Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1863-08-19
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SACRED Fo.THE MEMORIES
Crookcr, Wallace aaa Durisoe.
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Croker, Wallace and Durisoe.
The wresth Of " In.pnorteIles" is scarcely With
eredi (Which mo1rned The lcss Of our gallant cDun-
;trymen at charlottesville, ere its faded leaves
to, ,bo renewed by Trash sringstO tho rstristic
sll:er1,- who hayH fallen on the field of Gettys
burg. With feelings Of deep Sadness ws'presehi
to tho view of thet seliur- citizens, tho names of
The bold and intrepid ssldiors who marc ssalci
with their blood, THAR devotion TO theif country.
ss men who will BOT remain. neglected, and u1rc-
corded, whilst a grateful but :AaicIed country
.cherishss tho recollection of tLei- heroism. :,
At the commcncexient;of,th of tho :. r, CROKER.
WALLACE and ,DURIsoE volunteered In the
Edssfeld Rifles, comranJ raisedin this vicinity
BY Capt. CIcEHo ADAIs, vent tkro, the eampaign
ztogSther, and upon Tie disbaadi1g Of that Cons
pauy, subsequently, volunteered in Co.. D, 14Rsst.
s. G: v, Capt PEnu,s. With ihat gallant spd
veteran Rsgt. they ytead. shoulder to shoulder
s.4id the trying o7desl through which il Pas,ed,
and fell together on the bloody fold of Gsttys-
burg, inteparable in death sy in Efe.a .,is,l
); ,Lisut., HARVEY DRAKE cRooKER died on
the I'd July frsm wounes reeeiredaon the Isl, lat
. tha battle of Gettysburg, in the 82d ytar Of his
age. In his bold aud gallant conduct on'that
bloody hsttle-fsid, he illustrated tho hsroism Of
! the family from which he sprans, and ranewed in
bis daring intrepidi.y, the Eallantry of patriotic
ancestry. To tho bel9Tod and widowed n1ether,
whom he has left to bewail his untimely loss. the
proud reflection that he.nobly fell. iu defence OF
his country whilst it may not dry the tears which
| gush forth from tho dorotsa hesft ;of.a mother,
m.y yot tcpper with CONSOLATION the grief that
ssddens the anguished bosom. =. - :
..>,sarss- j. BEAHFoaT WALLACE, died on the
I'd July from woundiiroceiyed on the lst, ut the
Lttla of Gettysburg, IN rho 25th year Of his age.
In the spring time oflife, with every ythiry to
make lfs desirable the spirit Of this galsnt SOL
dier has passed from The hebattle-feld to- the juds-
ncnt Of his God. Filial in hi, domestic relations
exemplary in his morality, correct in his sdcpors-
ment a midpvet mother alone .in' fhs, sanctuary
Of her affections can only ettina.c his lass. May
Almighty asd5pour the oil of consolation upon
her afflicted and bruised heart, snd close up The
wound which the enomihs of Our csuntry.have
opened. -
serst; CHARLES L. DuRIsoE, died at Da-
vid's Island, New York from wounds received on
the lst July at tie .battic of Gettysburg, in the
:24th :ycnr Of bis age. The llst though not tho
least of this gallant triad, warm and iurpetuous in
his feelings, and devoted in his patriotism, has
giyen-his life to tho cause of his country. Idcn-
tilted With the war from its conmencen.eAt On
gagged in its campaignsy in the camp and in the
fold, he illustrated tho character Of tho Southern
soldier, and has left to his countrymen, for mita-
ton, the unspottod character of youthfuIsmar,
tyr. Though the family hearth may have va
cant SCAT, and sadness hang around the Homestead,
yet in tie reflection that their snn has dons his
!, duty" let his parents fiqd refuge from regret
Thc hand of friendship pays this hupble tribute
TO thtcc bravo soldiers, "ho sleep far away from
their native land. May some gentle spirit kindly
watch over their graves, andpreserve over vcrdaut
the mound that marks the spot Of their last re-
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