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Capt. CHARLES C. MOREY, Co. E. 2d Vt. Vet. Vcls. 
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 MATTHEW 10 ::!!». 
 He that loseth his ijfe koi; \iv sake, shall visa it. 
 
 Christian Heroism is in these few sharply drawn words set clearly 
 I)eforeus. The Christian life is essentially an heroic life. Those who 
 know nothing of its true character niav think it tame and spiritless ; 
 hut when we search the page of revelation or of history, the grandest 
 lives, the noblest deeds are found to spiing from the princi)des ami 
 motives of the Christian religion. And whatsoevei' is grentesl in the 
 lives of men who know not the true God is also most consonant with 
 Christianit}', so that every real and pure liero seems to have heen 
 led by a Spirit above that which lived in other men, and which we 
 recognize to be the Spirit of Cod. The true Christian is ever a hero. 
 He begins his career by giving u}» his life to Christ, and if not callesl 
 to end it by laying it down for his jMaster, yet is ho always ready to 
 ilo so. In any age or lot, the Christian Hie is not one which is passive 
 and uneventful. It is a constant warfare, which, if waged aright, is 
 constant victory. It is not a struggle against mere earthly ditliculties 
 and adverse fortune, but against princi]ialities and powers, against the 
 mighty kingdom of darkness and its prince. It rc((uires such courage 
 of faith that when all seems dark, and victory im[)ossil)le through hu- 
 man might, it is still necessary to press right onward, whatever the 
 next step may bring. The Christian must meet the frowns and sneers 
 of men, -harder to be met than the gleaming j)oiiit>^ of a battle line 
 He must do that which is greater than the taking of a city, — he must 
 rule his oWn spirit, always, every where. He flies, not once only amid 
 the flush of victory, but daily. He must endure till the endj and 
 overcome the last of foes, before he can enter u]ion his reward. 
 
 So far as mere courage, endurance, faith, and devotion are concern- 
 ed, what examples of earthly heroism can compare with the daily his- 
 tory of the faithful Christian ? In ancient times the hero was set in 
 the rank of demigods, and worshiped. Was there ever among them 
 all as much of the Godlike as is seen in a humble Christian life, over- 
 coming outward and inward i'oes with no motive or rt'ward of an 
 earthlv nature ? 
 
True heroism is not simple daring and doing. Is courage all ? Then 
 WHS the assassin of our President a hero. Are devotion to a cause, 
 and valiant deeds in its behalf, enough to make an heroic character ? 
 Then are the annals of wickedness the records of heroes. No ! there 
 must be, first of all, pure unselfishness, which in a bad cause is impos- 
 sible. And then, devotion must find its inspiration and end in a noble 
 purpose. The cause must exalt and illumine the actor and his deeds, 
 or they cannot be called heroic. Men may fight with equal bravery, 
 and die with equal devotion, and yet those upon one side — the side 
 of the Rio-ht — shall be forever reckoned Patriots and Martyrs, while 
 those of the other shall be remembered only to their shame. It is in 
 this respect that the Christian hero is exalted above other men whose 
 deeds may make more show in the world. He lives not for himself, 
 he dies not in his own behalf. He is inspired by a spirit which seeks 
 not its own, but the things of God and of others. His body and soul 
 are a continual sacrifice upon the altar. His life, whether it be his 
 bodily hold on the things of time, or what the world calls one's life — 
 pleasure, self-interest, earthly success, — he loses not for his own ad- 
 vancement, but for Christ's sake. This is true heroism, to dare, en- 
 dure, and sufier all things in the name of Christ. 
 
 When, now, the Christian is called to show his courage and faith on 
 the fields of earthly trial, when he adds what are, in the eye of the 
 world, the heroic virtues, the qualities which make the soldier, to his 
 spiritual devotion and bravery, how conspicuous is his heroism ! The 
 fire in his soul, fed with the fuel of patriotism and fanned by the hot 
 breath of war, shines far and wide. The love of country stands next to 
 the love of God in the list of virtues and of the powers which inspire 
 to noble deeds. Nay, the love of country, true and pure, is love to 
 God, for God has given us our land, and through it rains His blessings 
 down upon us. Those who lay down their lives for their country with 
 Christian faith and devotion, lay them down for Christ. If justice, 
 truth, liberty be in a cause, Christ is in it, and those who loA^e the one 
 purely and unselfishly, love the other. It is, indeed, impossible to tell 
 where one may cease to be a Christian and still be, though not in the 
 highest sense, a patriot. Certain it is that Christianity includes pat- 
 riotism. " God and our countiy," is the watchword of the Christian 
 citizen, the war cry of the Christian soldier. 
 
