[Jamestown Evening Journal, Saturday 22 Jan. 1938]

RANKS OF CIVIL

WAR VETERANS

AGAIN SUFFER

Gamble Bradley Dies at Home of

His Daughter at Advanced Age

of 96 Years

SERVED IN 112TH NEW YORK

Sustained Serious Wounds in

Capture of Fort Fisher,

North Carolina in 1865

Gamble Bradley, one of Jamestown's few remaining Civil War veterans, died Friday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Leonora Reynolds, 1160 North Main street, aged 96 years. He was born at Cochranton, Pa , June 29, 1841.

Surviving are the daughter, two grandsons, Elton B. Reynolds and Karl E. Reynolds of Warren, Pa.; a granddaughter, Jean Reynolds of Warren; a stepson, John H. Lapere of Erie, his sister-in-law, Mrs. Minnie Bradley of Fentonville.

A military funeral will be held at the home Monday at 2:30 p. m. Burial will be in Lake View cemetery.

Mr. Bradley was the last survivor of Company F 112th New York Volunteer infantry, recruited in Chautauqua county. There are only five known survivors of the 112th and at the annual reunion in August was the only member able

to attend.

Mr. Bradley early developed skill in engineering and enlisted in the 112th on Dec. 22, 1863. Before the close of the war he was transferred to Company I, Third New York Volunteer infantry. He was wounded in Ihe battle of Drury's Bluff, Virginia, June 1, 1864 and again in the battles of Cold Harbor and Petersburg Heights a month later.

Mr. Bradley was seriously wounded In the capture of Fort Fisher, North Carolina on Jan. 15, 1865 and was in the Hampton hospital in Virginia until the following March when he came home on furlough. He was home when General Lee surrendered to General Grant.

Mr. Bradley was discharged from active service Oct. 23, 1865 at Elmlra and was a charter member of James M. Brown post, G. A. R., of this city. Later he moved to Erie and became a member of the Erie post. Upon returning to Jamestown he resumed his original membership here.

Mr. Bradley spent his childhood and early manhood in Jamestown. He was engaged in cabinet making and furniture work with the Henry Shenk company at Erie and with the Shearman Brothers' company and John T. Wilson in Jamestown.

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