Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1866-05-18
AND DEATH OF AN
ARMY CHAPLAIN.

ARMY CHAPTAIN
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fnl,on;nn ao.,h bed yoana sh;cL 10 10 .
aoiloS ~ u;.naao On his rooant v;s;. ~
I Gh;oaco. "''- 80 '' y
ne new henry Cienharo, an ex- army
enapiain' VINO lett on expouhdihg Dioie
ana recruiting Tor the saviour, ana py IN
uorsihg 'ne mgger ana aDoii'icn,s'n, De-
oa'ne au army chaplain M one o. 'ne rs
lonelu ieeineh,s' passed ifon ~, ii'e 70 "
nome 9eyona blessed ~ me
o'ner uay' anu 'nus shu'neo Oh 'hls NOR
TAI co',' ~,
;, pnysician nau ca'ieu gu MIN Two OF
,nrec times day lor mon'h' docforing
MN ior an ague Drought on WINE steal steal
ing co''o!, III Arkansas; WINE VITA zen
GURUS; on learning 'hat tue eX.minis-
'er anu eA-cnapia,h Wouiu not i've tue
nigh' OUT, we called win the physician.
IN a little wooden looking room, not
owe, over WE'VE leee' square, 10 an obscure
ooarring mouse 10 Chicago we foand me
ihsaiiu' Inc room was pare OF iurni-
'ure eAcep' poor pea, iit,ie oirty
wasnstand' Two wood bottom chars an
ola trunk a pine table, on which was
spread a newspaper, on which a lay an Ola
p pair OF Qua shutters ,,,t some phi
ooxes ana such stun. Inc dying man
was pfopped up IN bed, while faithful
negro woman sat on the loot OF the bed;
as we entered, he rallied a iittle ana
asked the doctor who he had brought
with him. On being told that it was
Brick " Pomeroy, ne sank back, closed
his eyes-rallIed little and said, Per.
haps it is as we'll He might as well
know it as any one.
And he proceeded to make his dying
statement, which was in these words, as
we took them down IN our memorandum
book, as the physician requested;
Ny name is Henry Clannard. ! am
forty one years old. | am Methodist
ministerial least | was one. was once
happy and contented, and loved Christ,
my Master, with all the zeal Christian
ever had. At last grew cold IN relI-
glon, selfish and envious o. the good for
tunes OF others. wanted to make mo-
ney ana TO nave some nun ! had no
particular education, SO 1 thought l
would be Republican politician, be-
gan oy, preaching politics IRON the pull
pit ana praying ior the negro, IL paia
me me IN money but iost influence a. me
throne Of trace; but ! did not care
lor that, u | couid only nave ipnuence
WIN tne hepuDllcan party ! lorgos
Ohrist ana became 'nterested "a inc me-
gro. naa innIence WIN ~, . Jew mem
peis - NY eluron' anu tsiheu Poii.ios
70 Ilem -, was pau y once seeke,s 70
lnn1ence IN, onr's.ia er' oome.llnes nave
maui 10 hisn az h''ccii uvin ~, az an cicc7
'ion iol ny innuense WIZ WIZ; onrlssId MS.
!, ~ ,! ias' ! iounq poli.lcs Pald oe''ef
,nah reiigioh' ana " VI LOT the cnaP-
,a,ncy Oh a regimen. ana gov IT, ~, dhen
! ies rci,gion go ana went 70 war, mere ere
wrote letters nome oenounciug Demo
crats as coppernlesaads, ana l stole COZ,
ton, ana SILVER ware, ana pictures, ana
DOCKS ana dresses lot my Wlie ana SIS
tiers, and horses and mules Tor my bro
theirs, and a piano for the Governor, who
gave me my commission, and gold
watch for my captain, and a lot of house
hold furniture for my colonel. And !
robbed the soldiers of jelley and such
stuff sent down to them to use while in
hospital, and had my share Of goods
stolen from sanitary fairs, and made lots
Of money. Please give me little piece
Of that pounded ice"
The physician gave it to him, when
he continued:
" But was not happy. ! drank whis-
key with the boys, when away from home,
and INDUCED in some excuses not worth
mentioning, and laid up quite pile OF
money. And | was taken sick while out
stealing cotton from plantation where
a widow lady lived. ] had coaxed her
niggers to run away, and they are all
dead now. When the war was ended,
came home to Wisconsin, but could not
stay there. So | came to Chicago. And
| grew sick And have got to die.
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