Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-06-18
A VETERAN OF THE WAR 1912
Obituary.

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3 months and Is days.
Mr.. Love was born on December 25th, 1894
in Wilkes county, n. c. His father was
native of Scotland, his mother was American
born of Scotch Irish parentage. He was lef
fatherless at an early age and was taken Il
be raised by Benz. Martin, rich planter
and excellent man. His childhood and you'll
was one common to that day, yet by dint o
perseverance, and through the generosity o
Mr.. Martin, he..succeeded in obtaining fail
education.
In 1918 he ran away from his home ant
joined the U. S. army, this country being a
war with Great Britain then. He enlisted
in a regiment of horse dragons, of which
Thomas Fl. Benton, Missouri's great senator
was Lieutenant Colonel. This regiment was
disbanded In a short time, and the young
soldier found himself away from home
without money or friends, and without hav
ing as yet been in fight. Nothing daunted
however, be travelled on foot across the
mountains of East Tennessee TO Jacksboro
where General Coffee was recruiting soldier,
for Jackson's army in the South. He at once
enlisted, and was appointed recruiting Officer
by General Coffee, In which capacity he was
engaged for six or eight months, and visited
all the (then) prominent towns in Tennessee
In the spring of 1914 he was permanently
assigned to duty as orderly-sergeanto of VIM
o. Buffers company of the 44th Z. S. Regu'
/ lar Infantry, and the command was ordered
| to join Jackson in the Creek country. They
arrived too late to participate IN the fight al
the Horseshoe Bend, but in time to accom-.
pany Jackson to Pensacola. Here the re.
cruits were initiated into real war, and led
in the assault ON the main town. In this
fight the young orderly-sergeant took q
manly part. He was one Of the first TO reach
the Spanish flag; to help haul it down and
raise the Star and Stripes in its stead.
| From Pensacola Jackson went to New
| Orleans, where, on December 22d, 1914, the
| first battle was fought. Skirmishes, picket
| fighting, and sorties, kept the opposing
armies watchful Of each other, until the
morning of the memorable 9Th of January,
1915, when Packenham's army, "the con-
querors of Napoleon" were hurled against
the Kentucky and Tennessee backwoodmen
to meet fearful fate and bloody repulse.
In this battle this beardless youth, who was
just few days past twenty, did we'll his
part. He was the first to observe the ap-
proach of the enemy, having gone to the
river bank to draw the rations for the day.
He ran back to his company, ordered the
men up, armed, and to occupy their posi-
tions. No sooner had this been done than
the enemy were within rifle shot. 1t fell to
his lot TO have charge Of his company during
the battle. His captain was acting as major,
the first lieutenant was sick, and the second
lieutena MT disabled by wound received at
Pensa eola. The 44th regiment held the key
to the breastworks, the centre, and against
this Packenham in person led the Kings
and.Queen's Own Regiments. The result is
we'll known. 1t may not be out of place to
say that Mr.. Love always contended that the
popular impression that the Americans were
entrenched behind breastwork of cotton
bales, on the battle of January Sth, was
erroneous. Not q cotton bale was used then.
Cotton bales were used for temporary breast
works before the list of January.
After the battle came peace and the dis
charge. The young soldier returned to
North Carolina, where, in JULY, 1916, he was
married to Miss Sarah NJ. Bryan. In 1918,
he moved to Cumberland county, Kentucky,
where he followed farming for two years.
In 1920, he moved to Missouri, moving on
Black river, in what is now Reynolds coun-
ty, and near Edge Hill, in June Of that year.
Here he lived, raised family, worked, and
was at last, buried. He was the father OF
eight children and raised seven to manhood
and womanhood. OF these seven, one only
survives him-Evira, the wife of Al. Carly.
His oldest daughter was the wife OF h. s.
Browne of Washington county. His second
daughter was the wife Of w. j. Goggln OF
Reynolds county. His youngest daughter
survives him. His eldest son, Capt. James
III. Love, was prominent citizen Of Searcy,
Ark. His second son was DR.. John II. Love,
who lived on Black River, in Iron county.
His third son was A. j. Love, who died in
1866; and his youngest son was r. L.
Love. who died, unmarried, in 1862. His
wife died in 1860, since which time he has
resided with his youngest daughter. He
was a great eat-great-grandfather six
generations alive at the same time. He was,
in his prime, man OF splendid physique.
He stood SIX feet and two inches in his
stocking feet, weighed $50 pounds, was as
straight as an Indian, capable of enduring
untold dangers and privation, and endowed
with constitution that seemed would never
give away. He never Stunned exposure, in
fact seemed to court it. He neither stopped
for snow nor rain. He is among the last Of
race of pioneers who feared no danger,
Stunned no privation; race Of giants rails
ed up by the Almighty to conquer the will
derness. In politics he was lifelong and
consistent Jackson Democrat. He cast his
first vote, in 1916, for James Monroe for
President, and has voted for nineteen DEM
ocratic candidates for President, in all, since.
Mr.. Love was patriotic, honest, brave, and
generous. He loved his family, his friends,
his country. and the truth. He has held at
different times several different official posi-
tions, though never an office seeker. He
was noted for his frugality. He worked to
the utmost of his strength as long as he
could 60. He was inferred on Friday, June
18th, 1891, in the family cemetery, on the old
homestead near Edge Hill. Heis gone. He,
successfully, for nearly a century, met and
conquered danger and disease, to, at last,
gradually waste away before the inevitable
decay of nature. May his ashes rest In
peace.
Low Tariff Sugar at Oesterle & Trauer
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Painting and Paper Hanging.