The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-06-15

GOLD WATCH PRESENTATION TO CAPTAIE
DoRsEY.-Battery H, LIST Ohio Light Artil-
lsry, was paid off yesterday, and about
ninety of its one hundred and twenty mem
bers gathered in the parlOrs of the Ameri-
can House last evening for a final social
meeting. The members of the Battery had
8 second purpose in the interview, and
made it the occasion to convey to their gal
liant Captain, s. ". Dorsey. their spprecia-
ton of his character, services, and per-
sOnal kindness TO them.
The Captain, all unmindful of his fate,
was summoned up stairs by a sergeant, and
found the Battery drawn up in a circle, evil
IDENTIFY ready for some military evolution IN
known to him. For once the Captain was
s'surprised." Sergeant W. h. Styre stepped
forward, however, and soon put the Cap
tain in the way of recovering his conscious
ness, by delivering himself of the following
little speech preliminary to the presents
tion of a elegant and costly gold watch:
Captain Dorsey:
In behalf of the non commissioned Off =
GERS and privstes of Battery H, and as an
assurance of their high estim alton of you as
their commander, l present you with his
Wstch as q token of their regard. You will
please accept it as such, with our best
wishes.
Captain: may you live long to wear it,snd
may the time it marks for you as q citizen,
be as well spent in the cause of our age, as
the time you have spent with US. A little
more than q year since we met in an enc,
my's country as strangers The trials we
have passed through together since, we
hope, have made US friends. As such we
trust TO be ever remem beTed by you.
Tho astounded Captain made this re-
Spouse:
Soldiers Of Battery Il:
Your unexpected and magnificent present
completely nonplusses me. When l was
called up here Just now, I had not the
slightest intimaIion of what was wanted,
and bad, indeed, little reason to expect this
evidence of your confidence and esteem,
which is doubly dear to me now that our
work is done and we are about to part. /
AN unable to express my feeling of thanks
and gratitude on this occasion, and beg that
you will excuse me until some time when l
IN not c~onfOunded With agtOnishment. l
wish TO take each of you by the hand and
assure you how deep an interest l feel in
your future welfare. And IS this is prob
ably the last time Battery H will ever as
semble, l trust that in time to come this
last moment will occur to you-as it will 10
meas the very happiest of all In what
ever direction your different ambitions may
lead you hereafter, may your efforts be
crowned with prosperity and happiness;
and God bless you all
The watch was a splendid piece of work
manship, Hunter-cased, and bore this in
scriptiOn: presented to Captain S. W.
Dorsey, by the enlisted men of Battery Il,
1st Ohio Light Artillery. Cleveland, June
14th, 1865" The watch was bought at
Crittenden's, snd valued at $3.50.
But this was not the only testimonial.
There were many individual presentations
made to him, of books, gold rings, diamond
pins, etc.,-"s trunk full" as was remark
ed.
The Captain was of course highly delight
ed with these expressions of good fellow
feeling and esteem, and we Congratulate
him on the reception of the same.