Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-02-01
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{ During the war rnumeroasartielsS some
times valuable and 0metimes7seemingl
triding, the property. OF Union soldiers
who died in Southern hospitals, were for
wafded to the Executive Department OF
the State, because therai Has no way Of
resehing the frieHdsoor relstivesrof the de-
ceased, These instances were eompsra-
lively rare but IN so many years the curl
Gus stock Increased and remains to this
day one Of the peculiar featnFes of that
FelatioRship that the GovernoF Of a great
State assumed toward the soldiers of the
Commonwealth. Undisturbed BY any in-
termeddling hand, sacrsd from the sight
Of the curiosity seeker, this little collec-
tion of little landmarks in the history of
thelives Of those who lived Welliand died
in good cause, have remained with just
enough Of mystery about them to invite
inquiry. OF nis 2aisaa21t4 fHol4
ID fesisrday it ,SaS detsrmiasd TO maks
another effort to have them returned to
those, VINO would most dearly prize them,
and the packages were opened to find some
trace Of relative or friend It seemed like
thsa sanetityosofss9sfoW and re-
Yiying old memories Of suffsring.s But the
duty was performed and watches and
lockets and miniatures Of loved ones pres
-ent IN visions that came with the last
breath, and poek textbooks and memoranda
came trom the 1hidden retir6n1ent to tell
their story of direction, like guide-posts on
the road, to the homes Of friends,
/ Among the packa9es were several con-
tsiHing only silver watches. Rhese were
marked a belonging to- JacobESnivel, Co.
G, SD infantry John Spahr, 5Tth In
fanttgi Franz Qberla, Cp. On 4sth Infan-
~, and John keenan, 90; y ll4th In
fantry. In one package marked g. Nc
Henry, co'K.gssth Infantry, ,asAere two
Pocket-bools. a geld Psa andsan1a papers;
il another, labeled John s. Butler, nth
Ohio Battery, were, watch, pen and
: Others were maEksd Gass follows: A
pocket book With % oAats therein, Edward
Allen, Co. T, 18th Inf: q package con-
tanning 8 silver Batch, chain, breast pin
and tRos dollar bin, Sterlin East I'D
Infs zone containing pocket book and
combs, John.J. Garlashg Coz yA,Iz3d Inf;
q silver watch, poe ket book and papers,
Isaac Lucas, Co. g, 65th Inf; one con-
taining pencils snd combs, hqC. White,
Co. i zstI Inf; pocket book, note book
and papers, Thes.g aJaeksohs Go. F, goth
Inf.j two packages marked with the names
John Smith and Geo. W. Knapp, of 5sth
Inf, contained pocket books empty. In
package marked e. N.iNotFis, Co. A,
Sta oav.sz was a pocket book within receipt
from Pay Agent Williams for SIS. A
package marked Fri lGallsnher, Co. c,
6sth Inf, contained a silver watch and
chain and r,f.,iefs,,-r. q toa ;F,,I ,,;o
ture of q beautiful Ecreatures lAn0ther was
addressed Mrs. Jana; McMIllen, North
Salem, Ashland County, OhiO.ss
One Of the Incidents Of the opening
ceremony was, that 5 little silver watch,
as soo0nias rsissd from the bSz, ssarted of
yithoa lively tick and talksd7its story
through, Could We but trsnsIate, what
mystic dottings of mystery and romance
would come TO rs with It's teiegraphie
acliok-click-languageID But rather let this
be whispered to'the loved lonsst0 whom
hope it viii sOon. ane its wAyss