 Seldom, if ever, have there been exhibited so many and so bright 
 examples of Christian patriotism as during the war in which we have 
 been for four years engaged, and which is now, thanks be unto God, 
 ended. From tlie dfummsr boy, killsl whsn upon his knees at prayer, 
 to the Commander-in-Chief of our armies, our late beloved President, 
 
there have been those of all ranks, and not a few, who have given tes- 
 timony by their lives an<l in their deaths that they loved both Christ 
 and their country, and that these objects of affection and devotion were 
 in their hearts inseparable. How many such have we mourned, as, 
 time after time, the nevv« came that they iiad made the final sacrifice 
 for God and their land, and were lost to us. 
 
 Again are we called, let ns hope for the last time, to lay the 
 final offering of affection and honor upon a soldier's grave. One of our 
 best and noblest, a true Christian patriot and hero, has been struck 
 down in the moment of final victory, and rests now beneath the fresh 
 springing grass in front of Petersburg. I call him ours, for such he 
 was in the tenderest sense to some of those living witli us, and such he 
 hoped to be and we hoped \w would one day be. We may join with 
 those who mourn him most, in sorrow over and honor to ' our hero.' 
 
 Capt. Charles Carroll Mouk'i, of the Second Vermont Veteran 
 Volunteers, was killed almost instantly in the last charge oi' the last 
 battle of the war, on Sunday, Api-il '1. 
 
 To this record of his death let us add what we can of his life, that 
 so the full light of his virtues may shine, for the comfort of weeping 
 iiearts and the instruction of all, upon his last hour. 
 
 He was born in Tunbridge, Vt., but had spent the greater part of 
 his years, which, had he lived till this month, would have numberiMl 
 'J'), in the towns of Straftbrd and lloyalton, of the same State. IJe 
 was possessed of a fair education in the branches necessary to make an 
 intelligent and useful citizen. Living among and roaming over the 
 breezy hills of the Green Mountain State he ac([uired that bodiiy vig- 
 or and tt'Uacity which, strengthened by the severe tests of campaign- 
 ing life, enalded him to pass through all the trials and hardships of his 
 four years' service in the army. The moral and religious training 
 which laid the foundation for the noblest part of his character and 
 life, was that of a New England Christian home. Happy are those 
 who receive' and profit by such instructions and influence ! With no 
 particular events to nuirk his early life, he grew up amid (juiet scenes 
 and every day occupations, accpiiring habits and principles which stood 
 by him and sustained hira through tlie fiery trials of camp and field. 
 While possessed of great vivacity, having a constant flow of good spir- 
 its, he was seldom if ever carried away into the acts of folly and diso- 
 bedience which seem almost inseparable from boyhood. Although a 
 true boy while a boy, his nature was yet always ingenuous and manly. 
 He was above a mean thing and scorned deception. He w'as not one 
 of the most impulsive, but seemed to act from reason and reflection. 
 He was, nevertheless, of an affectionate disposition, and his aft'ections 
 
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 centered in his home. Unselfish love and confidence marked all his 
 relations with those who malo up the dear home circle. He was an 
 obedient and fliithful son, a loving brother, a cheerful and pleasant 
 companion. His cheerfulness nothing could daunt, and his love of 
 fun made his character at on -j natural and attractive, for there was 
 nothing malicious in it. He was as kind as he was brave. His relig- 
 ious impressions were early manifest. The seeds of truth and piety 
 found in his heart a congenial soil. His Christian character seemed to 
 be a growth in which there was both gradual progress, and yet distinct 
 periods. There was never a time when his heart could not be touched 
 by the appeals of religion, and never a time when he was not used to 
 pray and think of his duties to God. When still a lad he seemed to 
 give his heart to his Savior and begin with new spirit the Christian 
 life. And yet he was not over-confident or forward. For many years 
 the stream of his life ran quietly on, yet, it may be believed, in the 
 right channel. Within a few months of the breaking out of the war 
 and his first enlistment, he was anew and more deeply interested in the 
 all-important truths of religion. A work of grace prevailed among his 
 young companions, and he was not backward in taking a decided stand 
 for Jesus, and speaking of his Savior to those around him. In this, 
 God was preparing him for the duties and trials and final end of his 
 army life. 
 
