The national Republican., 1861-06-29
THE DEATH OF CAPTAIN WARD.

THE DEATH OF CAPTAIN WARD.
-Four OF our bravest and best officers have
already fallen by the enemy's hand, Ellis
WORTH, GREBLE, WINTHROP and WARD.
The first three we're in the morning Of life
In the loss OF each there is occasion for special
regret. Ellsworth was of the finest type of the
citizen soldier. Temperate, almost ascetic, in
his habits, unsullied amid the temp atoms
which our fast and free life throws asound
Young men, laborious, persistent, patient in the
pursuit Of knowledge, chivalrous in deutanor,
with warm heart and of manly bearing, the
youth who fell at Alexandris had already vol
\ nations regard, perishing in the FIRST flush OF
wollearned fame. At Bethel closed two other
Young lives, each of mark and worth. Greble
Vas the type of on educated soldier. His pro-
iiciency in study, his exemplary habits, gave
him high rank in his class at West Point. He
was assigned to honorable positions in the ser.
vice, and soon was called to be an instructor in
The academy which few years before he had
left as pupil. Intrepid, cool, armed with all
the resources of his profession, the idol Of the
hopes VI uie iauhJ anu hichuoj VIC fSpci boh
which LAID him low could scarcely find more
,hining mark, Winthrop, who fell in the same
engagement, was another who had already won
for himself name and repute, and who had
before him life Of high promise. When the
news went out two months ago that Washing
ton was threatened, private in the ranks of
the seventh regiment of New York, he gaily
shoudered his musket and marched to danger
as to festival. His description of the march
Of his regiment to Washington, published last
month in Northern magazine, while it dis
plays remarkable ability and culture in its
author, reflects the joyous temperament which
It is hard to believe is now cold in death. His
fne capacity attracted the notice of Gen. But
Ter, and it was but few days before his death
that he was made member of that officers
staff. ...m
p Commander JAMES Il. WARD, native Of
Connecticut, where his family reside, was near
the age Of sixty, but years seemed to hare
made no draugl 9pon his great powers of phys
cal endurance or upon the buoyancy of his ma.
ture. He was an enthusiast in his profession.
Tilr recently he was in command Of the receiv.
ug.ship North Carolina, in New York harbor,
where his skill and experience was called into
vequest in the training Of the sailors and
younger officers OF the Navy. He left that
vessel 10 take command of hotilla which was
organized through his zeal, and designed to
assist ia The blockade of the coast. Three
steamers were placed under his orders--the
FFeeborn, on which he was killed, the Resolute,
and the ANiOnce They were all strong built,
side wheel steamers, with powerful engines,
and we're armed generally with two thirtYtwo
pound guns, cns forward aad ons aft, ihey
were OF most formidable aud useful descrip.
ton Of vessels, Of Kind to be effecti7e in the
only service to which it is likely the navy viii
be called ID this war.
After receiving leave to ft up these vessels,
he spared no time in getting their armament
on board, working day and night as one who