Major Washington Perry Altman, Co. A 1st Pa calvary

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WASHINGTON P. ALTMAN. Prorainent among the citizens of Indiana stands Washington P. Altman, the veteran chief of police. Strictly attentive to duty, and stern in the discharge of it, he is the terror of evildoers. He is a son of Capt. Henry and Juliann (Sloan) Altman, and was born at Indiana, Indiana county, Pennsylvania, March 24,1845. His grandfather, Henry Altman, Sr., was a native of Germany, and came to this country in early manhood, and followed the occupation of farming. His son, Colonel Henry Altman (fatiier), was born in Indiana county, in the year 1803. By trade he was a carpenter and builder, living most of his life in Indiana. At the breaking out of the " Great Rebellion," he enlisted in Co. K, 10-5th regiment Pa. Vols.; was elected captain of the company. His death, i which occurred soon after he resigned, was occasioned by exposure in the Virginia swamps. He died at the age of sixty-three, deeply deploreAltman was reared at Indiana, and acquired his education in the public schools of .the borough and Indiana academy, from which he was graduated in 1862. In June, 1863, he enlisted for six months in Co. Page -95-

W. P. Altman has "always been a republican, and attends the Presbyterian church. He was a member of Palladium Lodge, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Shavano Lodge, No. 28, Knights of Pythias, and Indiana Lodge, No. 260, Jr. 0. U. A. M. He is very prominent in the Grand Army of the Republic, a member of Torbert Post, No. 11, and Logan Camp, No. 77, Sons of Veterans, of Colorado. AVhile teaching in Colorado he was elected to the offices of department commander of the Grand Army of Colorado and judge advocate of the department of Colorado of the Sons of Veterans; the latter office he still holds. Although a scourge to wrong-doers, he is quick to sympathize with and aid the suflfering, living up faithfully to the initiatory vows of the various orders of which he is a member.

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Advertisement Washington Perry Altman Birth 24 Mar 1845 Indiana, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, USA Death 1931 (aged 85–86) Indiana County, Pennsylvania, USA Burial Greenwood Cemetery Indiana, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, USA Memorial ID 70048093 · View Source

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In June 1863 he enlisted in Company A, 1st PA Calvary. Later served as Sergeant in Company A for the 19th PA Infantry Regiment. He was in 17 battles and was wounded. He taught school for 17 years in Arkansas, Illinois, Colorado, Iowa and Pennsylvania. In 1880 he was appointed Chief of Police of Indiana, PA. He also served as Indiana County Auditor and worked in the Vandergrift Steel Mill.

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Ella Mary Altman

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In June 1863 he enlisted in Company A, 1st PA Calvary. Later served as Sergeant in Company A for the 19th PA Infantry Regiment. He was in 17 battles and was wounded. He taught school for 17 years in Arkansas, Illinois, Colorado, Iowa and Pennsylvania. In 1880 he was appointed Chief of Police of Indiana, PA. He also served as Indiana County Auditor and worked in the Vandergrift Steel Mill. Washington Perry Altman. 1863. 19th Independent Pennsylvania Cavalry. 6 month Elistee.

 Family links:   Parents:   Henry Altman (1797 - 1863)    Siblings:   William H. Altman (1825 - 1890)*   Lucinda Altman (1827 - 1830)*   Henry H Altman (1832 - 1920)*   Daniel Stanard Altman (1842 - 1897)*   Washington Perry Altman (1845 - 1931)

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http://www.pa-roots.org/data/read.php?430,582038 W. P. was first sergeant of Co. A, 19th U.S. infantry for three years and re-enlisted in same regiment. He was in seventeen battles and was wounded. He was on Gen. White’s staff in Pa. militia for five years, holding the rank of major. http://archive.org/stream/jeffersoncountyp02mckn/jeffersoncountyp02...

http://www.ebooksread.com/authors-eng/w-j-william-james-mcknight/je... WASHINGTON P. ALTMAN. Major Altman, as he is familiarly known, a popular and influential citizen of Jefferson county, is now living retired in the borough of Sykes- ville. He is a member of one of the honored pioneer families of western Pennsylvania and is of stanch German lineage, his paternal grandfather, John Altman, having passed his entire life in Germany ; two of his sons, Jacob and Henry, came to America and were the founders of a now numerous family in Penn- sylvania. Major Altman was the next in order of birth ; Annie is the wife of Dr. Mac Quigg, and they reside at Lyons, Iowa.

To the public schools of his native town Major Altman is indebted for his early educa-

tion, which was supplemented by a course in Indiana Academy, in the same place. For twenty-one years thereafter he served as an efficient and popular teacher in the public- schools of Indiana and Jefferson counties, and also in Illinois, Iowa and Colorado. For a time he was principal of the public schools at Punxsutawney, and became well known in Jefferson county many years ago. After his retirement as a teacher and after having served as a gallant soldier in the Civil war, he was appointed chief of police of his native borough of Indiana, an office of which he was the incumbent nine years. For six years thereafter he was in the employ of the Ameri- can Sheet Steel Company at Yandergrift, Westmoreland county, and in March, 1905, he established his home at Sykesville, where he held an important position in the employ of the Cascade Coal & Coke Company until February, 1916. since which time he has lived virtually retired, secure in the high regard of all who know him. A man of fine intellectu- ality and mature judgment, the Major has wielded benignant influence in community affairs in the various places in which he has lived, and has been an influential figure in the councils of the Republican party in Jefferson county. His interest in educational matters has never waned : he served four years as president of the Sykesville board of education. When but sixteen years of age Major Alt- man showed the same spirit of patriotism that had distinguished his honored father, enlisting in Company A. 1st Battalion of Pennsylvania Cavalry, for a term of nine months ; he was made second lieutenant of this gallant com- mand, with which he participated in numerous engagements, including a number of impor- tant battles of the Civil war. After the expira- tion of his term of enlistment he reenlisted, in the 19th United States Infantry, with which he served three years, his activities as a soldier having thus continued for some time after the close of the war. The Major has been an influential figure in the Grand Army of the Republic, and while a resident of Denver, Colo., he had the distinction of serving as department commander of this great patriotic organization in that State. In the same city he served also as judge advocate of the Sons of Veterans, in which he holds membership by reason of his father's loyal service as a soldier of the Union. At Yandergrift he is affiliated with the Knights of Pythias ; in his native city of Indiana he holds membership in the I. O. O. F., and at Reynoldsville he main- tains active affiliation with the L. O. O M.

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The Major and his wife have for many years been earnest members of the Presbyterian Church.

In 1874 was solemnized the marriage of Major Altaian to Ella M. Glass, daughter of the late James Glass, of Indiana, this State. Of their children the eldest is William H., who is superintendent of a bridge construc- tion company at Fulton, 111. ; Lulu N. died at the age of twenty-three years ; Julia Estella is the wife of Ambrose Deihl, of Uniontown, Pa. : Maria died at age of twenty-one years.

Major Altman was born at Indiana, the  judicial center of Indiana county. Pa., on the  24th of March, 1845. a »d is a son of Henry  Altman, one of the two brothers mentioned in  the foregoing paragraph.

1st Battalion, Pennsylvania Cavalry (6 months, 1863)

m. 17 Mar 1870 Belle WHITE d. 1879 m. 9 Dec 1880 Mary Ellen 'Ella' GLASS Served in the Civil War 1861-1865 in Co A, 19 Reg. 8 William Houston ALTMAN 8 Julia ALTMAN 8 LuLu ALTMAN 8 Helen ALTMAN