The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-06-13

and for the last time 10 the tag OF his
country, his spirit took its flight.
When he had brcathcd his last they
found in his Bible slip Of paper ut q
place where he had marked this text:
"ThCy desire n country, even heaven
~; wherefore God is not ashamed to be
called their God for he hath prepared
for them city"
On the slip Of paper he had written;
BURY me in the sea; il has been my home
and love II. But will not some one set
up Il stone for my memory at Fort Adams,
or ut Orleans, that my disgrace may not
be more than | ought 10 bGarE Say on
it: I'm memory Of Philip Nolan, Lieuten-
ant in the army Of the United States. He
loved his country us no other man has
loved her, but no man deserved less athcr
hands"
No doubt, MY friends, you look upon
this mans fate AZ very tragic indeed. II
his error was gricvOus then grievOusly
did he answer 1t. But there have been
realities within the knowledge of some of
Dou, during the late war, that, woven into
song or story, would vic in touching inter.
est with even this well wrought sketch Of
a patriotic brain. Here within these sa-
cred grounds lie those who were the flower
of your youth. Those who in the morning
Vi life, wheneXiStGnCew was almost without
alloy, "belorc one joy or hope had taken
wing" gave themselves to die for their
country. listened the other day TO q
story OF GGttysburg,On whose bloody field,
amidst TINT murderous cnflading fire, 50
many Of your heroes went down. learn
ed that out of thirty six men in your Cap.
tain Acheson's company, thirty.onG fell
dead md wounded, himself among the
former. Only five escaped nnhurl, and
two of these were taken prisoners-a fate
that meant only lingering death at Andcr.
sonville and Libby to so many Of our SOL
Jiers. What unwrittcn tragedies were
comprchended in the experiences of these
brave men! What story their lives and
those of so many Others of your fallen
Lcroes-such men as PcntcCost, Purvi-
and Templclon-would make, could all
that they underwent in mind and body
during those years Of war be written out
lust rs they felt, and suffered and endured
Il ALL At the call of the President they
went forth, first TO save the Capital Of the
nation, and afterwards to save the nation
itself To 20 they gave up home and
friends and every sweet cndearment Of
existence They were not the mercenary
hirelinCs Of a standing army in times Of
peace. They went forth nj the sound Of
danger. leaving ease und indulgence be-
hind them. With what f0rtitudC and pa
ticnce they endured n soldiers fortunes
the summers heat and winters cold, the
weary march by day and night, the pangs
Of hunger and thirst-lrw OF lis can ever
know, And mt last, ailcr they had stood
20 often and SO long through every posi-
lion of danger, and when they were so
worthy of victory and rest, and of Il JOY
ous reunion with their friends, and Of IL
thousand welcomes NJ your hands, they
fell in the heat of battle, nj posts where
their country ''mosL needed soldier"
with no friend or relative near TO close
their eyes in death.
When think Of that memorable strug.
Gle ON that great Waterloo field Of the
war, in which SO many Of your heroes
met their fate, one Of the most cherished
and impressive memories OF my lite rises
on nv recollection. On the 18th Of the
November following that terrible three
duy's battle in July, Il portion Of that now
historic field was set apart and dedicated
Ms National Cemetery. The President
of the United States and two members Of
Ills cabinet were there, and there were
also Governors from several Of the States,
and citizens and soldiers in great numbers
from nil parts Of the country 1t was Il
m0SI impossinr demonstration, one not TO
Inc witnessed twice in life time. The
war WINS still raging, but both the spirited
md strength OF the rebellion had been
broken NJ Gettysburr and Vicksburg, al.
most in the same day and hour, and the
homes Of the lovul North ran high The
people were ready TO answer almost any
drnonI unnu thrm for more men md
uVi'.'',' Al, ,.olI ror,rmkor tho
a"" hat ~ well evinced their CrrliupslI
I 7, ,v"s "n ,L. mi"h, hriorc those memora.
liz Sod;cot;Hn Srremonics Our train ar
rivoj NJ m;Inirht nnl such "A night as II
,rosS I sh"iT never fnrrct tho Grand
,unon,;, scnn" ,hot met DIR ewes rs we
'ronJ"J our ,y,v into the mublic souare of
tho town whcrc n vast multitude of peo.
''Io o 'C worc congrcCotcd The nriya,c
'orso ~Iorc Sir lincoln was stoDDinr
, ,T Tho centre ot attraction 10 this crowd
" "[ c; t md strangers They wanted
IN coo md hear tho man who was en-.
SSr;noI in their hcarts side nv side with
WnsEinTton An Mt once voice arose in
tho midst Of this crowd of people. At
tirs, Il was slow. tremulous and hcsltating,
In, t GRADUALLY Il became clearer and strong.
or mil In n moment everybody from the
ccntre to tho circumference Of the audience
recognized these well known words; Va
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