The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1864-06-29
LETTER FROM THE Llllh 0. N. q.


LETTER FROM HEllith 0. N. G.
ArsArdlIs Juscrioy, MAJ
H Ia Iunsl5, 1894 I
80, JochSns o. Mdbday last wrote you
THAI fheeaeeseno sefippsesbes ~ sickness In Com.
panyF At lhai tluie dee6 was my belief, snd
The general belief ofths compauys. True, we had
couple Of msn 81 hospital. bnt we had not
thought either Of them W DO dangeruasly III. About
. O'Clock yesterday morning. however, We were
startled BY receiving word fran the lIospiia, that
Leonard Snyder. Of this company was dead. Tie
had boen unwcll for a number " days bot 70.
maiued in camp until Friday last, when no was
worse, ani had " be thken most ftho way u the
Hospital on stretehsr His deseaso was pro-
nouueed BY the physicians, to be typhoid fever but
members oftho Company who have seen frequent
cases ofbrain fever, say that his attack and sub.
sOqurnt symptoms strongly resemlled II. lie
improved, however and on sunday morning lam
told was able to sit up. and oonverscd with somo
members ofthe company who called 10 see him
although he could talk but little at time. Since
Sunday forenoon, he appeared 10 le deranged all
tho time, except perhaps a few minutes Monday
morning. Early Tuesday morning member Of
the company went Gee him, and found him in
sensible In which condition no remained until
about o'clock. whom he died.
His rem aims were placed in a coffin by members
Of the company, and at II o'clock this morning, we
followed him to soldiers grave. The funeral pro-
cession was fEmed as followsi
NILIrAHY EsooRr- under command Of Corporal
Stewart, with ,rma reversed d-composod Of the foi.
lnwine persons
Lewis Householder, Alvin G. Austin,
Harvey Pnillippp, Thomas Shenks,
A,anson BuabneIl, John Priest,
Eli Scott, Isaac Smith,
FALL DeARERs.
Alexander bruce, Potter Algoner,
Lewis Smaller, Charles hampton,
James Russell, William Stein,
Then followed mombers Of the company and Of.
hcer
Arrived at tho grave the escort halted in front
ofit--the company standing in line in rear of the
Escort. The Pail Bearers then lowered the cnnin
into tho grave-the Escort "presentng arms
The Hospital Chaplain then read portion Of the
SCRIPTURES, and offered upa prayer, after which the
Escort fred three volIeys over the grave. Tho
company then formed In the Same order as b,foro
and returned to camp, leaving the dead soldier,
! so lately our associate,
"Alono in his gloryp
LEONARD Snyder, was resident Of Webster
township, Wood county. H. was not, when we
left Porrysbure, n member Of this company, but
belonged totle company from Webster ana Frae.
dom townships, which was broken up at Camp
Chase, when he WIS assigned to Company r. H.
has resided in Webster townsnip for eight or ten
| years past has been mirisd bus was divorce |
fN IN his wife, nbput two or three years since. am
& dhatl has cousins residing som Nv hero in Wood
county but no relativ in Webster township. His
father resides near Syracuse, New York. His age
was3l
had no acquaintance with tho deccnsed, pre-
vious to his connection with this company since
that timI however have known hm asa hni
friend, and soldier always ready anl willing TO
do any duty required of him. Possibly--had no
made as great an effort as some who were mem
bers Of this oompinv--h he might have obtained ex-
eniption, aud rem lined at home, and to-day been
in his asuAl health but he responded to the call
of Governor Drough. aud has fallen in tho service
Of his country. And | appeal to you readers
whether the memory of this dead sol er what
ever may hWo boen his past faults or failings--i
his last sickness knew no mother'a ol sisters care
and whose grave was watered by no relatives
tear, is ho not thousand tim,s m'ro worthy o
the honor ani respect of his cnuntrym,n, than /.
the man who sneaked from the service of hi,
country, aud rcmaius at home--a n live, healthy
coward
IIonored soldier, rest in peace"
Tho only member or Company +, now In TIospi
tai is Robert Enmons, who was severely bruiset
a day or two since, by falling from cherry tree