The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-07-25
Dearest Ann, thou hast letL us,
We thy loss most deeply feed;
But It's God who hath berr:i US.
lie can all our surrcyys heal.
ODItnAEH.

| Fell, in from. 0: sp ,tsy1garfA IT, on The 18th o.
| May. lt6i, sergeant ROBERT L PHILLIPS, ut CO
/ q i2.h Va reg ,snent, sged 81 yesss.
| u th5 commencement q OF tsis 1no!y VA when
tue avg s58s OF Vi-siu;s We're gathering arcunt
her 6, the subJsst Of thia imperfect no:icr a;
is9hei himself - .he Richmond Gcays, a2d from,
tbs psTJ3 at ria enlistment 10 IL Lae eat .iou
whcu .Ast devoted young ifo was yia ded. rover
was h5 k1awh 10 shr.ns srea ths seyero Esrdfh,re
~ y CHI Southern eodiaIg have b-en sxooSey hui
faithfully, unEwsIvioglT, nobiy cniurod I'll Z al
oasiy eischsrgDg his duly wihDu: = rluEmnr &ad
ass sir&ys i.uai' true 10 h't Post IL = ie.ter
written short time previous - ais dea H. to ,h<
friend asao n9~ psys htD this humble tfibut- nc
said 81 hops assy live 10 zee this war over, ara
Inc >9dth gnG her Independence. bat if Il eaauld
be the viii of lie Most Higa for ins 10 fsl mons
81 70 10 fhs better world Above ebt that nav
oe az ssv post when tai Hs sail It was nh
"prOu:,st thCagni' ghsu he remembered ta4i ne
h@d always Doen t0nn there except when prsyen ut
ed by sickn~rs. The darling wish Of hts soul was
graf d d. For eight days ms msrehed and fought
aud though his years were tender, yet his Nse
brave, daring ,pr,t Finally be was called upoa
to make his last ohaege--to which he galispty
sponded ani whia tho bait,s was raging .cce!y,
aad mis- Grave comrades were falling around him
IN the stormy ohaos ne W IS see Ia advance u ihe
whole liEe; AMI BE giorioubly fen wilma ten STEPS
af the sueEly, and his Ee1te, we@red spirit soon
passed away.
To say That ne brave, generou, and noh,e ic
ali bic impulses, would bat in.dequateY sxpress
inc truth. ana cGvsy but faint ide, OF his great
merit rs warm hesFtsd, Il otianz.e disposition
hId endess3t h!rn t. e!4 W III whom he came t.
oontGc; had though he had no kind home and
swae, naeih.r 10 glai!y> welcome him when on fur.
iongh, o. to grieqe for hin noN tta, no no longer
lives, yet trust he has been reunited to that dear
moiner who VA matched ffoln tia In his esily
youth, srd he's !Cuni brighter and more telntiloi
homo THAI this world csa give, wh re truly "thc
wicked eaara from troubling, and the weary are
forever a. rest "
10 il two bcfeaVai brother s wonld cav, rricve
no; III your darling yoGug bfo:hse now Il SD
esfly-s b'"oiy grave-bu. ra her pray that q
aas not aid ia vain" aud oh White you arc
CALAMITY defending eur loved couatTy, iosk unep
his n"ble.exsmr'e as worthy Of emus,i -: AMI like
hiln, pay hst II you f.ll yeu may 70 II b.tlor
weird, waeFa tho thunisrs Of battle 10 moro will
be heard
And Tho aged grand moth 7r--you dear grief s!rick
ca oas, who hss 81 0fiea pressed sae cup OF sorrow
II y"dr III $ i would ray 10 you, mourn not thai
your hebF,s has b:en taken from You bat ]
would point you TO thst happy hone where nc
storm o. sdr20w will ever ain bsat up N thaL dear
wiihoTed brew, bat G9d VIII " % all tears iroa,
your eyes" snd may yru be greeted With tho
biessef sfuten,o. "*eit done good AMI faithful Ser
yaai, eltaf taca asa ths jhy Of lhy Lord -
N.