Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1863-08-19
For the Advertiser.
SACRED TO THE MEMORIES
Croker, Wallace and Durisoe.


The wrsSth Uf " In!purtelIes"" is scarcely With
trymon at Charlottesville, ere its faded leaves
src to be renewed yfrash offerings to tho rstristic
s@.i.l:cr1, who haYs fallen vn the field of Gettys-
burg. With feelings OF deep sadness, ne present
to tho view OF their selior- citizens, tho names of
the build and intrepid soldiers who have SEALED
with their blood, THAR devotion to their country,
CD men who will not remain neglected, and nnrc-,
corded, whilst q grateful but afflicted country
.charishss the recollection of their heroi,m.
At the commencement of tho war, CROKER.
WALLACE and ,DURIsOE volunteered in tho.
Edssdeld Rifles, o Company raisedi in this vicinity
by Capt. CICERO ADAXs, went thro' the eampsig"
together, and upon Tie disbandirg Of that Com
PAW. subsequently volunteered in Co. D, 1fRegt.
s. c. ", Capt. PERRIN. With hat gallant and
veteran Rsgt. they stood shoulder to shoulder
amid the trying. ordeal through which it pas'cd,
and foil together on the bloody fold of G'ttys-
burg, in,eparablc in death ss in life.
Lieut.. HARVEY DRAKE CROKER died on
the I'd July frem wounds received on the l,., at
the Battle of Gettysburg, in the 32d ytsr Of his
aga. In his bold and gallant conduct on that
Bloody battlefield, he illustrated tho hsroism Of
the family from which he sprang, and rane" e1 in
his daring intrepidity5 the E~allantry of q patriotic
ancestry. IT, the beloved and widowed IGother,
whom he has left to bewail his uptipely l.ss, the
proud reflection that he.nobly foil in defeh' 10 of
his country, whilst it may not dry the tears which
..,,l c~..L F-nn, Az l.votd1 hoxSf shf.o n0fhpY.
mty yet tcppor with ctnaolation the grief that
s.ddens the unguished bosom.
sarst. j. BEANFoRT WALLACE, died on the
I'd July from woundsirccsiyed on the Isl, at tho
buttls Of Gettysburg, in the 18th year Of his age.
In the spriug-tino of.life, with ererythinE to
make lifo desirable. the spirit Of this gallsnt SOL
dicr has passed from the battlefield to the juds-
ncnt Of his God. Filial in his domestic relations,
exemplary ip his morality, correct in his deport-
ment, q widowed mother alane in the sanctuary
Of her affections can only ottinate his less. May
Almighty Gsd1pour the oil of consolation upon
her afflicted and bruised heart, snd close up the
wound which the enemies Of our csuntry.hare
opened.
sergt. CHARLES L. DURTsoE, died at d.
vid's Island, New York from wounds received on
the LIST July at tie battle of Gettysburg, in the
Path year Of his age. The lust, though not tho
least of this gallant triad, warm and impetuous in
his feelings, and devoted in his patriotism, has
given his life to the cause of his country: Idcn-
tilted With the war from its commencement, en-
gagged i'll its campaigns, in the camp and in the
field, he illustrated the character Of the Southern
soldier, and has left to his countrymen, for imita-
ton, tho unspottcd character of a youthful'mnr.
tyr. Though the family hearth may have q va
cant scat, and sadness hang around tho homestead,
yet in the reflection that their "snn has dons his
: duty" let his parents find refuge frum regret.
The hand Of friendship pays this humile tribute
to three brave soldiers, WHO sleep far away from
their native land. May some gentle spirit kindly
watch over their graves, and preserve over ycrdaat
the mound that marks the spot of their last re-
poso. ID.