Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-09-01
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having visited sac district daring he cnVas OF being
and Inexperienced In affairs o. State Instead Of retiring ST
the reposus upop bis onor he followed Gen Lee BIS
Maryland campaign which inflated in the ba Tie OF GstJs
Jury. where lie fe a. the head q his reg men IN wa.
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whom you constantly dreed ploushts In nfancy snd
hood al his by sdnPcon when i,h1s a.
far away and you are In fness and how dsighu t. &c
wonfrfrl salvation unfed In NE b
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have my hpe l Jesus AID ind
write tAcxs things 10 show my SPILL us eohdl
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cherish the same intense affection fer Ter as ever
Ths Federal Who what lie had written sttTnei
astons phrase % foreign land applied 70 Pennsy
yana He told who nursed him that though he WIS "a
young priced life, that he would cheertuy lay down
iy lives In such cAuse requested that aock Of bis Ia
might his mother and his watch TO his sister gave
re small debts and expressed as eat desire that
bis holy might home His rest who was by hI ide
he the Sppro2eh Of DEATH and met az became
Chris ry all entrusted to him. snd often repeated the words
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write he tried repeat the hymn, Rock Of ages cleft Tor me
His friend the hymn nj he ted fepet after him. he
up0 eapain, NJ hertor OF the sd Nhgihi
hnkO the 54h chapter OF st. bn. Afer lrayer he
lie RET aimed the utmost patience under his suuergs
and little service rendered. by fading Us by the haud
Ard thus fell Jesu Nd the tears Of ali around him
Including some 4s body embaued and now
lies vault In Btirore until other timer and other mel VII
pern lis removal 10 his naive ard soul erjoys perpetual
God that who survive may so live that
we may that better ard there Is nc war ard
where God win wire away orr tears sepl