OBITUARIES. 



Andover Theological Institution to prepare for 

 the ministry. In 1818 he received a call from 

 the Presbyterian church in Spencertown to 

 become their pastor, which he accepted, and 

 remained in that relation till 1851, \vhen in con- 

 sequence of ill health he asked for a dismission, 

 but continued to preach occasionally till his 

 death. In 1846 he received from "Williams Col- 

 lege the degree of D. D. Notwithstanding his 

 infirmity he was very active and cheerful, a 

 hard student, and an interesting preacher. In 

 his method of conducting religious worship 

 there was nothing to indicate to a stranger his 

 blindness; the hymns and portions of the 

 Scripture, though really repeated, were ap- 

 parently read, and neither his appearance or 

 manner gave indication that he was devoid of 

 sight. In the vigor of his logic, and the clear- 

 ness of his descriptions, he strongly resembled 

 his distinguished ancestor. 



Dec. 8. OSGOOD, SAMCEL, D. D., a Congrega- 

 tional clergyman, died in Springfield, Mass. He 

 was a native of Fryeburgh, Me., and was born 

 in February. 1774. He graduated at Dart- 

 mouth College in 1805, and settled as pastor 

 of the First Congregational church in Spring- 

 field in 1809. He continued in this relation 

 till his death, a period of 'more than 53 years, 

 though since 1854 he had a colleague, and had 

 retired from the more laborious duties of the 

 pastorate. He .was an able preacher, and had 

 taken an active and leading part in most of 

 the great reforms of the day. He published a 

 number of sermons and addresses. 



Dec. 10. DICKERSOX, Hon. PHILEMOX. Judge 

 of the United States District Court for the Dis- 

 trict of Xew Jersey, died at his residence in 

 Paterson, X. J. He was born in Morris county, 

 X. J.. in 17SS. After completing his college 

 course he studied law with his brother in Phila- 

 delphia, Hon. Mahlon Dickerson, and in 1815 

 settled in Paterson. In 1833 he was elected 

 to Congress, and reflected in 1835, and again 

 in 1839 ; in 1842 he was appointed judge of 

 the U. S. district court, over which he presided 

 with dignity and ability till his death. 



Dec. 12. FULLEB. Rev. AP.THTR B,, a Uni- 

 tarian clergyman, and chaplain of the 16th re- 

 giment Massachusetts volunteers, killed while 

 crossing the Rappahannock with a portion of 

 his regiment, who had volunteered to cross the 

 river, and drive off the sharpshooters who were 

 preventing the laying of the pontoon bridges. 

 He was born in 1824 at Cambridgeport, Mass., 

 and was the son of Hon. Timothy Fuller, an emi- 

 nent lawyer and member of Congress from 1817 

 to 1825. and a brother of the celebrated Mar- 

 garet Fuller, Countess D'Ossoli. In his child- 

 hood the family removed to Grot on, Mass., 

 and by an accident in his boyhood Arthur lost 

 an eye. He was fitted for college by his sister, 

 and entered Harvard university in 1839, grad- 

 uating in 1843. After studying theology at the 

 Cambridge Divinity School, Mr. Fuller went 

 to Illinois as a teacher and missionary, and af- 

 ter some years' labor there returned first to 



Boston, and afterward to "Watertown, Mass., 

 where he waa settled as pastor. He volun- 

 teered as a chaplain early in the war. and not 

 only fulfilled his duties in that capacity unex- 

 ceptionally, but by his earnest :-ympathy for 

 the members of his regiment, and his careful 

 solicitude for their health, their mental im- 

 provement, and their moral welfare, became 

 the idol of his regiment, and exerted a pow- 

 erful and salutary influence on other bodies 

 of men in their vicinity. His patriotism and 

 courage led him to risk all perils with his men, 

 and when several companies of them volun- 

 teered as a forlorn hope in the mission of cross- 

 ing the Rappahannock under a deadly fire, his 

 prompt determination to go with them greatly 

 stimulated their enthusiasm. He edited his 

 sister's works, and had published several origi- 

 nal volumes. 



Dec. 13. JACKSON. Brig.-Gen. COJTEAD FE- 

 GEB, was killed at the battle of Fredericks- 

 burg, where he commanded the brigade for- 

 merly known as Gen. Ord's. He was a citizen 

 of Pennsylvania, and previous to the war had 

 been connected with the Pennsylvania Central 

 and Reading railroads, where he was well and 

 favorably known. Soon after the commence- 

 ment of the war he was appointed colonel of 

 the 9th regiment of the corps of Pennsyl- 

 vania reserves, under the command of Gen. 

 George A. McCall. The corps was ordered 

 to "Washington, July 22. 1861, and Col. Jack- 

 son's regiment entered that city on the 26th of 

 that month with full numbers and completely 

 equipped, and encamped near Seventh street. 

 They were subsequently ordered to Tenally- 

 town, and formed part of the 3d brigade then 

 under command of Gen. E. 0. C. Ord. The 

 regiment was subsequently stationed on the 

 heights south of the Potomac, and formed a 

 part of the brigade which gained a victory at 

 Dranesville. On the peninsula Col. Jackson 

 distinguished himself at Mechanicsville and 

 Games' Mills, and participated in the remaining 

 contests of those memorable seven days. He 

 also took an active part in the battles between 

 the Rappahannock and Alexandria in the latter 

 p.nrt of August: and having, on the departure 

 of Gen. Ord to the "West, been promoted to the 

 command of the brigade, he led his troops 

 into the action of South Mountain and Anti- 

 etam. At Fredericksburg he was at the head 

 of his troops, leading them on to a chnrge, when 

 a rifle ball passed through his head, killing him 

 instantly. 



Dec. 13. BATABP. Brig.-Gen. GEOHGE D., an 

 officer of the United States army, was killed in 

 the battle of Fredericksburg. He was a : 

 of New York, born about 1S36 : he entered 

 We.-t Point as a cadet in graduated 



in June, 1856, receiving immediately an ap- 

 pointment as 2d lieutenant of the 4th cavalry. 

 On the 20th of Aug. 1861, he was promoted to 

 a captaincy in his regiment, and was allowed 

 leave of absence to take command of the 1st 

 Pennsylvania volunteer cavalry attached to 



