Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1863-11-18

SYRINGE daughter e 'pf"S ef Wm 81 ' aad aa
her disease progressing she spoke of DEATH and said 10
one Of the family IFS The WIN of God for me to de-
days and nrts, hung win praver aasiesy ma f
ings soul, over the deathbed Of beloved child and the
trying hour at last comes when The tender sufferer is
nothing but the vigorous exercise of i-p me Savior
and IN the word Of His gace which IS able 10 school the
soul Into calm and holy submission To the viii of Cod
And when In obedience to the mandate from on high the
sprtha gone, and the late suffering body s in death
how vastly more soothing hpn the coincidence Of synpahl
she Is not dead but sleepeth y that Hewho said suter
little children n come 10 me- as fake te lamb fton fe
fierce oasts SO q winter the fields and gentle
About loIniies North OF caipeper C. H.,
NJ ~, Near sa1,.s she he r. R, oetoseE aoth; ;'lses.
you this letter. discharge the most ielanchoy
duty that have been called on to perform since the begin
1ng o. tns war Ies, me saddest ofy le Your son
dier, fell TO rise no more ie 18th instant, about D. NJ
In the battle az Brsow Station, about Banas
army leh Rapdan Station on the 9th instant. Droycfhe
enemy from there TO Brsow Staon, where considerable
force on bot, sides were c1gased on s l4t
Cavalry had engaged the enemy every day for several days.
Until we reached Bdstow about M, on the l4t having
%asaed al day RyaSs q quick and double ss
quick, to support battery Wewere placed position on
the crest of HILL about 500 yards from the eternys Iine
which extended along belinda Railroad emfsskEs The
artillery very heavy The enemy planted battery behind
the Railroad about 400 yards from u.s. and commenced
Every shell seeming to explode In over or very near our
ranks killing or wounding or more every FIRE. We
were subectedto this fire about half hour during which
time Billie was struck in the head by fragment Of shel
musket ball that the shell contained probably the lzt,er
o. Our bsde E was lying down aths time We were order
Cd to ta back abont 200 yards After this done, on
q yyu mt nrpep
Walker and Holt Maddux told that he was killed while
lying between them The shot sodendy that he did
company and be was the first man the right Is the way
did not see him at the time Our brigade was
deled forward again we passed hst line and adyan
Having gone about 100 yards We halted II as then about
dark We lay line Of battle an night wloe Gre. Next
General said he could grant IT, and that iere ass de-
tail for that purpose We expecting 10 oye on the
anything 70 dig grave With, Or swoed have seso hs
burial anyhow. sent Nj, Campbell oget wha; mightbe
in his pockets Hs found potli valuable pen stat,
which supposed 10 be hisJItteboys. Ihaye preserved
thatf intending to send II fohis wife, whom 1lf write
q soon as have an opporuniy Of sending lctterwl
The enemy disappeared ON The night Of the I'm. AS
soon as could went TO- where Billie fe, but get
with fatigue and loss or sleep managed TO erect head
and foot board at his last resting pacecould not ger the
proper tools to do that 0na piece Of timber about three
and Regiment and drove II down for hendboard The
board has square hole near top below this his
&C., Is cut and blacked with INK At the foot sinck
bayonet deepin the ground. On Il Is piece Of leather on
which wrote bis name, Company, &C. He was buried
With two others Of his Regiments on the right facing the
Railroad am very sorry fhatf could not have the pnvi-
ege of burying him myself One Of onr Regiment who
saw him buhed, said that banke twas underhim and bne
over him. carried Fayth, hfs boy, 10 the spot thar he
might be able 70 nd IL or direct should you live 10
visit It. Two cednfs are growing about 20 PAGES OFF, Be-
yond them between there and the Railfoad which ssabout
400 yards distan Is cedar ant pine ihlclset =, ~
Nh Mitchell you hare greet belieye that B,ie
Is sweey resting where The Ywcked cease from trspng
aud the weary are afres he had changed considerably
His course of conduct very exemplary oop Chrs
tian like more than othewisei He fead bis tesauent
closely and was earnest seeker Of religion Ataviva
In our Regiment in August he went the ntsr regularly
talked with him there and In camp on the subjeotM re-
lgion, and found him very derelned the subject and
him all knew how Ioan't hep but feel that
his sins were pardoned Yet he never told HIS feelings
on the subject his actions seemed 70 indicate changed
heart Imiss him more than any Of Co D that has fallen
or may fan IN this bloody sruglc BE was among the FIRST
OF my acquaintances when went 10 Mississippi Since
then we have been mutual cnEa School boys together,
soldiers together He was gallant soldier obedient and
hfdl In the .dlschage &C his duty. He had eadeared
and friendly. deponment. The Company know would
freely endorse tho of letter. therefore,
representative Of Co, can truly say that we feel IL
Of our family had been taken from And 10 ypp, his
devoted and loved wife, and the remainder OF hersnyed
relatives we tender the assurance 90 our mpay
e@oS Y6urJnend, CO. S1sRaBT. H WARD,
lst Lieut.. CommandingrCo B, 42a Miss. Regiment.