. Memoirs of the war of '61. Colonel Charles Russell Lowell, friends and cousins . gner, which wasthe objective point of attack. Company Hheld the left of the second line of the regiment,which position was the most dangerous, onaccount of its proximity to the flanking fire ofJames Island. At dusk the column was or-dered forward, and Russel, with an ardor and 56 MEMOIRS OF THE WAR OF 61 devotion that never wavered, threw himselfupon his death. When last seen by those whosurvived, he was l^ing mortally wounded on theground, and across him the body of his dearfriend Captain William H. Simpkins, h
. Memoirs of the war of '61. Colonel Charles Russell Lowell, friends and cousins . gner, which wasthe objective point of attack. Company Hheld the left of the second line of the regiment,which position was the most dangerous, onaccount of its proximity to the flanking fire ofJames Island. At dusk the column was or-dered forward, and Russel, with an ardor and 56 MEMOIRS OF THE WAR OF 61 devotion that never wavered, threw himselfupon his death. When last seen by those whosurvived, he was l^ing mortally wounded on theground, and across him the body of his dearfriend Captain William H. Simpkins, his com-rade-in-arms and in death. Adjutant James wrote of him, From tem-perament and principle he was an enthusiastfor freedom. . His sympathies grew with theenforcement of the negroes rights. He wouldgladly have devoted his life, if it had been pro-tracted, to this cause. As it was, he gave it upin its very flower with a zeal, a courage, a dis-interestedness unsurpassed even in the annalsof the war. To his soldiers he said, Do nottouch me; move on, men! follow your SAMUEL STORROW SAMUEL STORROW 57 SAMUEL STORROW Corporal Forty-fourth Massachusetts Vol-unteer Infantry, September 20, 1862-June 18,1863. First Lieutenant Second MassachusettsVolunteer Infantry, September 22, 1864. Killedat Averysborough (Black Creek), North Caro-lina, March 16, 1865. Samuel Storrow was born in Boston, Massa-chusetts, July 24, 1843. From his earliestyears he showed great quickness of apprehen-sion and readiness to apply practically what-ever he acquired. As he grew older he dis-played much manliness of character and aperfect independence of judgment. He en-tered college in i860, at the age of the war broke out the next spring he felta strong desire to join the army, and began tostudy military works to fit himself for what-ever might be required of him. In the springof 1862, on account of his eyes, he obtainedleave of absence and sailed for Fayal, theAzores. On his return he f
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