710 



OBITUAEIES, UNITED STATES. 



of communication with the mission. Under 

 these circumstances, he resigned his connection 

 with the Mission Board, though hi the hope of 

 returning to the work at some future period. 

 His death was caused by an attack of typhoid 

 pneumonia. 



July 1. REYNOLDS, Major-General JOHN F. 

 (See REYNOLDS, J. F.) 



July 2. BABKSDALE, Brig.-Gen. WILLIAM, an 

 officer in the Confederate service, was killed 

 at the battle of Gettysburg. He was born in 

 Rutherford co., Tenn., August 21st, 1821. His 

 early education was obtained in the Nashville 

 University, after which he removed to Colum- 

 bus, Miss., where he studied law and was ad- 

 mitted to the bar before he had attained his 

 majority, becoming a successful practitioner. 

 He was for a time one of the editors of the 

 Columbus " Democrat," in which he sustained 

 the principle of State rights and the delegated 

 powers Qf the General Government. During 

 the year 1847 he participated in the Mexican 

 war as a non-commissioned officer in the staff 

 of the 2d Mississippi volunteers. In 1851 

 he was chosen a member of the State Conven- 

 tion to discuss the compromise measures pro- 

 posed during the previous year. In 1853 he 

 was elected to Congress on the general ticket, 

 and became a leading member of the States 

 rights portion of the democratic party. Dur- 

 ing one of those memorable disturbances in 

 the House of Congress, Mr. Barksdale assisted 

 Mr. Brooks of S. Carolina in his assault upon 

 Hon. Charles Sumner. When the war broke 

 out, he left his seat in Congress and joined 

 the Confederate army. At the head of the 

 13th regiment of Mississippi volunteers he par- 

 ticipated in the various campaign's in Virginia, 

 and was promoted to the rank of brigadier- 

 general, and placed in command of the third 

 brigade of Major-Gen. Early's division of 

 Lieut-Gen. Ewell's corps in Gen. Lee's army. 

 On the second day of the battle of Gettysburg, 

 July, 1863, he was killed while in the act of 

 leading on his men. 



July 2. CROSS, Col. EDWARD EVERETT, was 

 killed at Gettysburg. He was born in Lancas- 

 ter, N. H., and commenced life as a journeyman 

 printer. He was for some time connected with 

 the press in Cincinnati, and in 1854 he can- 

 vassed the State of Ohio for the American 

 party. He was afterward employed as agent 

 of the St. Louis and Arizona Mining Company, 

 in which he subsequently became a large stock- 

 holder. He made several trips across the 

 plains, taking the first steam engine that ever 

 crossed the Rocky Mountains: W,hen the 

 war commenced ho organized the 5th New 

 Hampshire regiment, and was commissioned 

 as its colonel. Under his command the regi- 

 ment distinguished itself in many important 

 engagements, and won an enviable reputation 

 for bravery. He had been in command of a 

 brigade several months and was strongly rec- 

 ommended for a brigadier-general. He fell 

 while gallantly fighting at the head of his 



regiment in the memorable battle of Gettys- 

 burg. 



July 2. O'RoRKE, Col. PATRICK H. was 

 killed at the battle of Gettysburg. He was a 

 native of Ireland ; was appointed a cadet to 

 West Point from New York, and graduated in' 

 1861, standing first in his class. He was as- 

 signed to a lieutenancy in the regular army, 

 and placed in the engineers corps in service 

 at Hilton Head and the works on Savannah 

 river, where he greatly distinguished himself. 

 When the 140th regiment was ready for the 

 field, he was assigned to the command and 

 soon brought it up to a high degree of disci- 

 pline. He possessed military talent of a high 

 order and was eminently prepossessing and 

 courteous in all his ways. At the reduction of 

 Fort Pulaski he behaved with great gallantry, 

 and at Chancellorsville commanded a brigade 

 with great honor to himself. At the battle of 

 Gettysburg he mounted a rock, cheering on his 

 men when he was struck by the fatal bullet. 



July 2. TAYLOR, Col. C. F., an officer of 

 U. S. volunteers, was killed at the battle of 

 Gettysburg. He was born in 1840, and was a 

 brother of Bayard Taylor, with whom a few 

 years ago he travelled extensively in Europe. 

 After his return he graduated at the Michigan 

 University. His patriotic devotion to his coun- 

 try led him to organize a company in Pennsyl- 

 vania under the first call of the President. He 

 received a captain's commission from the gov- 

 ernor, and his company was attached to the 

 Bucktail Regiment under Col. Kane. At the 

 battle of Harrisonburg, Va., when Col. Kane 

 was wounded, Capt. Taylor remained with that 

 officer on the field, and they were both taken 

 prisoners by the enemy. A few months later, 

 lie was appointed colonel of the regiment, Col. 

 Kane having been promoted as brigadier-gen- 

 eral. When Gen. Burnside attempted to storm 

 the heights of Fredericksburg, he led one of 

 the charges with great gallantry and was twice 

 wounded. While bravely leading a charge 

 over Roundtop Summit, at the battle of Get- 

 tysburg, a ball entered his heart as he raised 

 his sword above his head. His last words 

 were, " Come on, boys ; we'll take them all 

 prisoners ! " 



July 2. WEED, Brig.-Gen. STEPHEN H., nn 

 officer of U. S. volunteers, was killed at the 

 battle of Gettysburg. He was a native of 

 New York ; graduated at West Point in July, 

 1854, and subsequently was made first lieuten- 

 ant in the 4th United States artillery. When 

 the 5th United States artillery was organized, 

 he was appointed captain. His ability and genius 

 as a commanding officer, and especially as an 

 artillerist, had long been appreciated in the 

 corps, and his brigadier-general's commission 

 was the reward of his gallant services at the 

 battles near Chancellorsville. At the time of 

 his death he was commanding the third bri- 

 gade of regulars, and was fighting manfully 

 when a bullet from the enemy struck his arm 

 and, passing into his lung, inflicted a terrible 



