Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-05-08
In MemOrl0m.

William Beaumont, Sheriff of Union
County, D. T., was born in Cambridge
shire, England, June 9th, A. D. 1874. and
died in this city at his home. Nay 9Th. q,
8 O'Clock p. m. inst. Had he lived to JuLe
9th he would have been thirty.four years
old. The subject of this notice. uuattend.
ed by any of his family, came to this
country when q youth of sixteen years
Green Lake county, Wis. became his
adopted home. He enlisted Is q soldier
in the Union army March LIST, 1854. aud
on the 9Th Of May following, just four
teen years to q day before his death, he
left Madison, the capital Of the State, a.
a member of the seth Regiment Of Infan.
try to take a part in the sanguine strug.
gle, which opened up really on the 9th
of May, called 1.-THE Battle of the Wilder
ness"
The Regiment soon reached the scene
Of carnage and death. 1t was Immediately
placed in the line Of battle in the thick
est Of the fight. In these terrible
tiers with a desperate foe this regiment
of one thousand noble men was deeimsted
to one hundred men. In shor., it was as
an organization, completely annihilated.
Among the wounded disabled soldiers,
we find the name of William Beaumont,
as having fallen on the 23rd Of May only
eighteen days from the time the young
soldier Of twenty years left his adopted
state he lays upon the stormy battle field
with a shattered broken arm and bruised
body; a fit subject for the hospital.
Thirty days from this sad event, a fur
Tough was granted him and the last of
June following. found him at his home,
with the young wife to whom he was
welded the day before his enlistment.
In November following he was honor
ably discharged for disability, His death
no doubt, may be traced back to the loss
of his arm, as the Foundation cause. For
months following the 23rd of May he
was a great sufferer: yet his courage and
cheerfulness were remarkable. Nothing
that could be done by human hearts and
hands was left undone, $ VIA medical
attendance, nursing and sympathy.
In June 1871, he came with his family
to this Territory, and settled in the
northern part Of this county. There he
up farm, but soon found his
health and strength unequal to the
task Of opening up and carrying on the
business of farming. In 1878 he was
Sheriff of this county, and in 1875
was reelected. ard again re- elected in
1877. For integrity, devotion. and
forwardness, he had the conf
dence and esteem of his fellow citizens.
He was a prudent, sincere, honest man,
and officer. His is a clear, clean record.
Rarely has it been our lot to hear q pub
lie officer so universally commended and
praised-His acts speek to his associates
and coad]utors in public trust, go thou
and do likewise" For more than five
years, he has suffered from time to time
with attacks of hemorrhage from the
lungs, but especially so, for six months
past, which terminated in consumption.
For four months past he has not been
able to give much personal attention to
his official duties, only via. Of advice to
his deputy, A. Bnvees During these
months he has been hopeful and cheeriu l.
He made the necdful arrangeme ITS for
the funeral and the final disposition of
his body. He was ready and willing to
die. His was q triumphant departure.
He leaves a wife. and three daughters to
mourn his loss to them. The funeral was
largely attended at 8 o'clock a. m, at the
Baptist Chapel, Rev. Geo. w. Freeman
preached from the text chosen by the de-
John 10. Ia. The remains were
sent to Gre cen LaFe Co, Wisconsin, in
the care of friends, for burial.
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