The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1863-06-27


Letters received from the 2dIowa Battery,
ahosttime since,s asneunes aba death gef:
Gxonos FAIRHAE, Jr., formerly Of this city.
GEuRox eested for che Battery, in ibis
city, abeuta year ago, since which ftths bis
company has bsspfn Dansrous engagements
having participated IN Ill ths fights from
Jsskson 'visksbnsg in an Pc sAic6 RE-
took part, conducting himself Eith the eaol.
ness and bravery q Ays'eran. For some
time prsyious % hisdeaah, hls>heslsh had
ben falling. bal BIO never shranf fronsaby
duty, or failed to be az his poss in the honr,
Of dsagsr md 1ishonsa reslly aoablS d
endure the fatigue 81 tbeHmarch, hersfused
TO give aprsDd aia net isass biz pisss in.
the raaks until about three days before his
death. -. s=tz.rr.y:zf -. s.rer rs ~
lie died on thes2Sth off, HAY, and now
sleeps on Southern soil, ADDING auether 30
the list Of victims, pactifced 70 the accufssd
spirit Of rebellion. Peace TO bis ashes
We mourn bis fate, but honor bis memory
and tie spirit whish, led him to meet his
death like a hero in defense Of bis country's
Gag. .~.>-. ~. ~ ~asr@s
DEATH OF LAWRENCE @. SMITH.
The following letter, received b.
Spencer Smith day Ortwa since; coBhraas
the report of his brothers death. Law.
renee Smith was we'll known to moss- OF our
citizens, and his earlydsath miil be ousnsdl
DOT only By bis parents and relatives, but
large circle of soung friends by whom
he was much respected ana esteemed. The
blow must fall vish crashisg weight upon
bis parents, bu: the knowledge that he fell
at t.his posi- With HIS face to The fos, dos
ing bis duty 10 a glorious Sause, will go Far
to assnaga their grief: : - .,.,.>r /
.. ........,s.= June 9th, 1863.
DEAR FRIEND SPENcEs.-as is with o
gloomy and sorrowfui heart that I take my
pen to inform you Of The death OF gosr
- brother Lawrence, who wac killed ne Mn.
.likeu's Bend. We LEFT cur camp d this
place about 3 o'clocd, P. NJ, and went over
to the Bend on thsR steamer Fort Wayne.
With 10 men, all we'll and hearty which We
reached little after dark We lar here
till just day-break, Sunday lnoTnings Jnnal
eth, when We started for he brsast.s 6rks.
But beEoro getting half way ne saw ths
euemy's coming, within d hundred yards,I
at q charge, against our littie fares &c l40I
of the ga, and about seven sor eight han
bred darkies. Our boys atuck 90 like
good fellows, bus the sdarkies fell back, md
let the rebels flank Us on ne lafs, and csil
cur left wing oil to piece. Same eomps-
MES that went in wish IL nlen and = nfacsss
came out with men and oficer--6 men
killed and oil the oEcers killed or wounded;
among tie Feat wa& your brosbers But Ne
fen Ike / saldier. and died. al. his noss.-
Tell hissparents that The name OF L. G.
Smith stands as high 10 he Go. and Regi-
ment % any namajn IL. = q SAID hs stood
$ to the last, and nessF asnshed. But, Spen
csh lhasks God, j BIZ vas posshot - ths back
no, be was shot % tbs bid, and Tell at The
breastworks, and whes Get blck that
evening be was.buffsd. With u. @. Smith.
Co, Esd lava, = ipscribsd on hisssiAh.ss 4
Mrs. Smish,s try take gnus gseas as
we'll - soa can, Cor is isshaFd, tbas, ihank
God, j. is jn a. good cause. 700, knowl
how hard Is is 10 Iouse Q kindred, Tor bad /
ny brother killed asshe battle Of Ander-
sons Hill. and, oh, God % hare to fell
my mother ef Aiskas hard Zoe sAe kssdo,
for know it was. d sssesstaew 10 hcr.--
Bat such things must hs, and asd edosa all |
things for tie st. ! Has saass scsoss.. |
remain ysaf friead Gals 49, =. q - -
90 st1 ex.s 49, O. n ~ Ess i