. Historic days in Cumberland County, New Jersey, 1855-1865 : political and war time reminiscences . lawyer LieutenantJames J. Reeves; editor Lieutenant Robert B. Potter; Cap-tain Samuel Harris fresh from the liattle of Caiiies farm,Virginia: Captain Henry Xef¥, scholar and patriot. Stand-ing at rest each company received a stand of colors. Againthe tall form of Paul T. Jones arose and made a telling ad-dress to the departing soldiery. Rev. James F. Brown, ofthe First Baptist Church, and Hon. John T. Nixon madeearnest remarks, the latter presenting the flags. Responsivespeeches were made by Jo
. Historic days in Cumberland County, New Jersey, 1855-1865 : political and war time reminiscences . lawyer LieutenantJames J. Reeves; editor Lieutenant Robert B. Potter; Cap-tain Samuel Harris fresh from the liattle of Caiiies farm,Virginia: Captain Henry Xef¥, scholar and patriot. Stand-ing at rest each company received a stand of colors. Againthe tall form of Paul T. Jones arose and made a telling ad-dress to the departing soldiery. Rev. James F. Brown, ofthe First Baptist Church, and Hon. John T. Nixon madeearnest remarks, the latter presenting the flags. Responsivespeeches were made by Joel A. Fithian. in a short period tobe Major of the Twenty-fourth; also by Captain James and Lieutenant James J. Reeves. How youthfuldid the officers and men appear, mere boys as it were, goingat their countrys call, brave and courageous. Especially didthis seem to be true of Lieutenant Alexander L. Robeson at the time of enlistment was a member of thefirm of Whitaker & Robeson, druggists, located on Com-merce street, near Laurel, in an old-time brick building. He (SS). WAR TIME PICTURES—IS ;iiFive Patnot,c Cobb Brothers-Company G, Jlth N. J. Reg. Inf. Vols. Johr, W. Cobb ^^^^^ p ^^^^ Joseph W. Cobb ^^^^^ ^^^^ ^,f^^j S. Cobb (f9) HISTORIC DAYS was a rising young business man, with a large circle offriends, and much esteemed by his fellow-citizens. In aword he was a gentleman sans peur, et sans reproche, andhis untimely death at Fredericksburg brought sorrow tomany homes in Bridgeton. The march from the Davis House to the West JerseyRailroad depot on Irving avenue was an Ovation, and yet aparade in sorrow. Wrapped in the arms of a mother, awife, a sister, it seemed as though the ties of afifection wouldnot be severed from the forms of those who w^ere takingtheir last farewell of those so near and dear. Thescenes witnessed at the departure of the Cumberland Greysand of Company K were being repeated, only on a largerscale. Forebodings of disease, of wounds
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