Correspondence of the Herald and Torch
Summary
Letter dated Feb. 27, 1863 from Maryland Heights and sent to the newspaper by members of Capt. Anderson's Co. I, 7th MD Regiment as a tribute to a fellow soldier who died at his home at Funkstown. The dead nineteen-year-old was Private George Williams who died Dec. 21, 1862. The letter praises his patriotism and urges the following verse be put on his tombstone: "Traitor! tread not on this mound! It is a freeman's grave, and consecrated ground - Pollute it not, vile slave!" The letter was signed by 1st Sgt. F. G. Strause, 3rd Sgt. Wm. Welsh, Corporal Daniel W. Brown, and Privates Daniel Valentine and Joseph Kemp.
Article Source
Newspaper: The Herald of Freedom & Torch Light
Publication Date: March 4th, 1863
Page/Column: 2F
Town: Hagerstown, MD
County: Washington
Subjects
- Local Soldiers
