Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-01-09
OBITUARY.

We wsl.s 70 note the death Of JOSIAH WILSON
mons In Charles City county VA on the 18th December In the
Few men in county missed. Ne
Betsy sou,ha or this county. was Meadow,
where he lived masY until he purchased kennop aysns
sort nors Ssa twenty year.. His judicial decisions, and
sions of all business transactions bad eas weight and were
familiar Ills Intelligence easy powers, mixed
with and happy Gin for anesdots. made bis nurh
M children uni naassied department much
respect and la obedience for him as any children Their de-
attachment for them constant and abiding We have onen
say When speaking OF them and their that he
Soudnevsr give them up, and so It waste the last.
His servants eyncsd more attachment for him an under the
during ii. .lctne. eagerly did they inquire Of the vIor and
his Children how master s fewdays before his deaths or
With grief that they remained the door and In the
give vent aopd Of tears which they feared 10 go In
e the he shook each by the hand and bid them the
Andersn amer visiting Westminster Abbey, remarked, how
strange TWAS that most that recorded on the tomb' there
smother an snsvOdbe coincidence to all men.
sh1ve merit, to record Of he subject Of this notice having tested
children aDd BY his dOme What more refining eueibe or
To the contributor Of this had been friend in needs and
much enjoyed his society of whom he always seemed very
fond his large experience IN very Successful business life
day when had managed AFFAIR his Wing he re-
isInd me O,s9 who made bis sGs:
this thing he proverbialy did himself.
extremely Concerned relative 70 welfare his corn
which he conyeTsed much particularly during his
sickness aud instance the topic young who
home from the when he SAID oh this
h 50 improved man; having 81 airy edges; and
Of him. How smooth and I'm and truthful
his The subject ainirer Of TRUTH for
say, friend, truth painting since With
bequiy she already glitters. 49,.
lie chose author tribute he said he wanted
nothing written Of him but the plain TRUTH add he knew we would
tell that.
HE MAS our friend, and we mourn hlm-s II wesknsssi
'when the grieis Of by gone years
Reyisits memory's shrine,
How holy Is tear"
Killed IN the battle Corinth October i,h 1862 JOHN y.
TO uPKrNS Of WIN. w. Ton pkins formerly OF Abemar,
in the 2lst year Of his age.
fallen, In the bloom of bis youth, another hergc de-
his countrys rights He served for eighteen months In
the o. Dagoons Van DORM Ia Texas When the
broke he nvaed himself Of tn ftt opportunity 70
abandon the Federal army and enroll his among the defend
and liberties bis native South. ills ot COM
nanae Gen Van Dorn Immediately recognized him on HE
porting himself at Richmond. They had been companions In TIL
in former ears When val Dorm sounded In
ht Indians, frontier young TompkinS, then
stripping hardly seventeen assisted 10 bear lis leader Tor
hundred miles litter. II itlniy
for gallant officer repay the kindness Of hs tusiy fol-
offered him position E stG, which place he allied
lie thence transferred - the RdJr1ncy OF the oh Re-
Guent Mo. Volunteers In this csacy be acting when
nv On that memorable day, when noble sons Of
sealed their dsyson Ia their country vih their blood
young Tompkns fell reen be the turf above thee brave SOL
country will water thy with her tears, and
and self devotion the In everlasting
No drawer heart than thine beat 10 human
halowed ground elshrned patriot than
that which wraps thy youthful, manly forn. e..