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MEMORIAL 
 
 MARVIN WAIT. 
 
MEMORIAL 
 
 OF 
 
 MARVIN WAIT, 
 
 (1st Lieutenant Eighth Eegiment 0. V.,) 
 SEPTEMBER 17th, 1862. 
 
 AVKITTEN 15Y 
 
 JACOB EATON, 
 
 (.Formerly 1st Lieutenant Eighth Kegiment C. V.) 
 
 NEW HAVEN: 
 THOMAS J. STAFFORD, PRINTER, 235 STATE STREET. 
 
 1863. 
 
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 This Memorial of Lieutenant "Wait was originally written for 
 The Connecticut War Jiecord, but thinking that the family and 
 friends of the deceased might derive a mournful pleasure from 
 having it in a sepai'ate form, the writer has added to the original 
 sketch, and publishes it as a tribute of respect to a brave and de- 
 serving companion in arms. 
 
 Biographical sketches of the noble men who have fallen in this 
 struggle for national unity and existence, will be of much interest 
 in future years. They will impart valuable lessons, and inspire to 
 noble deeds. 
 
 J. E. 
 
M E M O li I A L. 
 
 Makvix AVait, tlie son of Jolm T. AVait, was born 
 at Norwich, January 21, 1843. He received a thorongli 
 academical education at the Free Academy in Norwich, 
 and at the Williston Academy in East Hampton, Mas- 
 sachusetts, with the intention of preparing himself to 
 pursue the profession of law, — [the profession of his 
 father, and also of liis grandfather, Judge Marvin Wait, 
 of New London, after whom he was named.] He made 
 such' proficiency in his studies, that he entered Union 
 College, at Schenectady, in the fall of 1860. Possess- 
 ing a vigorous mind and tenacious memory, he made 
 rapid progress in his collegiate course. He remained 
 in college till near the close of the second term, Fresh- 
 man year, when, his health failing him, he returned 
 home, and in March, 1861, went to Europe. He passed 
 nearly five months in this tour, visiting Belgium, Hol- 
 land, and the North of England. On his return from 
 Europe he was very solicitous to enter the army, but 
 was finally induced to resume his course in college in 
 the fall of 1861. But he was not willing to remain a 
 mere spectator of the great struggle for national unity 
 
and life. His noble heart kindled with a manly, unself- 
 ish desire to aid in defending and perpetuating our Re- 
 publican Democracy. He remained but a short time in 
 collesre, when he and several other students withdrew, 
 and entered the army. Immediately after returning 
 home, he enlisted as a private soldier in Captain Ward's 
 Company, (D,) Eighth Regiment Connecticut Volun- 
 teers. At Jamaica, Long Island, he was detailed to act 
 as orderly for Colonel Harland. At Annapolis, Mary- 
 land, he was promoted to be Second Lieutenant in Com- 
 pany A, of his regiment, and was immediately detached 
 as a " signal officer," in which capacity he distinguished 
 himself for his readiness to acquire, and for the rapidity 
 and correctness with which he discharged the duties of 
 his appointment. "He served as a member of the 
 'signal corps' at the battle of Roanoke Island, on Burn- 
 side's flag-ship, and at the reduction of Fort Macon," in 
 which engagement he was commended as follows, in the 
 official report of Lieutenant Andrews : 
 
 " I was the only officer on Beaufort Station until the 
 27th iust., when Lieutenant Marvix Wait reported for 
 duty. My station was at a right angle with the line of 
 fire, so that I was enabled to judge with accuracy the 
 distance over or short a shot fell. The ten-inch shell 
 were falling almost without exception more than three 
 hundred yards beyond the Fort. Lieutenant Wait and 
 myself continued to signal to the officer in charge until 
 the correct range was obtained. The eight-inch shell 
 were falling short — we signaled to the officer in charge 
 
of that battery witli tlie same effect. The same was the 
 case with the battery of Parrott girns, which was too 
 much elevated. From the position of our batteries, it 
 was impossible for tlie officers in charge to see how 
 tlicir shots fell, but owing to the observations made by 
 Lieutenant Wait and myself, and signaled to them 
 from time to time, an accurate range was obtained by 
 all the batteries, and was not lost during the day. Af- 
 ter 12 M. every shot fired from our latteries fell in or 
 on tlie Fort. At 4 o'clock, P. M., a white flag appeared 
 on the Fort. The pro])osition to surrender, and the re- 
 ply, with terms of capitulation, were sent to and from 
 General Burnsidc, through this station, by Lieutenant 
 Wait and myself." '"* 
 
 He served under Burnside during his whole campaign 
 in North Carolina, winning everywhere the good opinions 
 of his comrads, and the praise of his superior officers. 
 His versatile talents, his well-stored memory, his vivid 
 imagination, ready command of language, pleasing man- 
 ners, and frank, generous disposition, rendered liim a 
 favorite with the officers and men of his regiment. As 
 an officer, he was prompt, firm, fearless, and patriotic. 
 
