This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: STRAUB, ORIANS, BISHOP, VAN OSTEN Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/nZB.2ACE/267 Message Board Post: The Hood River Glacier, Hood River, OR., November 18, 1918, page 3 JOEL C. STRAUB, CIVIL WAR VETERAN, DEAD Another Civil war veteran, Joel C. Straub, answered the last call Wednesday night of last week. Mr. Straub, who was 78 years of age, passed away at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Cora Orians, with whom he has been residing since 1910. His death was caused from cancer. Joel C. Straub led an eventful career just before and during the Civil war. He was a native of Ohio, having been born at Waldo, July 1, 1837. In 1856 he went to Kansas with a body of men from his home county, Marion county, to lend assistance to the Kansas Free State men. He was with John Brown at Assawatamie, where the famed Abolitionist was repulsed by border ruffians. The Brown party returned to Assawatamie after two weeks to find but two buildings remaining, the others having been burned by the ruffians. Mr. Straub was one of the followers of James Lane and Gen. Harley. At the time of John Brown’s raid at Harper’s Ferry, he was in Memphis, Tenn. At the outbreak of the Civil war Mr. Straub enlisted in the Fourth Ohio Volunteers under his brother, Capt. William S. Straub. The Fourth Ohio formed a portion of the Gibraltar Brigade, with which Gen. Shields, the brigade commander, declared he could lick Stonewall Jackson. After Mr. Straub was mustered out he reenlisted in the Fifth Ohio. During the three years of service in the first enlistment Mr. Straub marched a distance of 5,000 miles with his company. When with the Fifth Ohio he marched with Sherman to the Sea. For 12 years before coming to Hood River Mr. Straub was employed in a clerical capacity at the Old Soldiers’ home at Dayton, Ohio. In addition to his daughter, Mrs. Orians, the deceased veteran leaves surviving four other children: Mrs. A.W. Bishop, of this city; Mrs. Van Osten, of Lyle, Wash.; and Charles and Henry Straub, of Marion, Ohio. The funeral services were conducted Friday by Canby Post, G.A.R., of which Mr. Straub was a member. The funeral sermon was preached by Rev. J.B. Lister, pastor of the Valley Christian church. The service was conducted from the home of Mrs. Orians by the Anderson undertaking Co.. Song services were conducted by Rev. Ashley Cash. This was posted for reference only. I am not related to, nor am I researching this family. If you have additional information about the person or event listed above, please post it as reply to this message.