GETTYSBURG, July' 3, 1863.
u. K. Burgu,yn, Esq., RaleighfÆV. C.
DEAR SIR: Captai!l Young 0 hay undertaken to
give you the sad news of your eon's death, but I
•annot let the opportunity pasz without expressing I
my deep sympathy with hig bereavea parents and
{fd1Pily, as well as testifying to' thegallant and sol-
dierly manner in whiclr he met ü)ig death. He
was one of 11 shot bearing the colors Of hié regi-
ituent, and $011 with his sword in hig hand, cheer—
ing his Plen on to victory. The• boll pasged
•the loweyvpyrt of bot)l lungs and ho lived
bout-two hours. Among his last words,
how his men fought,and said thoy never wpulåÉ
di-gruee him. He died in -the arms of Lieutenapt ,
Young; Lidding ail farewell, and sending love
his mother, father,' sister and brothers.
it swas my painful privilege to asgigt Captain
Young to inter his body under walnut tree,
Qbout one mile west of the town on the North Eide
of the turn—pike road, 75 yards N. of a medie
um sized stone farm house, which has a large yel-
low burn on the opposite' side of the road.- There:
are several graves under the tree, but his, is direct-
Iy east of the tree, withßhe head straght towards,
it. I haye giv.en this description that in none'
Of us should ever return, aud thig reaches you/
ou rnigbß still recover his remains. .1 cynnot,nt•
tempt to offer consolation to friends •so bereaved,
but cau Only mourn with them the one Gf
ny-tnost cherished friend3, Vis deuth, however:
ÄvaS so noble and so glorious that it was all a sol'}
dier could desiro.
Allow me, sir, .10 subseribexnysoifi wit,h gr
S, P. COLLINS.
espect,
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