Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-03-03
CAMP Burnside, Roanoke Island,
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Sunday, Feb, H. 1862
To the Editor Of the Worcester Spy-To-lay
the twenty first Massachusetts regiment has
performed melancholy duty, which consist
ed in placing i'll the grave, with military holl-
ors, the body Of Viguier de Monteui lieuten-
ant colonel of The fty-third New York regi-
ment, known as the D'Epineuil Zouaves, also
the body of George P Manning of Goshen,
Mass, member of Co. C, who was wounds
at the battle one week ago.
Lieut.. Col. Monteul, driven from his own
home for his enthusiastic love OF liberty, found
an asylum in our land, which, when threaten
ell by the hand of rebellion, found him enlist.
ed under our banner His regiment could not
cross the bar at Hatteras with the balance of
the expedition, but returned to fortress Mon.
roe, when the lieutenant colonel, not wishing
to remain behind, came on, and offered him.
self us a private soldier in the ranks of the
Hawkins Zouaves, at which post of duty he
fell while CALAMITY leading on the charge upon
the masked batteries. On the day succeeding
the battle, he, with others of the slain, were
buried near to the field of battle, but.our com.
mander, Lieut.. Col. Maggi, having obtained
leave of Gen. Burnside caused his body to be
taken up, and TO day, in presence of our entire
regiment, with many officers from the twenty.
fourth and twenty.fuh, he was buried with
military honors, and he now sleeps beneath a
beautiful pine grove near our camp Our
chaplain, Rev. Mr.. Ball, ofIiciated on the occa-
sion, and his words of eloquence and truth, as
he recounted the history OF the dead, added to
the interest of the impressive scene, and will
be long remembered by all who listened to h M.
The following tribute to his memory, writ
ten BY Il member of the twenty first was read
at the grave, after which his body was lower.
ell into tue ground, when each of our officers
with their swords threw earth upon the re.
mains of the patriot and the soldier -
To-day, beneath our spangled flag,
Beneath southern sky,
We bOTe patriot TO lls grave,
Whose noble soul TO ileeUom gave,
Ana dared TO do or die.
Another shore his birthIight claims
Another cline calls lin her son,
1et Il eeuum kLONs 10 single shrine,
But over All heI giolies tMine,
Anu calls each Lealt her own.
Foremost i'll fight he nobly lell.
Inspiring with his dying breath,
Til victory, with her proud huzzas,
In triumph ciOwled tie stripes AID stars
That waved DER him III deatn.
Rest. patriot, in thy honor'd grave
COtuIuDia's eug e guar as thee now
The cause Tor Which thou died to save,
Shall, weeping DER thy new made grave
Inspired, lehew the vow.
BY his side was placed the body of Man
ming, who was wounded through the lung, ex.
piring last night.
This is the third death in company C, Can't.
Richardson, who were in the thickest If the
fight, and behaved noby. Sargent and Henry
were killed on the field of battle, and were
buried where they fell Both OF the above
corporal George w. Henry and private S. d.
Sargent, came from tile town of Spencer, and
were much respected and beloved by both of
ticers and men. While Manning was in the
hospital he was treated with all the attention
our regimenal surgeons could bestow, and
was daily visited by his captain and officers
and men of his company. wR.R