Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-05-19
The Death of Colonel Woodward
Made the Occasion TO Taunt His

ThAe Death OF COlOmeh WOoNWuN
Made the Occasion TO Taunt His
Father. A.
The Cleveland Heyald took occasion TO
make use of the fact that Judge Wood
wards SON (Col. Woodward), was killed IN
| the recent battles, TO proclaim that he was
| the son of the CopperheGd candidate for Coz
| ernor Of Peiinsyludnid 30 achOm General Nc
Clellan aorote his C0pperhead letter.
Even Republicans were disgusted and en-
ragged at this infamous taunt at such time
They declared 1t an outrage" and de-
nounced the writer. We cannot conceive
anything SO villaiaous that the author OF
this Internal article wouldn't be willing to
perpetrate. Any man who would wanton-
| ly insult father grieving over the corpse
of his son fallen in battle in defense of his
country, should not be recognized by de-
cent people. He should be treated as
mere insolent blackguard.- Cleveland Plain
\ Dealer.
JUDGE WOODWARD VINDIcATED. - In
view of the fact that the dead hero had
vindicated his father against the libels OF
other falsiflers, The Herald and other Abo-
lition papers deliberately assail the Judge
while lamenting the death of his brave and
noble son. Read the following extract from
letter written by Col. WOODWARD, (the
young hero who fell In the battle of the
Wilderness to Mr.. T. J. BIGHAM,of Pitts
burg, who had siandpred his father as the
Herald now slanders him, dated "Head-
quarters Depot Camp Invalid Corps, Me-
ridian Hill, d. G., September 20, 1S63:"
"Just after the fall of Sumter, in the
spring of 1861, finding that war between
the two great sections of our common coun-
try was inevitable, under the call of the
President for three years volunteers, rails
ed a company in Philadelphia, which after
wards became incorporated with the second
regiment Pennsylvania Reserves. Any one
familiar with the business of raising vOl,ln-
teer organizations knows it to be all eXpen-
sive undertaking. Every cent that my
company cost, with the exception OF the
small amount that my limited means en-
abled me to devote to the purpose, came
from my father, Judge Woodward. During
all the time that elapsed before my compa-
nv was mustered into the service, lived in
his house, and had, so far as l needed 1t, his
cooperation in my enterprise.
"As Major Of the second Pennsylvania
Reserves, participated in the Peninsular
campaign, and was wounded at Charles City
Cross Roads, in the right foot and left leg
by which wounds am crippled for life
was taken prisoner, confined in the Libby
prison in Richmond, and, after being parol-
ed, was taken to my fathers house in Phil
adelphia, where, for four weary months,
was confined to my bed, suffering in
tensely, but with that suffering alleviated
and finally relieved, by not only the best
medical skill, but by the constant, kind, un-
wearying attention of my father, mother
and sisters. During all that time, as indeed
during my whole life, no father could be
more kind, more solicitous for sons well
fare, than was mine. Almost daily conver-
sations occurred between us, in which the
war, the present and the future were dis
cussed and, although he freely criticised,
and often condemned, the manner in which
the war was managed by the Administra-
ton, never did he utter sentiment in SYM
pathy with the doctrine of secession, nor
syllable of approval of the course taken by
the people of the South and never did he
say aught which was not calculated to ell
courage me in the performance of my duty
as soldier.
''GEo. A. WOODWARD,
"Late 1t. Col. comd'g I'd PeDn'a Reserves,
Major Invalid Corps"