. Historic days in Cumberland County, New Jersey, 1855-1865 : political and war time reminiscences . ckahominyat Mechanicsville by our army on the third day of June,when he was struck on the leg by a shell. Ipon consulta-tion by the surgeons amputation was pronounced impracti-cable. He lingered until next day, being able in an intervalof consciousness to give direction as to his effects, and sendmessages of love to his family. The boys of the companyburied him with more care than any colonel has receivedwho has died here. Sergeant Holmes commanded CompanyK since the 6th of May and led it into
. Historic days in Cumberland County, New Jersey, 1855-1865 : political and war time reminiscences . ckahominyat Mechanicsville by our army on the third day of June,when he was struck on the leg by a shell. Ipon consulta-tion by the surgeons amputation was pronounced impracti-cable. He lingered until next day, being able in an intervalof consciousness to give direction as to his effects, and sendmessages of love to his family. The boys of the companyburied him with more care than any colonel has receivedwho has died here. Sergeant Holmes commanded CompanyK since the 6th of May and led it into all the fights with thegreatest coolness and bravery. In one thing he was con-spicuous, that amid all the temptations of camp life he neverswerved from the strict path of a consistent Christianity. The crowning glory of the soldiers life was told in thelast sentence of the letter, and it is to this day a preciouslegacy to the relatives and friends who remember the splen-did Christian soldier, the young, manly, brave officer, Bloom-field Holmes, whose early death brought sorrow and tears (ICO) r-. PROMINENT CITIZENS—ISiil-lSi.:. _ T- M- lohn W. Newlin George F. Nixon jv^i. Hon. James H. NixonFranklin F. Westcott J°hn S. Mitchell (lul) l62 HISTORIC UAVS to tlie country folk of his boyhood home, in the loyal town-ship of Hopewell. The body of David Yearicks, Corporal Company F,Third New Jersey (Cumberland Greys), was brought toBridgeton, June 13, and buried the next day. CorporalYearicks was wounded on the 8th day of May in actionnear Spottsylvania. His arm was amputated, but he dieda few days later, only a brief season previous to the ex-piration of his term of enlistment. Mr. Yearicks was ayoung man highly esteemed, with a large circle of was a good soldier. His death brought great grief toa devoted wife. Mrs. Kate Yearicks, and many relativesand friends. Great preparations were on foot in Bridgeton earlyin May with a view of furnishing articles and suppliesfor a f
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