, 1864-09-15
Rounlie9-A PIan to Raise the Money.
Enitars f,hicaqn Trihnna.

In scanning oves your paper to ascertain how
TIE cal fog money has been 1esponded to, In order
money could be raised IN this M manner: % Let some some
committee be formed to cali upon I'll the different
railrsJs, workshops and all other places where
that On given day every man donate his earaiugs
for that day to the und 70 rAse recruits under the
present call. ! feel eertain that hundreds who,
pona sso ~oad ss aoas .n
no o. feel tho loss II this should meet your aI-
proval, ooltse me by giving 1t sp,se in your next
issue. 1renaln. g. q. PAnKsR.
Ian statIoo Va, on the 14th June, 1s0t, Colonel
VIZ, W., ssehe.t. ., Of GhcsEo II, aged 2s {ssI.:
hastily formed IN this city April, 1867. to defend
sons important positions IN the Southern part Of
n,,s this State before eali hsd been made 9y the
nois. be Was chosen Ser cart Major, which post
ton be retained until invited in tht fall Of I'll to
accept tee pos,s;9n oi Major Of the 9th N. 7. cav
By strict attention to duty. and gallant bearing
on The field. he was promoted succeaslyely to the
same regiment, and 1t tae time Of liz death was va
about fecelVtnX the higher honor of BsIgadfer
General. to which be waa we'll entitled hy III. ser
Although for some time previous to his death IN
Impaired heath. By reason Of constant anu uure-
Rittt1s eery,ee. he remained, like q truc soldier,
them with that chi!alrc aptri. which MSS 10 prom
inent Characteristic in hinAelf
In all the Important battles fought hy the gallant
Army Of the Potomac, under Generals Mcclellan,
Pope. and others, be bore part, and under Gen.
Meade, On the bloody field OF Gettys burg, reu-
dered brilliant service Ia retardlug part OF the
euemy's advance until our forces Ind occupied an
important position.
e. o. the i1th J1pe, while engaged undes aen.
Railroad, near Trerilian Station. and while leaa.
!ng eharge. be fell mostally wounded, and our
torces Afterwards feireAtlng, 10 was LEFT in the
tnemy's hands. The nature OF his wounds pre-
him until Obliged to leave by our troops, received
and parting words to his wife. and relatives, Do
1ald-"Aud to the officers and men Of my COM
mand, ssy that in the three years during which T
have been with them. VIC have passed through
many hard campaigns and blood-1ought battle 1
fields together, and have always {eit toward
them as = brother, and now that must die, 1t il
hsrd 10 leave them, but hope that as they have
aways been, they will still continue to be- true to
the canse, and never desert the dag, nor disgrace
The old 9lh-''
Duriag Col. saekett's military career, that un-
ee!shntss, and nobility Of character which in p.i-
rate life 30 e2desred him II ali With whom he
camt in contact, shsne with peculiar brightness,
In hts regiment be was hiehly respected and be-
9oved, ard hIs death IL deeply regretted while to
those to whom he WAS near and dear, br ties Of
blood, his loss II lueparable, and aorraw for bis
eary death can never cease. But In this fearful
struggle for the cA1st, God demAndk great aacri. :
fcee, and His ways are not our WaTs,r and though
bowed with grief before the stroke, We ttilt nud
strength to SAY THY will be done." J.A.L.