. History of the Fifteenth Pennsylvania volunteer cavalry which was recruited and known as the Anderson cavalry in the rebellion of 1861-1865; . is going on atAlurfreesboro,- and Frank was one of the first killed. You willhear soon enough, was his reply. I turned back and was soonin the telegraph office. The face of my friend, M. C, the super-intendent, was anything but encouraging. In reply to my inquiryhe said: Your brother is no doubt killed; read this, andhanding me a copy of a telegram East, the following passage leftme no hope: Majors Rosengarten and Frank B. Ward, ofthe Anderson Cavalry
. History of the Fifteenth Pennsylvania volunteer cavalry which was recruited and known as the Anderson cavalry in the rebellion of 1861-1865; . is going on atAlurfreesboro,- and Frank was one of the first killed. You willhear soon enough, was his reply. I turned back and was soonin the telegraph office. The face of my friend, M. C, the super-intendent, was anything but encouraging. In reply to my inquiryhe said: Your brother is no doubt killed; read this, andhanding me a copy of a telegram East, the following passage leftme no hope: Majors Rosengarten and Frank B. Ward, ofthe Anderson Cavalry, killed. There was something positiveabout the message, and with heavy heart I wended my way hometo break the sad news to my parents. A bitter task it was—to tellthem that their youngest son, the pride of their hearts, the hopeof their declining years; the boy who had enlisted to fight thebattles of his country for the preservation of the Union—andthat, too, with an elder brother in the rebel ranks—to tell themthat he was no more. I will not dwell on the sad scene whichfollowed. Its counterpart has been witnessed in thousands of154. MAJOR FRANK B. WARD-Mortally wounded at Stone River. Died January 11. 1863 Will Wards Hunt for His Brother, the Major. 155 family circles in the past two years. That night I watched thetelegrams closely, but found not a ray of hope. On the 3d I got my friend Mr. Bradley, of the Fort WayneRailroad Company, to telegraph to Louisville in regard to send-ing for the body. The answer came from Col. J. B. Anderson:Major B. is intrusted with sending for the body of Major Rosen-garten. Shall I send metalHc coffei for body of Major Ward?I answered, Yes. On Sunday, the 4th, I searched everypaper I could get, but without any encouragement. At the tele-graph office I was told that there was no doubt of Franks beingkilled, as a number of messages had gone over the line in whichit was repeated, but just as I started to leave the office the opera-tor called
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