The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1867-04-06
Christian soldier passed to his reward.

| In his death the State has lost public man
who had already given promise of great useful
ness in her councils-his district has been
deprived Of an eminent citizch-thc country
will miss brave, energetic and accomplished
ofIiccr-and his fainily--who can estimate their
loss, or sound the depths of tho flood tide of
sorrow which ovcrwhclms them! Among the
inner circle of his friends, those who witnessed
the bright dawn Of his earlier years, and IN the
quiet walks of college life held sweet COM
munion with him, deep is the pang, and heart
felt the sorrow, as they learn that the best
loved of the class of 40 has gone to meet his
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| Killed instantly. at the battle of Avcrasboro, n.
| c. March lG, 1865, Lieut.. LESLIE GLOVER, Company
g., 1st S. G. Regular Infantry, aged - years, IL
| days.
| This noble young heart was still i'll it's early
youth, when the trumpet call OF war summoned
him iar;h. lie had but lately entered the
South Carolina College when secession and
f! confederation, and the fall Of Fort Sumter
oa -rkc men to the glorious and terrible nature
Of the emergency He spent short time in
the .coii,ee, Company" going down during
tl,c homl,rdn,, ut of that Fort; but the Gov
crnor h,yur very properly refused to enroll
- '"'i "'''"' >c'9 l. f ls >, w.
them, they returned ali, Jew weeks 10 70
lumba, and disbandel.
Shortly altcrwarl he rccciy u Il" "FPo'"'-
mcnt upon the staff Of Gen. S. K. e''s'' .'''"
in the service Of South Carolina, and re- '''''c"
with him unt the autumn Of that yca"'
When the Washington Light Infaptry went
into :lic field he joined them, and shared thc,,
tolls and hardships. ipon them was formed
the Eutaw Regiment, of which he remained !;
private, until his appointment, i'll the fall of
1863, to Il Licu'cnancy i'll Col. Buffers Rcgi-
mcnt Of Regulars Though raised MS Regular
Infantry, this regiment Was drilled as Artillery
and their post was Fort Moultrc and right
gallanty they held it until the last agony of
&c C:a!e,lcrc = ca.nmoncl tlc:. TO other wcrk
In the struggling remnant of the army Of the
South. they held mean place, marching, re-
treating, or Standing desperately at bay. 1t
WAS thus, the lG;l Of March found them at
Aver;.s1oro. Delay must be had, and it could
only be had by standnS-a feeble handful
against host. Lieut.. Gloycr's place that day
was on the skirni>h line There, ut the post
Of honor and duty he fell shot III the head,
..:.l w"s b"r:cl. Ills remains h.yo l.:, Is been
brought home, to be laid beside ;!.osc Of the
."nther he loycl and of The lro;hc. wh,sc
hr"!.: example lie so wori!.i!y !;'.!"wcd
Lieut.. G!.ovf:n was Chl:s:;an ~ tic time
g ~ I. T. 81
interest in religion. But faithful words
reached him. and faithful and rr.y-:-!. ..".i..:-
God blessed hi&n. IIc became Il member of the
Presbyterian Church. a! r.ost consistent
Christian solder Cnyccn.ous. Jealous.
morally IS well IS physically brave. he GOOD Of
ines. and the 4iory o., il:s .,yo:::. became
leading motives in hi, lie. None v:er., more
punct;r;l attendants. upon wols!.i; few more
,liliycnt or dc.otcd in ,!,ci. Efforts to lead men
to Christ
lis m;ul. Without being brilliant. was clear
and his Judgment sound. his powers fresh ac-
tive and full of lie. He took deep interest
even in Tic details Of or mtar? condition;
his study of i. WAS minute, his memory rotcn:
dive, and his know!cd.c accurate. The writer
well remembers repeating to him once the false
statement that South Carolina had kept nearly
all her troops at home. and left the country to
take care Of itself, and asking him what the
facts really were. In: few moments and with
out amy help. he made ont lis, of oH The
rYyi., as rc!Sca II tie .S.uie, om Mer .|'ishi-
Lniiom at Hut tiu.e; showing that onc-lalf Of
the whole force was then in Virginia, and the
rest divided between the State and the West.
Perhaps no other of his years would even
have attempted such II list, without books
papers.
Our brother soldiers temper was singularly
ailcctionatc and sunny He was good friend,
good son, and 4 good Christian; humble
"uilclcss, pure Of heart and life
Al who knew him well will say-God be
thanked tha, we had him God be thanked
that we have not lost him
Lines on the occasion Of the bringing home
of the bodies Of Colonel Thomas j. GLOVER
and his brother. Lieutenant LESLIE GLOVER:
sleep brothers. slccp,-rom different batt fields,
Borne sally back, upon your SI,oiloss shields