Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1863-11-25
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Ian Memory Of Lieut.. John t!.Loyelnce.
Foil on tho battlefield Of chickn manga, on the
10th September last, Lieut.. JoHSiC .@LorELAcE.
of Edge6ld Districti.S.C. - " 3
Lieut.. LoyELAcE WAS the eldest son of tho late
Capt. THOMAS LorELAcE Of Edgs6cld District;
and was, we think. in tho 3sth year Of his aye
&c va. we'll known 10 the, community ip-which
ho lived NJ u man of the most ami.bie. frank and
svnerous ehsractcr. Wo:!bolievo that VIC may shy
in truth,sbe has d:sa leaving behind. him no! ono.
enony., For year, before tho brenkingout Of the
present war he hua boon identified with Tho Mill
tary, .olding a, one Lime tho honorable posi'ion
of Major OF tho It'll Ragt. S. C. NJ. Among the
many conaecrated ufvringtlald upon the altar of
eur c~ouutry's Liberties in tns late bloody battle Of
| Uhickurnauga, no uUblcr hcarc p ured forth its
sacred sublation-the. soul OF LIZ purcr patriot
! winged its fight from THAT. field Or 4 Gath, than
the heart and-souT Of JonscC- LoykLAce.
Wien tho Soul lrst sOhhded tho tocsia of WAT,
beating hsr loud r@e.eille for tbs gathering Of her
sons arouni the. skirts Of dear m ,tc-lal old V +
viria, JOHN G. LovKLAc1 was among the 6rstin
| laying, as q pledge of his spUtless patriotism, his
onru busum and strong arm ut tho holy shrine.
He enlisted In th. 7!h Rogt. S. {. ", in April
1881. as n private in Co H.. Commanded by the
horoic and nsyer-to-bs-forgotte BLGSn. From that
time until tho day al his death. tive years and a
half OF arduous. but Wiling %soryiccl ho was ever
1t his post, dischsrging his dnty br.voly, eoEsci
,nlious'y, periodically. At tho reorganization Of
tho 7th Regt, in May 1882, hs was elected End
Linuienant, a position which he held with honor
and cnmmeadation-with the love, confidence and
esteem Of his mon, and the high approval Of his
superiors.
Never expired On the sac.cd altar of liberty o
- II -. -a,.
triot. In his dc:.h HE country has lost n bravo
,nd ~ohiyalric defsndsr-soei"ty an esteemed and
valuable citizrn-and the family ci:cie, ono Of the
stron ycetiiuks that bound it togo nor. He icsraP
ali ag,d aud widowea %1.ntIor, a, devoted Sister,
two ~bruthors, sud mat. Borrowing relatives and
friends, to dcplo:e his .uutnnely, bat glorious
de-. III.
What he Was. q grateful country will attest as
LONG as chivaIry aud patriotism tower above srh-
mission and slavery. lie has fallen ~ d soldier
would alone with to fall, .su.id tho clash of arms,
tho rattle of ru.k.try, AID the ho m of cannGn,
~ith "hia hack to tho field md hs feet tnthe
iuo,"-h;s sN ord beneath hi.,-lis ey:s liked upon
the glorious las OF his countrJ-the shouts oil
Victory ringing loudly aboye the din of battle.
Thus tho soul Of .hr gall1nt Loys1.AcH went up
to d6d. Tho gaze it. Sweet as wore the trinm
pbans nptus nl these Shouts upon lko sar OF the
dying herr, they Game Like
"a " md " TIC South DER x sum rlorluts blowing p,
Taat hushed all its music, and withoroliis fra'nc.H.
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In Memory Of william Marion Dean,
A member nf Company e, 10Th Ksgt. S. G.. Y,
vho received II mortal vsunt i'll tho na:tlc al
Chj,sia lug., Oh Saturday he 2U.b o: sept, 1863,
and i.r"a.hod ;is las: on the Sabbath iuilVwing.
