pay their last respects to the man whom they have known so long.
In Memory of Capt. Henry Brandley
Died June 1, 1910
Today beneath the sod we laid,
The body of our Comrade,
Memory decorates the mound
Thick as the flowers that strew the ground.
In lines of burnished steel he moved,
In camp and council each he proved,
A master mind to guide or aid
Generous in victory unafraid.
The years have passed away since he
Followed the flag to victory,
In peaceful ways his life is cast
A conqueror of his warrior past.
The bugle note he did not hear
The saddle song soon pleased his ear,
The peaceful day, the restful night
Replaced the campfire, and the fight.
We owe him much and to his kind
Who was for peace, and home resigned,
When war was oer the nation free,
Examples set of industry.
The years are by and death has come,
The soldier citizen has gone home
No more the bugle—saddle song
Shall in his ear their notes prolong.
Rest from battle, danger, care,
Friendships cluster everywhere,
May you feel their magic spell,
Friend and Comrade fare thee well.
D. Madden
Chase County Leader News, Cottonwood Falls, Kansas, Jun 03 1910
CAPT. HENRY BRANDLEY DEAD
Capt. Henry Brandley died at 5 o’clock this morning, at his home in Matfield Green, after an illness of several months. He was 71 years old. He came to Kansas in the fifties and enlisted in Company B, Ninth Kansas Cavalry as a private, September 21, 1861. He served until July 17, 1865, and when mustered out at Devall Bluff, Ark., was a captain. In the company with him were John Watson, George Plumb, G.W. Thornton, W.O. Ferguson, Andrew J. Burdick and J.S. Gibson, of Americus, and the late T.B. and R.P. Murdock.
This company spent eighteen months at Fort Halleck, Wyo., guarding the stage line and protecting the settlers who had drifted that far west. After the Quantrill raid the company was recalled to Kansas and sent south. Captain Brandley was wounded in the arm at the battle of Platte river, with the Ute Indians. After the war the captain returned to Matfield Green, where he was owner of a large estate, which property he has added to since.
He is survived by a wife and five children [sic]. Henry Brandley was a kind, gentle man and those who served in the war under him remember his lovable traits of character. He was beloved by his whole company and no officer ever commanded more fealty than did Captain Brandley.
Researcher’s note: This Gazette obituary gives the impression of having been written by a former comrade from the Captain’s Civil War service.
Emporia Gazette, Emporia, Kansas, Jun 01 1910.
by your Chase County Host, Lorna Marvin.
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