FUNERAL SERMON 
 
 ON THE 
 
 i«»th 0f fgtajj. fas- *W. JUfeiott, 
 
 By Rev. A. HART. 
 
 WITH AN OBITUARY. 
 
 RICHMOND : 
 
 GEO. P. EV>N\« A CO., PRINTERS, " WHIG" BUILDING. 
 
 1863. 
 
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FUNERAL SERMON 
 
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 By Rev. A. HART. 
 
 WITH AJST OBITUARY. 
 
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 RICHMOND : 
 
 GEO. P. BVANI 4 CO., PBINIEBS, " WHIG" BUILDING, 
 
 1863 
 
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?UNBRA1 SERMOjN 
 
 "Fqr all flesh is as grass, -and all the glory of iu.ni as the flower of grass 
 The grass withercth, and the flower thereof fallcth away; but the word of m 
 Lord endurclh forever." T Peter, 1: 24. 
 
 .Man and all things with which he i.- connected, are lading and transitory. 
 
 The morning of our life may be bright — but it is soon overcast with cloud.-. 
 If these clouds break away, and our sun does not then go down, they soon 
 return. If a halo of glory again attend us, it is like the evanescent tints which 
 adorn the evening sky. 
 
 The brightest and longest career of man is like a shooting star or a blazing 
 meteor, which dazzles only for a moment, and makes the succeeding darkness 
 even more dark. "All flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower 
 nf grass.'" 
 
 This is true of our life, of our breath, of our glory, of our relationships, of 
 our bodies, of oitr all, here below. Wit and beauty, and health and pomp, ami 
 power, and gaiety, and mirth, ami wealth, and possessions, and honors, soon 
 vanish. They pass awa\ , like an eagle towards the sun, or like an arrow through 
 the air, leaving no trace behind them. 
 
 We (lit as an atom, or an insect, in the sunbeam of Jehovah's being. ; circling 
 the mazy dance for a moment, and then are gone forever. '"All flesh is as grass, 
 and all the glory of man as the flower of grass." 
 
 This is true of individuals, especially when they have reached the zenith "i 
 their glory. So it. was with Sennacherib, the proud king of Assyria, who 
 itecame so intoxicated with his success against other nations, that he insulted 
 and derided Hezekiah, the pious king of Judah, and defied the armies of Ihjp 
 living God. lie arose in a night and perished in a nights Just as he was about 
 to put his foot on the topmost round in the ladder of human eminence, he fell, 
 ruvd his glory departed. 
 
 Nebuchadnezzar, the proud monarch of Babylon, had such success, aud.ob 
 lained so much glory, that he imagined himself to be a God. lie erected to 
 himself a golden statue, sixty cubits high, in the plaiu of Dura, and commanded 
 his. subjects to worship it as a divinity. lie soaped ..Jo ft in his exultation and 
 pride; but just as he reached the "highest poim of. human grandeur, his wings 
 Were plucked, and he fell to rise no more. 
 
&'o it was also with Belshazzar, the last king of Babylon — and 90 it was with 
 Babylon herself, who, in the language of the prophet, said in her heart, " I am 
 the queen of nations, and my reign is forever. I am, and there is none else 
 beside me." In a moment, her pomp, and magnificence, aud glory, were brought 
 down to the grave. The voice of her vials, the voice of her bride, and the 
 voice of her bridegroom, was heard no more forever. 
 
 We have another most remarkable example of the fleeting nature of human 
 glory in the case of Xerxes, the king of Persia. His dominions were vast, 
 lie conquered Egypt, and in his pride, determined to conquer the world. He 
 began an expedition against Greece.' His armament amounted to several mil- 
 lions. With this he advanced with much pomp and parade. The rivers were 
 almost dried up, cities were laid waste, and the country was desolated by his 
 army as they advanced. Presently, we see him discomfitted by his enemies, 
 covered with disgrace, and timidly stealing homeward with some of his army. 
 who had escaped the ravages of war, and famine, and pestilence. 
 
