The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1862-10-22


Wednesday, nth uItimo, ALszEI GEoHGE, son o
Ssmnel George Sr., and Margaret George Of thi
place, 10 The 7lst year af his age.
I "now sleep the BRAVE who sink 10 resi-,
/ With Al their country honor bleSt." -
The subject of the above notice lef
his home about one year ago, and at
! tached himself to the soth Ohio Regi,
ment, company b, Capt. d.. Cunning.
ham, then at GauIey Va, aud on the
18th of last October was esworu into
the service. OF the United States for
three years" On the day aftes he had
gwen himself'to hiscountry, be wrote
his parents as follows: ,2 .S.. s'1g5 ~
81 was sworn into the service of the
! United States for three years, by
1 Capt. Cunningham In doing SO, felt
as though was doing just what it was
my duty to do, for my country. Our
country at present. is threatened, by a
band of traitors, and unless the Union
men rise up in masses, they viii succeed
in the overthrow of our Government.
! 1t will require a great army to put
down this rebellion--an army at least
as large again as it is now. The gov.
ernment is now pleading for more vol
unteers. have always wanted to give
my aid in behalf of liberty, but in con.
sequence OF your request remained at
home, until, in my opinion, it was ne
cessary for me to go; not that, ], in
myself, was able to put down the re-
brllion, but that should act my part.
This, ] 'eW do, most cheerfully. ] have
left pleasant homo and happy associa-
tions, for life of exposure and hard.
ships, but am fighting under the same
aag that WAsmNGToE and his brave
followers fought for, and | have no
doubt that in time it will again float
over every rebel fort and fortiticatLon
in our land. | now close this portion
Of my letter, II in leaving home l
have done wrong ask your forgivness;
if you have entertained any unkind
fellings towards me [ trust you will
for .et them, as. / have none but the
kindest towards you, and l sincerely
hope that this apology may be accept
able" a- ..f, u. tGlsho 1rs .-...,, r.. g-ais
From the day of his enlistment un- uln
till the day of his death, he was never
absent. from duty. Through all the
hardships of the campaign of last
winter iu the dreary mountains Of Vir-
ginia he passed; and not . murmur. es--
capped his lips, though hardships, priva-
lions, and even, starvation, often times
stared him and his gallant comrades in
the face. Yet he murmered rot; the
redemption of his country from the
despoiiing hands of traitors, was his
only ambition. - d. - i ''.' / ,-
The winter was ended, but his coun-
try was not saved. The "Army of the
Potomac," which for "pride, pomp,
and circumstance of glorious war
the greatest and best disciplined, the
world ever knew, had lost its prestige
the E& EE 43E
E 'Plumed troop and big wars
That make ambition virtue" Is
with it, was almost nonentity; it was
wasted-gone-nothing accomplished !;
the enemy again threatens the Capito
of our nation, and this noble Land, the
30th Ohio, to which he belong led, was
called from their mountain camps, to
defend the city Of Washington from
an invading foe. Nobly did that band
of patriots respond TO the call; and
nobly have they done their duty. They
met the enemy at that old field of car
mage" -'"Manassas," they, in connection
with other noble aud daring spirits,
fought brayely, but through the treach,
cry and unmeasureable baseness of Off
cers-high in authority, the battle field
although won, had to be- surrendered,
thousands of YES were sacrificed and
q noble General deprived of his com.
mand. The moral of this battle is,
found in the battlefield of Anlietam,' 2
subsequently, only few days,
Where slaughter heapd on high its weltring
b ranks" #E I
On this field, fell the young soldier
referred to in this notice, fighting be-
side his noble Captain, who in a letter
of coincidence to his bereavei parents
says, nobly did he do his duty; that be
saw him fire shot after shot at the en-
emy, and in front of the battle. In |
that position he fell.
''How beauti ful is death when earned by virtue |
d Who would not be that YOUTH? What pity il is. I
That we can die but ence to save oar country!p /
He was wounded in tie thigh, and
was being assisted from the field by a
comrade, and being hard pressed by
the rebels was over taken and shot
through.he heart by some cowardly
and ainhuman traitor--he was murder,
ed. Bat on ss5 ca /
"Is there not some chosen curse @H EI
some hidden thunder IN the stores Of Heaven
Red with uncommon WRATH sr
to blast forever and forever that mur-
derous assassin. ..
ALBEIT is dead! We mourn hisloss
and will revere his memory, and huns
bly, and reverently submit to the de.
cress of Him who has given us q home,
q country, and free institutions, and
placed in our hands the sword TO de.
fcnd them. Reo,siesent in 4,oes . :. "a