Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1862-05-30
For the PoHeroy Weekly Telegrap apl
Lieut.. Theodore Carson.
RACINE, May 26th, 1862,

RACINE, May 26th, 1862.
DIED-Thursday, May a2d, at the Military
Hospital, in Cincinnati OF Brain Fever, TuEo-
poRE CARSON, aged l9 years and months.
LIST Lieutenant in the 7th Independent Chic
Battery-Capt. Burnap.
Thus, in the early morning ofa vigorous
and promising manhood, another victim
has been 4offened ae -theAaitar- Of -his,
ountry--sacrificed to the internal wick
edness Of slavery and rebellion. Still
another home has been made desolate,
and other hearts have been made to
bleed, aged parents to mourn their
youngest, if not their best beloved-the
hope of declining years, and the just
pride of their last days-let rebel trait
ors answer, why! AS friend of the
deceased, may we be permitted, briefly,
to sketch the last year of his life?
About thirteen months since, young
Theodore, in obedience to the patriotic
impulses of a generous and noble ma
ture, enlisted as private in Capt. j. l..
Walters company of Ohio Volunteers,
then forming in Pomeroy. During the
'sthree months service" he did duty in
the Western Virginia Campaign, with
credit to himself, and the general good
will of his brother soldiers. After re-
ceiying an honorable discharge, for this
short term, he returned to the residence
of his aged parents. But the alluring
charms of peace and quiet-surrounded
by friends, and amid the enjoyments of
home-were not, sufficient to overcome
the obligations of patriotism and the
demands of duty; and, improving the
opportunity offered by the organization
of Capt. S. A. Burnap's Artillery com
pany, Theodore again enlisted for "three
years, or until the end Of the war. =
Possessed of splendid physique, a
pleasing address, and with the advan
tage of the experience of his former
service, by common consent he was
chosen to practice his companions in
elementary drill; and, in the organiza-
ton of the company at Camp Dennison,
so deservedly popular had he become,
that, notwithstanding his extreme youth,
he was the almost unanimous choice for
First Lieutenant. The remainder of
the brief history is soon told.
About the first of April the Company
was ordered to st. Louis, and from there
to Pittsburg Landing, where they ar
rived the day after the battle of Shiloh.
From there they went forward, in the
late movement of our army toward
Corinth, under the immediate command
of Gen. Sherman. This is the last we
hear of Theodore, until found upon a
Hospital boat, PROSTATE with Typhoid
Fever, by Mrs. Col. Wright member
Of the Sanitary Committee-whose at
tention was attracted by SO young an
officer. She at once become interested
in his behalf, and, by the e1ertions of
this CANCEL of mercy" he was taken to
misunderstanding her unremitting
attentions, till death closed the sad
scene-the warfare all ended, the last
battle fought. After his arrival at the
city, his disease soon assumed the form
of Brain Fever, and he expired on
Thursday last, in the presence of his
brother, his faithful nurse, and few
friends who had incidentally become
cognizant of the peculiar circumstances
of his case. In such manner was the
priceless Offering made! And, although
he did not die of wounds received upon
the CORY field-=did not fall amid the
| battles raging fury-yet the young life
was as truly given in his country's s
cause, as if it had been taken by the fly
ing bullet, or destroyed by the bursting g
shell.
For little more than Il year, Theo-
dore had been an upright and consistent
member of the Presbyterian Church;
and, during ali his camp life. we have
never heard of an act of his which
would aot strictly. comport with true
christian propriety. Let his remains
mouder and decay, the honored ashes
of 2 christian patriot SOLDIER. E.