 When the President, in 1861, called for 300,000 volunteers, 
 Charles C. Morey was one of the names first upon the immortal 
 roll. He was not quite 21, but felt the great import of the conflict 
 and could not remain content in the quiet of home. It is wonderful 
 how the love of country has possessed, like an inspiration, the youth 
 of the nation. Young men, whose years had been spent in a circum. 
 scribed spot, with no public interests or ambitions, or who had, per- 
 haps, frittered away their time and mind upon the vanities and pleas- 
 ures of youth, have yet been seized with such a spirit of patriotism 
 and lofty devotion, that nothing could restrain them from encountering 
 the toils and hardships of war, and death itself. It was not deep 
 knowledge of history and political interests, nor, generally, a mere 
 love of excitement, or thirsty ambition, which prompted such to throw 
 themselves into the deadly breach and face the cruel fires of war. 
 There is an instinct of patriotism in almost all souls which lies dor- 
 mant, it may be, in times of peace, but which, strong in proportion to 
 nobility of character, is called to life by a great national exigency. 
 In the young Vermont volunteer of 1861 we find that all-absorbing 
 patriotism which could not remain in quiet safety while others were 
 perilling their lives for their country, combined with the intelligence, 
 
virtue, physical strength and courage, and .steadiness of mind necessa- 
 ry to make a good soldier. 
 
 Strange scenes awaited the young, fresh-hearted patriot, nurtured in 
 a quiet country home. He entered a new atmosphere, and went into 
 great moral perils, strong only in his own purity and uprightness, yef 
 (Shielded by the prayers of those he had left at home, and encompassed 
 by the watchful care of his God. The Regiment was engaged in thf 
 first battle of the war, Bull Run of shameful memory, and probably 
 did its part there as well as any other In this his first experience o{' 
 actual fighting, our young soldier found courage and confidence in lift- 
 ing up his heart to God, a source of strength which never failed him 
 in the hour of peril. 
 
 In the succeeding October the 2d Vermont, together with the 3d, 
 4th, 5th, and 6th Vermont Regiments were placed in one Brigade, 
 which has since been known by its valor and eflfective fighting, as well 
 as by its State name, as the Vermont Brigade. The names of 22 bat- 
 tles are inscribed on the banners of the 2d Vermont, it having partici- 
 pated in one more than the Brigade — the one already mentioned. 
 By means of these battle fields we can follow the Brigade through the 
 Peninsular campaign, the campaign in Maryland, the bloody conflict 
 at Fredericsburg, the marches and engagements of the next year's 
 campaign terminating in the decisive victory of Gettysburg ; and then, 
 last year, from the Wilderness — grim and terribly suggestive name — 
 down that southward plunging line of march studded with bloody bat- 
 tle-fields, to the barriers around Petersburg ; again in the North, 
 through the glorious Autumn campaign in the Valley under Sheridan, 
 and, last of all, the short, severe, and decisive work at Petersburg, 
 where the Brigade as well as the army crowned itself with glory. 
 
 Capt. Morey was with his Regiment throughout its history, being 
 present with it in nearly every battle in which it was engaged. He 
 occupied different positions, rising steadily in command, and solely up- 
 on the ground of merit. He stood high for soldierly ability, and his 
 military record is without a blemish. He was always at his post and 
 always did his duty. After having been obliged to go to the hospital 
 on account of a wound received in one of the battles in the Shenando- 
 ah Valley, upon his recovery he was most impatient to return to his 
 Regiment. " I think it wrong," he writes, " for one who is able to 
 do duty to stay away ; yet it is not my fault that I am here." Again 
 with the army, he writes, " Once more I find myself with the Regi- 
 ment, and feel as though I had got home," and expresses himself as 
 joyfully as one long absent from his own home and kindred would up- 
 on findin" himself once more among them. He was by no means for- 
 
