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vuiuwr r rwcmaii, id ouiuvau county, was arrested thif Bide of St. Louis a few days since, aud is now confined in our county jail. He ■ will bo sent to Indianapolis for trial. It is said there is very certain proof of his guilt, j Soon after Freeman was killed he fled the State, leaving his family in Sullivan, and his whereabouts have been unknown until a short time since.llt;*Htli of* itlaj. Ed* Hrasher.We are permitted to publish the following letter referring to the death of Major Brasher, of which we made mention yesterday:Headquarters, 120th, Ind.. Vols.,* Nashville, Ten?., Dec., 2d '04. )j Mr. Hubert Brasher, Sir: It becomes my painful duty to inform you of the death of your brother, and I might say of mine too.HatI)j rard vis, Fiei ta 1£5gr The London papers of November j Major Brasher was killed Nov. 30th, about 18th anuouncejjihe arrival of General Tom ' dusk at the fight at Franklin, Tennessee,Thumb and family in that city. They are • while cheering on the ,n Sir, he was aholdiug daily levees in a hotel near St. James* j nob,° man Thc rt-bf.5- :amo on our Regi-Palace. The Star says: “The baby is a I ment who were intrenched, in four columns, pretty little girl with light silken hair and n ! Tho Muj0' h’|;- ««m«nd of tho left wingvivacious disposition. She will be a year old next month; and it may interest our readers to know that she weighs precisely seven pounds and three-quarters.”jSgT’We are pained to learn that Majorwhere the hr U i.irged—he was everywhere where the light was thickest. He was struck by a minnie ball back of the right ear passing through the head and out at the left temple. I was in the rear of the color Company when they came for me, and told mo ofYV Pipe vid ( Ann Hurtton j iMou18.D,McJdrav,Kdward Brasher of the 120th Indiana Regi- j \i \ immediately went to him but his spirit ment, and a well known resident of this city | jlfta takeu its flight He died without aSaards,was killed in the recent battle at Franklin, j struggle, he had a smile on his countenance I AndiTennessee. Major Brasher has been in the service ever since the war commenced, waseven in death. Ho requested me some timeago that in case of his death, I would takebadly wounded in the battle of Antietam, j charge of his effects, and tend to his businesswhen a Captain in the old 14th Regiment.— The death of this gallant Soldier Patriot,hers at the regiment * * * *You and your sister and mother may wellwill he mourned by our whole community, be proud of such a brother—he died the We shall give further particulars ou to-mor* death that he des;red, for he told me if “it row. should bo h?a fate to die early ho wanted to1 st-mon, Char QuotFrpromisvillThe Peoria Transcript says: “Measures are being taken to obtain a lull description of ©very member of the Sons of Liberty in the State of Illinois, their uan8,lor udie amid the din of battle.” He and I weie friends before we came into the army. I j for tl was Orderly JSergeaut for some time in his is niaCompany, since promoted to Adjutant of tho hie aresidences, occupation, height, color of hair i Regiment, We have been bunk-mates since ; auspiand eyes. The templc9, lodges, of whatever wo came into^service. He was more than a tiflS-tn*me they are known bv in Lite northern , . tt / J j #/ .i J n. * i_ __ tL__________i brother tome He was a favorite in tho arm tsmile and apirtof tho State, have been thoroughly canvassed, and the list of members is a long j ”^gimeut. He always hadoue, comprising nearly all of tho active poli- good word for every ono His place will notticians of the “peace persuasion.We can furnish descriptions of a very ac* curate character,* of several of the aforesaid Sons” ib this city- * *m.v» » .How §ome of the V Inf fed State* Derived ffteir Nnvnes.Maine was call in 1B33, from Maine in France of which BMarietta’Maria the Queen ol Eogjabd was proprietor.New Hampshire was conveyed by tho Plymouth Company in 1629, to John Mason, who was tho patentee, and Governor of Portsmouth, in Hampshire England, thereupon the name was called,Vermont, was so called by the inhabitants in tbeir declaration of Independence,in 1777. from the French Verde Monte, signifying Green Mountain.Massachusetts, derived her name from the Bay of that name, and that from the tribe of jbe filled hi this Regiment. 1 await your orders with regard to his ©fleets.Wo evacuated Franklin at 11 o'clock that night, we could not bring him off. I tried every place to get transportation for him,but could not get it I loft tho body in charge of the Brigade Surgeon who was left in charge of our wounded who said lie would have him decently interred, aud his last resting place markedThe Col. Commanding the Regiment *od j Brigade both tried to have him brought off, i but could not.It, is very busy in camp, for we expect the rebels every hour. I must close. You have the heartfelt sympathies of the entire Regiment I am sir,Yours to command,H. C MERRIOE. 4 Adjutant, 120th Ind., Vol., Inf’t.tiestheirjchantbundeachin odcomeoriginC2 Sund nlng 1obser Madii Chi and sboul We si ted al for th erly fc day, t j the pi To We
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Terre Haute Weekly Wabash Express
Terre Haute, Indiana, US
Wed, Dec 14, 1864
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