The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-01-05

eulogiZed year before, but the COM
rades remembered him.
"a. Villar" He was eulogiZed by
Commander Dixon B. Reed. HE en-
listed at the navy yard in 1862, in the
Rangers, of Company A, Florida regl-
ment. He was in the seven-day battle
ard was hurt several times. He was
captured and sent to prison; just be-
fore the close of the war he went to
Greenville and there was re-captured.
being sent as prisoner to Ship Is
land, where he was held until the close
of the war. He worked in the sawmill
business. and lost an arm in such
work. He was. to my personal knowl-
edge, good citizen and brave, SOL
der"
Isaac Welsh" This was the name
of the Oldest veteran and the one, sim
gularly enough, the latest to die.
Prof. Tate spoke feelingly for him.
my dear comrade, I knew for over
thirty years. He was a remarkable
man in many respects. Ninety-two
years ago he was born in Georgia, and
in his youth came to Florida, where
he married. His long life in Florida
was closely identified with the states
progress. He was what may have
been called frontier dweller. In 1860
he was sent as senator from Walton
county to the legislature of his state
and signed the ordinance Of secession.
Returning to his home, certain people
censured and upbraided him, telling
him that he placed upon them a bur-
den of strife, and they were left to
hold the bag. He told them quickly
that he would show his consistency by
shouldering musket, and he did. Not
only that, but he sent two sons to the
war, one of whom fell on the battle
field. He never shirked his duty. He
was what then was known as a cattle
king, but when he returned home from
the war, what remained of his stock
was left to the guardianship Of a
wounded comrade, and because of
threats on his life and the danger
which he was constantly in, he went
over into Baldwin county. lIe was
what might be termed a rough man,
but he was what / call rough dia-
mond. He loved to fish and often we
were thrown together, and if there
was any weakness in him, failed to
find it. You know you can find a
mans weakness in camp life. But he
was loyal and upright citizen. He
was loyal to the cause. He looked
down upon three sets Of men. Those
were scallawag, a carpet-bagger and
a deserter. He had no use for either
of them. He assisted the good people
here in wiping out the old regime OF
government once in existence. and in
1881 was again recognized by the peo-
pie by being sent again to the legisla-
I'm II MI n h1If
when the strains of Dixie fell upon
his ears he was alert, and 1 have seen
him, even in his advanced years, cut
the pigeon wing when the tune was
played in his hearing. His last talk
with me was about his death, and he
said: I want you, when 1 die, to go
to my grave and see that a Confeder-
ate flag is placed thereon 1 did it.
Truly, he was a strange, magnetic
man. 4aesman of some peculiar ideas;
but he wasAupright and honorable, and
when he died realized that I had lost
a brave fellow comrade and a true
friend"
The remarks of Prof. Tate were
feelingly delivered, and were applaud
ed.
A New Veteran.
The eulogy on the death OF the late
Mr.. Welsh closed that part of the
program. The name of J. R. Silly,
for membership, was proposed. Sew
eral were ready to say, and did say,
that his record was clear, and a mo-
ton by Mr.. Witch that membership
be given him was carried. 1t was Sec
onded by Mr.. Livingstone.
May Write Records.
n. B. Cook then, for the good of the
camp, suggested that each comrade
write out a short record of his expe-
rience for filing with the camp, He
said that in the past it had been the