OBIT: Michael J. FITZGERALD, 1907, Lebanon, Lebanon County, PA

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MAJOR FITZGERALD DEAD

  Michael J. Fitzgerald, a retired army officer, who won distinction as an 
Indian fighter in the United States Army, and who was prominent for many 
years in the clubs and social circles of Lebanon, died very suddenly at his 
home in that city Tuesday morning, aged 70 yrs.  Heart trouble is ascribed, 
as the cause of death.
  Major Fitzgerald was born in Ireland and came to this country when he was 
9 years old.  At the age of 18 years he enlisted in the army and served 
until 1869, when he was discharged with the rank of captain.  He made a 
record in the Red Cloud Indian Agency, where he was located for several 
years.  He was seriously wounded in an Indian campaign and was in service at 
Big Horn Mountain, at Fort McKinney when he was discharged because of 
wounds.
  He came to Lebanon in 1889 and in 1895 was elected commander of the 
Lebanon Rifles.  He was prominent in social circles of the city and was 
vice-president of the Lebanon Club, prominent in the Lebanon Lodge of Elks, 
a member of the Loyal Legion Society of the Potomac and the Grand Army of 
the Republic.  Major Fitzgerald is survived by a wife, three children  and 
two sisters, the sisters residing in Boston.
  The funeral will take place to-day.  The remains will be forwarded to 
Washington, D. C., and interment made on Arlington National Cemetery.

Myerstown Enterprise, December 06, 1907