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A Visit to Gbttvbbuuu—Our valued old friend, JoBeph fiboap, of Linvili’s creek, Racking* bam county, Va., hasjuBt returned from a vieit to the battla-Geld at Gettysburg, Pa., whither he went to look for the remain* of a gallant and fear* leas on of hil, Jacob G. Shoup, who was killed at the battle of Gettysburg by being shot in the temple on the 3d of July, 1863 Mr. Shoup speaks in tho warmest terms of the kindness and attention shown him daring this pilgrimage. Tho good people of the neighborhood in which the sangaiua-ry engagement took place aided him in every way to find the *pot wbere the remains of his brave boy were deposited. Amongst other* to whom ® Mr. Sboop was specially indebted for kindnoss and conrte«y was Mr. Benjamin Speck, of West Va., who had bean a good Southern man and very kind to oar eoldiers during the wnr. This gentleman took Mr. Shoup in bia buggy to Gettysburg, and rendered him all the assistance in tbs power of any one to God the spot whoro the ashes of hie son rested. The place where they had been was ultimately found, but they had been removed to the Southern Soldiers Cemetery at Richmond, Va. Mr. Speck refnsed any compensation, although Mr. S. assured him be had. (he eelBkin**, not to throw away, but to meet all expenses,Mr Shoup bad the misfortune to loBe two bods out of three duriqg the war. The fearless Capt. John Galvin was killed on the 9tb of October, pn the back or mountain road west of Woodstock, in Shenandoah couuty. His remains were recovered, broaght horns and buried by his Maionio brothren, near the murmuring Liuvill’a Greek. lt;-It is extremoly pleasant to know that the time has come at last wbon an aged fathor can seek the ashes of his patriot boy in wbat was once an «do my’s land, and find plenty of friends to aid him in his sacred search. Surely peace can Dot be very remote when such things are seen, such kindness developed.This visit to Gettysburg and the kindness shown him whilst there, have made impressions upon the mind and heart of an old man beudiog beneath the weight of many years and many sorrows, which will gild bis pathway to the grave aud make him feel thankful to God that bo has lived to see tho dawn of a better day.
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Harrisonburg Rockingham Register
Harrisonburg, Virginia, US
Thu, Oct 14, 1875
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