Bloomington (Monroe County, Indiana) Evening World, October 11, 1916, p. 1. TAPS SOUNDED FOR MOSES ST. CLAIR Moses St. Clair, a veteran of the Civil and Mexican wars, who was 89 years old last August, died at 3:35 this afternoon at his home on south Rogers street, after an illness of several days from a general breakdown. Mr. St. Clair entered the Fifth Indiana Infantry as a private in the Mexican War in 1847, being at that time 20 years old. He served in that struggle more than a year and in the war of the rebellion, enlisted as a member of the 22nd Indiana Infantry, serving four years and three months. In the latter war he was engaged in the battles of Stone River, Gettysburg and Chicamauga [sic] and marched with General Sherman to the sea. He was wounded three times, the initial shot striking his first rib and passing around to his backbone. The second time a bullet struck him on the hand, the third time, his scalp was grazed. For many years Mr. St. Clair was a stone mason in partnership with William Bierly. He put the foundation under many of the older buildings about the square including the Wicks Company structure. He was one of the pioneer members of the G. A. R. The children who with the widow survive, are Mont, Sherman and Edward. Also a half sister, Mrs. Thomas Rush.