The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1863-05-22
OBITUARY.

DlED-0n Tuesday, April 28th,' 1868, in
the Camp near Murfreesborc, of typhoid fever,
after an illness of eight days, LEMUELA. CAR
RUrHERs, aged 26 years and % days.
Such is the record of the death of our. dear
friend Lemuel. Since the commencement of
this war there have fallen, on the right and
left, the flower and pride of the land but of
all that number there is none whose loss is
more poignantly felt or sincerely lamented by
his circle of friends, than the one that it be-
comes our mournful duty to record. The sad,
sad news comes with q crushing weight upon
the poor heart and overwhelms it with its sor-
row. Poor "Lem p' full many tear has bath
ed thy sacred recollection full many sigh
has breathed thy requiem!
Our friend was born March 3lst, 1887, and
raised in Washington Tp., Tus. Co., o. When
q child he was diligent and attentive, and gave
promise of future usefulness, which his man
hood fully realized. He was young man of
unblemished morals and sterling integrity
He was by profession teacher, and as citi-
zen filled several positions of responsibility
and trust, in which he always proved himself
to be honest, worthy and capable. As mem
ber of society he was whOle-souled and gener-
Ous, and universally esteemed. As friend
he was faithful, kind, and trustworthy. Esti-
mable as he was in these positions he was
equally so in his filisl and fraternal relations.
He was warm patriot, and from the breaking
out of the rebellion, was in every thought and
word uncompromisingly for the Union. He
was of those who responded to the call for aid
to Cincinnati last fall. He acted as Orderly
of the Port Washington company. He had
been fearful of the effect of camp hardships on
his health, but during his Cincinnati trip he
became more reconciled to soldiers life, and
on his return he determined TO enter the SER
vice This was just on the eve of the draft,
and he concluded to await the result, SO that
he might take the place of some friend whose
family would not permit him to go. He went
in the place of his friend W. II. Mclaughlin,
fellow teacher. When the men were at
GAINESVILLE, and there was prospect Of their
being formed into new regiments, the drafted
men of Perry, Washington Rush and Clay
townships formed themselves into company,
of which he was elected 1st Lieut.. But when
the order came for them to go into the old reg
ments, he uncomplainingly submitted, and
selected Company Q, 5lst Regt., in which he
had a brother. He redched the Regiment just
after the Murfreesboro fight. since which he
has unshrinkingly endured all the fatigue,
hardship and danger of a soldiers life until
the 10th ult., when he was taken with ma
lignant attack of the typhoid fever, and on the
2Sth he died, At an early stage of the disease
he lost his senses and never recovered them
till he died. Such is the record of his course.
A plain, unpainted coffin in the soldiers cem-
etery now contains all that remains of our dear
friend Slowly ard reluctantly our sad hearts
give credence to the mournful truth, and we
afo convinced that be is gone forever, May he
resi- iD peace.
Brother, thou are gone to rest,
Thy tolls and cares are DER,
And sorrow, pain and suffering now
Can never reach thee more.
Valley Farm. May 10, 49, WE. CASE.