 Wlien a part of the Ninth Army Corps, under Gen- 
 eral Burnside, left North Carolina, on July 6th, 1862, 
 Lieutenant Wait returned to his company, having 
 been commissioned a short time before as First Lieuten- 
 
 * The fatlu'i- of tlie (k-cear^cd lias in his possession a vcrj- beautiful " battle flni^," 
 awarded to his son hy the head of the Signal Department fur ineritorious conduct 
 in the reduction of Fort Macon. 
 
ant. He returned to Norwich a short time after with 
 the body of Lieutenant Breed, who was detached from 
 his regiment, (the Eighth Connecticut Volunteers,) for 
 service on the " signal corps," and who died at Newport 
 News, Va., in the beginning of an honorable, valiant, 
 patriotic career. Lieutenant Wait rejoined his regi- 
 ment at Fredericksburg, just before it evacuated that 
 place. He was ever found with his com23any at the 
 post of duty and of danger in the arduous and eventful 
 campaign in Maryland. He never required his men to 
 endure hardships which he was unwilling to share, nor 
 to face dangers in which he was afraid to participate. 
 The firmness, intelligence, and loyalty peculiar to the sons 
 of New England, were strongly developed in his char- 
 acter, and exhibited in his army life. He possessed 
 those qualities which would have rendered him success- 
 ful and celebrated in the 2;)rofession for which he was 
 preparing himself. 
 
 We will now briefly consider the closing scenes in liis 
 noble life. 
 
 During the terrible and mighty conflict at Antietam, 
 his courage, valor, and patriotism, reached their sad l)ut 
 sublime consummation. Here he wrote his claim to 
 honor and gratitude with his own blood. He wrote so 
 deeply and indelibly that the hand of time will never 
 erase it. Being under fire on the morning of the iTth 
 of September, a ball from a rebel battery struck in the 
 midst of his company, killing three men, and severely 
 wounding another. Lieutenant Wait was covered with 
 
blood and earth. The shot produced some confusion in 
 the company, and several of the men commenced giving 
 way. The brave fellow sprung to his feet amid a sliow- 
 er of bullets, and ordered every man back to his post, 
 in the most gallant manner. After this, our regiment 
 occupied a hill crest, on the north side of the Antietam, 
 till nearly 5 o'clock, P. M. We then crossed the his- 
 toric stream preparatory to charging upon the enemy's 
 right flank. As we ascended the precipitous ridge 
 which skirts the Antietam on the south, I saw and salu- 
 ted Lieutenant Wait. As the company to which he 
 belonged was next to the one on the extreme left, and 
 my own next to the one on the extreme right flank, we 
 seldom saw each other on the march. But as the veoi- 
 ment was here countermarched, we passed each other. 
 This took place less than an hour before lie was killed. 
 The expression which rested ujion his countenance, and 
 his whole manner, are indelibly fixed in my mind. The 
 manly, heroic, determined fire of his eye, and the bat- 
 tle smile of loyalty which rested uj)on his youthful face, 
 told how sublime was his purpose, how great was his 
 devotion to country. He comj)rehended the important 
 and stupendous issues of the conflict. He gave all that 
 he could give to the cause of Justice, Law, and Liberty 
 — his young and promising life. 
 
 Permit me to briefly refer in this connection to the 
 sanguinary and unsuccessful charge in which Lieutenant 
 Wait and hundreds of other Connecticut men fell 
 bravely fighting. At half past five o'clock Rodman's 
 
