. Historic days in Cumberland County, New Jersey, 1855-1865 : political and war time reminiscences . e position of major, which he filled with distin-guished ability. Magnificent record of a gallant hundred who, goingat the first call of an imperiled country, rendered invalu-able ser\-ice, to the great honor of the patriotic county ofCumberland. As the veterans marched amid applause and cheersthe vacant [ilaces in the depleted ranks of the splendid com-pany were more and more apparent. The erect forms ofRandolph, Pew. Bacon, Clark, Crandol, Fogg, Jackson,Johnson, Keen, Nichols, Sheppard, Stock
. Historic days in Cumberland County, New Jersey, 1855-1865 : political and war time reminiscences . e position of major, which he filled with distin-guished ability. Magnificent record of a gallant hundred who, goingat the first call of an imperiled country, rendered invalu-able ser\-ice, to the great honor of the patriotic county ofCumberland. As the veterans marched amid applause and cheersthe vacant [ilaces in the depleted ranks of the splendid com-pany were more and more apparent. The erect forms ofRandolph, Pew. Bacon, Clark, Crandol, Fogg, Jackson,Johnson, Keen, Nichols, Sheppard, Stockton. Thompson,Thornard, Tyler, Yearicks and Wolf, were not in the visibleline. They had joined the invisible. The blood and tearsof earthly suftering had been exchanged for the peace ofthat glorious land in the house not made with hands eternalin the heavens. Nor wreck, nor change, nor winters times remorseless dim one ray of holy lightThat gilds your glorious tomb. At the Grove on West Commerce street the exerciseswere opened by an eloquent prayer from the lips of Rev. (168). WAR TIME PICTURES—1m;1-1n;. Group Company F Cumberland Greys i. Third Reg. Inf. Vols. Francis Albin Reuben Brooks Joab C. Lore Bowman H. Buck William G. Howell Levi J. Marker David B. Husted Thomas P. Coles 1189) 17c HISTORIC DAYS Henry M. Stuart, rector of St. Andrews Episcopal Church. Hon. Jolm T. Nixon addressed the large assemblagewhich had gathered in his usual magnetic maimer. Theoration by Paul T. Jones was a masterpiece. He welcomedthe braves to whom he had presented the flag in the earlyspring of 61, in one of the most patriotic, pathetic andeloquent speeches ever delivered in South Jersey. At onemoment the eyes of his auditors would be dim with tears;at another the trees of the grove reverberated with theplaudits of his hearers, to whom he recounted the story ofthe heroic deeds of the veterans who had added new gloryto the flag and the republican institutions which tre
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