San Diego County CA Archives Obituaries.....Dill, Albert F. February 2, 1905
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San Diego Union; February 4, 1905
DILL-In this city, Feb. 2, 1905, Captain Albert F. Dill, a native of 
Eastman, Mass., aged 64 years.
	Friends are invited to attend the funeral services at Unity Hall, 
on Sixth street, between B and C streets, at 2 o'clock p. m., Sunday, 
under the auspices of Heitzelman post No. 33, G. A. R.Interment at G. A. R. 
cemetery

COMRADS WILL DO HIM HONOR

Public Funeral of Capt. A. F. Dill On Sunday Afternoon

His Eventful Career-Served His Country on Land and Sea-Fraternal Ties Many

Funeral services for the late Capt. Albert F. Dill, whose death occurred
Thursday about midnight, will be held at Unity Hall at 2 o'clock Sunday 
afternoon, instead of Johnson & Connell's chapel as originally intended.
Heintzelman post, No. 33, Grand Army of the Republic, will be in charge.
Capt. Dill's death was due to pneumonia and heart trouble.
	Capt. Dill was born in Eastman, Mass., August 27, 1840. Early 
in his life he took to the sea having decided to make it his life work. In the
years which followed he served in various positions from caben boy to
captain.
	
Army Service
	When the civil war broke out Capt. Dill was in command of a
vessel in China. On returning home in the early part of 1862 he deemed it 
hisduty, and privilege ot help sustain and keep intact his country's flag. In
August 1862, he enlisted as a private in Company E 43rd Massachusetts
Infantry. with his regiment he participated in the battles of Kingston and 
Whitehall, N. C., in the latter of which he was wounded. After that he was
at Little Washington and before richmond under the command of General
Dix. After the battle og Gettysburg he was discharged from the service on
account of the expiration of his term of service.

Navy Service
	In November 1863, Capt. Dill was commissioned ensign in the
U. S. Navy and served in the North Atlantic squadron in the Wilmington 
blockade and in the sounds of North Carolina untill the close of the war, 
participating in a number of engagements and skirmishes. One of these
was on June 5, 1864, with the ram Albermarie, off Plymouth, N. C.

San Diego Pilot
	After the war closed he returned to the merchant service in which
he was engaged most of the time until his removal to San Diego in 1885, 
where he has since lived.
	Capt. dill was appionted harbor pilot April 6, 1886, which position 
he held until a few months ago when he resigned on account of ill health.

Fraternal Connections
	Most of the time that Capt. Dill resided in San Diego he was a
member of Heitzelman Post G.A.R. of which he was commander in 1894.
In 1899 and 1890 he was commander of the California and Nevada 
encampment of the Grand Army. He was a member of rhe Loyal Legion
of California. In the Masonic bodies he was identified with San Diego
lodge No. 35, San Diego Chapter No. 61 and San Diego Commandery 
No. 26, having been eminant commander of the latter body a few years
ago. He had also held other offices in the Masonic bodies and was past
patron of the local chapter of the Order of Eastern Star.
	Although he was not a member of the local Odd Fellows lodges
he had been prominent in the lodges of the order in the east. He was a
Past Nobel Grand of Enterprise lodge of Pawtucket, R. I., and Past High
Priest of the Encampment.

Civil Life
	Capt. Dill was a member of the city board of education in San
Diego from the Third ward during the first two years after the city charter 
became operative.
	Last September Capt. dill formed a co-partnership in the real
estate and insurance buisness with Capt. L. D. Phillips, but on account of
illness he was never able to do much work.
	Capt. Dill leaves a widow and three children. The eldest child is the
wife of Lewis Ward of Los Angeles. formerly of this city. The other children are
Bert F. Dill, aged 15 and Harold, aged 10.

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