The National tribune., 1895-03-07
PERSONAL.

Conrade John W. Wagner Corporal, Co. F,
9Th Ho., Roxbury, Mass, has received medal
Of honor for serving in the volunteer stormng
party that made the assault on the Confederate
works at Vicksburg. Miss. Nay %. 1853 His
comrades are glad that the reward of galIantry
has fallen to one so worthy of the honor.
The Rev. Abram J. Palmer, Boston preacher,
recently delivered fine lecture on the private
soldier, entitled "a Lesson in Patriotism, or
Co. ID. the 'Die-No-Morss.' The more i'm
portant engagements In which that company
took part. including the storming Of Fort
Wagner, were most graphically depicted. and
the suffsrings of the Union prisoners in Bell
Island, Libby, and other prisons furnished
scope for pathetic treatmens, of which DR..
Palmer fully svailed himself The lecturer
who was q member Of Co. ID, said that the pri-
vats soldier was unsung hero, underfed and
underpaid, but who stood in the front of the
battle and died for the cause of the Union. DR..
Palmer concluded by summing up the results
of the private soldiers patriotism as follows:
First they died to save the Union; secondly.
they were the only soldiers of oil history who
have died shat they might make their enemies
their equals; thirdly, they died shat every
American mother might own her own babe.
ana, fourth, they died for all Of the world
DR.. Samuel +. Smith, the venerable composer
Of america" told the story of the hymn al
tho annual Old South Church celebration of
Wasbiugton's Birthday in Boston. At the
time Of its composition he was q studens at the
Andover Theological Seminary. about the
al ha II IL n.
ing in New York State went to Germany to
study the system Of education prevailing there
He found that the German schools made much
Of singing. and that they had a great variety Of
singing books He thought il would be an er-
cellent plan to introduce this custom into our
own schools. and when he returned no brought
with him . number of the German singing
books, and requested that write new verses to
60 with the German tunes One gloomy day in
February, 1881, was standing near my win
dow, in Andovsr, where was student In the
theological school, turning over the leaves of
one of these books. came upon tune which
Rratiled me, for its simplicity as well as it's
beauty. I thought that, sung by q choir of
children. 1t would be acceptable to the commu-
nifty. I glanced over tho words and saw that
10 was patriotic song, and was inspired to
write an American hymn. IL was after that
that learned that the tune was the sams as
that Of God Save the King reached for
scrap Of paper and began to write. Within half
an hour had the words substantially az you
hear them to-day. That scrap of paper still
lives. had no idea had written q National
hymn"
The comrades Of +. 8 Lowell Post, Ksnosha,
Wis.,, are indignant ovor Tho rejection of the
pension application Of the widow of Gen. Low
ell who won't out as Lieutenant Colonel of the
33d Wis; was wounded ut Tupelo. promoted
to Colonel Of the 10th Wis.,. and brevetted
Brigadier-GeneraI for distinguished services.
Gen. Joseph B. Carr, who died last week at
Troy, N. Y, aged 81, was a gallans Uufou SOL
dier In ths civil war. and was sx-Sscrstsry Of
State, Of New York. At the battle of Chan
cellorsville. In 1863, he assumed command after
Gen. Berry's fall. He distinguished himself
at Gettysburg. aud later commanded the First
Corps, with charge Of the dsfsnses Of James
River. He was elected Secretary of Stats of
NY. In 1875, was s-eIsotsd in 1891, and In 1882
In 1885 be received the Rspublican nomination