The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1868-02-14
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Al Ulericksviile, Tuscsrawss County, Ot'os q
typhoid ever, Captain Gtohes n. Vas BtsSeuN,
February s, 1858, aged 70 years.
Captain vAS BLARouH moved into This county !
with his father when quite young. n has been
well known to a large class Ofour fellow cintets
through the whole period Of his business life.
For SONS time he worked as clerk for Captain
LooK in his store At Rowling Green, where, by
his unvarying kindness and cheerful attention to /
customers he soon became favorite bf the peo.
pie, and, by his dil&eni attention to business, m
corruptibe honesty and integrity, he established
himself strongly In the confidence Of his em1
ployer, and through his employer, and. the
Knowledge Of these sterling aud valuable char
aeterstics, which had come to their own know
ledge, he was selected by Messrs, Or. PscK and
MIlLER to take charge Cor them Of branch OF
their dry goods house in the village Of Tontogany,
in which place Of great trust. giving the fullest
satisfaction he coGtiuued until the second call
for 900 men was made by the President, IN
the Fail of 1862, when, like true patriot, feeling
that the Nations life aud Perpetui,y were in
great jeopardy, he willingly resigned his pOst Of
honor with all its promises Of emolument. and
gave his whole life aud influence to stirring pp
the minds Of his young associates to the reahsa-
ton he felt Of his couutry's dangers and neees-
sites, aud, in the short space Of a few days,
enough were enlisted to form a company, Of
which, with great unanimity, Ne was chosen to
the LIST Lieuteuaucy, aud the company was made
company d of the lllth Ohio Infantry. In this
capacity he served with his company, giving the
best of satisfaction to his supsriors ID office and
so winning the affections Of his men that he Is
Of esteem. After the regiment had been in the
field for six months, by the resignation of its
Quartermaster a vacancy was left and he was Sc
lected to act in that capacity, Soon after, the
regiment was put in the 2i Brigade of the %
Division of the 23j Army Corps, and, for his dill
gence in business and the honesty and integrity
Of his character, he was appointed Quartermaster
of the Brigade. In this position Of great and
responsible trust, both upon the'part Of the Gov
ernment and men, in the midst Of opportunities
for unlawful speculatlous and fraud, which none
can know only those who have been with The
army an which so few in those positions resisted
he stood hlst in his integrity, and by his uI
firing industry AMI faithful discharge of hi'
duties gave a most striking and also very benc
fetal exhibition Of a patriotism which wa.
stronger than setshness. and made him striking
example of "eniuring hardship AS good sol
dier." After Hood had been driven from Attain
ia and his corps were sent to hold it, in accom-
panying his train upon foraging expedition, af
ter his wagons had been loaded and started fo
the camp, he learned that some cf his men b,
some means were vet left behind and in grea
!, danger from the bushwhackers he believed to b,
S lurking near. lie alone remained behind the guarC
to help and hurry them out of danger, and in do
e ing so was himself shot just under the arms, ant
/, fell from his horse. His murderers, supposiul
!. him dead, stripped him of most of his clothes anC
. everything of value to them, in which yretcheC
condition he lay during long stormy night tm
til near daylight, when he was found by Colone
b Bond, Commander of the brigade, who had takeI
few men and searched most Of the night for him
= On being brought to camp, contrary to all expec
=; taton, he in few days sufficiently rallied from
the shock as to enable him to be sent to his fami
) ly. Though entirely paralyzed below the arm
h and in a most helpless and suffering condition h
: maintained his always great cheerfulness au'
gave hope of living for many years.
t Last Fall, at the Republican Convention Of tn
!. county, his fellow citizens recognized his ex
!. emplry character aud meri;orious services b.
n Treasurer of the County, to which he was elected
: At the request of his parents he went to Ulricks
y willie last fall, TO spend the winter with then
l. Some four weeks since he was attacked wit
" typhoid fever, during which, with patience an
e Christian resignation he suffered much until til
s;h day of F.b., with entire trust in Christ whoh
felt his Savior, he rested from his labors an
y, entered upon the reward of a true. loving, mob
er Christian man. His remains were accOmpanie
,r to his home in Tontogany, by his wife, paren
and four of his Masonic brethren appointed d
Mystic Tie Lodge, No. 1872, to accompany his r.
mains to their final resting place.
The funeral services were held at Tontogany,
Tuesday last commencing at l2Il P.iM,. 6ud
the auspices Of Wood County Lodge No. liz, AT
the beautiful and impressive ceremonies of Il
Order were witnessed by large and attenti'
asseublage of the friends and fellow citizens
the deceased. A portion of the Scriptures we
read by Rev. G. A. ADAMS, followed by pray
by Rev. ]. MAoARTEY. Rev. A. HoLLINGTC
n gave brief but impressive funeral diseourt
based on the following passage Of Scripture -
have fought a good fight, have finished n
course, have kept the faith. Henceforth the
is laid up for me a crown of righteousness
The Reverend gentleman closed with one of I
most impressive and eloquent eulogies upon 4
life and character of the deceased that we ha
ever heard from the pulpit-a tribute that
honor to the eulogist, and which the life il
closed eminently merited, as good citizen,
faithful soldier, true Mason, and an hons
man.