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iii all future tIEuc mlirt connect OHeFFI
field with the intimate history of the pres
p. eut war. viii he thai of having for one Of
is citizens. this 81 llnt deceased. whose
her.ic feats and bearing a- leader Of the
9Th Maine. left no opportunity for mcreas-
cd honor by tbs eoutcrnent Of military
rank.
Most respectful. in lrl>:e,
J. l. liopue ~.
Adit. General.
!. : <'s s s5.. Committee.
CALAIS Get 6;h. 1S6l,
Genilemcn:-
I Yours inviting me to he present IN the
occasion Of the funeral ceremonies vi Gen
eTal Buraham has been received.
i regret exceedingly that sickness pre-
vents ne from being able To Join the great
+ throH- OF mouuIcrs who viii assemble to
pay fitting honor to the gallant dead His
+ tall At i tine when the rare men Of his
stamp are 50 much needed. should he be
walled a> a great puhlic calamity Many
a, home have never placed sufficiently
/ high estimate upon the worth of his SER
vices. They have been accustomed to re-
gard him As a man Of great bravery and
! pure patriotism. and skill in the organiza-
| tioa and control of mcn-high qualities
and worthy of great honor. hut they hale
/ been inclined to lament that his limited
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the higher branches of the military pro-
! f.ssion. In this they were mistaken. lie
had that rare faculty OF being able to have
the fall control of his own roVrrS If mind.
amid the excitement Of an cnrarcmcu;
nal III. o,=., anJ oJ,,;~1,l,. ;15..,,,,,,t
ahed him to place his men where thew
could at the same time do the best cyccu-
non ana h, ne saved from unnecessary expos
,a.;,o,, al,"g.,her ~ -. -. ~.
bic critics of the volunteer seryiee, pnder
whom he served. haze to my knowledge
spoken IN great admiration OF his peculiar
'.ss II, sa',', y. pa,'ae - t>tettit1
srcat military man. I
How faithfully he devoted himself to
our @iarIous slAth We all know. Willie
a. - '.'.'. ui'l''e, ttSs IL
bosur, a. when At Mary HIM he snatch.
al victory from the brow of death in one
ri the most daring ieatS III the whole war.
~, ,' nd Enfaj ,a@.,f"r ', ,"'eo M'si'
union they viii continue in in all the (Itnrc
10 shed luster upon the Annals of our
state
!sn.N ny rye at III! 'liahtitt! To
Yours p,o., ,r.,,,
FRED. 4. PIKE.
). y. MliLiKEN and Cam
o''.eiS Vi ''ie oui'
= N",o'ei Eugene ii"ie said General
i''' '''''''i' "'s NtoN" 10 Us III hancock
oo'.''' a. 'i'''i VI regiment III when
We ii''" tMo COMPANIES we haa' there
WY. ST." '"G SPe"Ne''" personal interest
IL man ,'' ''''" '"", : VI ;" man! oi oHf
WAITING" MS progress as a
u,li'ais h''''' ho'ins MS hearing before
'Silhs''t J" me oiSc'P'i''ihs ana render
M eh.e''n' 'i'e i'icii eii'f"s'e" 10 NM
ioi'o"'" INN WIN ""i S""u WIZ our
:; "'P'',"! anu VIZ" s'"s''"' P'i"e All
'h,V'e" III, '","P",S"S' MS successes ana
i''''' ues"s '"9a '"S'e' oi' me regiment
''''e, 'e' NC "A" " "S ''','e,'" p'ch 10 MS
an" our e""".!' through ''e NOME men
~ e',", =, , nv oO"t''' i"''rHS tue
,''9 VI oe''' al i'"' ''''''"' ana such hhe
M" 's ma ''"'ou ''te'. io'e u country
-, = = - ''''e'''' '''0"' III" io' hef
nv
"'' w." , 'a' It'"Ne' s''''' i'''s i"'n,s IF,
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''''' nun, '"''o "oo'''e"' oi ''r'uhe' OF
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'".,'' VI ''''''' nv '"e ie''.'''es Vi Tue
's'"7o' nav p'o''' ''o s'e'i 'cs' iof
VI o"e" sPe'"i''o'T. nc o'hef
'''Ss oes'i".iS more "iia'ilni'''usiF' and
"''' It's wa. I! ''cer desert. "eh' burnham
NV" ''P'esse" N''', as pe'ns esPeceaii!
una" "''o''s'"s !" ''iiS second Glass;
MS P'''N'''ohS were d. hundred tunes
Won
~ u'es See"n' h' hrst view, hard' 'hat
'n's i"ieh Patiot should nave passed
through AL the dark days OF the great,
e'hllct' ana t"asnow' when light Is break
ins' he should be taken away and thus
nereit Oh the enjoyment OF participation
( ~ tts..k III