▁War ▁he ▁en list ed ▁in ▁the ▁Union ▁Army ▁and ▁rose ▁from ▁Private ▁( rank ) ▁to ▁captain ▁in ▁the ▁First ▁Regiment ▁and ▁Tw enty - first ▁Regiment , ▁Wisconsin ▁Vol unte er ▁Infantry . ▁ ▁He ▁graduated ▁from ▁Alb any ▁Law ▁School ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 5 ▁and ▁began ▁pract icing ▁law ▁in ▁L amar , ▁Missouri . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 8 ▁he ▁was ▁pro sec uting ▁att orney ▁of ▁Bart on ▁County , ▁Missouri ; ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Missouri ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 2 – 7 4 . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁Spanish – American ▁War ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁lieutenant ▁colon el ▁of ▁the ▁Fif th ▁Missouri ▁Vol unte er ▁Infantry . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 7 ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁J op lin , ▁Missouri . ▁ ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁Democratic ▁con gress man ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 5 – 7 9 , ▁ 1 8 8 3 – 8 5 ▁( d uring ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁chairman , ▁Committee ▁on ▁Exp end it ures ▁in ▁the ▁Post ▁Office ▁Department ) ▁and ▁ 1 8 9 3 – 9 5 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁a ▁Republican ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 8 ▁and ▁served ▁ 1 9 0 9 – 1 9 1 1 . ▁ ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁J op lin , ▁Missouri ▁and ▁is ▁inter red ▁in ▁Mount ▁Hope ▁C emetery . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Retrieved ▁on ▁ 2 0 0 8 -