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tude, melting pathos, inspiring heroism, and heav-
enly devotion. Although the young hero, with
all his longings to be useful, was unassuming and
retiring, - specially averse to publicity, - I can
not restrain the conviction that, on this anniver-
sary of his death, and also of Sumter's fall, a me-
morial of his life will be a suitable tribute of a
father's love, and, with the more imposing works
of Stearns, Thompson, Bacon, Taylor, and others,
by the divine blessing, do something to extend
that spirit of Christian patriotism which is the
hope of our beloved land.
                            MEAD HOLMES.
 MANITOWOC, Wis., April 12, 1864.



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