Year: 1863

OBIWARY.-Lieut. W. c. DOUGLASS commanding co. 4M Ark. battaon while bravely leading his to EDcory death in the battle of Murreeboro, the

 s of December, l652, shot through the head by rifle ball. and fell the ground The subject of this notice was born York district South Carolina and to this State with his parents H. and s. A. Douglass in 1so anu settled in puask county: where they still res

 y his amiable manly traits o character he had the friendship of all who knew him The author of this tribute his had the happiness of being intimate y associated with him in his various walks of life and found him actuaed by the highest principles honor and integrity scrupulousy honest punctua and just all his dealings He enjoyed the confidence and respect of all clas sses Of the community in which he lived.

 When troubles came he of the first to take up defence he enlisted for the true to his duties; gentleman, soldier and officer and in every respect he kind and obg ing to his fellow So dieS and tcer and in retu received the respect and good will of all who knew him.

 He professed rel zion about years and joined the Methodist oh rch in which lived devoted and rthy member H. years old the day that he fell he died in honor to his country mse hi God In his death his parents has loss noble and good son. the country it's best soldiers and brave patriot. We console his

 dearest friends by reminding them that their rreparabe loss is his eternal gain But he passei from and mourn his untmeIy fate, his mode of life vers4tion may confidently hope that he has joined the army of the Redeemer in H. leaves bright pe to his fir ends aod relations when time and the recoIIec ton of his maDy virtues will a I'd pleasing theme for reecton whsn time shall have soften the keen anguish our grief. / J. M. G.

 LIEUT. LAZARUS NEWTON VANN 15 ARKs. REG'T. Co., F. The subject of ths notice, was born in Madison county Aa April 3O 1S36 and in l345 his father Edward w. Vann egrated to the State or Arkansas and settled on White river in Monroe county And the 16th of May, 1884,  pany Monroe Bue and entered the State service and July 1884, the State troops turned to the Confederate States he with his heart glowing with patriot ism and being young and wig rous voted with up-ed hand and loud with them Soon after the crossed the Mississippi river and to Bowling Green they wont several skrmlshes While up there and also in several scouts He enjoyed fine health and always ready for any emergency returned with them to Mur

 eesboro and there his regiment detached and Decatur Ala for short time, then returned Oornth

 was in the Cornth battle The army then retreated to Tupe and the brigade he belonged selected the guard they engaged the enemys pckets several mes and always successful and from Tupelo they up into Tennessee Murfreesboro they had fight that was called fight and after the army camped War trace taken sick and sent Stephenson Aa where his sgtess closed in death In 1855 he profession of religion and attached himself the Baptist church He vaent soldier in his country's service soldier of the and he kept the ath and died happy The only thing he regretted leave his affectonate father relatives and bleeding country

 He had conducted himself in such gain the love friendship of his entire company and all that knew him. His death much regretted by all that knew him. died about the 10th January 863 in the 23rd year of his age We mourn Oh know that have lost such noble traits of character had one that loved well The author this tribute to his memory had the happiness of being intimately ciated him in his various walks of life and found by the highest principals of honor and nteg rty scrUpulously honest puncua and just all his dea ings and enjoyed the confidence and respect of the community in which he lived In camps, mems souls red he maintained his true character of kind hardly known officer and soldier; kind and obgng to his soldiers and officers and in received the attention respect and good will of all,

 Lieut. Vann, leaves kind step mother father, and brother, very many dear relatives his unnely death yet while they weep the loss of him