Civil War Veteran Celebrates Ninety-Second Birthday U. Scott Friend celebrated his 92nd birthday Sunday, August 25, by having all members of his family present, as well as other friends. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. R A. Frazee, Selbysport; Mr. and Mrs. John Morgan, Frostburg; Arch Friend, Pittsburgh; Webster, Inez, Louise, Lonaconing; Mr. and Mrs. Everett Bradson and children, Everett, Marjorie and Bobby, Pittsburgh; Mr. and Mrs. T. O. Jones and children, Mary Alice, and Edward, Uniontown; Agnes and Wayne Frazee, Selbysport. Friends: Mrs. W. C. Wissel and son Roy, and Miss Anna Brown, Pittsburgh. Mr. Friend, on of the last five surviving Civil War veterans in the Friendsville community, is in fairly good health. (Probably 1936 -The Republican Newspaper) [Note: Deceased was W. Scott Friend- Winfield Scott Friend] --- "Indian Blood, by Evelyn Guard Olsen" page 188 "Then, of course, Winfield Scot,not yet nineteen, but eager to go, enlisted April '62. His ardently patriotic father, William E., the gunsmith, went the next month, and served for about a year, as armourer, when disability overtook him. In 1933, Scott said of himself, "I could hardly wait until my three years were up to get out, away from the miseries of camp life, and the fighting, and then, didn't I turn right around and join again." When Scott entered the army, he went, he said, "...to Oakland, drilled three months... from there to Connellsville.. and on to Harpers Ferry. Laid there till the 13th Sept. ...captured... kept prisoner...laid till March. Scott, when asked about the situation at Harpers Ferry, stated Colonel Miles should not have surrendered the men there. Yet he told of having a comrade shot down on each side of him on Maryland Heights, and the hazardous crossing of the men going zigzag on a pontoon bridge to reach Boliver Heights. It must have been a time of great confusion for the Union side on Boliver. William H. H. Friend told about being stationed near the crest of one of the Heights. His post was above the clouds, and how strange it felt to be on the mountain, above the mists, and then coming down, and finding himself in rain (obviously in two senses). " -- WINFIELD SCOT FRIEND, WAR VETERAN, PASSES Was Member of Third Maryland Regiment During Civil Conflict Winfield Scott Friend, a Civil War veteran, died at his home in Selbysport on Sunday, October 31, at 11:00 o'clock a.m. Mr. Friend was the son of the late William and Susan Friend, and was born in Friendsville August 24, 1843, having reached the age of 94 years, 2 months and 7 days. On June 16, 1870, he was happily untied in marriage to Ellen Lauchery, at Markelysburg, Pa. To this union seven children were born; Mr. Alice Frazee, of Selbysport; Mrs. Lucy Morgan, Frostburg; Arch Friend, of Pittsburgh, Pa., and Webster, Inez M. and Lindsey Friend, at home. One child died in infancy. Besides his wife and six children, he is survived by eleven grandchildren and nineteen great-grandchildren. On May 10, 1862, Mr. Friend enlisted in the Third Maryland Regiment and was assigned to duty in Company D. After serving three years he re-enlisted and served to the end of the great conflict, being honorably discharged June 5, 1865. Mr. Friend was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church from early life, giving to his home and country a genuine example of Christian living. He was courageous, firm in conviction, loyal to his church and ministry and had an inner assurance of Christ's holy presence. He grew in grace and favor with all who knew him. His rich and fruitful character radiated a spirit contagious. Like a real warrior, he fought with smiles of victory, making no complaints of hardships and suffering. For him the open gate meant aspiration, the casting off the old garment for the new. His ascending soul, borne by wings of angels left for us a silence of an earthly career to be reborn in the choruses of an everlasting song: "All hail; all hail, it is Heaven." Thy glorious warfare's past--The battle's fought, the victory's won, And thou art crowned at last. Funeral services were conducted from the Selbysport M.E. church on Tuesday, November 2, at two o'clock, with Rev. J. F. Hockenberry officiating. Members of the American Legion Post of Oakland had charge of the final rites at the cemetery.