The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-11-05
DR.. DUGGAN DEAD.
Brave Confederate Soldier
Laid Beneath the Pines.
EuIogy en- his Life by Do:Ior Peter {, Hinss
WHO had Known and Loved him for
Forty Years,

Another death among those who wore
the gray occurred at the Soldiers Home
yesterday morning. making a total of
twenty three deaths at the Home this
year
The last warrior to be called from
earth's battlefield was Dr. William A.
Duggan, of Wilson. DR.. Duggan had
been in failing health for over a year
and his death was not unexpected About
two years ago he gave a sealed letter
to superintendent Brooks, of the Home,
to be opened at his death. Yesterday
morning the letter was opened and was
found to contain, a few simple requests
and a brief story of his life. In the story
he says My sins have been many, but
! now believe that the Almighty God has
blotted them out, and that l will leave
this world to go to better one above
DR.. Duggan had always been an ardent
admirer of DR.. Eug ane Daniel and in his
last letter had asked Inat DR.. Daniels
speak the last words over his body. He
was also great admirer Of Mr.. N. B.
Broughton. and as DR.. Daniels was not
here Mr. Brougnton was called upon to
conduct the funeral services yesterday af-
ternoon.
lone by One, We Cross the River,
and Nearer Ny God to Thee" were two
favorite aongs of DR.. Dlggan, and by his
request these were sung at the service.
The services occurred at 500 in the
chapel and were witnessed by nearly
every inmate of the Home, who gathered
to see the last sad rites over the body
of their dead eomrade He was laid to
rest in the Confederate cemetery with
Masonic honors, he being both a Mason
and an Odd Fellow.
The following gentlemen acted as pail
bearers: Messrs. B. R.. Lacy. James Jor-
dan, ]. l. Cox, Chas. Klupperburg,
Daniel J. Walker and Jonas Matthews.
DR.. Duggan leaves two children, Mrs.
Addie Garvey, of Wilson, and Mr. Lee
Duggan. of Rocky Mount. He also leaves
a sister, Mrs. B. B. Brown. who is resi-
dent of this city.
IN MEMORIAM
w A. Duggan, NJ. D., entered into
rest November 3, 1902, after long ill
ness. He was born in Edgecombe county
in 1910, and passed over the river in
his 62nd year. He graduated in medicine
at the Medical Department of the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania about 1860.
About the goth day of April, 1861, he
volunteered in Capt. j. S. Barnes COM
pany at Wilson, n. G. He went to Fort
Macon with his company, which was or
dered to report to Col. Tew then in COM
mand of the Fort. He passed his eX-
animation for the position of assistant
surgeon in the Confederate army, was
commissioner an assistant surgeon in the
c T. A. and ordered to 5mithville, ana
afterwards to Fort Fisher, where he
served until July 4th 1862 when he was
ordered to the field. where he remained
until the spring of 1865, when he was
ordered to tthe general hospital al VIII
sor, n. c., where he remained until
April, 1865 at the end of the war. He
was the senior assistant surgeon in the
hospital during his term of service there.
He was a competent, faithful officer, in
the discharge of every duty and his con-
duct was such as to reflect the highest
credit to himself and to the hospital.
cannot speak too highly of his conduct
and his service, from September %, 1863,
when he came under my Jurisdiction un-
til the close of the war. Afterwards,
he met with misfortunes and his health
failed and he was admitted into the Sol
diers' Home in June, 1898, where he
passed the remainder of his life most
carefully and kindly cared for by Capt.
Brooks and his good wife.
DR.. Duggan appreciated their very
great kindness to him and often spoke
of it and thanked them for all that they
had done for him.
During his long and painful illness he
was humble. submissive and uncom-
planning at the will of his Heavenly
Father. He met death with a reasonable,
religious and holy hope with the COM
posure of a Christian.
p. E. HINES, NJ. d.