. The town of Wayland in the civil war of 1861-1865, as represented in the army and navy of the American union .. . ebels were againencountered at the Plains of Mansura, where the Thirty-eighthwas for several hours under a heavy fire of artillery. Mr. Thurston now became a victim of sickness; and from thistime forward, though he moved with the regiment, he was com-pelled to report on the sick-list. On the 20th of July, the regiment embarked under sealedorders, and proceeded to Hampton Roads. Here orders awaitedto report at Washington, ; and this place was reachedJuly 30, at two, Mr. T
. The town of Wayland in the civil war of 1861-1865, as represented in the army and navy of the American union .. . ebels were againencountered at the Plains of Mansura, where the Thirty-eighthwas for several hours under a heavy fire of artillery. Mr. Thurston now became a victim of sickness; and from thistime forward, though he moved with the regiment, he was com-pelled to report on the sick-list. On the 20th of July, the regiment embarked under sealedorders, and proceeded to Hampton Roads. Here orders awaitedto report at Washington, ; and this place was reachedJuly 30, at two, Mr. Thurston was found to be in so exhausted a condition asto require his immediate conveyance to a hospital. He longedfor a return to his friends and his home. In the strong hopethat he would be soon able to do so, he refrained from in-forming them of his sickness; and his wife knew not of it untilshe received the news of his death, which occurred Aug. 19,1864.* His emaciated remains were brought home, and interred inthe cemetery at Natick. * The disease of which he died was chronic diarrhoea. Thomas Francis N the past history of the United States, and especiallyduring its conflicts with Great Britain in 1812, thereis a just feeling of pride in its naval force, which,though comparatively small, has been illustriouslyefficient. In suppressing the rebellion of the Southern Statesin 1861, with their thousands of miles of seacoastand navigable rivers, and hundreds of important portsopen to foreign supplies, an efficient navy became at once animportant desideratum for the North. Yet an inexperiencedcabinet-officer of this department allowed the most importantnaval post of the country to fall at the outset into rebel hands,with its score of ships and valuable material; while the rebelplans during the administration that preceded the outbreak hadsent to remote quarters many of the most important nationalvessels. But patriotism pervaded the sea as well as the landwhen the national f
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