The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1863-08-26
Death and Rur,.IoeS.,s

4tS Death and Burial of n Soldier,
Upon Tuesday, last week, the citizens q
AlDeerheid We're called upon to unite with thei
respected townsnan, Joseph Lazarus, in nav
ing the last offices of earthly respect to hi
son w. IL. Lazarus, soldier of the reoula
2 army, who received death wound,in tb
serge before Vicksburg, and died only the da,
before the glorious consummation of that nro
tracted struggle The deceased was buries
with such military honors as could be nrovid
ed. Maj. Fairchild's Band, from Edinburo
twas present on the occasion. The subject Of
the following obituary was nephew of Mrs
Ashley Ely, of Rayenna: ,4s-a 20 sasqad s,se.
William Fl. Lazarus was born in Massilon
4 Ohio, March 20, 1887. At the ace of .21 he
enlisted at st. Louis as private, in COMPANY an
| L, o. S. L, for FIVE years.
Though diffi6ent and modest in the ex-
IRENE, rer MI. Lazarus exerted powerful intlu-
ence IN his company and regiment, and that
influence was always in favor of right and vir-
'!ae Tue, A single instance will illustrate. See
ing the habits of intemperance and vice pre.
Vaient in the army; he organized temper
ance society and procured for his regiment
DOCKS suflclent to form library of 300 vol
umes. In this way did one private reIiieva
IRON ennui the leisure hours of his compan.
IONS IN the army, and aid in removing those
vices Which are sure to bring destruction upon
all who habitually indulge in them. s = ...l
when the rebellion broke out, his regiment
was is1s stationed at San Antonio, Texas, under
the traitor Twiggs. True to his Government
he and few others, with great difficulty and
danger, escaped from Texas to New York
and he proceeded Immediately to Washington
aud reported himself While at WASHINGTON
he belonged to Gen. Scotts body guard
When General Mcclellan superseded General
Scott, he was ordered west, was on a trans.
pert which ran past the batteries at Island No.
10, and was with Pope when that Island sur
rendered He was in the battle of Gorinth,
and remained in that vicinity till April, 1863. i
lie accompanied the Yazoo Expedition. and
on his return was stationed with his regiment
ID drant's Army, near Vicksburg. He shared
the dangers and hardships of Black Creek
Battle, and of the siege of vicksburg; till
J une 20. That day his duty was to light
the fuse of kind of shell called Hand Gre
made, and pass them to another who threw
them over among the rebels Some acciden- |
tai circumstance prevented his passing the
shell at the usual time after lighting the fuse.
and it exploded in his hands, injurng him so
severely as to cause his death July Sd. one
day before the fall of Vicksburg, and Just one
month before the expiration of the time for (
which he had enlisted. s-.a..< sas
Informed of his death, his friends sent
messenger ior his remains The funeral ex.
ercises We're held at North Benton, Mahoning |
County, August 1s, 1863 The procession
formed at the house of the father of the de-
ceased in Deerfeld, ard marched to the Pres
byterian Church in North Benton in the fol- I
lowing order: 1st, the Marshal and his assist
ant; I'd, Band; Sd, Clergy 4th, the Body
and its Escort; 9th, the friends of the de- !
ceased; 9th, citizens. s's ~sef as@s'f -
Those in the procession, a half mile or
more in length, found at church awaiting
their arrival much larger number. e -
Here the exercises were conducted by Rev.
of Pleasant Valley, Rev. Mr.. Tod,
Of New Lisbon, and Rev Mr.. Brown, of /
D1eerfeld , the first making the opening
prayer, the last the closing one, and the sec
ond preaching an eloquent and able discourse
from Revelations, 14-13. After services the
reformed and marched to the
Cemetery, where the body was deposited in
full military style.''s3 Il s ssTs.e8@Sssz
John S. Wilson, Esq. acted as Marshal,
and under his direction everything passed
the vast concourse of peouie
present showing the sympathy of the public
With the bereaved family, and with the cause
nno I'D defense of which the deceased fell.