Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1864-08-03

"Death, rigid lord, hath claimed the horioc clay,
While jnyously the yoa thfpl soul hath gone TO
take lis heritage"
DiEp, of Congestion OF the lungs, on the Goth
July, 1854, WALTER JASPER WELLS, young
est son of the W. j. WELLS and NJ. EpGEyiA
WELLS, aged years, months and IL days.
Thus again has that widowed mothers wounded
heart been pierced, who has within the last six
teen months been bereit of her husband and two
only sons
0. death, what art tEOu2 the shadow unto every
In the bower as in the BATTLE hunting night qud
day, S. A. L.
n The hero boy that dies in blooming years,
In mans regret to live, and woman toars,y-
Morc sacred than in life and loveier far,
For having perished in tho front of war;"
KILLED instantly on Johns Island, 7th July,
1894, another Of Carolina's noblest sons, JOHN
MAYS, in tho 2ath year of is age.
At last be has falen,--thu dalnt tless Soldier
boy -pfter passing through the fiery ordeal Of f
three years campaign. To say ought Of bis
young thivalrous life would indeed be .supcrflu-
ous,-his friends, HE comrades kneo him.
Sweet be thy rest Observation-Disclosures thy
sumbers Whispering zephyrs breathe plain
tive farewell to thy carly departure!
The garland Of frien endship-twincd around our
he.rtsowill wither, never He hn. fallen tri-
! umphanHy!
Thpn weep not Cease rcpining, gentle sisters
He occupies Soldiers Grave. May God CON-
fort you. FRIEND
L. YANCEY DORM, son OF Capt. JAMES and
Mrs. EMILY DoRy, WAS instantly killed on she
bntte-feld on the oath Of June last at the battle
of Samaria Church, Va. He was ~ years oi
age.
He volunteered in the service of his country
in 1861, when he was mereShOy, under l6 ycnrs
/ Of age, by joining Capt. GARY's Company
|. Company prominent in that noble band of heroes
the - Hampton Logion." He had the honor o.
participating in the first great battle, fought foi
I Southern Independence, that of MaDassas No.
and was one Of tho q who braycly clung to tho
f1Sfunes of their Captain through that memora
bic day, pursuing tho routed enemy five miles II
the evening. During the heat Of the battlc, tgt
Of his wounded comrades were ALMOST ready tt
fnint for want Of water. YANcEY, touched lily
their suffering, and true to the generous instincts
Of his nature, went to spring bstwsen the con
ltending lines through storm Of leaden rain
and brought water in triumph to his wounded
friends.
At the. siege Of Knoxville, while necossaril.
absent few minutes from his Company, thu
enemy drove his comrades from their rfe pits
On his retarn, he determined to recover his gun
which had heen left at the pits and though car
nestly persuaded to the contrary, he rushed t
bis rifle pit, under a heavy fire from the enemy
and brought away his gun aud accoutrement..
Hi3 officers and companipns-in. arms, attest hi
coolncss and bravery ON the battle field
YAScEY joined tbe Baptist Church Mt Bethany
in 1853; and FROM that time till hisdenth, thong
exposed to the cxcitcnentS and temptations inci
dent to youth, be lived'the life of a christian, an
"wnlked worthy of tho vocation wherewith h
: was called" While in camp lie devoted most q
his leisure time to rcading the Bible, and made
his guide and comforter.
The writer of this humble tribute knewt-hir
intimately from his infancy. and can testify to th
uniform quictness and gentlcncss of his manner!
and the purify of his character. In all tho rela
tions of life, whether MS pupil at school. sor
brother, or u soldier, he did his whole duty
chcerfully. faithfully.
, Among thousands Of other noble martyrs, h
freely sacrificed his life for his countrys indc
. pendence md may mcrciful God, "who ten
pers the wind to the sLorn lamb" pour console
tion into the stricken hearts Of his parents m
friends, A FRIEND.