Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1862-11-27
Obituary.

Died, at the Military Hospital at Perry
vile. Kentucky, of Typhoid Fever, on the
5th November, 1852. William H. White,
Ia member Of company 4, 9Sth Regiment, t,
Ohio Volunteer lnfantry,) aged % years.
Deceased was II resident of Goshen Town
ship, Belmont County. By his social vir-
tues, his integrity, honesty and correct de-
portment, he had Won for himselfthe esteem
of large acquaintanceship, and held an
enviabe position in the respect and conf
dence of the community in which he1ived
In the Spring of 1859 he connected himself
with the Ebenezer Regular Baptist Church,
and from the time of his association there
with until his death, he maintained char
acter consistent with the profession he had
made Of the religion of Christ On the
first OF November, 1860, he was ordained
Deacon in the church of his faith, and dis
charged the duties Of the Office with spirit.
OF sOlcltude and transformations fidelity.
When the last call for troops was made,
he felt it to be boundeu duty that he
owed to a beloved and imperilled country.
to go and defend her honor and her unity
in the field of dreadful conflict to which
tribunal unhallowed treason had removed
the arbitramcnt of her difficulties From
an earnest sense of duty, latter seeking the
guidance OF that Providence in which he
trusted, and counseling an affectionate and
noble hearted witle, who would interpose no
barrier in the way of fearless discharge of
what he felt to be an obligation to his coun-
try), he enlisted, a private in the company
of Capt Cordner, of Belmont, then rapidly
filling up its quota. He went forth with
the 9Sth Regiment, and almost before they
were expert at drill, were ushered into that
terrible battle between the forces Of Buell.
and Bragg, at Perryville, in which his COM
pany and Regiment suffered so fearfi5ly.-
In that battle he was wounded in the hip
by musket ball. and was thence taken to.
the Hospital. He had recovered from his
wound sufficiently to walk about on his
crutches, when he was attacked by fever.
which soon assumed the typhoid type, and
he sank rapidly. On the morning Of his
death, he was quite cheerful, and converted
freely and hopefully. The Surgeom on his
morning round, called at his bedside, and
handed him letter from his wife, He
raised himself up, opened and read the
letter, perhaps half the page, when he re-
marked, Doctor, my sight is so dim | cam
not see to read any more, and reclining
back on his pillow breathed his last without
struggle or a murmur. He leaves deeply
afflicted widow, an interesting child of two
years, and large circle of relatives and
friends to mourn their sad bereavement
But we will not sorrow without hope--we
will trust, on life-wrought evidences, that
our loss is his everlasting gain. siJH
His remains were brought from Perryvile
to his late home, by his brother in law,
John j. Heskett, the following week, and
on Sabbath, the 10Th inst, were inferred at
Ebenczer burying ground. An unusually
| Iar~a assam hla ua of pQopla nttoplal IL.
funeral, and the solem services in connection
Herewith. Rev. s. Siegfried, Pastor of
Ebeneser Church, preached funeral SER
mon from Ecclesiastcis VIII: 8. "Thsre
Is no discharge IN that ,oar." pl,,qe
I Deceased had younger brother who
fell pierced by several balls at the feroa
battle Of Antietam, while calamity uphold
ing the colors Of his Regiment. and two
other brethers are now in tho army of the
Il West .r, .,r, S***#.
ADANsvILLE, o., Nov IS, 1864. ~.