While NC k10w that it is coi!mOr tn c.lng;sn
tho dead, yet never las the rrn of friendship
ben called 10 record the virtues Of q n"bler or
hct.er man than MARION DEAN. Bc.oved and
crtcemch by all who knew him, be hid held Scv-
cral Offices Of military honor in his nstiyc District
VIA. at one time The popular commander OF the
10Th Rogt 5. C. NJ. Ani when his oppressed
country needed his services to defend her right.,
hs vent f9;,h. u willing volunteer, III Co. G. 18th
=. &. r., OF which he Was elected 1st Lieutenant.
This position he held with highest honQr until
tn. re- organiz, tion Of his Rcgt. at Coriprh, Miss,
whom w"ru ont with the iatigues and harlships
10 Which our poor soldiers were exposed nj aud
around that Loisoino placs, ho resigned hi, COM
miss on, AID camo home to spend Il few short
months with his family. After these few short
months, he again returned to- tho field this time
rs u private in his I'D COMPANY, whore he con.
tinued N the faithful discha- sc of every dut,
until death, rrom the hands Of II ruthless foe,
ended his life. Of n modest and retiring DISPOSE
lion, hs loved his hume AID h.s family it was
there ho was happiesti it wa t:'crr ha was Dest
known .-l mnsr beloved. An aged and invalid
mother has been deprived Of n lutiful and aFec-
tiona.a s"n, to whom sho was d~evotsilly atruci.ed.
The LOVING siie- of IL ~Lu.band, with WHOM her
earthly has pi .sss Was complete three little chill.
| dren Of a asvo'sl father: one sister md two
brothers; and a hIst. of warm friendy, arc lift he
hind tu dspiDre his lVss-aui TO 1.-Two aud cherish
his mruofy.
lis hard to give up one. SO hcloyed, but our
loss is his .teruaT gain he had heen from early
youth a member OF the Baptist Church, a br' ght
sud shining ii ,ht in tue cu'iSo OF his Rud1emcr.
He ooro his inLcn.e sufnrinss With Christian fur
tiludc and expressed a perfect. resignation to the
will Of IIpavcn. Even in his last hours, while
| suffering the most excr,tciating pain, his alice
tiynAir ppd loving despusitiun Hss displayed in
lis anxiety to spare his brother, who eIlai by
mis- bedside, the pain of socing him suaer. Thus
llus another of our nahlcst and llrst nrS given
mis- life in defence If our Liberties. Fnme was
| twininE for these hero Orows the laurel, when
death can,e swt4ly OH and covered them with cy-
press, Lot Us lvu,, above and see rstihcr the fad--
less amarapths exchanged fir earth. fr:il !aurels.
F.eLly-rory luclly-h2ve We recouutcd the
many graccs which cndoarci our lost { lend. His
rucuri is IN the hearts oil those WIS loved him !
Farewell beloved onn. May ne all maet thee
in the "Christinns h'me III Glsry." Wife, chill
ires, rno,her, sister, brothers, friunds, may tho
sweetest conOol4 .ivns ot tao religion of jesus be
yuula. EMhAp.
AMONG the long lit Of. fallen heroes siacc the
beginning of this bArbarous war tll-re arc none
more worthy Of praise than Capt JAMES E.
RgARDEN, nged % years ard IT days.
IIc was born in Edg.feld District, Of poor but
honest parents, and having been raised to maturi-
~ by II wid wed IN ether, he had not the %oprarta-
nity of receiving tie liberal education Of thGsc
in more aNlucut circumstance and which COM
bin ID With his natural talent would have made
him dist.n %guished. He was however strictly con-
.cieus il hi. dealings, steady in his habits, md of
excellent moral chur.ctcr, which Won for him the
esteem of those with WHOM he was acquainted.
H- volunteered his services 10 his country ut
TIE ep.ni:... of ito war and VAS cicc.ed 2nd Lieut..
Of u,d uari. Il unrts. orgaYzrd il. Granitcv.lle,
and attached tn.the 7ts Regiment, 5. {. V. H.
has ever heen ut his r"'tof duty. and taken active
TART in ma t Of the engu. emnuts oI2his Regiment