. The town of Wayland in the civil war of 1861-1865, as represented in the army and navy of the American union .. . will be glad tohear; for I have not much respect for secesh people at home,and my feelings against them are on the increase. The immediate cause of his death was pneumonia, producedby exposure in being removed from one hospital to another. His remains were sent home, and, after impressive funeral-exercises, were borne to their resting-place in Sudbury; theHome Guard doing escort-duty to the body of Waylands firstvictim to the war. The following obituary, printed in a Maryland new
. The town of Wayland in the civil war of 1861-1865, as represented in the army and navy of the American union .. . will be glad tohear; for I have not much respect for secesh people at home,and my feelings against them are on the increase. The immediate cause of his death was pneumonia, producedby exposure in being removed from one hospital to another. His remains were sent home, and, after impressive funeral-exercises, were borne to their resting-place in Sudbury; theHome Guard doing escort-duty to the body of Waylands firstvictim to the war. The following obituary, printed in a Maryland newspaper, isnot without its value in this place: -^ Mr. Dickey had gained the esteem and respect of all whoknew him. As a soldier he had no superior, and few equals;always prompt to fulfil his duties, and ready to obey any sum-mons. He was a sincere friend, a true man, a stanch all mourn his loss. As a humble representative of the Thirteenth Regiment, Itender the sincere and heartfelt sympathies of its members tothe family of the deceased. May he rest in peace ! George L. Crosby. Curtis Warren >HIS youthful but vigorous and efficient soldier wasthe second son of Ira B. and Louisa Draper. Hewas born at Wayland, Sept. 27, 1846, and enlistedas a private in the Thirty-ninth Infantry Regiment,in Company B, Capt. Graham, Aug. 7, 1862; andconsequently had not attained the age of sixteenyears * when he became a member of the Unionarmy. Such a case of voluntary service, where none could be de-manded by the authority of law, is worthy of special note, andcannot but command admiration. His complexion was light, with blue eyes and dark hair. Hewas five feet six inches in height, and a shoemaker by occupa-tion. The conditions into which this regiment was thrown by thefortunes of war during the former and latter half of its existencewere so remarkably different, that the soldier who passed throughboth, sees now, on reviewing the picture, scarcely any thing oc-curring fro
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