Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1866-07-11
OBITUARY.

1t becomes my painful duty to chronicle the death
/ of Colonel CHARLES G. MCCALEB, late Lieutien
ant Colonel in the 5th Regiment of Tennessee Vol
untecr Infantry, who died at the residence of hi
sister, Mrs. Allen, in Harrison, Tennessee on tn,
18th day of June, 1885, aged about thirty-sx years
after aignering illness, during which time he SUI
fered very much, but bore his affction with great
patience.
Col. Caleb had lived iTreLigioUs, and had been
rather skeptcal his views on the subject of relig-
ion. But some weeks before his death he became
very pentent, and much concerned for the saliva.
ton of his soul, and engaged earnestly in prayer
sent for pous friends to instruct him in the great
plan of salvation, and to pray for him, which they
did and while prayers was being offered up in his
behalf he was very earnestly engaged in prayer for
himself and several days previous to his death, he
professed saving faith in the aoning merits of Christ
"the forgiveness of his sins, and shouted the hig
praises, and afterwards spent much Of his time in
conversing with his friends, on the subject of reg-
ion, death and eternity.
Itw the privilege of the writer to visit him. and
to hear him talk so calmly on the subject of death,
and his hopes of endless life beyond this vale of
tears. He admonished his friends to live virtuous
lives-lives of devotedness to the Great Creator,
In February 1862, Col. McCaleb left his hnme in
Hamilton county, Tennessee, and took with him
some two hundred men, who worked their way
through the mountains, to the Federal Army in
Kentucky. They were fired on by the rebels and
scattered to wander in the mountains for time
The most of them, however got through safe and
joined the Federal Army, and elected Col. McCaleb
Captain of company c, 5th Regiment of Tennes-
see Volunteer Infantry. Afterwards he was pro-
NOTED to the rank of Major, and then to that of
Lieutenant-Colonelin the same regiment. He serv-
ed his country faithfully soldier and was loved
and respected by the officers and men in the army.
He was truly generous-hearted and brave man.
and divers occasions he distinguished himself for
galantry and heroic daring on the field of battle
At Rasacca, Georgia. and various other places, dur
ing the ever memorable Georgia campaign in 1864,
he was in the thickest of the fight, and whether
amid the din of battle and clash of arms or On the
skirmish line, or in the camp or tosome march he
was always ready for duty and willing to speak
words of comfort to his men, no suffering sick, or
wounded soldier was ever passed by unnoticed or
uncared for by Col McCaeb, if it was in his pow
to minister 70 his wants. And although his steps
never fatered, nor his brave heart feared in the
hour of danger, and amid scenes of carnage and
death, when brave fellow-soldiers fell groaning
bleeding and dying around him, he loved his coun-
try felt while fighting under the "Star Spangled
Banner that he only doing his dnty, and the
path Of duty the path of safety, and notwith-
standing he was victorious on so NANNY occasions
while in battle array. But when the last enemy
confronted him. for time he faltered and trembled,
and feared to die but afterwards obtained the vic
tory over death and felt too he conquered en-
envy, and that death was the gate to endless JOY"
and in the very last struggle he trumphed through
the Blood of the Lamb and met death as con-
quered enemy and peacefully, calmly and trium-
phanty passed away from the of earth, with
bright hopes of entering into the rest of Heaven.
And no doubt many friend will feel sad, when
they hear of the death of one they loved so well,
and with whom they had served SO long in the
Union Army.
Peace to his memory, and may this affecting dis
pensaton of Gods Providence be sanctifed to the
good of surviving friends.
IL II. GTTURIF