Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1864-07-06

| Well not disturb them now II
One week from the next Sabbath. the
sad intelligence reached his home in YER
mont. True, he died CALAMITY fighting
for our common country, and his life went
out in a blaze of gloIy. yet he was a ten.
der husband and an affectionate Son. aud
the blow to his relatives was terrible to
bear. True, thousands in our afflicted
land had borne the same, but this was
their cup of sorrow, and it could not pass
them by. The event, sad indeed to us at
home, but of daily occurrence in the ter
rible ordeal through which we are pass
ing, seemed to cast gloom over the on
tire community. o
We thought of him as ever obliging
and kind. ready and willing help in
sickness and sorrow, and cheerful and
pleasing companion in health and prosper
ity +; we thought of him as ever liberal in
all public enterprises add generous to the
poor and needy; VIC thought Of his con-
slant gifts to ministers of the Gospel, re
CARELESS of party or sect. of the genuine
kindness and frankness that made him an
ever welcome companion, and of the ear
nest devotion to his country that led him
to enlist as o veteran, after having once
been and felt the pcrils Of army life.
And as we thus thought of hila and
his character, and recollected how recent
ly he mooved among u.s. inducing others
to follow him to the field, and how cheer
fully he left our peaceful Green Noun
tain home, the weight Of our sorrow grew
heavier and heavier, and old and young
alike turned aside to drop the unbidden
tear. ... t..
In his last letters to his friends. he
seemed to be impressed with the Fremont
ton tina. he should never return, yet he
had no desire to turn back :--"Our hard
ships are great, but it is all right, and l
am thankful am permitted to bear part
in this great struggle" II am willing to
fight SO long as there remains rebel to
be fought" II would like to see you all,
but rather see the inside of Richmond
than anybody" IL shall do my duty"
The tender regard for his friends at
home accompanied by full determine
tion not to leave his post until the cam
paign should end, coming from one who
had just passed through the awful battles
of the Wilderness andSrottsylvaula G. H,
and had seen his men fall in scores about
him, at the same time feeling that he
held his own life by slender tenure indica-
ties the character of brave and intelligent
citizen soldier, and so long as the Union
is defended by such men, nothing but the
ignorance or imbccility Of our leaders,
can defeat our arms
He was SO highly esteemed and be-
loved by his men whom he had 30 often
led, not sent, to battle. that his burial be-
meath the walnut tree must have been .
sad, solemn and most impressive scene,
over which the sternest warrior could not
refrain from tears.
Col Cummings in his official report,
tells us, that to " the l7th," was entrusted
the dangerous and important duty of cap
turing the battery, and how CALAMITY it
was done, is known to all; but Lieut..
Guyer was not permitted to enjoy the vic.
tory. In the same report, we are assured
that che was one Of the most faithful
and gallant officers in the whole regi-
ment." Thus has he fallen. in the prime
Of manhood, beloved by wide circle Of
friends at home, idolized by his compan-
ions in arms, and honored and esteemed
by his commanding officer.
While we deeply mourn his loss, and
tender our, truest and kindest sympathies
to his bercayed friends. We trust, that. as
he closed his eyes to the early Sun of the
18th Of June. his kind and gentle spirit
took its fight to the shining shores Of
light, where tho isheck Of battle 10 never
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