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July 5th, 1863 AD (search for this): chapter 29
in the regiment a morale and value even beyond that of his high military example. Its religious effect was invaluable. Be assured, dear sir, that I do not attempt eulogy, when I add, our army has but few left like your beloved son. A letter from the officer commanding his brigade, Colonel Norman J. Hall, written on the field of battle, will indicate the estimation in which he was held by his superior officers. Headquarters, 3D brigade, 2D division, 3D Corps, Gettysburg, Pa., July 5, 1863. my dear Sir,—The painful duty of recording the death of your son has been imposed upon me. He died at his post in battle. We have become so familiar with scenes of blood and death, that our comrades fall besides us, barely claiming the most ordinary rights of burial; but I speak of this brigade at least, when I say that an unusual bereavement has befallen us in the death of your most noble son, and shrouded in deep gloom even the hearts that would leap with joy and thanksgiving
July 8th, 1863 AD (search for this): chapter 29
asping his hand, spoke to him. Though his fingers closed on mine and seemed to return the pressure, he never spoke again. His eyes were just fixing, with the most placid expression on his face I ever saw. It was purified of everything earthly. Few tears, writes another, are shed by soldiers over their comrades killed in action; but even while the battle of Gettysburg was still raging, officers and men alike wept over Lieutenant Ropes. His remains were sent to Boston, and on the 8th of July, 1863, all that was earthly of Henry Ropes found a resting place in Forest Hill Cemetery. A family monument has since been erected, on which is a simple inscription commemorative of his life and death. His character was one able to bear the closest scrutiny. There were no qualities which a biographer would fear to approach, no weaknesses he would wish to conceal. One who saw him constantly in the field in times of distress and anxiety, of suffering and death (Rev. J. W. Alford), writes
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