Cambria County PA Archives Photo Person.....Cullen, Charles January 1931
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Source:             Portage Dispatch Newspaper
Name:               Charles Cullen

Date Of Photograph: January 1931
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Article Transcription: TRIBUTE GIVEN CHARLES CULLEN AGED VETERAN-Last Survivor 
of Civil War From This Section Is Buried Sunday With Military Honors-Charles 
Cullen, widely known Civil War veteran and one of the oldest residents of this 
section, died last Thursday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Newton Clouser 
in Freeprot where he had been living for the past year. Death was due to the 
infirmities of age and followed a bief illness. The funeral, which was one of 
the most largely attended of any held here, was conducted Sunday afternoon 
from the home of a son Charles W. Cullen of Jefferson Avenue with Military 
Honors, the local John R. Moyer Post of the American Legion having been in 
charge. The Rev Budd R. Smith, pastor of the United Brethern Church, 
officiated. Interment was in the United Brethern Cemetery, Wilmore, under 
direction of Undertaker Harold F. Buck. Mr. Cullen was the last of the 
survivors of the Civil War Veterans of this section. He was 89 years old, 
having been born April 6, 1842 in Wilmore. He lived in this vicinity most of 
his life. For the past several years Mr. Cullen made his home with his 
children. He endeared himself to his great host of friends and acquaintances 
and was affectionately know to many as "Daddy" Cullen. Being a lover of 
children and a carpenter of great skill, during the years of his retirement he 
occupied much of his time in making benches, tables, stools and swings for his 
long list of young friends with whom he was very popular. Mr Cullen attended 
the public schools in Wilmore and as a young man took up the trade of stone 
mason in which he established a wide reputation for unusual skill. Upon the 
outbreak of the Civil War he immediately volunteered for service, joining a 
recruiting regiment in Somerset County. He became a member of 
Company C, 54th Regiment of Pennsylvania Volunteers was destined to experience 
the darkest horrors of wartime he having been engaged in some of the most 
outstanding engagements of that conflict. Mr. Cullen's company played a 
conspicious part in the famous battle of Gettysburg and also was in the great 
battle at Antitum in which he was wounded and taken prisoner, May 15, 1864. He 
was sent to Andersonville prison where he was confined for a year amidst all 
the horrors which were found to prevail there. He was released May 15, 1865 
and mustered out of service on May 25 of that yeaar. After returning from 
military service. Mr Cullen entered the employ of the Pennsylvania Railroad in 
1866 he married Miss Lucinda Hughes in Ebensburg. His wife died a number of 
years ago. Besides his daughter, Mrs. Clouser and son Charles, Mr. Cullen is 
survived by another daughter, Mrs. Millie Haas and three other sons, Thomas, 
and Arthur of Portage and Edward Cullen of Wilkinsburg, Twenty four 
grandchildren and 14 great grand children also survive. Post Script: Card of 
Thanks: We wish to thank our many good neighbors and friends for their kindly 
assistance in the sickness and death of our beloved father, those who so 
generously supplied cars, the American Legion for honor shown and for the 
beautiful floral tributes. Cullen Children.

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