 As it has been with individuals, so also it has been with nations. Four of the 
 most powerful and glorious kingdoms that ever existed, occupied but a few cen- 
 turies; a period which, in the view of God, is but as yesterday, or as a watch 
 in the night. During their ascendency, many other kingdoms arose and fell; 
 and all that we can say of the nations that have been, is what was said of Troy, 
 "it was." 
 
 Thus generation alter generation of men pass away in quick succession ; their 
 works and monuments, their thrones, and sceptres, and diadems, perish. Their 
 hopes, and joys, and glory, pass away as the mists of the morning — until, at 
 length, the habitation of man will be burned up, and all the former glory of 
 man will appear like the splendid vision of a night, or as the beauty of a morn- 
 ing flower. 
 
 " But the Word of the Lord endures forever." Whilst the tide of time rolls 
 onward, bearing on its bosom the works, and monuments, and hopes of man — 
 which, like airy bubbles appear on its surface for a moment, and then burst, to 
 be seen no more — this progress of time proves the eternity of Jehovah, develops 
 his purposes, aiul ripens his plans. 
 
 Christ Jesus, " the Word of our Gdd," endures forever. His existence has 
 had no beginning, and will have no end. Whilst generation has succeeded to 
 generation, and kingdoms have waxed, and waned, and expired, in quick suc- 
 cession — and countless revolutions, and vicissitudes, .aud convulsions, have taken 
 place on this eartb, the Lord Jesus has abode unchanged in the meridian of bis 
 glory — and there will he abide, when earth, with all its glories, shall have passed 
 away. The generations that have passed, and the generations that arc to come, 
 will have occupied only a moment of his existence. 
 
 He still endures. He is the same yesterday, and lo-day, and forever. The 
 same in his compassion, and goodness, and mercy, and faithfulness, and power. 
 Man may deceive us, earthly things may delude and disappoint us ; but the Lord 
 never will. His perfections never wane, his glory never recede*. 
 
The Word of the Lord, iu the Scriptures also, endures forever. Jt cannot 
 fail of its accomplishment. Time, that has corroded and wasted away all the 
 glory of man, and his former woisks, has evolved the purposes, executed the 
 plans of Jehovah, and evjnced the permanency and efficiency of his Word. 
 
 Those events which have exhibited tlic frailly of man, and of all his work?, 
 and have destroyed his glory, have proven the truth and faithfulness of Jehovah 
 in his Word. 
 
 When the human family were almost totally destroyed, and all the former 
 glory of man was blotted out by the flood, it was in fulfilment of God's Word. 
 When Sodom and Gomorrah, and Admah and Zebpim, were burned up, and a 
 putrid was substituted in their place, it was in execution of God's threatening 
 which wrought a visible and indelible monument in the earth of the truth and 
 power of God's Word. When Belshazzar trembled on his throne, in the midst 
 of his revelry and mirth, and all the splendor of his kingdom was destroyed — 
 it was in fulfilment of the predictions of Jehovah, uttered by Isaiah and other 
 prophets. And when the proud monuments of human greatness and glory werr 
 obliterated from the earth in Jerusalem, by Titus, the Roman general, then it 
 was proven iu a most illustrious mariner, that the Word of the Lord endureth 
 forever — for more than fourteen centuries had elapsed since the Lord, by hie 
 -en ant Moses, threatened to bring those evils* upon the Jew.-. 
 
