Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-10-07
Tnunss Cooke.

n,ep. 1T Niool.nurg, Va, on Monday, aepttraer lSib,
Of wo,ut. rec iyed IN the Plains Of alan sssss, THOMAS
CrCEE Of ii-utccky. LIST sergeart CT company il, 9Th
ruisiuna Hegi Trrt.
Mans M sye viii he dinn.3 with t-sr5 CT unaffected
Borrow Oh r.Aiing ibis ANNOUNCEMENT OF the death Of one
Of ,u- pu;r5, uen ani biayssl soldiers that ever scaled hs
ae o;iom 10 iG= coun. r. With bis llie'd blood
Frank att cheerful In his. disposition. y man OF hnc In
{. licct. and Z fu.d With uuususl c .nvsrsauonRl talent, lie
na,e many fs;en. 3, whi st the high sense OF honor And pu-
r.y OF character whiA were manifest In all his wor Ii and
actions. invariably retsturd and heightened their affection
10 him
service. A memhe- Of the LIST kentu Ky regiment, re had
gone through the Mexican war, participating In several
z. acme is. smousss others IN the iesp-rs,e stree. rEhs
At Monterey AT the commencement Of this contest he
| promptly re .rue hi8 commission in tie state GdsId OF
| keuta Ky aud ec:ered the ranks Of the 9Th kegiiuen.
| Louisiana 70 untsers He va. present at the battle "t
| W.ll;amsharg. Il tie nst.ies around Richmond, aud finally
laid down ts oubis Il c Oh the renowned Plains OF Ma
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light In tie world, - being, indeed, "sise unto thst which IS
Rood aud simple concerning evil" Modest in hP estimate
o. hip on. .h.lHlcs, he neYarihe'ea. dj not shrink from
snea,ing boldly uut -ners ticsily when religion WAS .poken
Of slightly or cont :Inptuau-ly. RI !~.g timSeifi IKE 81
psul. not q hsu=d o; tn Gosn:i "t Christ. NE Hnohirage
Of the SC ip'ures We u3usua,, Alta In all his sarnest d +.
cuss!pns Of Religious topics ne nan'testedthst perfect trust
and a ,urance which exalted faith can only sttein. Re-
xard!nst Is ifr :, hut a urief EDnaus' journey, there
WE iu all rs daily lite tnst all OF peace. (Which the world
ca:uo, five, ;" anu Tti,i Is given only 10 those who aie
cnuhd-n. that sA ,hi KS sulk together for good to theu
tsst low tGd" q b.. lss. motnrnt, tins cfilG.llxe t:us,
II the aistom Of God Ju nat fJrsaHe hiu; but when sut.
Z r ng & ony from bis TnInd he spoke prat fully OF IS
;orhe.Iiuc kinineao t. him. ard Of lis precious promises,
Saying, '.FoI reckon that the .uf.rr ngs Of iris present
time re uot worthy TO br compared rhh the glory which
.h.lt ne rcrealed In u" Ant sxrin on the eysniuS pc
y,ous his dc.tr. WHEN one Of the sird ladies OF Mtdhle.
burg was "a ling % HIN from the XXI Psalu, ciasping
be- va, ri rnse . as II IN nr'ysr, snd sazins stsadtastly
;ailry al the slIuo~ NJ trntn, ] viii fsrt no evil, fof thou
,rt wth ne; ,hy I'd Ell Thy staa, they ccGfnrt me"
It Will ur q c ,rsulsiion 10 his f. lends to know that he wal
tend r,y nur.r i ia mia last suIerin.s by the nonie and pa
t1u1ic ladies' ut Aiddleburs, who dev,fet o him that ur
ees,iug attention. Of which This noble spirit WIS TO well
" uthy.
III. gall ,nt soldier, tho thorouar gentleman, The pure
uuudei h. i,riAn, has LETT US but We"soirown not Il, .hns,
ri,hnu, h, D." for he was faithful unto death sud hi
fath-r la, p:vcu "him . crown OF hte," which he no.
wears in IN. I and OF rsrf. L Light, where ".herc shall bs
no :iure death, u.t7er so'fo>, nor crying, neither shall
t.er- te any more pain, for the former things nre passes
away"