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eulogies-go y l p haeyey 61 privileges which were at first flatly refused and his goodness of heart had won the hearts of soldiers while at all points of our journey he had made friends and admirers among those who had never before heard of him as an indication of the great satisfaction his labors had given to himself we copy two brief letters probably the last he ever wrote both dated on the 17th of april the one to his wife reads thus : pittsburgh landing april 17 1862 " dear wife : yesterday was the day of my life thank god for the impulse that brought me here i am well and have done more good by coming than i can well tell you " in haste louis in the other to his private secretary he writes : " thank god for the impulse which brought me here i am doing a good work he was doing a good work and doing it well — and had finished what it seemed necessary for him to do previous to the dreadful accident that resulted in the loss of his life having bid adieu and god speed to all of our soldiers in tennessee he had repaired to a boat in the harbor of savan nah to await the arrival of another that was soon expected which was to convey him and his friends to cairo on their homeward trip it was late in the evening and the night was very dark and rainy he requested the friends that were with him to seek a little rest while he would keep watch for the expected boat and arouse them in season to go on board the boat hove in sight — the governor aroused his companions and all were making ready for a start in the direction of home governor harvey stood upon the boiler deck of the boat near the centre in conversation with friends ; and as the ex pected boat rounded to — the bow touching the one upon which he stood he took a step — as it would seem to move out of danger — but by a mis-step or perhaps a stumble — he fell
Object Description
| Language | English |
| Pagination | viii, 438 p. ; 23 cm. |
| Page | Wisconsin Historical Collections, Volume V (1868) |
| Publisher | State Historical Society of Wisconsin |
| Format-Digital | XML |
| Source Creation Date | 1868 |
| Identifier-Digital | whcvV0000 |
| Description | Report and collections of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, for the years 1867, 1868 and 1869, vol. 5, includes the following articles: Eulogies for John Warren Hunt and Louis Powell Harvey; Canadian documents; Early days at Prairie du Chien and the Winnebago Outbreak of 1827, by William J. Snelling; Indian honor, an incident of the Winnebago War; the Winnebago Outbreak, by Lewis Cass; Letter to Gen. Henry Atkinson, by Henry Dodge; A western reminiscence, by Abram Edwards; Eulogy on Henry Dodge; The Winnebago War, by Thomas L. McKenney; Reminiscences of Wisconsin, by John H. Fonda; Dodge's volunteers in the Black Hawk War; Reminiscences of the Black Hawk War, by Emilie; Battle of the Bad Ax, by Henry Smith; Capture of Black Hawk, by David McBride; Dells of Wisconsin, Black Hawk's Cave; Black Hawk's autobiography vindicated, by J.B. Patterson; Death of Black Hawk, by Willard Barrows; Winnebagoes and the Black Hawk War; Sioux and the Black Hawk War; Personal narratives of Black Hawk War, by Joseph Dixon and W. Davidson; Early history of education in Wisconsin, by W.C. Whitford; History of school supervision in Wisconsin, by W.C. Whitford; Life and services of J.D. Doty, by Albert G. Ellis; Reminiscences of Hole-in-the-Day; Death of Hole-in-the-Day; Murder of Hole-in-the-Day; Additional notes on the younger Hole-in-the-Day; Gen Cass at St. Marie, 1820. |
| Article Title | Wisconsin Historical Collections, Volume V (1868) |
| Volume | Vol. 05 |
| Series | Collections of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin ; v. 5 |
| Rights | © Copyright 2006 by the Wisconsin Historical Society (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| Publisher-Electronic | Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Publication Date-Electronic | 2006 |
Description
| Language | English |
| Page | 61 |
| Publisher | State Historical Society of Wisconsin |
| Format-Digital | JP2 |
| Source Creation Date | 1868 |
| Identifier-Digital | whcvV0075 |
| Author | Carr, Ezra S. (Ezra Slocum), 1819-1894; Atwood, David, 1815-1889 |
| Page Type | article |
| Volume | Vol. 05 |
| Series | Collections of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin ; v. 5 |
| Rights | © Copyright 2006 by the Wisconsin Historical Society (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| Publisher-Electronic | Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Publication Date-Electronic | 2006 |
| Full Text | eulogies-go y l p haeyey 61 privileges which were at first flatly refused and his goodness of heart had won the hearts of soldiers while at all points of our journey he had made friends and admirers among those who had never before heard of him as an indication of the great satisfaction his labors had given to himself we copy two brief letters probably the last he ever wrote both dated on the 17th of april the one to his wife reads thus : pittsburgh landing april 17 1862 " dear wife : yesterday was the day of my life thank god for the impulse that brought me here i am well and have done more good by coming than i can well tell you " in haste louis in the other to his private secretary he writes : " thank god for the impulse which brought me here i am doing a good work he was doing a good work and doing it well — and had finished what it seemed necessary for him to do previous to the dreadful accident that resulted in the loss of his life having bid adieu and god speed to all of our soldiers in tennessee he had repaired to a boat in the harbor of savan nah to await the arrival of another that was soon expected which was to convey him and his friends to cairo on their homeward trip it was late in the evening and the night was very dark and rainy he requested the friends that were with him to seek a little rest while he would keep watch for the expected boat and arouse them in season to go on board the boat hove in sight — the governor aroused his companions and all were making ready for a start in the direction of home governor harvey stood upon the boiler deck of the boat near the centre in conversation with friends ; and as the ex pected boat rounded to — the bow touching the one upon which he stood he took a step — as it would seem to move out of danger — but by a mis-step or perhaps a stumble — he fell |