 The word of the Lord still endures — is still, living and active. The promises 
 which comforted Abraham, and Isaiah, and Paul, are still the source of conso- 
 lation and support to God's people. They are as clear and abundant, as rich, 
 ^s certain of their fulfilment— as precious and consoling, as they were at first. 
 They are still an antidote to despair, a solace in adversity and distress, the star 
 of hope, and the harbinger and antepost of heaven, to the people of God. 
 Jehovah still utters the cheering words to these who trust in Him. " 1 will be a 
 'lod to thee, and to thy seed after thee." Gen. 17: 7. " I will be merciful to 
 their unrighteousness, and their sins and iniquities I will remember no more." 
 Heb. 8: 12. "Fear not; for 1 am ^ith thee; be not dismayed, for I am thy 
 'iod: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help; yea, I will uphold thee with the 
 right hand of my righteousness." Is. 11: 10. " When thou passest through the 
 waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: 
 •.hen thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the 
 flame kindle upon thee." Is. 43: 2. " My grace is sufficient for thee." II. Cor. 
 12:9. "As thy days, so "hall thy strenghth be." Deu. 33:25. "And God 
 shall wipe away all teara from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, 
 neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain; for the format 
 thiugs are passed away." Rev. 21: 4. 
 
 The word of the Lord endures forever, as to the eti'ects which it produces in 
 the hearts of God's people when it is accompanied with the influences of the 
 Holy spirit. It endures forever, in that spiritual renovation in which it results — 
 in those hopes which it awakens, and in the consummation of those hopes in 
 the eternal bliss and glorj of Heaven. 
 
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 The word of Gud is compa d loin is the g rinol immortal 
 
 life, which appeal's first in tbc blade, then in the car, and then in I he lull corn 
 ia the year — an immortal golden harvest. 
 
 My .dear hearers, consider the vanity of earthly things. '• Verily, every man 
 at his best state is altogether vanity. Surely every man walketh in a vain show: 
 Surely, they are disquieted in vain." Ps. 39: J, li. 
 
 This world's splendor is an empty pageant — a morning flower. It- pleasures 
 are evanescent as a morning clond. Earthly hopes are false and delusive at 
 best: They elevate for a moment, only to depress the more. They enjiveii,, 
 •>nly to enhance the mortification of disappointmi 
 
 " But the word of our Cod enddreth forever."' " Heaven and earth shall pass 
 away, but his word never will pass away." His promises are firm and un- 
 changeable; and the perfections of Jehovah are engaged for their fulfilment. — 
 The Lord will not deceive, nor disappoint us. He will realize tons all those 
 glorious things, which his word leads us to expect. 
 
 hi the death of him whose o'osefpiics we attend to-day, we have an cxamp!>- 
 of the truth, that all ficsh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of 
 •:;iv.s?. 
 
 He has gone before you, to teach you the vanity of human hopes — of youth • 
 and health and vigor, and to teach you that a similar end awaits you. A moni- 
 tory voice comes from the tomb, saying to you, " Be ye also ready." " All flesh 
 is as grass." " But the word of our God endures forever;" and this is the word 
 which by the gospel is preached unto you. " This word affords a solid and an 
 eternal foundation for your hopes. It is intended to comfort God's people in 
 bereavement — to point them to a world where all is abiding, peaeelul and 
 glorious. 
 
 This sad dispensation of divine Providence is. intended to admonish, awaken 
 and bring to repentance, those who are in their sins, and to incline them to 
 secure an interest in the riches, and glories, and bliss, which never fade away. 
 
 You, my friends, who have been most deeply ainicted by this event, have rea- 
 son to hope that Maj. Andkrson passed from the scenes of earthly strife and war 
 to the peaceful scenes of Heaven. For he was a child of that covenant which 
 Cod has made with you; " 1 will be a God to thee, and to thy seed after thee.'' 
 
 God fulfils his covenant in his own time. 
 
 He. was also a child of many ardent prayers. Says the Apostle John, " And 
 this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything, according 
 to His will he heareth us: And if we know that He hear us, whatsoever we ask, 
 we know that we have the petitions that we desired of Him." I John, ."5: 14, 1J. 
 
