The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1884-09-04

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Al the memorial sesvicss u he usnsr,
Of NE lansnssd James 4 Peek. HE slis
tass ssssrsl Of he sssas which - hsi,
By lie vsrsosi Nstissai Gsard = tLsi
sscanpnest Ia Bnstlsbere Saturday
Ang. asd. Col 0rssalssf read toseh
irg letter from Doctor r. o'Mesrs Edsss
formerly surgeon al he i7sA W VI
mako The following extract:
His dusy Vas his ssiy thought III
welfare ssd slicisssy 81 his rssissas ~
his hisAsss ambitiss. Tbssgh modes
ssa sslfisprscissing vhss biz psrsssA
islsresis we're csncernsl. bs Us bold Il
speech sal upyisldiss in action 10 ssppor
Of public interests and u the nsa 4
whom they vsrs entrusted. Ne one sssu
him ssuld shirk duty without rsproof
The sharpness Of his rspriuaua va tn
measure Of his svn devotion. Thsusl
brusqss in speech. st times, u vss Otter
the mask Of the feeling b could ss
Otherwise conceal
To onicsr and private b uss equally
kind and cousidsrate. Ever rsssy 70 d
any extra vsrk that might b d assisssnc'
to them. His rssdy pen and clear. vel
trained brain was always q their service
whsa asked. Nor did his lsbors for thsn
close whom be was mustered out Of thu
service The Hles Of the Adjutaat 0sssr
ais sfics II Montpelier. cosld they speak,
would testify 70 losg and lAbsrisus hosrs
Of work il helping the deserving soldier
70 secure his we'll earned sad tsraily
granted pension. Grateful hearts oil over
the csustry are thanking him fsr elective
help In provisg their clains. A . soldier
mere fighter in battle, or oflesr 10 con.
mand in battle. he vas surpassed By many.
He aimed ct no brilliant record, for be
himself felt his inaptituds for that ser
vice And yet. those who were with him
will never forget the stand be made with
the rsginsntsl colsrs, and the small iraa-
nsnt Of the alphabetically more IN
number thaa the srdissry color guard
that had kept its organization, the battle
u Poplar Grsvs church. With everything
upon his right and left fallise Pck in csn-
fusion, he halted. faced 10 ths front, in
support Of section 81 battery, and ep-
sning FIRE upon the advancing line Of the
snsmy, held his grous I Until his guns we're
saved. Falling back from this exposed
position he. again without orders, halted
1t the first csvsr and held bis ground.
This position he was Afterwards ordered
TO hold Is long Is psssible. He stayed
here twenty -four hours, almost constant
" under fire Of the snemy's picksts and
was relieved only when the lines had been
.sadjustsd in his rear, and Fort Wslch
was begun TO command the angle that they
had defended so long.
During nearly all the time he was held
ing this post, he was EXPOSED without
Ihsltsr and almost without food and .
teadily falling rain. Worn BY the fatigue
md sxcitsnsnt. chilled through BY the
October rain, already suffering from the
pain Of beginning pneumonia, hs was
nth difficulty forced by his sugson to
cave his command and lie down 70 such
canty csmfert - could be given him.
The regiment with but . single commits.
Toned officer Of the field or line with it.
destitute Of clsthing and ether necessities,
ppsaled so strongly TO hiA. synpathies
hst hs returned to duty lsse before he
ras n for it, and 30 fastened alpn himself
he disease that followed him to his
leath. Its shadow was over him for near
y twenty ysars--yst osly those who knew
i'm best ever heard from him word Of
lis apprehension, flor life was dear to
i'm and he would not die, II resoluts care
I himself could save him) and even they
card nothing but brave and cheerful
ssent to whatever might DO in store for
i'm. Though hit by 10 ball or she'll
CARED by no sabre Or baysnst. he received
is death wound upon the battle field, and
led soldiers death far from the din Of
long after slansr Of war had ceased.