Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-03-17

KINosnA. M. March 5LL. l.

hENOSHA, d., March 9th, l-h9
To The Haichnan and Journal
send you a sketch Of patriotic family resid-
ing near this city, whose head was native Of
Vermont and resided near your town, previou.
10 moving TO the West Her fathers name was
ANsoN WALDO, who resided in Willimnstowu.
where his daughter CAROLINE was b,m and
brought up. She taught school in Williamstown
and vicinity for number of seasons, where she
has now brothers and other relatives living. She
accompanied a family to Ohio, where she became
acquainted with NELSON DAVIS, whom she mar
ried, and now survives him. The following is o.
history Of her family
Within three miles Of our city is "a widow, who.
when the war began had a family OF four noble
sons and three daughters. Her husband was
sick, and the disease was fast carrying him ~
that " bourne whence no traveller returns
When the first gun was fired upon Sumpter, her
public spirit and love for the old flag OF her coun.
try walked up, and she was determined that her
family should do something 10 punish TRAITORS
and to save her country. They had a small farm
Of sixty acres and She called her family around
her and said to them II YOU will enlist and %
TO the war, the girls and myself will take care %
the farm. The children, who had the fire OF
their mother within them all as-cutcd, and cried
" ANN. The oldest enlisted in the 3lst " is
cOnsin for three years and served out his time
and was hOnOrably discharged. The next one en-
listed in the 33d Wisconsin and served until be
was compelled to come home on iurlough and
recruit his health The next one enlisted in the
9th Ohio Battery for three years, served his time
out and re-enlisted The last one enlisted in the
liIth Illinois, served out his time and was honor
ably discharged While these noble young men
were in the army, fighting for their country, the
mother and her daughters were carrying on their
little farm and taking care Of their sick father
In 1862 the father died, and was followed 10 the
grave by his widow and daughters. In 1864, one
Of the boys came home and fingered until death
closed his earthly career In the spring OF 1867
another son was consigned TO the grave, from dis
ease taken while in the army. And in the fall of
the same year, one Of the daughters who had
worked on the farm, TO the injury Of her health.
died, and was laid beside her father and brothers
who had gone before. Making four deaths with
in five years Now another noble young man,
who is beloved by every one who knows him. is
confined % the house with disease which it is
feared will soon take him from among us And
another of her daughters is confined ~ the house,
having been sick for the past two months. Every
child who has gone BEFORE and those soon 10 fol-
low, are sick from disease engendered BY the war.
or working upon the farm. The mother of these
children has taken care, nursed and watched over
them, until she has closed their eyes in death, and
consigned husband and three noble children b
the grave, and to-day she sits by the bedside of
her son and daughter, watching the rayages Of
disease aud taking the best care Of them.