Division of the Ninth Corps was ordered to carry the 
 enemy's position on their extreme right. "We had to 
 ascend several parallel ridges of considerable elevation 
 before reaching the rebel lines. The enemy poured a 
 furious and galling cross-fire upon us from two batteries 
 as we were massed at the foot of the first ridsre await- 
 ing the disposition of our artillery. The enemy had all 
 the advantage of position, and as their lines were hid- 
 den by the hill crests, we could not determine their I'eal 
 strength. After our batteries in advance engaged those 
 of the enemy, we moved on the double-quick over the 
 first ridge, and took a position at the foot of the second. 
 The advancing lines, which consisted of two brigades, 
 here halted preparatory to making the final assault. 
 The rel)el host was but a few rods in advance. The 
 First Brigade (Hawkin's) was to charge ; the Second 
 Brigade (Harland's) was to act as a reserve. The 
 Eighth and the Sixteenth Connecticut were in the Sec- 
 ond Brigade. Beyond the crest which covered our lines 
 was a slight depression or hollow, bounded by another 
 gentle ridge in advance ; then came an open lot, skirted 
 by a cornfield to the left, toward the Antietam. On 
 the opposite side of the open field, behind an embank- 
 ment formed by the road which runs up to Sharpsburg, 
 was posted a rebel brigade. In the cornfield to the left 
 was concealed another rebel briorade. These lines were 
 strongly supported. Thus our slender line was exposed 
 to a murderous fire on the front and on the flank. And 
 it is well known that many of the regiments previously 
 
repulsed on the enemy's left were afterwards massed 
 upon tlieir right, to meet the very charge which we 
 finally made. Every one loho confronted tlie rebels in 
 the charge upon tlieir right Icnoics that ive only failed for 
 want of siijpjyort. As the First Brigade became en- 
 gaged with the enemy, a simultaneous flash of fire and 
 roll of musketry with the terrific thuiuler of nearly 
 three hundred pieces of artillery blazed and crashed 
 from the right to the left of both armies, a distance of 
 four miles. It was a scene sublimely and terribly 
 grand. The First Brigade was soon swept away by a 
 withering fire. Our brigade was then ordered to ad- 
 vance into the harvest of death. On we pressed over 
 the wounded, dying, dead, and halting within twenty 
 rods of the enemy, poured upon tlieir exultant masses a 
 storm of defiance and death. Shot, and shell, and mus- 
 ket balls hurtled, screamed and hissed through the air. 
 The Sixteenth Connecticut, which was next on our left, 
 did all they could do, and that was little. Having en- 
 tered the field but a few days before, unused to move- 
 ments in line under fire, and becoming massed together 
 within a few yards of a concealed foe, they were soon 
 forced, broken and bleeding, back. (The men stood 
 nobly and fought as well and as long as they could.)* 
 The Fourth Rhode Island gave away for some reasons 
 best known by themselves. 
 
 * It was asserted by some of the officers and men on the loft of our regiment, 
 that the enemy raised the National Flay, above the tall, rank corn, tliereby de- 
 ceiving and fatal!}- entrapping the Sixteenth Regiment. I passed the order, at 
 one time, to those on my right, to " cease firing," as we were firing on our friend:?. 
 
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 It may seem like interested praise to some, but his- 
 tory permits me to say truthfully that the old Eighth 
 seemed to be fired with immortal courage on the crim- 
 soned heights of Antietam. Its record shows that one 
 half its number there fell either killed or wounded. In 
 vain this out-flanked, decimi^ted regiment tried to roll 
 back the living tide which set against them. Volley 
 after volley they poured into the very front and face of 
 the exultant enemy. Deeds of valor, unwavering cour- 
 age, even desperation of purpose, could not press back 
 the foe.'" Amono; the bravest who there fouo-ht and fell 
 was Lieutenant Wait. " Just before he was wounded he 
 was seen closing up the ranks of his company and dress- 
 ing them in line as deliberately as though on dress pa- 
 rade." Capt. Coit, an accomplished oflicer and most re- 
 liable man, wrote as follows, soon after the battle, con- 
 cerning Lieutenant Wait's death : " The Chaplain took 
 Lieutenant Wait to a sheltered spot under the fence," 
 (about five rods in rear of the line,) " and after looking 
 at his wounds left him, telling him he would send an 
 ambulance as soon as possible, supposing that we should 
 be able to hold the field till reinforcements arrived to 
 drive back the rebels. If Lieutenant Wait had only 
 left the battle of his own accord when first hit in the 
 arm, all would have been well, but he bravely stood to 
 encourage his men still further by his own example, and 
 
 * While the rebels were being constantly reinforced on their right by regi- 
 ments and brigades drawn from their left, not a man nor a battery was sent to our 
 relief. Our men, after being outflanked and severely pressed in front, withdrew 
 slowly and in good order, firing as they went. 
 