 In this case, you have r^son to hope that God fulfilled his covenant, and 
 heard your prayers, though at a late hour; for he was thoughtful and seriou.' 
 some time before his death, and especially just before the bottle in which he 
 fell, in view of the possibility of his death." 
 
 'Extract from a letter written by Maj. Joseph W. Anderson in April last, 
 to Dr. D. S. Watson, on the death of his tenderly loved cousin Kate. 
 
 " When 1 hear of the death of one of my old school mates or college friends. 
 
After he was wounded, believing it to be a mortal wound, he said to the Sui 
 geon who attended him, that he was resigned — that he was prepared to die.— 
 He repeated to the Surgeon, that ho was prepared to die. He had been suffi- 
 ciently well instructed on religious subjects, to know what was a necessary pre- 
 po ration for death. 
 
 lie was a candid man, and in the circumstances — beiDg alone with his Sur- 
 geon — h'e could hare had no motive to say that he wa< prepared, unless he really 
 believed that he wa< prepared to die. 
 
 Sorrow not then as those who have no hope. Leave your much loved one in 
 iho hands of a just and merciful God, and devote yourselves to the remaining 
 ditties of life; the cultivation of religion in your own hearts: the advancement of 
 Christ's cause, and the good of your fellow men, and say: 
 
 • V'>: with my i : < ■ ■ i . l leave my 
 
 And trust His promised prace ; 
 He rules me by His well knnwn tan- 
 
 Of love and righteousness. 
 
 Xpt all the pains, that e'er rbore, 
 
 Shall spotl my future peace — 
 For death and bell can do M 
 Than what mv Father pi 
 
 one who has nobly done his duty, and met his death in the. ranks of his 
 countrymen, I do not feel so sad— 'it was to be expected. Death, danger and 
 loss from the front is natural, but when I hear that the dread monster has been 
 at work among the loved ones at home, it strikes me with dismay, and seem- 
 like the. enemy had gotten into our rear; that our bright anticipations of joyous 
 v. glcomes and happy homes after this cruel war is over, arc about to fail us; that 
 the old loving smile and kiss of affection arc fading away. forever. 
 
 Hut my dear friend, 1 hope we. arc not such mere animals, as to limit our views 
 of things to this world below. Christians tell us of another world where, ther> 
 n ill be no separation nor sorrow, and nothing but joy forever. If there was a 
 being on earth who deserved a place in this blessed abode, I am sure that one 
 was your wife; and is it not a sweet thought and one full of consolation, that 
 dear Kate, in a sainted form, may be locking down from above upon us, watch 
 ing over us, warding oft" dangers from us, and by the sweet memories of the past, 
 • (rawing us tip to thai communion which v. ill last forever." 
 
 Extracts from the la-t letter written by Ma j. J. W. Anderson to has father, 
 
 -liurtly before he fell. 
 
 " Thus upon the eve of participating in what will probably be one of the blood 
 iest battles of the war, I cannot help indulging in some very serious and sad reflec- 
 tions. 1 hope it is unnecessary for me to assure you and my noble mother of my 
 undying devotion, and to request that in case 1 should fall, you would devotr 
 j ourselves to the care of my wife and children. And if it should be my fate to 
 lose my life, it grieves me. to think of what may befall her and my dear little chil- 
 dren. On this account 1 shall try not to expose myself unnecessarily, but if in the 
 heat of action my conduct may appear to be contrary to this principle, it will bedue 
 to the extreme manner in which lam wedded to the cause in which I am en- 
 gaged. These are sad thoughts, and it is as well to dispel them and be happy- 
 while we may; of one thing I know you will rest assured, that though I may be 
 unmanned sometimes when thinking of these things, 1 will never be so in 
 presence of the foe." 
 
 " 1 don't want you all to be uneasy about me, as I have been so fortunate as to 
 make very many warm friends out here, several of whom have insisted upon 
 taking care of me should I be wounded or *iek: and if it should be my fate to 
 die, 1 eonldn'l do *o in abetter cause-." 
 

