Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-04-04
DEATh J HARVEST.
The Silent Sickle Among Ripcned Grain.
Death or Col. Z. G. White and
Mrs. Phillip Young.

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Col y. e. White died at his late home
: IA Greeley township last Friday after.
noon, after painful and tedious illness
resulting from disabilities received
While in the service of his country. He
was typical veteran, and was loved as
u true, courageous and magnanimous
i man, the funeral was held ut the NJ.
T.. church saturday, ut p. M, where a
large congregation monned in sympa-
thy with the bereayed family, and ut
tended the remains to the final resting
place in Maple Grove cemetery. The
following biographical sketch and mili-
tary record of the deceased are from the
remarks OF Rev. j. u. Harris on the
funeral occasion:
"Col, L. q. White, was born on Feb.
| lth, 1923 in the state of Pennsylvania.
Died ON March 29th, 1889, ut his home
in Audubon county, lie seemed to be
bora with the instinct and with those
desires that make soldier Not that
he loved "war for the sake of war" hut
| he preferred war with all its attendant
disasters rather than surrender those
principles upon which the Nation was
founded and that he considered neces-
sary to its welfare and perpetuity.
| That flag which now cncircles his silent
form, was to him the emblem Of all
that was truest and best Of earthly
things aud like many others he PREFER
cd to fight and il need be die In its de-
Tense rather than see il trailed in the
dust or waving hclplessly over dis
mcmbcred Union, The military record
Of the Diseased Is a long, varied and
an honorable one. His first service for
his country rs soldier was in the Flor
ida war Of lS3I-39, when Col. Zachary
| Taylor with company of one thousand
men marched into the dense forests Of
| Folorida and after much suffering aud
great loss OF life drove the Indians from
their hiding place and compelled them
TO sign treaty Of peace At that time
Col White was but lad of sixteen
years. In the Mexican war from 1915
to IS, he served as arrlvatc soldier in
the United StntuS Army. When the
civil war camo upon us, our brother
heard once more The comtrys call and
almost without u moments hesitation
he closed the door Of his shop, turned
the lock upon it aud enlisted in 1852, rs
private in the 22nd Iowa Infantry.
He was Immediately elected LIST Lieut..
and was shortly altcrward promoted to
the rank Of Captain. At the charge of
Nicksburg in 1868, when two brave but
unsuccessful attempts were made to
take the city by storm and which re.
suited ia the loss of nearly three thous-
and mtn, Col. White was promoted to
the rank Of Major for distinguished
bravery. After this he was advanced
to the position Of Lieut.. Colonel, lie
was mustered out ut the close of tho
war la 1865. Thus his military service
and experience stretches through three
wars, one of which was the most mo.
mentous and bloody Of mondem times.
And rs your comrade In war and broth
er in peace he well deserves the honor.
ed burial of u true soldier. Brother
White came to Iowa, In 1886, and to
Audubon county in 1883. Was mar
ried to Naomi Kemp In 1913, and was
again married in 1860. lie leaves Il
wife and q large family of children to
mourn his loss He had been for many
years and mt the time of his death was
u member of the Methodist church,
His last sickness continued little
more than three months, much of this
time he suffered great bodily pain lle
fully realized that his stay here was
short and his departure near at hand,
aud so far as possible he set his house
In order for the great change. In talk,
ing with christian friend about his
prospects Of the future, he said he re,
allied the imperfections of his christian
life but hQ was fully trusting in Christ
tor salvation and felt IN some measure
his sustaining grace, Thus has passed
from our midst into the great beyond u
husband, father, comrade, soldier, citi.
zen and christian No more win his
genial smile be seen nor his pleasing
voioo he heard around the campips
that shall be kindled, and when the Both
Of May shall come with its sacred mem,
cries and inspiring thoughts, his grave
shall have been added to those that
shall receive the token of grateful rec.
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