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ItA bright tigfct hadkw stricken L|J out, and its place in the heart darkened by .when in stiwtchinga sombre pall. A At** bad fallen woen inltd* uptpnrd ‘coding it was last sitoward Ac cwuitli.' Among t|u*c t»y whoip l.io at. Miller wan known, \iis 844— but unhoped fbr— toe Will ft dt seem strange. With a tem-- 1 ptttttfent that was brave and impetaous, he | tdtok no thought on danger, bat leaped to the post where could be dealt the hardest blows. Kvcii had this not been, tbo fine i iniud that had been strengthened by train-! ing and study, aadriip natural prfde that marked him as a gentleman while in civil life, would have led him to daring., deeds when the rcwurd was honor and prefer-Falling in the dtictisc of his Country, after having served her Well through the Struggle of more than two yestw, his name Will ever be cherished by thosO Who survive him and handed down atflbng the bright galaxy of patriots who died as heroes die; and that Istld Will seem dearer atld still more worth fighting for that has been baptised in his blood. And When the hatioh shall have emerged from the terrible ordcul she is undergoing, purified of her crimes and stronger thaM before— the fangs of the serpent broken, the arm of the parflcldc helpless --■-high up oq the roll of those tflio gave their ail /br their country will timid the name of this brave young officer. While sorrowin'* In his fall, we gl*»ry in the manner he met his fate. A« a friend, warm and true; as a companion, intelligent and agreeable; as a soldier, brave and fearless, he will never be forgotten ; and whether he sleeps amid the hills and valleys that witnessed his bravery in those days of conflict, or is gathered iu to the family burial grounds by the Susquehanna, there are hearts that will treasure the saddened memories of days gone by, and embalm in tender recollections hour* full freighted with happiness.When hearts whose worth is proven, Like thine are laid in earth ;Then should a wreath be woven.To tell the world their worth.And I who woke each morrow,To clasp Ihj hand in mine;Who shared each joy and sorrow, Whose weal and woe were tkine.talontinKgIf8U(thjCtdquebhaonwc••It shall be miue to braid it Around thy faded brow But !fve in vain essayed it.And find I cmnnot now.”SqXKAMISHNRSS.quallki
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Saint Cloud Democrat
Saint Cloud, Minnesota, US
Thu, Jul 23, 1863
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