Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1863-11-18

. We are too. prone to-forget suohgHner'.us, noble
sacr:frc:, because thsyr bacenc5fsmiiiu to usj
sa. "a, as I.e. Kat .Ne.eti, last luns.swears ,
lnaren i. over. tho last grandsatr[o ~foa at, Al
The victory wa ry eur u"nr"c,:ng hnst., n gta,o-sf
fGl peni 10 sal aaaid tho iehsstsuioac u pr>ise5
.9.sn:t OFT. as JoHyf Hircssn.-s:d Az. T.
pissAk:.p his life, Co.pr JHMESR. RUsH-.t
TON, ~ Of BnxJ&RusxroS. inftne,2It ye.r Of
ut .s:--&e., afscr&.loaR luu lingering '@iise..s.
No dielssih July 1862, in tn. lL,.uMa. ..sHe
vas aamcln;,vr, Of thc; 22d, kest. 6. Gu. -Ntrn
sat Regiment was formed, hs MAS an, .ng The
M uber WHO enlisted for The WI. MIen they
s-rs .rsored % M;ss, hs ssnt sirhLi' efu:na.d,
bui tic .,iit.tc warSso .pervstiIrg and tae vatGf
1. (, :Dcsd fbst 10 was sottthers long bhfare Ia. cor
tt-set~1 tt. lais.ase wfisk II rgnicai@ithiSl.s. he
wav in a ssy-r- fh tn1ar Hinst9-, NJ
xi mhirn tlns n. c.ns very near Ssiny taken.
~prisansr by las suSiny. As YAs slightly Sannds .
Re- wrs IL serer~i slirin .shcs With tina sn.aJy dn.
rinrfhis stay in tho army, in aI,af which. he e1-
itcd'uneau :ei courage aud fsroisln. j nr .uth
allsuht fafgn5s i.cilcuJ l,s5 scamp hse,' heSrass
sre.4 pat. j <;ahearing ~it.itoiss rith- Christian o. for.i--
.,i". He was y member. oil the. Methydiss Epis:
copal CaurciI for seyer.l years. cnnsis,ent III all
the w.lso Vi n Christian 3. life, sxelnr larry III he
| Iu.ies {, Goi and man hsa ChristiaE, HiMasAr;
and J s,lli.r, he p%srfnrmod his duties puuc;uslly
| and without reberve. He leaves = uito mud sTa
Children, besides numerous relatives and friends,
u mourn their ,irrepsrablo LOGS but, they mourn.
not, rs .ku.a who have no hope. They itel tina;
their loss is his etersxl gain. He wHa. the kind
!us' 1pl, ford parent, ~obed.cnt child, aud afse
donate brother UmJbtrusive in ht, nan. s'ana
oodduet, no gsinod RESPECT among theseh Che we're
his com rados in arns. Thus passed away: the
true Patriot and Christian. ~
Iris aIso our sad duty ID record tho death of
Corp't. HUMPHkEYeD. RUSHToNs brother OF
| Corpq. JAass RUsHTos, who fet7in THAT grcathnd.
eyorlnsmuru1le. uattie " C~kickamauga, onsoua-2
day the goth of Sept, while .gallan:ly5 charging
.tr enemy. He fell, & bsil having pi"rech his
thigh; after the carnage of the day Was over, no
wa found . ~iiieloss CO, psc on tho fold of deadly
conflict. Pre1ieuslyehe haarocaixed = ssgcrs wound
on the head. The deceased was in his 22d year,
and a n1embse of the NJ. f. Church. From mis- youth
ne was ramnrkably pious in all his convs.sdtisn:
and actions.
The writer know him wsll, and his brother also,
md can truly say that. they -ueru men Of moral
worth to the Church, their country. and society.
The remains OF Corp. II. u. RusHros wore brought
home and buried lftnr au xpprOpriAts 'erm,n
pf oachod loou large cooeou'ss OF fefa'iVes snn
friends
%Hs>gss snc among the frat that volunteered III
Capt. brooks 0ld ca. VI tho -7th. Regt. SC. y.
ifnol that ltrsr. was re-organzed ior te Wal,
he attaeaed himself to Capt. GoGaiNs en,nInahd,
Co., in which 10 remained up ~ the um' lac !esi.
ns lad gouo through NIL tho ca1paigns in Va.
M.rylsud nnl Pa, and wa, in oil tho battles aud
skirmi.heo through which the gallant old Tth WAS
called, TO pas,. Whom orders came- for them to
r~sinfurra. u.a. BR1aG. they bucklod on their ar
mour, aud won't ~mnnfuIIy forward. They were
not1h-rs long bofora tho battle IF Chicsam ,usa
commenced. He was re:dy to dafendh his country
or die IN tho attempt. He taero sealed his devo-
tiens to the eauus II Liberty with his blood.
AT tlg battlo 81 SHARPE ourg hsroce,ved'a sigh:
wound; Ut Gettysburg, Pa, he hads very Ha-''~
escapa. part y, his clothing having been cut on
by = bomb shell.
Capt ~tiuGGANs, in a lottcr to his parents speaks
OF him in The highest terms. He says: "Hn NM,
save, IA dc who wero ailiei to Corp. RUshros by
otood can more. deeply -regretIhis death ,thanI do.
| b .vs marked his bearing aud general ID Pc
meut.escr since hs bocsmra meunhrr OF M Gam
a.uy, and I can proudly say that TO man etor
bore himself moro uobly under all circumstance
than Jil 20. In camp bio was til: faithful, efficient,
aud ohc,lisrt s,ldisr, ever quiet, cpurtea'is AMI
kind, to uiicers and men. In battle no was the
on,busi;nentiof all that Was horoio~nud brsvo. He
was doe ply impressed with his dutios TO his fell
soldiers, his country. and mis- G.I. We tender to
you our heartfelt sylnpathies. while 8: tn aanir
time, VIC hope that the Gud ho trusted will be
y5ur stay and comfort III this your hour Of sore
ndvcr.ity and trial.
Two gallant s.ldiers are gone,
.~ They hav~. fen sht thoir inst battle,
In memory may their actions
BE- inscribed Oh our hearts.
They M more shall dread
Tho sUrrows aud puius Of death;
Tsey ars ire, frnm all lta Cares
IT, yonJrr bright world TO rest.
They are gone to Heaven above
Where imtth shall uover come,
BIZ. God the Father f,rovcr rsigns,
In TINT hsppy land may wo meoI
J.P. B.