. Historic days in Cumberland County, New Jersey, 1855-1865 : political and war time reminiscences . one of Port Norriss best citizens, after whomShinn Post, Grand Army of the Republic was named,was another patriot whom fate had willed should sleep inan unknown grave. Missing in action at Fredericksburg,Va., December 13th, 1862, is the record. Perhaps, in thatgreat cemetery on the heights of Marie by the side of theRappahannock, where the silent forms of 17,000 Unionsoldiers slumber, On his grave the sunlignt lingers. And the silvery moonbeams he sleeps far, far from kindred Sleeps
. Historic days in Cumberland County, New Jersey, 1855-1865 : political and war time reminiscences . one of Port Norriss best citizens, after whomShinn Post, Grand Army of the Republic was named,was another patriot whom fate had willed should sleep inan unknown grave. Missing in action at Fredericksburg,Va., December 13th, 1862, is the record. Perhaps, in thatgreat cemetery on the heights of Marie by the side of theRappahannock, where the silent forms of 17,000 Unionsoldiers slumber, On his grave the sunlignt lingers. And the silvery moonbeams he sleeps far, far from kindred Sleeps until the last great call. From the eastern section of Downe came the Garrisons,the Ladows. the Husteds. the Hines. the Orrs. the Trouts,the Newcombs. the Gandys. the Blizzards, the Baileys, theCorsons, and a host of others with brave Lieutenant WilliamB. Pepper. Several of these gallant sons of Downe lefttheir bones on Soutlu-rn battlefields and returned not tothe families and the homes in which for many years there-after loving hearts iiave waited and longed for a \-ision ofthe departed. (SB). WAR TIME PICTURES— Company D, Twenty-fifth N. J. Reg. Inf. Lieut. Joseph Bateman James ^A/. Trenchard Henry Watlen George A. Ogden Capt. Ethan T. Garretson Leonard R. Swing Francis P. Riley William P. Sink Archibald Campbell HISTORIC DAYS Great days had preceded it in Eridgeton, but Monday,September 3d, 1862, surpassed all other days before or sincein the history of tlie town. Never had such a patriotic out-pouring of the people or such tremendous enthusiasm beenwitnessed. It seemed as though every member of every fam-ily was interested. The stars and stripes appeared on everyside, while the melody of the fife, stirring airs of the drums,and the firing of cannon, woke Bridgeton at early were closed and business suspended while the volun-teers were preparing for departure. Drawn up in doublecolumn on the sidewalk in front of the famous old Da\isHouse,
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