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 cit la^^t nobly fell pierced by bullet after bullet." IMajor 
 Ward, of tlie Eighth, wrote as folloAvs to the afflicted 
 parents : " When first wounded he was advised to 
 leave, but would not, and before leaving received three 
 shots. I think, however, that his mortal wound was re- 
 ceived while being taken to the rear. The loss of your 
 son is- a great one to the regiment. No officer could 
 have been more popular, either ^^'ith the men or with 
 his brother officers. By his soldierly qualities, good 
 spirits and easy manners he had endeared himself to 
 every one in the least acquainted with him. lie died 
 in a good cause, and like a brave man." Captain Hoyt, 
 of Co. A, said in a letter to the parents of the deceased, 
 " Lieutenant Marvin Wait fell at his post while urging 
 on his men into that terrible storm of shot and shell. 
 He was a brave, noble-hearted man, and highly esteemed 
 by all who knew liim." The unflinching hero was first 
 wounded in the right arm, which was shattered. He 
 then dro^^ped his sword to his left hand ; he was after- 
 wards wounded in the left arm, in the leg, and in the 
 abdomen. He was then assisted to leave the line by 
 private King, who soon met Mr. Morris, the brave, in- 
 defatigable Chaplain of the Eighth Kegiment. The 
 Chaplain then conducted Lieutenant A¥ait to the fence 
 before alluded to, and private King returned to his 
 company. Lieutenant Wait's last words to j^rivate 
 King were, " are we wiiippixg them ? " * A braver man 
 
 * As the enemy advanced on tlie left tlank of our refjiment, tliey delivered an 
 enfilading- fire. It was under this fire that Lieutenant Wait was pierced by a 
 minnieball, (while laying Mr wounded behind a low wall, ) which passed through 
 his lun"-s from side to side. 
 
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 tlian Mara^n Wait never confronted a foe; a more 
 generous heart never beat : a more unselfish patriot 
 never fell. Connecticut may well cherish and honor the 
 memory of such sons. 
 
 The following Resolutions, expressing the high esteem 
 in which Lieutenant Wait was held as an officer and com- 
 panion, and tendering the highest regard and deepest sym- 
 pathy to the family of the deceased, were adopted, after 
 appropriate remarks, l)y the officers of the Eighth Reg- 
 iment, at Pleasant Valley, Md., Oct. 10, 1862:-" 
 
 Whereas, It liatb pleased the Ruler of the Universe to remove from our number 
 Lieutenant Marvin Wait, an officer whose character for strict intejirity, honesty 
 of purjiose, andclevotion to the cause in Avliich he was engaged, was only equaled 
 by those warm social qualities which were ever the admiration of his many 
 friends, and in token of our regard fur the memory of the deceased, we record 
 these, our Resolutions : 
 
 Besolvcd, That it is with feelings of deej) and unfeigned sorrow that we deplore 
 the death of Lieutenant Marvix Wait, one of our most worthy officers, who, by 
 the strictest care and closest diligence to his various duties, gave character and 
 prominence to his position, and around whom continued glories gracefully clus- 
 tered, nntil death terminated his brilliant career, on the ever memorable battle, 
 field of Antiktam, Sept. 17, 1862. 
 
 Resolved, That in this dispensation of Divine Providence our country has lost 
 a brave and earnest defender, mIiosc steadfast and courageous demeanor before 
 the enemy commanded the admiration of all ; one that shed his blood willingly 
 knowing that it was in a Righteous Cause, and whose motto ever was, " Peace, 
 while the Rebellion bre.ithes, is dishonor." His conduct was always such as to 
 do honor to himself and lionor to his country, and while we mourn his loss and 
 deeply sympathize with his bereaved friends, he is entitled to a nation's gratitude. 
 Resolved, That a copy of these Resolutions be transmitted to the family of the 
 deceased, and to the Norwich Bulletin for publication. 
 
 J. Edward Ward, President. 
 Henry C. Hall, Secretary. 
 
 The following resolutions were passed by the class of 
 '64, of Union College. 
 
 At a meeting of the class of '64, of LTnion College, held Oct. 1, 18G2, the fol- 
 lowing preamble and resolutions were unanimously adopted: 
 
 * The regiment was in an unsettled condition for many days after the battle, 
 ■therefore the adoption of these Resolutions was necessarily deferred till Oct. 10th. 
 
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 Whereas, It has pleased God in Ills all-wise providence to remove from our 
 midst a beloved classmate, Marvin Wait, First Lieutenant Eighth Regiment 
 Connecticut Volunteers, who, at the battle of Antletam, fighting in behalf of 
 his country, fell gallantly defending the flag we all love, therefore, 
 Jiesolved, That we tender our warmest sympathies to his bereaved family, and 
 
 as they have lost a beloved son and brother, so we mourn the loss of a beloved 
 
 classmate, whom to know was to love and respect. 
 
