A strange coincidence is that of the similar deaths of Colonel Clarke
and Captain Buell. Within 18 months from the morning upon which Col.
Clarke presented to our company the beautiful flag mentioned as the
gift of the women of Marietta and its acceptance by Captain Buell,
both had fallen in battle, Col. Clarke leading his regiment, the 36th
O. Infantry, at Antietam, Maryland, and Captain Buell commanding his
battery, C, 1st W. Va. Light Artillery, at Freeman’s Ford, Virginia.
(From the “Marietta Intelligencer” of May 1, 1861.)
“The following is a part of a communication from one who occasionally
contributes to our columns. It is a worthy tribute to the stranger
volunteer.
“... But I cannot close without paying a passing tribute to the noble
heroism of one of the volunteers who left us, today. I saw in the
ranks a young German who evidently was a stranger here. I was told
that he was simply on a visit to this country, but seeing the hour
of peril upon us he boldly stepped into the ranks of those brave and
true hearts who have just left us. As they moved down to the boat and
friends were taking a final parting, he burst into tears, saying: ‘I
have no friends here to bid me good bye.’ I need not say how a chord
was struck by those simple words which went to every heart; his hands
were grasped with a fervor which told that such noble self-sacrifice
claimed the homage of every true heart.”
John T. Booth, in his diary under date of June 19th, in camp near
Bridgeport, Va., notes: “I received a letter today from Miss Mary J.
Krewson, of Birmingham, opposite Pittsburg, Pa. (the lady who at the
close of the war became my wife.) We were playmates when about three
years of age.” (Note--Dr. Booth and his good wife are both living and
enjoying the comforts of an ideal home at No. 3646 Central avenue,
Cincinnati, O.)