Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1862-05-22

yreat emergency. That it provides tho rem
for its vindication.
What can an honest and intelligent peo-
pic think of a man that will persist ia mis-
representation and Elsehood as does the
Of the Gasette2
1T is a singular fact that these Demo
Gratis Of the Gazette stripe are always so
keen to raise a howl 4 they zee any danger
o fthose who are 'tryjpgto preserveour Con-
stitution overateppins that instrument
in their anxiety to save II and the country I;
while the traitors in arms for its overthrow
receive no word Of. condemnation. There
has not been a paper issued from the Gazette
office during tho last year that has not been
%teeuing with abuse ofthose who are engaged
in prosecuting the war. How many articles
can be found in these same papers con-
demning the rebels2 0ne2
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Howard @. AFFLEcK, son Of DR..
Afleck, died at his fathers residence in
Bridgepor. on last Thursday evening, Of
wounds received in the battle Of Shiloh
The deceased was a member Of tho 46th
Ohio Regiment. Col. Worthington. He
enlisted, ct the outbreak Of the war, in the
first company that leh this county, under
Capt. (now Mujor) WIN. Wallace. He was
q brave and promising young man.
Since writing sthe bbsve, we have re.
ceived the following tribute to Mr.. Afleck:
HOWARD GLADSTONE ArrLEoK died al
the residence Of his father IN Bridgeport, on
Thursday, May 18th, from a gunshot wound
in the knee, received at the battle Of Shiloh,
Tenn. After having served in the 18th
Ohio during the three months service, anc
participated in the battle in which Gen
Garnctt fell, he enlisted az a private il
Capt. Lilly's Co. Of the 46th Ohio. uDde
Col. Worthinuton, Of Columbus. HOWARD
: was a young man Of great capacity and pro
mise, having the advantage Of the best edu
cation the country could give. particularly
excelling in the Classics, Mathematics an
; History. He has lcf behind him a diar
, of what he saw and heard during the cam
i paign, which for purify Of dic'ion, brillianc
of expression aud truthfuiness Of narrative
o cannot be surpassed. His whole soul wa
ltnEOWu lfIU tHt CitttSc VI tuC wv VII III
!. letter addressed 10 his mother while ascenr
d ing the Tennessee river, he writes, II q,
/, perfectly satisfied with my present mode
ii~fe-wouldn't be aIytijing else hut a so
ID undoubtedly have Established 4 ~reputatio
70 that every patriot might envy. Althoup
10 office was proffered from several regiment
he refused to accept, until his deeds wou
:, show that he was worthy to be promoted.
- In March last, Col, Worthington above
'g him the pay Of a Sergeant as long rs |
1t chose to act as Clerk, and excused him fro
,e oil other duty.
Such. however, is the fate Of war, tn
y he who went to the bnttlc- field in all Il
n enthusiasm Of youth, dreaming of nothil
~ but victory, was compelled by the onslaug
,e of Beauregard on that fatal Sunday viii
-, proved so disastrous to the Union forces,
q retire from the field o strife, with five bull
Vi holes in his clothes, a wound in the nee
IL and al ounce ball in his knee joint wi
re the loss of everything but honor. In t
Il. afternoon, the Regiment was assailed b.
- vastly superior force from three sides,
which balls few thicker than hail. The f
remaining comrades Of that Spartan ba
of Bridgcporters, who accompanied him
the fold, speak Of his efforts on that day
deserving tho h;s eeSt prsisn. He k,s,
with all the coof6sss and obstinacy Of
veteran. Here is q sample. When one
/, his fellow. soldiers who st0ol by his side
he ceived u ball in the head, he cried .
ID "Afieck, / am killed, help me T. Aft
IN cody replied, u have no time-to.da
have a contract tor the preservation Of
Union" On being wounded so sever
that further effort was impossible, he CT
pied along slowly "a miles to Pittsburg La
ing, where he received the protection Of
nor gun. boats. On the fifth day from rect
TIA ing the wound, the hall was with dificr
for extracted under the operation of chlorofol
OF. He was sent to tho Marine Hospital
ord Evansville. From thence he was tai
so, home but notwithstanding the devoted
~tention of many friends and the advant
lick of medical counsel from the most emin
bed of the Faculty, he gradually declined
her health until death closed the scene.
,or. He was buried with the bonors Of wa
BY the soldiers from Camp Garlic in comm
UGH Of Capt. Love, and alarge number Of
his quaintauces attending the funeral.
n.y. Time to him IL no more He lies in
.op. red in Bridgeport Cemetery.
per Secure from worldly ,ehahces and ~mishaps!"
tho
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