. The town of Wayland in the civil war of 1861-1865, as represented in the army and navy of the American union .. . was amystery to him. He was conveyed immediately to Washington, and assignedto Armory-Square Hospital, where his wound first received sur-gical care; but it was too late to prevent very disastrous effects. 256 WILLIAM DEXTER DRAPER. The joint of the knee became so rigid as to be incapable offlexure, and remained so ever after. While at the hospital, he was prostrated by sickness, whichproved so severe, that, on the ist of August, his friends werenotified of the expectation of his
. The town of Wayland in the civil war of 1861-1865, as represented in the army and navy of the American union .. . was amystery to him. He was conveyed immediately to Washington, and assignedto Armory-Square Hospital, where his wound first received sur-gical care; but it was too late to prevent very disastrous effects. 256 WILLIAM DEXTER DRAPER. The joint of the knee became so rigid as to be incapable offlexure, and remained so ever after. While at the hospital, he was prostrated by sickness, whichproved so severe, that, on the ist of August, his friends werenotified of the expectation of his speedy dissolution. His wife,accompanied by his father, hastened to his side ; and, by mostcareful nursing, he was so far restored as to be able to returnhome, borne on a litter. During four months, his strength grad-ually increased, and he was able to walk with the aid of a fatal exposure again prostrated him; pneumonia set in ;and the 19th of December, 1863, witnessed his departure fromthe external scenes of earth. His remains repose in the southburial-oround of his native town. Charles f?/T ^ detailed account of this young mans experienceki ) as a soldier has been obtained. He was an adoptedson of Benjamin A. and Rosalia Dudley of Way-land. In person he was of robust form and mediumheight, with dark complexion and hair; and wasabout twenty years old when he enlisted, for threeyears service, as a private in the Twelfth Regimentof Infantry, June 26, 1861. After a service of fourteen months, in which he shared thevicissitudes of the regiment in all its movements, including thebattle of Cedar Mountain, which occurred Aug. 9, 1862, he un-wisely sought to relieve himself from further duties as a soldier;and thus, most regretfully to his friends, he too thoughtlesslyadded the stigma of deserter to his name. The only palliativeassigned by him for his unsoldierly course is extremely roughtreatment by his officers. Frank P. Fairbanks.
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