getful of his dear ones left behind. His letters to homo friends were 
 frequent and affectionate, showing the various traits of his character in 
 a vivid and natural light. While not more demonstrative than New 
 Englanders generally are, he yet showed deep and true teelings. More 
 than once the reception of a letter from home amid the dangers and 
 weariness of battle days is confessed to have brought tears to his eyes. 
 rie speaks of home as " the dear old spot rendered doubly dear by our 
 being deprived of its associations and enjoyments." He fears that " so- 
 ciety will not own the rude soldier when he comes back, but turn a 
 cold shoulder to him, because he has become hardened by scenes of 
 bloodshed and carnage ;" but " I tell you, dear sister," he adds, with 
 pathetic earnestness, " there are feelings, tender feelings, down deep 
 in the soldier's breast, which when moved will prove that all that is 
 good is not quite dead." He wishes he could be at home to assist his 
 father in business and lio'hten his cares, and looks forward with antic- 
 illation to the scenes and labors of peaceful life. His heart seemed to 
 h:ive a divided allegiance for home and country, yet patriotism ruled, 
 h'ading to his reenlistment as a Veteran. In his Company and Regi- 
 ment he was most highly esteemed. His faithfulness, his cheerful 
 good nature, his self-respect, his temperance and uprightness gained 
 him the respect of all. He was a good officer and cared for his men 
 with the greatest kindness. His duties were carefully and well per- 
 formed, and he seemed always desirous to learn and improve. His 
 letters show a constant improvement in all respects. In action he was 
 singularly brave, yet never rasli. The oldest General in the army car- 
 ried a head no cooler upon the battle field. At Spottsylvania, being 
 in command of two Companies, when the Regiment was caught in a 
 bad position, flanked and enfiladed, he retained the utmost coolness, 
 and suggested to the commanding officer the best way of getting the 
 llegiment out, working assiduously to secure the retreat of his men 
 without loss. He was given this command after the first day's fighting 
 in the Wilderness, when the Colonel and Lieutenant-Colonel were 
 killed, and only five officers in the ten Companies of the Regiment were 
 left. He soon after received a Lieutenant's commission, and when a 
 (Captaincy was to be filled, the officers of the line unanimously fixed 
 upon him as the meritorious man for the position. This office he re- 
 tained till his death. 
 
 Upon that fearful yet glorious Sunday in April, when by terrific 
 charges the enemy's line was broken and his forces shattered and 
 driven back, never again to make a decided stand against the defend- 
 ers of the Union, the Vermont Brigade led the Sixth Corps in its 
 bloody but victorious onsets. The last charge was made upon a 
 
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 Mississippi Battery which (lefeiKliul (Joii. L 'c's ht'ail(|iiartL'rs. I rca 1 
 tVoiii a puhlisht'd kUter by oiu' who took p:iri in (he ailair : 
 
 " The forces of the enemy were guided by Lee is person, hut seem- 
 ed wavering and uncertain in their movements, falling back from crest 
 to crest and delivering a weak and st^attering fire. At last they seem- 
 ed to l)e formed for some purpose upon the line estate where were lo- 
 cated Lee's head-cjuarters. The artillery fire was heavy and incessant, 
 still our lines pressed on, obli(|uing to the left to gain Lv.c'f^ head- 
 (juarters ; still on through a swamp so deep that in many ])laces our 
 nien sunk to their armpits, while canister and grape wci-e shriekiuf 
 their way over their heads. l>ut the other side is gained, and some 
 oUO of those first across, with several colors, all three Jiri<'-ades bear- 
 ing a part, dash on for the rebel battery. Fatigue, mud, and the al- 
 ready hot sun are forgotten ; but all the gnus are now trained on th(! 
 devoted band. Bushels of canister, added to the whiz of the rifle bul- 
 let made the diri terrible. The fatigue of the men and the constant 
 slaughter brought about a temporary halt, when Lt. Nichols, of Gen. 
 Warner's staif, led forward a small party, who shot the battery hors- 
 es — their infiintry gives way — Avith a wild yell the blue coats push 
 on, and the guns are taken. The commanding presence u[K)n the gray 
 horse, that seemed every where to oppose us, is gone. But what fear- 
 ful disappointment would we then have felt had we known what a 
 prize we had lost ; that llobert E. Lee, despising death, had himself 
 oi)posed us ; had wept over his fleeing braves ; had ordered his bat- 
 tery commanders to die there, and had done all a brave man could to 
 then and there save his fortunes from the wreck." 
 
 The Official Report of the Brigade says, " During this charge Capt. 
 Morey, of the Second Vermont, was instantly killed by a canister shot 
 from this battery, and Lieutenants Humphrey and Tilson were sevei-,/- 
 ly wounded. They were brave officers and were doing their dutv iio- 
 ])ly when they fell." 
 
