Just yesterday our senior center was donated several boxes of goods. Among these goods were a small stack of local newspapers dated mostly in the 1930's but among the papers was two laminated bits of newspaper. Mainly just scraps...3 of them BUT some of the content of these scraps is well worth reading. They are pieces of Civil War era newspapers from the Richmond Dispatch b Cowardin and Hammersley. I have no date or year of publication but one article is dated August 15, 1861 so I will presume that this is the year of publication. It speaks of Bull Run; Manassas, Leesburg and Harpers's Ferry as if it were fairly recent...so my assumption may be all wrong. OBITUARY Died, at Camp Winder Hospital, June 13th, from typhoid fever and hemorrage, Lieut. N.W. SMITH, Company A, 19th Mississippi Volunteers, in the 24th year of his age. Lieut. Smith was one of three sons who gallantly volunteered to serve their country at the beginning of this ardous and trying struggle. Deceased had seen much service , being present and a participator in Bull Run, Manassas, Harper's Ferry, Leesburg; and while subject to many hardships and extreme exposure at the Yorktown lines, nobly vore up against fell disease there engendered during the discharge of active military duty Lieut. Smith was much esteemed for many good qualities, and was a young officer of much promise. He expired calmly and sweetly in his mother's arms, the good old lady having arrived at his bedside some few hours before his death. Obituary Died, in Richmond, Virginia, on the 4th of June, aged 33 years, Lucy Elizabeth, wife of Dr. S. Haversham, of South Carolina, and youngest daughter of the late Major Richard and Pauline C. Pollard, of Albemarle county, Virginiua. The deceased was the victim of a fearful and relentless disease--consumption. For nearly fifteen years she had suffered the slow ravages of this disease; and yet in the midst of the pain, travail, and weariness of this long period, and the chilling prespects of approaching death, defered from year to year, contrary to the expectations of her physicians, she was untiring in the active service and practical charities of her religion, and in the fulfillment of every earthly duty as a devoted wife, a stay and comfort to her aged parents, a fond mother, and an affectionate sister. The duties of domestic life were discharged by her with rare fidelity and every claim of natural affection was presonded to with a warmth and depth of love as tender as it was faithful. The natural virtues of her character, the humility of her religion, and the sweet graces of her manner and conversation raised up for her friends whereever she went and among her last words were the testimonies of gratitude to those dear ones who _____and her immediate family ________ (the remainder is missing.) Joyce Gaston Reece Rootsweb Mail Administer for: Meigs Co, TN, South East TN, North East TN, Raper, Gilbreath, Galbreath,Hemby, Hembree, Knuckles Message Board Administrator for: Gaston, Shields, Reece, Raper, Gilbreath, Galbreath, Hemby Hembree, Knuckles, Daugherty & Polk Co., TN