 -Viaj. Anderson was a "man 01 sterling worth. His disposition s> genial, 
 .•heerful, lively and affectionate. In the various relation* of life, as a son, hus- 
 band, father, brother, neighbor and friend, be was gentle, kind and faithful ; so 
 that he was universally beloved wherever he was known. He was a zealou* 
 and active patriot and soldier; and devoted himself to the cause of his country 
 from the commencement of our troubles. As a Captain, he was beloved by 
 every one of his company, as I have been informed. 
 
 A 5 Major of the artillery, under Gen. Stevenson, Gen. Stevenson remarked 
 in a letter, that " Maj. Anderson was all that could be desired in mi officer — 
 gallant, intelligent and energetic. He gave his life to our cause, and died in the 
 faithful discharge of his duty." 
 
 He is gone to appear no more in the midst of us, to enliven and bless our 
 society. I deeply deplore his death on my own account. This community and 
 county, the army and country, have sustained a great loss by his death. 
 
 To you, his bereaved parents, widow and other relatives, I tender my profound- 
 est sympathies. I cannot fathom the depths of your sorrow; but there is one 
 who can fathom them, and who can assuage your grief: for He has the tongue of 
 the learned, and He knows how to speak a word in season to the weary soul — the 
 soul that is harassed with affliction and temptation. And, alas ! temptations — en- 
 ticements to sin — to distrust God , and to find fault with his dealings, generally at- 
 tend afflictions. Do not, I beseech you, yield to these temptations. Do not impugn 
 the rectitude of the Divine counsels and will in this matter. Do not impeach 
 the wisdom and benevolence of God in this event. Do not scrutinize too closely, 
 or attempt to comprehend His Providence in this case, but say, " Even so 
 father, for so it seemed good in thy sight." God says to you, " Be still, and 
 know that I am God." " What I do, thou knowest not now, but thou shalt know 
 hereafter." " I will bring the blind by a way that they know not; I will lead 
 ihem in paths which they have not known; I will make darkness light; and 
 crooked things straight before them." Is. 42: 1G. 
 
 You may have heard or read the beautiful story of the Jewish Rabbi Mcir. 
 During the absence of the Rabbi, his two sons died; both of them of uncom- 
 mon beauty, and enlightened in the Divine law. His wife bore them to her 
 chamber and laid them upon her bed, and spread a white covering over their 
 bodies. When Rabbi Meir returned, his first inquiry was for his sons. His wife 
 reached to him a goblet; he praised the Lord at the going out of the Sabbath, 
 drank, and again asked, " where are my sons, that they too may drink of the cup 
 of blessing:" " They will not be far off "she said, placing food before him, 
 ihat he might eat. He was in a glad and genial mood, and when he had said 
 grace after meat, she thus addressed him. " Rabbi, with thy permission, I would 
 fain ask thee one question." «' Ask it then my love," replied he. She said, 
 «' a few days ago, a person entrusted some jewels in my custody, and now he de- 
 mands them. Should I give them back to him ?" " This is a question," said the 
 rtabbi, " which my wife should not have thought it necessary to ask. What ! 
 Would 'st thou hesitate or be reluctant to restore to everv one his own ?" " No." 
 
she replied, " but, I thought it best not to restore them without acquainting tkee 
 therewith." She then lead him to the chamber, and stepping to the bed, took 
 the white covering from the dead bodies. " Ah ! my sons, my song," loudly la- 
 mented their father, " my sons, the light of my eyes, and the light of my under- 
 standing ! I was your father, but you were my teachers in the law." The mother 
 turned away, and wept bitterly. At length, she took her husband by the hand, 
 and said, •• Rabbi, didst thou not teach me, that we must not be reluctant to 
 restore, that which was entrusted to our keeping? See, « the Lord gave, and 
 the Lord hath taken away, blessed be the name of tho Lord.' " •' Blessed be 
 the name of the Lord," re-echoed the Rabbi, "and blessed be his holy name 
 forever." 
 
