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ly. H® volunteered in May. 18*18. He «hnreii his part without a murmur, in ail their toils and marches, until his health failed- He was universally esteemed at home, and by his fidelity and courage as a soldier won the approbation of his officers and the affection of his com rade*in arms. He bore his affictinn as a Chris*fan He died in great peace, and is now at rest, high up in home of the goodFOR THE OBSERVERHeadquarters Co. A, •INt Keo't N C. T. \ ('ami* near Charleston, 8. C . April 21, I8t8 \A meeting of the members of Co A, 81st Reg’i N C. Troops was held to-day to manifest tueir esteem for the memories of our friends and brother soldiers. PrivatesR. Purnell and E M Phillips of Robeson county, N.C , who departed this life, ib^ former in the Hospital at Wilmington, N C , on the 2»Wh of Feb’y 18B3, of typhoid fever, the latter in Hospital at Charleston. S C on the 1 ich of April 18**8, after a brief illness of typhoid fever: S*»rg’i Isaac H. Steagall was called *o the Chair, and 8erg t Edward 8 Lewis appointed Secy.On morion a committee of four was appoitite i fu draft resolutions suitable to the occasion, consisting of Serg’ts W. W Glover, H. B Regan, W R Freeman auJ Corp'l A. D Watson The committee retired and in a few ‘ minutes submitted the following Preamble and Resolutions:Whereas: It has pleased Almighty God to take from | us our esteemed friends and fellow-soldiers, Privates B. I Purnell and E. M. Phillips of Co. A, 81st Infantry; therefore,Resolved. That while we bow iu humble submissionto the dispensation of a Righteous Providence, that we j
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Fayetteville Observer
Fayetteville, North Carolina, US
Thu, Apr 30, 1863
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