CAPTAIN W. A. KETCHAM '67, FORMER G. A. R. LEADER, DIES

Captain William Alexander Ketcham of Indianapolis, a graduate of Dartmouth of the class of 1867, Commander-in-Chief of the Grand Army of the Republic in 1920, died at his home December 27. His death was caused by acute indigestion.

Captain Ketcham, who was born at Indianapolis in 1846, entered Dartmouth in the fall of 1863. In 1864 he enlisted as a private in the 13th Regiment, Indiana Volunteers, and served throughout the war, attaining the rank of Captain at the age of 19. His active service was with the 10th corps in the army of .Tames from the opening of the campaign in May, 1864, until later when his regiment joined the Army of the Potomac and participated in the battles of Cold Harbor and the campaign connected with it. Captain Ketcham also took part in the attack on Petersburg and in General Butler's expedition against Fort Fisher, as well as the expedition under General Terry which captured that fortification.

Following his graduation from Dartmouth, Captain Ketcham entered upon the practice of law in Indianapolis and soon became one of the leading lawyers of the state, serving as Attorney-General of Indiana from 1894 to 1898. He was granted the honorary degree of LL. D. by Wabash College in 1895.

Captain Ketcham attended the fiftieth reunion of his class in Hanover at Commencement time in 1917. His last visit to Hanover was made last May, when he was touring Grand Army Encampments throughout the East.