Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-05-29
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The Carson Appeal sin full mourning
to-day for the loss Of the lamentsd Harry
Miehsls, who was its editor for sc many
years. and yesterdays Carson Tribune
joined in the universal expression Of
sorrow at the loss Of its talented jour.
nalistic contemporary. concluding . we'll
written editorial on the subject a. follows:
Harry, good bye. Trusting that thy
spirit has found happiness and relief, NO
drop . tear to thy memory, and live In
hopes Of some day meeting thee where
earthly struggles arc forgotten, and al
meet u friends.
The Appeal Of this morning also
contains . long biographical commune
cation. written BY . friend a. Q tribute
to the memory Of the gallant Harry.
The following extracts will DO read with
interest by his numerous friends: His
career in the army was marked BY the
highest courage. and an almost fanati.
cal devotion to the cause involved. The
following summary OF it Is his own. be-
ing an extract from . sketch OF himself.
written for his children at the request Of
their mother. 1t contains all he said on
the subject in that biography. and It's
modest statement that be was present
at tho battles named conveys = more
correct idea OF his aversion TO s~elf.lauda-
ton than II does Of the high.spiritsd
and brilliant services rendered by n
who would have essayed, like Hotspur,
to pluck bright honor from the pale
faced moon :"
In 1862 (April) I WAS commissioned BY
President Lincoln an Assistant Adjutant
General with the rank Of Captain and A.
signed to the staff Of Gen. y. ID. Bturgis.
I Joined that officer at Fort Lcavenworth.
In Kansas. subsequently no was assigned
70 the command Of the Second Division OF
the Ninth (Burnside's) Corps. / went
with him; and / served my entire term ~
an army officer In that corps. / was pres
ont at the second battle Of Manassas, South
Mountain, Antietam. Fredericksburg (nrst
battle), tho seige Of Vicksburg. seige OF
Jackson (Miss.), part Of tho campaign
In Eat Tennessee. the Battle OF the Will
dsrness (lS6i), Spotsylvania, etc.. down
70 Petersburg. in front Of which place, on
the 18th Of June, 1864. ! was shot through
both thighs, receiving . fiesh wound. l
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the hospital at Annapolis. While being
treated at this place gangrens made It's APP
psarance in my left thigh. i was cured,
after being brought very low. at Balti-
MORE. ! returned TO San Francisco In the
Spring Of 1865. I had been honorably
discharged from the army on account OF
disabilities occasioned by wounds received
In battle. In November Tor October)
1854.
Mr.. Mighsls returned to San Fran
cisco in April. 1866. and upon q tsle-
gram from the late A. w. Nightingale.
his staunch friend, came to Carson to
edit the Appeal. In the sketch already
alluded to he said. the history OF that
paper is my own. since that time After
q few months Of this employment, no
became q part owner Of the Appeal, and
finally its sole p~roprietor-as 10 had
from the beginning been its sole editor.
August 20. 1866. he was married to
Miss verrill; and to her. and the four
children born to them. he was passion.
stsly devoted. making his wife his part
ner and confidential adviser in all his
afYairs. whether Of politics or business.