Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1864-11-02
OBITUARY.

/ AMONG the psny jewels Of our sunny South
| that have fallen in this cruel war. is included
| JOHN HENRY, son of Mr.. and Mrs. MARTIN
Orxrs, o; this District, sged - years, months
aud ~ days.
Al the time South Caroliua aeceded, he We
| in the City Of Washing ton, attending lectures,
with the view of pract.cing medicine; but the
action Or hiss Stale adniOrisfed him TO return 10
his home aud give his aid in her dcfence. In
April 1861 he volunteered in Capt. Brooks Com
.pany, eth S. C. Regiment. anaservtd in Virginia,
until his Company reorganized. In August 1852
he volunteered uIder hi. former commander,
| Capt. BRo0Ss, OF 7th g. Z. Battafiun,-wat sta
toned in the vicinity Of Charleston until ordered
to Peter shurg, va. nnd on the memorable lstb
| of May 1864, on the battlefield near Drury 8
Bluff, gallnntly bearing the battle Gag, he re-
| ceivedfa ball in his head which killed him in
| stautly.
The early death Of JOHN HENRY brings, sor-
row and sadneas TO tho hearts OF nli who knc"
| him intimately .ponsh Ia spI I'rl":' = worth.
As young man Who bad just ert: lirl.e" cha r
| actcr be was frank, ,ud.ni, nd r,eudly.a as u
| sou kind and lfiertioEGtei rs mcmt-r7tl the
| Christian Church, humble, sincere Ia "Vnsis-
l,tcnt ms a fish-Cned gentleman, Ills exs n po is
worthy Of imitn,i.n.
Lie leave, nm aged father and motLe. rr9ti crs
and sister,, and mary friends. who ipTea rim
dearly. to mLurn, hut rot without hope Q, :is
snte,y in another and helcr world. J. L.
Drrp u, The Hor,ital on Jdmcs Island. at I
O'Clock p. NJ, Oct. 5th, 1864, GEo. NJ. SAMUEL,
privhte Of Go. G, lst s. @. Cav, in the 25;h year
of his age.
lie volunteered at the commencement Of the
| warm Capt. MEriwgrnEE's Company from Edge
field District, in which Company lie remained
until it was distanded. In August, 1901, ho
again entered service in a Company Of Cavalry
Commanded by Capt. j. D.'TwiGGs, with which
Company be contipued TO servc with. credit to
himself and family until his death. In hisderth
the Corffederacy has lp1t brave soldier, and his
| Cvnlr any q worthy nnl eheorful colnrade.
GIoRGE SAMUEL possessed the elemepts of q
true soldier, and hie.chnractere as war.
like as one of the sold Guard, ,"-undaunted
amid the greatest peril, unsubdued by the sever
est opposition and trials, he evinccd resolution
and irmness of temper that made him capable
| of any deods of lofty daring. Bis honor he
priced above oil richer and according to it's die
tates, as he read them, he was willin to live or
die. -.
lie gave evidence TO his hereavsd father. who
attended him in his illness, that he died aChris-
tisn. Weep not, kind parents. your: son has
passed away. under the glorious flag gof the South
and his heroic spirit has gore to minsle in ths
blissful abodss with the other gallantssouis whe
| have consecrated, by their deaths, our noble
Struggle against tyranny and, ppraralnlied op'
He pssaed. through many aevere conflicts il
VIRGINIA, and acquitted himself as honorably
and brayely as any soldier in the Confederacy.
;e He brnvely defended Virginis's soil,
And died on James, lonely sls,
No m others sorrows 10 assuagc,
No sisters hand bis wants 10 q d.
E.w. S.