 My impenitpnt friends — 
 
 " Go watch and pray, thou cacft no: f i 
 
 How near thine hour may be, 
 Thou canst not know how soon the bell 
 
 May toll for thee. 
 Menth'« countless enarea be;et thy wi/> 
 frail • hiltj of duet, go wat~h and prin 
 
 ftmd youth, wbile free from blightlrsr 
 
 Does tby firm pu!=e beat bighr 
 Da hopeV glad visions bright, ami fair, 
 
 Dilate before thine rye « 
 Soon these rauFt change, rauet pat* awjv 
 Krail rhild of dint, no wateh and pray. 
 
 \mbitioD. stop tby panting breath ; 
 
 Pride, sink thy lifted eye ; 
 Behold, the caverns d»Tk with de »th 
 
 Before you open lie ! .. ifa 
 
 The heavenly warning cow obey . <— 
 
 Ve ton* of pride, go watch and pray. 
 
 Thau aged man '. life '» wintry Morn, 
 
 Hath seared tby vernal bloom : 
 With trembling limb?, and wasted foitt 
 
 Thou'rt bending o'er the tomb : 
 vnd can vain hope lead thee estray • 
 Gn, woiry pilyriTiJ. wgtrh «0'1 prnT.'' 
 
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".It was the providence of God that your son was born — so wad it that he 
 ilied; he was yours but lor a term of bis life, whereof the thread once spun, 
 could not be lengthened, and the days numbered, one day could not be added by 
 all the world's power. In his birth as in his death, was the hand of the LonI 
 God ; in the one for your comfort, in the other for your trial — in both for your 
 good, if in both you glorify God." — (Gcorgt Jtioore, of Lotlty, to FJlnnorf, on the 
 tteath of his yon vndcr-Essex, i?i Ireland.) 
 
 JOSEPH W. ANDERSON, 
 
 Son of John T. and Capandra M. Anderson, was born in Fincastle, Va., on Ibe 
 19th day of December, 183G. His education was completed at the University of 
 Virginia, in Juljt 1859, when lie immediately married Susan W., daughter of 
 I he late Dr. J. M. Morriss, of Louisa. He was educated for the Bar, and well 
 ^cr.-cd in the learning of that profession — but from' considerations of taste and 
 convenience, turned his attention to other pursuits, chiefly agriculture. 
 
 In May, 1861, on the Ineaking out of the war, lie entered the military sem^ 
 i 3 Captain of a Company of Volunteers, and served under Generals Johnston 
 and Beauregard in the Army of the Potomac. On recommendation of the latter, 
 his company was changed from infantry to artillery service in the following 
 December, and being soon filled up, \olunteercd for the war. 
 
 At an early age he manifested aptne.-.- and taste for military? t.ictics : and ln- 
 mind, as he grew up, hecamc thoroughly imbued with the history, spirit, and 
 chivalrous sentiments of the great masters of that profession. 
 
 \fier drilling his company during the as inter at camps near Richmond, hi 
 reported, in the spring, to ''General E. Kirov Smith, at Knoxville, with whom 
 lie served in Tennessee and Kentucky for a while as Adjutant to General 
 Uartow, in which capacity he led with gallantry B charge on the enemy's strong- 
 hold at Tazewell, Tennessee, driving back their forces consisting Of artillery 
 oid infantry, to Cumberland Gap. 
 