 Another account says, that " altliough he lived some 2.') or 30 min- 
 utes after he was hit, (a, grape shot having passed through his right 
 shoulder,) he nover spoke. <)a|)t. Harrington, who belonged to the 
 same llegiment, and was t'le first to reach him after he was wounded, 
 says, that he gave him, as he came up, a seemingly intelligent look, 
 and a slight pressure of thi> haniL After his death, four men were; 
 sent back to bury him. A short prayer was offered at the grave bv 
 the Chaplain of a jMassachusetts Colored Regiment, who was met by 
 the way. lie was buried not far from the spot on which he fell, hav- 
 ing a board wdth his name and rank and the time of his death in- 
 scribed upon it set up at the heail of the grave." 
 
 While we, in this (juiet place, were engaged on that day in the song 
 of praise and the devotions and instructions of the sanctuary, oiir 
 brother was in the midst of those fierce, tumultuous scenes. At half 
 past three he fell, and soon a soldier's grave, with its rounded carta 
 
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 and rude head-board — such as sprinkle the whole couutrj where our 
 armies have been, from Pennsylvania to Texas — was all that gave 
 sign of the resting place of the brave young soldier. Perhaps there 
 Avas added to the inscription over his head, words like these, which 
 were copied by the speaker from a similar head-board within a very 
 few miles, at the most, from the spot where he lies : " A good soldier, 
 a fiiithful friend, a firm and consistent patriot." What high-sounding 
 epitaph can equal these simple lines ! And to them might have been 
 added in his case the wofixls - " a true Christian," completing the de- 
 scription of his character, and showing forth the surest foundation for 
 hope and comfort in his early yet glorious death. 
 
 And now, of the many things which might be said of him who was 
 thus snatched away from among the living in the hour of final victory, 
 after four years of faithful service in the army of his country, I can 
 dwell briefly upon only two. I would speak of his patriotism and his 
 Christian character, that we may carry away with us his example in 
 clear relief. 
 
 His devotion to his country was earnest and pure. It possessed him 
 like a passion or an inspiration. His life was bound up with the life of 
 the nation. He faced death a hundred times for the land he loved. 
 In writing home he entreated that friends should pray for victory. 
 " Pray for us," he writes, " that we may do our duty and that God 
 will give us success in the end." Amid hardships severe and protract- 
 ed, he does not complain, but is willing to stay in the army, awav 
 from his lono'ed-fbr home, as lono; as God shall see fit to allow the war 
 to continue. To plant the good old Flag in Richmond would be the 
 acme of his desires. With his intelligence and experience he must 
 have comprehended well the issues of the war. However this was, his 
 heart w^as filled with the one absojbing desire for the salvation and 
 welfare of his country. He sealed his devotion with his young life's 
 blood. Who has done better than he ? 
 
 To his record as a patriot and martyr, niay be added good evidence 
 that he was u sincere Christian. His early religious history has boen 
 detailed. In the army he bore the character of a consistent Christian 
 soldier. He was not, perhaps, as forward as some in public duties, 
 and yet that amid such temptations and such society he should retain 
 an unblemished character, and maintain a life of daily prayer and a 
 spirit of firm trust in God, is better evidence than is usually given of 
 true Christian principle. When he had been some time in the service, 
 feeling the pressure of temptation around him, he asks his sister to 
 pray for him lest he should fall and become worse than before. Prayei- 
 and jiraise ascended for victory. He knows not what a day may bring 
 
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 forth with regard to hiiuself, yet he trusts the event in God's hands. 
 His first expressions in a letter written after the battle of the Wilder- 
 neis are of deep gratitude to (Jod for preserving his life. lie believes 
 that his life has been spared in answer to prayer, and has always been 
 willing to put himself in the hands of God when going into aetion, 
 feeling it to be a great eoinfort to have su(-ii a Friend. He writes that 
 he is trying to do his duty through the support of God. The dear 
 ones at home are remenil)ercd l)efore the thVone of graee. He Avas 
 both modest and maidy in his pit'ty. Those who heard him speak 
 in a social prayer meeting, just before he returned to the army alter 
 reeidisting, will remember with what calmness and sincerity and dee]i 
 feeling he spoke of the country, of the soldiers, of his own determina- 
 tion and trust in God, asking that prayer should follow him as he went 
 amid trial and temptation. 1 must confess that few ]iersons have ev- 
 er made suc'h a lasting impression upon my memory in so short an ac- 
 quaintance, as did he by his manliness, and solidity and sincerity of 
 eharacter. Upon returning to the army at that time he writes, that 
 he had lieen strengthened against the many temptations of camp-lifei 
 and that, with God's assistance, he " would ever resist the Devil in 
 whatever form he may make his appearance." He had never made 
 an outward profession of religion ; but would probaldy have been as 
 ready to do so, when opportunity should oifer, as he was to enlist in 
 his country's service. Would that all our young men, in and out of 
 the army, would take as firm a stand as did he, for Christ and ao-ainst 
 the wiles of the devil. His life, as that of a true patriot and Chris- 
 tian, echoes t) us, and to his comrades in the army, the last charge of 
 bravo young Schueider to his CO, n[tanions, "Stand !>y the Flag, and 
 cling to Jesus !" 
 
