Gila Valley No. 9 F & AM Masonic Lodge
Eleazar A. Paine (1815-1882) Union Brigadier General of Volunteers in Civil War. Born Sept. 10, 1815 in Park-man, Ohio. Graduate of U.S. Military Academy in 1839 and assigned to 1st Infantry, serving in Florida War of 1839-40. Resigned from service in latter year, studied law and practiced first in Painesville, Ohio (1843-48) and in Monmouth, Ill., 1848-61. Served in Illinois legislature and was a deputy U.S. marshal for Ohio.
Held rank of brigadier general in Ohio militia. Entered Civil War as colonel of 9th Illinois Volunteers in 1861 and made brigadier general in Sept. of that year. Led a brigade at Paducah, Ky. and Cairo, Ill. in 1862 was under Gen. John Pope in the Army of the Mississippi and participated in the Battle of New Madrid (Mo.).
Present at capture of Island No. 10, advance on Corinth and Farmington. In command of Gallatin, Tenn. and commanded Western Kentucky district at end of war. A personal friend of President Lincoln.
Member of Monmouth Lodge No. 37, Monmouth, Ill. Died Dec. 16, 1882
