Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1862-12-20
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DIED--In the defence of his country, on the 9th
Nov, 1862 of typhoid fever, Adiutant i. g. Mex EN-
ZIE, of Dallas, Texas, at Mulberry Hospital, Ark
He was horn at Lancaster, South Carolina, and
GENE with his mother to this State at so early an age
that he might properly he called child of TEXTS
His haywood ripenrd into manhood on the soil OF
free Republic and Texas could boast of no son more
devoted TO her institutions than te subject of this
tribute TO his cherished memory.
He among the first TO espot.se the cause Of the
South in her present struggle, and "hen the eau
sounded over the pare- ofexas for her sonl TO raj
w 10 the rescue, he answered the summons WIN the
re II and enthusiasm that characterized all the move
m,nts ofhisIi Faithful in his friendships, gone
in air the relations offe, and largely endowed
BY Nature with the graces OF mind and person. he
the idol of his friends and the faSore OF all
lawyer hy profession, and cOnsitutonay delicate,
he entered the ranks private, and by the force of
n'-rt to the pOsiC, of Adnant of his regiment.
AS lawyer, few OF his age enjoyed farer pros
pei of usefulness and fame, and few, any, eAcclied
him in suundness OF judgement and correctness Of
op'nion. To His yOuthfnl.v vision the world was fair
hald, III which manhood and talent could operate
and his profession noble column on which to carve
his name.
As soldier of the Confederate Army, he had earn
ed ard won the proud title of ga good and faithf
soldier" He staid at the post ofduy after his health
had begun to flil, and when urged to go home, he
always said NO, as long as my country needs my
services and nm able TO serve her, will never leave
the army" Eis fellow soldiers speak with pride and
affection of his GOODNESS aud gaRniry as an officer
the troops fell back from that point to the Arkansas
river, constant exposure and sstgue brought on an
attack of fever from which he never recovered. He
died at 6 o'clock r. NJ, Monday, the 9th nit, aged
about ~ years, and the irmness and constancy that
sustained him during long and toilsome campaign,
strengthened his young heart in the last trying hour,
in land iSr distant from honeand friends surround
ed with hslndrels 81 sick AMI dying, aud no friend
to receive his parting WORDS or kiss away with
warm loving lips, the chilly approaches of the last
great enemy. Amid tile cleaning of that dark No
yember evening, when the shadows of death were set
Ting around his lonely bed, with the consciousness
enough to appal and crush his brave res0ves-ihat
he was clone and removed hundreds OF miles from
those he loved in view of muck sadness, the he
ruiSn of Eternity must have manned his heart and
fired his soul he said to the Surgeon with serene
smile, 81 an, resigRcd-I iGre done mi dWtY;-words
never 10 Ire forgotten while life lasts and treasured
as tho hottest legacy he could have bequeehed 10 The
mourning ones at home. He passed away without a
croan, or pain TO rack his frame or dstort his noble
features; and four days after his burial when his sol
dicrgrave was opened, his forehead retained it's mar
Bile whitenoss, around which his ietty hair care
r.lly vTr5u,,7 10 Ia lfu ~ tho hand o affection, and
The last kindly offices ondly bestowed upon his re-
mains. Faithful heart, heroic soul. beloved Of mon
womcn and children during life, your fidelity and
ruth will long be green in their hearts, and yonl
memory shall be the religion Of the bosom friend
whom you loved so we'll, whose home is desoato with
out you, and whose yearng love sill sees you as in
the happy, neyer-to -be-forgOttcn past. Z. h T..