 Jiesolved, That as a token of respect, we wear the usual badge of mournin"- for 
 
 the space of thirty days. 
 
 Resolved, That a copy of these Resolutions be published in the Schenectadv 
 
 Star and Times, and a copy of the same be sent to the family of the deceased. 
 
 Charles II. Tillinghast, ) 
 
 Edward B. Magoun, V Comtnittee. 
 
 J. Elder Ralston, ) 
 
 Elisiia Curtis, Secretary. D. Van IIome, President. 
 
 From the Norwich Bulletin. 
 Funeral Ceremonies of Liieut. Marvin AVait. 
 
 The funeral of Lieutenant Wait was very numerously attended, notwithstaudin<»- 
 the unpleasantness of the day. There were private services at the house in the fore- 
 noon. The exercises at the church in the afternoon commenced at half past two. 
 The coffin was placed in the vestibule of the church, draped witli tlie stars and 
 stripes, and decorated with flowers. On it also were placed a sword and cajj, the 
 equipments of his rank. The exercises at the church commenced with the singin"- 
 of a voluntary by the choir, followed by the reading of the Scriptures by the Rev- 
 Dr. Bond, and a prayer by the Rev. Mr. Arms. After the singing of a hymn, a 
 short address commemorative of the life and services of Lieutenant Wait, was de- 
 livered by Geo. Pratt, Esq., of this city. After alluding to the jiersonal qualities of 
 the deceased, to his kindly heart, his genial disposition, his warm and friendly 
 nature, which made him beloved and popular among all his associates, of his in- 
 tellectual qualities, which promised so well for the future, the speaker enlarged 
 upon his career as a soldier, of the honor he had won, of the lasting fame that 
 would be his. And speaking of the battle in which he died and the noble part 
 taken by Connecticut regiments, the address concluded as follows: 
 
 And now, Avhat more can I say ? What words can add beauty to such a life, 
 or what praise ennoble such a death ? When we think of those who fell on that 
 field, we count them all heroes — we name them all among the brave. 
 
 " They died like heroes, for uo recreant step 
 Had e'er dishonored them, no stain of fear, 
 No base despair, no cowardly recoil : 
 They had the hearts of freemen to the last, 
 And tlio free blood that bounded in their veins 
 Was shed for freedom with a liberal joy." 
 
 Yes, the names of those who fell will be handed down with imperishable glorj- 
 and lasting fame. Our children's children shall rise up and call them blessed, for 
 
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 thej ilied fighting on the side of the Right, in a contest between Riglit and 
 Wrong. 
 
 "Who would not be j^roiid to be one of such a brave and immortal band ? AVho 
 would not be prouder still that where all were so brave, the one they loved be- 
 came conspicuous for bravery ? Such honor, rarely achieved, this young hero 
 won. All alike, oflficers and soldiers, speak of his dauntless and conspicuous cour- 
 age. All tell of the way his brave and animating voice rang through the ranks 
 of the men, urging them on to victory. A century, had he lived so long, would 
 have brought him no prouder moment in which to die. Dying, as he did, on the 
 banks of that little creek, then unknown, now immortal, he becomes for us and 
 ours, forever a name and a memory. 
 
 True, he lies here, unheeding all our praises, silent and cold in death. But 
 what a sweet and inexpressible consolation it is to the living, that the one whom 
 they mourn died honorably and gloriously. A long life, uneventful and insignifi- 
 cant, is for the many, a glorious death, a lasting and honorable memorj- is the 
 boon of but a few. 
 
 To-day his native town writes him among her list of heroes ; his native State 
 does him honor in the pei'son of her Chief Magistrate ; the nation thanks his 
 memory as one among those who saved her in the hour of peril. Such honor as 
 we can pay is now his. We bury liim here, far away from the field of his fame, 
 in the midst of the scenes he loved so well ; knowing this, that although we may 
 die and be forgotten, his name shall be honored and remembered, and as we lay 
 him to rest, our hearts, one and all, say, "Brave spirit, noble young heart, fare- 
 well ! " 
 
 The exercises at the church being concluded, the body was escorted to the 
 grave by the Norwich Light Infantry, preceded by the band, and a long proces- 
 sion of carriages accompanj-ing. At the grave Gov. Buckingham made some 
 touching remarks, enlarging upon the bravery of Lieutenant Wait, and speaking 
 of his own pei'sonal feeling toward tiiose officers and soldiers that he had been in- 
 strumental in sending forth to the wnr. He spoke of the glory of dying for such 
 a cause, and especially in such a contest as he died Avho was then committed to 
 the grave. 
 