 Was such a life lost, si)eaking in the sense which is highest and 
 truest".' No ; it c luld not be. By all tliat ho sd nobly sacrificed and 
 suffered, by the. loss of what meu call lite, he found the true life. 
 While he lived, he lived the noblest sentiments, the purest devotion, - 
 he lived for Christ and his countr\'. Dying, he found, we may 
 confidently hope, life with Christ, life I'verlasting and glorious. He 
 was educating by all the fiery stress and trial of his soldier's experi- 
 ence, not for earth, as we had fondly hoped, but for heaven. There 
 his m;inly mxture, elevated by his unselfish patriotism, pui-ified by the 
 grace of Christ, will find room f()r growth, food for its Jioblest desires 
 freelom from sin and mortiil weaknesses, such as no life on earth can 
 have. Th3 peace \u', had fought and sutfereil and longed for, he found, 
 but how far better tliau that wliicli, in part through his toil and sacri- 
 
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 t!ce. now blesses our laud. No fears or uucertaiuties, no bickerings or 
 recriminations, disturb that "rest of rests." His victory was not merely 
 Ihatofa soldier returning in triumph to his earthly home. Angel voices 
 sang sweet strains of welcome in his battle-weary ear, and the hand of 
 the Savior, we may trust, placed the victor's crown upon his brow. 
 It is sad that he could not have been spared to enjoy the reward of his 
 toils and sufi'erings in a restored and regenerated Union, So have 
 we all felt and said of our beloved President, struck down by the same 
 spirit of treason in the first hour of his rejoicing and rest. Yet it was 
 best as it was. When all his true followers who should fall had fallen, 
 then their C)ommander-in-Chief went to that other shore, to be with 
 his triumphant battalions there, to carry a nation's gratitude to them, 
 and lead them in joyful review befoi-e the Captain of their salvation, 
 to receive, with those who had been true to their God and their country, 
 t'le welcome award, " Well done, good and faithful servants." Our 
 hero brother went thither a few days before his Chief, but soon true 
 soldier and faithful leader met in those upper fields where peace 
 reigns forever. 
 
 Dear friends, you who have trained up a patriot-boy, and then given 
 him to the country, be thankful that you had so much to give. It was 
 no common gift. We owe to you and to him, and to such as he, the 
 })eace we this day enjoy. We owe it to him and his fellow martyrs 
 that our children shall never have to go through such an ordeal as has 
 tried the nation's heart and life for four eternal years. His name, his 
 memory shall not perish from our minds, while life lasts or the na- 
 tion stands. Be thankfal that he was permitted to do so much for his 
 (•ountry. Few have done more. Be thankful that your prayers for 
 him were heard, that he was kept from falling before worse dangiTs 
 than the l)ullet or the shell, and that he preserved his Christian faith 
 and [)urj)ose to the last. Be thankfal that he perished not in rebel pris- 
 ons, by 1 ingering torment, nor upon the battle-field after days and nights 
 of agony. God sent a quick and trusty messenger to call him home. 
 Be thankful that kind friends w^ere with him when he died, that friend- 
 ly hands laid him in his last resting place, and the voice of prayer 
 from Christian lips consecrated the sacred spot where now he sleeps. 
 And let us be thankful that he sleeps not on an enemy's ground, in a 
 rebellious State or a divided Union. By his heroic deeds and noble 
 death he purchased a grave upon soil purified from the stain of slave- 
 ry, and freed from the footstep of traitors. There may his ashes rest, 
 while no storm shall shake the land he loved, until the trumpet sound 
 and the great army of the dead shall rise from their beds and pass in 
 solemn review before God the Judge of all. 
 
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