The Natchitoches enterprise., 1899-03-02
To those living
Communicated:
- u u IN"
Mr. 4 e ZnciIary.

| Ira f. Zachary was born 10 Mississippi
on ne 24Ih Of May 1885. ana died at his
home III Natchitoches parlsn' Ftb. 18Th,
1883. He was married 10 Miss Margaret
! Flemminr Noy. 22nd, 1859. and moved
TO Louisiana the same year and settled
on Bayuu Pierre, openings large plan
tatiou in connection with Mr.. A. l.. Alb
bolt; and Just as his prospects began 10
brighten his wife died, leaving no CHI
dren
When the war broke out he enlisted
and went to serve his country. His
company was attached tOShelDy's Bata-
! lion which was later consolidated with
acknowledgement with whlchIhe served
rs lieutenant until the end OF the war.
| He received two wounds al the Mans
! field battle. Once he was standing With
his hand on his sword WIEN ball took
off one OF his fingers. striking the scab-
bard which prevented the-sNil passing
! through his body, leaving deep inn
preston on The sCabbar1. The sword Is
still a cherished souvenir in his family.
| He did not go to the rear for this wound
| hut pressed onward until ball struck
! bin just below the knee, ranging down
ward, and SCATTERING the bone several
! inches, where 1t was firmly Embedded.
lie lay on the battle field all night with
the dead and dying all around and
Ieac hing over he gently covered one
| suffering man with his blanket. IDr. Stub
bling removed The ball and he was car
Rcd TO the hospital after sun up. Some
of the surgeons wanted to remove his
| leg hut he opposed ii and was taken of
by bis friends and sent to MS home on
| Bayou Pierre, as the enemy had retreat
ed. where he was tenderIy cared for by
hIs fiierdS. the Abbotts. until he was
able TO return TO his command, which
he did. as soon as ne could walk with
the and of stick, and renamed until he
was honorabIy discharged.
lie was married TO Miss Matte F..
Jarratt, March TN, 1867, who. with a
crushed and broken heart, survives HIN.
They have seven children, four sons and
| three daughter. all living. who mingled
their tears around his dying bed. He
was the kindest. most devoted. loving.
and thoughtful husband and father, and
the pen cannot describe the deep grief
that has come upon his family; but
their grief is not as one without hope.
The golden rule that he taught Ills
children and practiced through life was
to do unto others as you would have
them 40 unto you. He had no enemies,
To know him was to love him; and when
his sons, IF whom he wasso proud, put
their arms around their lettering and
heart broken mother, and begged her
not to grieve 80. that they were left to
love and care for her rs their father had
taught them to, she realized that he bad
indeed so taught his sons to keep the
most precious inheritance that he could
leave them. good maine, untarnished.
and that they will strive 10 leave it to
their children as their hOnoled father
! left it 20 them.
Mr.. Zachary had eleven grandchildren
all but three were with aim when he
fell asleep. Though we can extend our
symDathy, we realise tha tA and Jesus
our Redemer alone hes Atn1ort the
crushed and bleeding - 1Notwith-
standing the bitter cold. his daughter.
Mrs. Fry, made the trip from New Or.
leans, reaching her fathers bedside a
! few minuIPs after he expired. Two o.
! his wif+'s brothers and one of ner sisters
a lso reached his bedside. Mr.. Zachary S
Two youngest sons, Rodney and Kelly.
are attending the State Normal School
at NatchilochPs He had also placed
two Of his little granddaughters, Iobis
Carter and AIfrpy Mitchell, al the Gram
mar School Mrs. Michel, living here
with them. hearing If their parents be-
ing sick, went ont to the ODD home Friday,
and it was her loving privilege to nurse
her father through his last illness which
she did with an endurance and love of
the most devoted daughter.