The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-19
John Beaver, War Hero,
Passes to His Reward.
Served in Every Important
Enganement with Company.
Conrad of War Day, Praises
Beavers Courage Death the Re.
suit of an Accident.

The death angel sounded taps for
John Beaver, aged sixty-six years. n
faithful and well-behaved soldier in
the battle of life. While engaged IN
hauling hay on his farm about
three miles south of the city some
days ago the sled holding the hay
Alpped down an embankment
throwing Mr.. Beaver and his son to
the ground, The younger man escap.
ed injury and was able 20 help the
less fortunate parent to the house
for what proved to be his final
ILLNESS. Two sons, one daughter AMI
the widow live to mourn the un-
railing kindness of the husband ana
father They are Bertha aud Irwin
both at home and Arthur who is in
the West
John Beaver was born in Scot
land, his father being Scotch and
his mother English He came to
this country when a lad and when
the absorbing question of united
states burned in every patriot,
breast he followed the trend Of
events zealously. Then came the
shot challenging men north and
south to fight for their convictions
and sending all the dogs of wa.
bowling afield. Lincoln issued his
first call for troops; the enlistment
was to be for a period of thres
months, so confident were the Union
lists of overwhelming the handful oS
Confederates. In their enthusiasm
for the cause of right they failed
TO take into account the fact they
would battle with Americans, broth.
er against brother, and father
against son. John Beaver heard the
first call and on the eighteenth day
Of April 1861, he enlisted for
period of three months in Company
X, Fourth o. V. /. under the
command of Captain A. il. Brown
of Marion. Company X was the
first one that went from Marion
county TO the civil war and its
captain afterward became colonel OF
the Goth Ohio regiment In June of
the same year the true gague os
the coming contest which was to
try mems souls began TO be Tea-
lized, and Beaver re-enlisted for
three years. His company first saw
service under Shields division in
West Virginia having been in every
engagement Of note in that territory
When the center of the fray swung
eastward company X was transfer !
red TO the Army of the Potomac. |
Here the brave standard of the
Fourth Ohio, always conspicuously |
to the fore was torn to shreds and !
the ranks of the boys in blue whose
eyes were fixed on its folds began |
to show vacant PAGES. Beaver was
with his company in every affray,
including the battles of Harrison's |
Fredericksburg, Chancel-
lorsville, Gettysburg, Mine Run,
Morton's Ford and the Wilderness.
In the latter engagement he was
seriously wounded and as the ex-
piration of his enlistment was draw
ing near he was removed from the
field to Harwood hospital, Washing
ton, from whence he received hon.
orable discharge after the cause for
which he fought had been carrier
TO glorious victory.
His messmate during the latter
part OF his service was Daniel
Booher, now residing at Mt. Gilead,
Ohio.
''SNever n better soldier carried a,
gun than John Beaver" said Frank
Saiter, a fellow soldier of the Fourth
o. v. /. who was with Beaver sin,
every engagement. There
was a reminiscent smile tinged with
sadness and the tragedy of the Six
lies as he made the declaration.
FJohn was never OFF duty, he
was always TO the fore in danger
ous places and he nyeer failed to
10 his part"
Funeral services viii occur Mon
lay afternoon at half after twelve
o'clock at the house. Rev. Mr.
ieorge u. Barnard will be the Off
dating clergyman and interment will
,e made In Marion cemetery.