Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-02-10
cEoacE w. JENNINGS

Died at Wenonah, N. J., Wednesday, Feb
| 2, 1888, aged 55 yrs His funeral which tool
place at his vine clad home, on Saturday ,5tt
inst was under the care of General Howell
Post, No. 81, Il A. b., assisted by many Com
rades of his old Company of the Twelfth
Regiment New Jersey Vols, four of whom
acting as pail be rers, were sergeants of that
Company, viz: James White, John Tonkin,
DaYid Borton, and Joseph L. White,
assisted by Capt. E L. Stratton, Joseph W.
Moore, George H. Coles, Warren H. Som
mers and William P. Haines.
The passing away of this old Veteran
removes prominent figure from our COM
munitY, one long and favorably known in
our midst.
For many years great sufferer from
chronic rheumatism contracted in bis
country's service, which gradually bent
and drew him down lower and lower,
year by year, until unable to stand erect !;
and being very sensitive, he seemed to
shrink from observation, or thoughtless re-
marks, and remained much at home where
his shrubbery, vines, and chickens gave him
pleasure and occupation. Never hermit
or recluse, as some of our newspaper para
graphs have very uakinily inferred, but
genial, social, always pleased to meet and
greet his neighbors and friends, or his old
comrades to whom he was much attached.
One beautiful incident of his funeral was
when three little boys, neighbors of his,
came to the door and asked if they might
come in and see George, and their heart
felt interest and sorrow was voiced by,
"Oh my don't he look like George?" show
ing that George was friend to the little
boys. His eyes gave him much trouble
during his later years, so that he read very
little, but possessed wonderful memory OF
every incident Of battle, march or camp
and any disputed point of these happen
ings were always settled among his old
comrades, by ask jennings" and he
nearly always proved correct.
The comrades of Co. F feel very grateful
to the friends in Wenonah, and the COM
rades of Post 81, for the care and attention
given our comrade during his illness, also
to Undertaken Conway for the beautiful
manner in which ne presented the body,
but as we gathered around that casket, we
saw not the bent and shruuken form re-
posing there, but in it's stead we saw that
bright-eyed boy of 1862, just passed his
eighteenth year, of fair and manly form,
full of life and vigor, and OVERLOOKING with
patriotism saw him walk proudly up to
Captain E. L. STATIONS tent at Camp
Stockton and write the name George W.
jennings" and take the oath of soldier
for three years or during the war. We
saw him brayely holding his position in
battle, march, or camp, through that terri
BILE baptism of fire at Charlottesville
right in the rush OF the grand charge at
Gettysburg that busy day at Bristol; firm
and undaunted through all that terrible
struggle in the Wilderness that grand
charge at Spottsylvania; and at roll-call
after the fight at Cold Harbor, George
was one of that little remnant of but ten
men left in Co. F to answer "here."
With us in nearly every battle, he
seemed to bear a charmed life, never
wounded, though his clothing was twice
pierced by bullets generous, social, true
and brave, always comrade. And on be-
half of his comrades OF Co. F. Post 81 and
every other good soldier in the county, we
ask retraction from that thoughtless
Photographer who so glibly refers to George
W. Jennings, as a hermit, (recluse, nissan
thrope), or else he stands proclaimed as a
willful prevaricator, and stranger to
truth. VIM. P. HAINEs
Mickleton, N. j., 2.6-9S