 | Alva C. Roach - Andersonville (Ga.). - 1865 - 262 pages
...from which he died almost instantly. And the noble, the chivalric, the gallant Hathaway, was no more. He fell, the noblest of sacrifices on the altar of his country, to whose glorious service he had dedicated his life. Thus passed away a noble, lofty soul ; thus ended... | |
 | John Esten Cooke - American literature - 1867 - 630 pages
...conduct of a veteran, and displayed in his handsome person the most imperturbable coolness in danger. " His eye had glanced over every battle-field of this...noblest of sacrifices — on the altar of his country, to whose glorious service he had dedicated his life from the beginning of the war." Thus passed away... | |
 | Frank Moore - United States - 1867 - 868 pages
...a single exception, a brilliant actor in all. The memory of l/ie ¡¡allant Pélham, his many manly virtues, his noble nature and purity of character,...noblest of sacrifices on the altar of his country, to whose glorious service he had devoted his life from the beginning of the war. In token of respect... | |
 | Willis Brewer - Alabama - 1872 - 726 pages
...over every battle field of ' this army, from the first Manassas to the moment of his ' death, and lie was, with a single exception, a brilliant actor 'in...noblest of sacrifices — on the altar " of his country, to whose glorious service he had dedicated "his life from the beginning of the war." Such is a brief... | |
 | United States. War Department - Confederate States of America - 1889 - 1294 pages
...memory of "the gallant Peinara," his many manly virtues, his noble nature and purity of character, are enshrined as a sacred legacy in the hearts of all...noblest of sacrifices on the altar of his country, to whose glorious service he had dedicated his life from the beginning of the war. In token of respect... | |
 | Confederate States of America - 1922 - 496 pages
...General Stuart, in a general order to the division, said: " His eye had glanced over every battle field of this army, from the first Manassas to the moment...noblest of sacrifices — on the altar of his country, to whose glorious service he had dedicated his young life from the beginning of the war." By order... | |
 | John Esten Cooke - United States - 1894 - 522 pages
...hearts of all who knew him. ''His record has been bright and spotless — his career brilliant «nd successful. .' He fell, the noblest of sacrifices, on the altar of his country !" Su«h was the wreath of fadeless laurel laid by Stuart on the grave of Pelham — the young, the... | |
 | Southern Historical Society - Confederate States of America - 1897 - 800 pages
...we here shed and the gloom of mourning throughout my command bear witness. His loss is irreparable. The memory of ' the gallant Pelham,' his many virtues,...noblest of sacrifices — on the altar of his country, to whose glorious service he had dedicated his life from the beginning of the war." SOME INTERESTING... | |
 | Southern Historical Society - Confederate States of America - 1897 - 800 pages
...we here shed and the gloom of mourning throughout my command bear witness. His loss is irreparable. The memory of ' the gallant Pelham,' his many virtues,...noblest of sacrifices — on the altar of his country, to whose glorious service he had dedicated his life from the beginning of the war." SOME INTERESTING... | |
 | Francis Trevelyan Miller - United States - 1911 - 372 pages
...memory of 'the gallant Pelham,' his many manly virtues, his noble nature and purity of character, arc enshrined as a sacred legacy in the hearts of all...noblest of sacrifices on the altar of his country, to whose glorious service he had dedicated his life from the beginning of the war." To this General... | |
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THE GALLANT PELHAM,' his many virtues, his noble nature and purity of character, is enshrined as a sacred legacy in the hearts of all who knew him. His record has been bright and spotless; his career brilliant and successful. He fell — the noblest of... 