 In December, 1863, he was ordered to Vicksburg, and readied there ou the 
 \!.>lh of that month, in the midst of an attack on our works, lie moved at once 
 into the Hues, and ga\ e the enemy a few shots before they retired. In the fol- 
 lowing mouth he was promoted to the rank of Major, and appointed Chief of 
 Artillery of Major-General Stevenson's Division. It \va-< not without pain thai 
 
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 ho parted with the immediate coiamaud of this company, composed, iu a great 
 measure, of his early associates and neighbors, and bound together by cornmou 
 hopes and fears, aitiictious and triumphs. His promotion to a more extended 
 command, did Dot impair this feeling, but while he lived he manifested, aa he 
 truly felt, the deepest interest iu this company and its individual members. Thei: 
 valour and losses at Port Gibson, in resisting against fearful odds, the advance 
 of Grant's army, affected him deeply — more so, perhaps, that he had not the 
 privilege of being with them, being under orders at another point. 
 
 On the 16th of May, 1S63, was fought the battle of " Baker's Crfbk," about 
 midway between Jackson and Yicksburg. Our force consisting of three divi- 
 sions, under command of General Pembertou, was drawn up in line of battl? 
 on a ridge along which passed the road from Kdward's Depot to Raymond and 
 t'linton, and at whose base in the rear of our lines ran Baker '?«•€ reek. These 
 divisions were commanded respectively, by General Loring, on the left, General 
 Howen, in the centre, and General Stevenson, on the right, whose artillery, 
 under command of Major\AxDERBON', was posted at several points along thi> 
 road. 
 
 General Grant, in command of the immeftfie Federal army, threw his whole 
 force, against our right, and attempted to flank it. His men were flushed with 
 success, having on the march from Grand Gulf laid waste the country and 
 racked the towns of Raymond, Clinton, and Jackson. They now claimed with 
 insolent triumph, the " Proud City of the Ililis," the stronghold of the Missisippi. 
 Tor five hours this army was held at bay by Stevenson's division — Major Andkr- 
 j ox moving from point to point along his line, with calm self-possession, encour- 
 aging his men, as if unconscious of danger. At length a charge of infantry was 
 ordered, and he volunteered to lead the 40th Georgia; after breaking the 
 enemy's first line, he fell, mortally wounded, at the head of this regiment, in a 
 charge on the enemy's second line; and our forces, after a most sanguinary conflict, 
 were compelled to retire. His friends were forced to leave him on the field, to 
 effect thtir own escape. About o o'clock, the afternoon of that day, be was 
 found lying under the shade of a bush near a ravine, by Surgeon Vandikc, of 
 Georgia, who removed him to his hospital, at a short distance. Hero he Was 
 kindly attended by tie Surgeon until he expired, from loss of blood internally. 
 hi H o'clock the following morning. During this short period his mind was clear 
 and spirits calm, and whenever inquired of, expressed himself free from pain. 
 
 A short time before he expired, being informed by the Surgeon that he was 
 -inking, he took from his person some little valuables, including mementoes of 
 aficetion, and handing them to the Surgeon, requested him to preserve them 
 until called for — and to the Surgeon's remark, "Your death is a glorious onr , 
 Maj6r, in defence of the liberty of your country, " replied with a smile, "I am 
 prepared to die — I am resigned to my fate," and extending his hand, took leave 
 of him, with thanks for his kindness. 
 
 Thus lived Joskpu W. AxDiyr.Box. and thus, a martyr for his country, "amid 
 the titern alarums ef grim-visage d war," he died, far from kindred and home— 
 
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 t.hrice loved home— of parent-;, of wife, of pratling babes— the dearest object* 
 of earth. 
 
 His spirit passed to the bosom of his God, and in hope of a glorious resurrec- 
 tion, his body Vims Interred on the «' field of honor," and of hie country's glory. 
 I Hs " memory shall not fail," but will endure in the hearts of a wide circle of 
 kindred and friends. Farewell ! dear friend and kinsman ! Would that I could 
 tcaoe here for thy children, a faithful portraiture of thy character — but lamn^t 
 --qiial to it. 
 
 "Whatsoever things are honest, whats-oever things are juBt, whatsoever thing.* 
 are pure, whatsoever thin?« nr*> lovely, whatsoever things are of ?ooH report " 
 ill, all, are thine. 
 
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