Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1862-10-01
GRt Stanbarb,.
For the Standard.
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A SOLDIERS DEATH AND BURIAL.

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The news had arrived suddenly, and had fallen
like thuuderstroke upon the hearts Of those that
,oved him. Only few days before letter from
Wilmington had assured them of his health and
welfare. then came hurried rumor of his illness
and then that he was dead-and had died in the
ears near Raleigh-struggling to get home to them
In the course Of the night his body was brought up
from the Railroad Depot, in hastily constructed
coffin and carried at once to the graveyard to await
burial lit being reported that he had died of yellow
fever) and there were assembled next morning his
old neghbors and friends to pay the last offices of
respect to who had given his life to the common
cause. A group stood round the open grave, into
which light wind was whirling few following
lcaves-some were gathered near the wagon con-
tanning the body,-and others loitered through the
tall grass and weeds, among the graves, recalling
the faces of those that lay beow,-but all were
thinking Of the broken-hearted mother, and wife
and little one whose arrival we were awaiting
1.-The only son of his mother, and she was widow"
We recalled his many excellent traits of character,
and his poorer nejghbors spoke emphatically of his
open handed kindness. cit seemed pleasure to
HIN to give" they said And when we saw his
childless mother and his widow bowed in wild and
bitter amentation together the coffin that held
all their hope and stay in this life, while his blue
eyed, fair-haired baby girl stood by unconscious,
locking down into her fathers grave there was no
eye III dSSctuoidSe ttidt Ieiuseo W "9SP "'N,-
them. The soft September sunlight shone on no
sadder scene that morning. The kind bands OF
those who had known him from childhood gently
lowered The dead soldier into lis last resting place
close by the graves of two of his children kind
hands adjusted the closely fitting planks above him,
and showered on them the heavy clods OF clay
ashes to ashes, and dust to dust
And thus was buried in the 34th year of his age,
Captain James Jennings, of Co. G, 18th regiment
N. G. Vounteers-an honest, open-hearted and high
spirited man, excellent son to his mother in her
declining years, a kind husband and most tender
ater. He was among the first to volunteer for the
defence of the country, and was LIST Lieutenant of
the Chapel Hill Light Infantry" in the famous
1st regiment. In that eventful campaign he bore
himself so well and bravely as made it an easy mat
ter for him. his return home at its Close to raise
a company of his own He acquired the reputation
of being one of the best officers in his reg iment:
excellent 'discpnarian, his company was well
drilled and we'll ordered and well taken care Of
that with all his strictness he much beloved by
his men. He had served also in the Mexican war,
though only Is years old-and then, as on all occa-
slons as q soldier, had done his work manfully.-
And now he has died in the service of his country,
and though that country has many another gallant
son To stand up for her in her hour of need, yet
who shall supply his place to his mother, his wife,
or his child And this is the story of thousands.