 The Company then fired three vollej's over his grave, the benediction was pro- 
 nounced by the Rev. Mr. Arms, and the impressive ceremony was over. The as- 
 semblage was very large at the funeral. The sympathy felt for the family in this 
 their great affliction, has been, and is, deep and wide-spread. The Mayor and 
 Common Council of the city attended in a bod}'-, and the field and line officers of 
 the Twenty-sixth Regiment were also present.* 
 
 * Resolutions, expressing a high regard for the deceased, and profound sympa- 
 thy for the bereaved family, were passed by the " Common Council" of Norwich" 
 
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 ELEGY. 
 
 {Lieut. Marvin Wait fell in the battle of Antietam.) 
 
 V.Y UOBART BLANC. 
 
 His gallant young spirit, so ardent and bold, 
 
 Forth has gone ou its long march eternal, 
 And the warm, beating heart is now dead, still and cold, 
 
 That o'erran with all feelings fraternal. 
 The eye that was lighted with honor and triitli, 
 
 And often with love and devotion. 
 Is cold as the sod that has covered his youth, 
 
 And dark as the depths of the ocean. 
 His smooth boyish cheek, where the summer's warm breath 
 
 Had left but the faintest of traces, , 
 
 Is pale as the snow at the cold touch of death, 
 
 And bereft of its blossoming graces. 
 He was youthful in years, but let justice be done 
 
 To the spirit high daring and tender ; 
 His country can honor, 'mid all her brave sons, 
 
 Xo bolder and truer defender. 
 AVhere the iron hail flew like a tempest of wrath, 
 
 Ho stood with the battle storm round him ; 
 Where blood, shed like rain, made a dark, gory path, 
 
 The death that had sought him there found him. 
 It found him — it smote him— Oh ! God, that thine arm 
 
 Had stretched forth a shield and a shelter, 
 To ward from his person all evil and harm — 
 
 Left there on the red field to welter. 
 Bear him back from the field where he gallantly fell, 
 
 To the shade of the hills of his childhood ; 
 Through the boughs of the maple let symphonies swell 
 
 O'er his grave by the green spreading wild-wood. \ 
 
 And the mountain brooks dashing so swiftly along, ,,. \ 
 
 As to listening willows they prattle, -i 
 
 Shall chant, as they go, the sad requiem song 
 
 Of the soldier who sleeps from Life's battle. New York Atlas. 
 
 Tlius have I endeavored to honor aright the noble 
 spirit, and to carefully record the heroic deeds of a kind 
 companion and true patriot. The sacrifice which he 
 made was precious, invalual)le ; it was not in vain. Our 
 best and bravest sons have cheerfully endured priva- 
 tions, wounds ; they have met death with sublime calm- 
 
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 ness and devotion, that otliers, in tlie present and fu- 
 ture, may live in security, and enjoy the blessings of 
 Civil and Religious Liberty, The names, the deeds, 
 the graves of our patriot dead are sacred — they are the 
 nation's heritage and honor. 
 
 Sorrowing hearts and desolate homes are the imme- 
 diate results of this gigantic struggle ; but indj vidual 
 blessing, State integrity, national honor and security, 
 renovation and rejoicing throughout the world, under 
 God's guidance and blessing, Avill be the ultimate, en- 
 duriusr fruits. 
 
 The men who have held domestic comforts and 
 the endearments of home subordinate to their duty to 
 country in this hour of national peril, are the noblest, 
 the immortal benefactors of the human race. They 
 will have lived, acted, died, in the world's greatest and 
 grandest era. Such men may sink to gory graves, but 
 they will be remembered, emulated, honored, in all time. 
 The injured and wronged in all lands will draw moral 
 inspiration from their self-devotion and sacrifice for 
 Libej'i^, Justice, Right. 
 
 I would\close with a few inadequate words of sym- 
 pathy and kindly regard for the beloved and bereaved 
 family from whose ha23py circle a dear son and brother 
 has been early removed. A life of unusual promise met 
 with a violent but sublime termination. You have laid 
 a precious offering upon the patrial altar. Let this re- 
 collection mitigate your sorrow, and in' the Divine 
 Father, " who giveth songs in the night," may you find 
 adequate consolation and rest of soul. 
 

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