Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1870-04-30

people, and gladly would they,Aave re-
tanned him for another term, but be de-.
clned the trust.
"In 1857, with the Hon. Thomas Ewing,
he visited Lancaster, Ohio, where he met,
formed the acquaintance Of, and on the
9TH day Of June, 1859, married the eldest
daughter of Hon. P. Van Trump, member
of Congress from the 18th District of
Ohio"
{" "lIere, 10 some cottage home, from toll and
town remote,
Where love and lore could claim alternate
hours"
lie spent the happiest days of his life.
From his dreams of happiness and bliss
he was rudely awakened on the 18th day
of April, 1861, by the startling intclli-
gence that Fort Sumter had been fred
upon. On the 18th, President Lincoln,
issued his proclamation calling the loyal
citizens to arms. Men responded to that
call from all conditions of life, from all
sections Of our country, forgetting homes
and all that word implies, kindred, friends,
and loved ones dear, in their love Of coun-
try. Before the Governor of Ohio could
issue call for troops in response to the
requistion from the Secretary of War,
Marshall +. Moore rendered his services,
his happiness and his life to his country,
through the Governor of Ohio.
To appreciate his patriotism, his self.
sacrificing devotion and his love of coun-
try. it is necessary to go to that cottage
home, where love, peace, and happiness
rcisncd supreme. The ties of that home
were dear. His earthly happiness was
complete. Everything that man could
wish, or love conceive, was his. Yet all
these were forsakcn, luxury, home, kim
drcl, friends, wife. children, all, all these,
with every tic of life, compared as nothing
with the love of country. and the patriotic
devotion which animated his breast. His
talents and ability, his patriotism, and his
bold denunciation Of secession, at once
secured for him from the Governor Of
Ohio the appointment of Jud &C Advocate,
with the rank of Major, in one of the Ohio
regiments, with which he served under
Gen. Mcclellan in Western Virginia.
While the public histories of the war
TEEN with accounts of valor, heroic cour.
age and the bravery of armies, still they
are very deficient in recounting individual
valor, heroism and courage. They treat
of armies not of individuals, of gcuerali.
ties not details. Brave men, apart from
their connection with a particular COM
mand or army, are unknown to public his.
tory, save and except in the annals of the
War Department. That courage, bravery
and cool determination Of the soldier which
often determines the results of battles, and
which, though subsequently, rewarded by
honorable mention and promotion, is too
often lost, even in these histories. IIav-
ing in vain sought for the official reports
Of the battles in which Marshall F. Moore
was engaged, those battles in which he
won promotion from rank to rank for gal
lantIy. courage and heroism displayed on
the field, without which, no man can do
justice to the public services, which rem
der his memory dear to us and the Amer.
lean people, am forced to deal with gem
eraitcs and to omit those details of indi-
vidual hcroism and valor, which distin-
guished the departed hero in every battle
field, and won for him the proud title of
Major-General, for gallant and meritorious
services during the war.
While, it is true that the history, or
the official reports, of individual acts by
which he won honor distinction and the
thanks of his grateful country, were inac.
cessible to me, within the time to which I
was necessarily limited, still the battles Of
Rich Mountain, Mil! Spring. Shiloh. Per.
rysville, Stone River and Mission Ridge.
alone furnish sufficient material to call
forth our admiration, and to cause the
bosom of every citizen of Washington
Territory to swell with pride, as they read
the chronicles of those fearful struggles
evincing bravery, courage and heroic de.
termination without parallel in the an.
mails Of war, and remember that for brave
ry, gallantry and patriotic devotion, their
lamented friend, neighbor and fellow
citizen, was promoted to high and honor
able rank by his grateful country.
After the battle of Stone River, he was
promoted to the Colonelcy of the Goth
Ohio Infantry. While leading his COM
mand in the assault on Mission Ridge, he
was struck in the breast by fragment Of
she'll which caused internal bleeding, rem
dcring him unconscious for days, and dis
ablins him for duty on the field for some
weeks. He went home to recruit his
health, but returned to his command, still
suffering from his wounds.
Here, again, that indomitable spirit and
heroic nature Of the man asserted its
sway, for wounded. bleeding and suffering
still, his command was transferred to Con.
Sherman and he, with him, participated
in all those battles around Atlanta, and
when at length, that strong. hold, defended
by every contrivance which genius, skill
and desperate men could suggest, was
finally taken, the army of the Cumberland.
to which he belonged, Was the first to en-
ter the city.
The Importance Of these battles can bc
gathered best from tho following letter
from President Lincoln. thanking the
army for its persistent devotion.
"Thc national thanks arc rendered by