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Excerpt from Address at the Funeral Obsequies of 'Sergeant Henry Todd'
This occasion allows only a brief allusion to the life and career of the youth whose untimely death we mourn. Indeed, the story of his life may be told in a few words. Born and nurtured under the shadow of the sanctuary in which we are now gathered, he grew up the loving and beloved member of the family to which he belonged, enjoying the confidence and esteem of all who knew him. He was educated in our schools and Sabbath School. He was trained not for war, but for the pursuits of civil life, and his prospects of a business nature were unusually good and promising. Yet he could not resist the call sent forth by our Chief Magistrate, summoning patriots from all the loyal States, to defend on the battle-field, our imperiled freedom and free institutions. Like a noble host of the patriotic young men of our city, he promptly obeyed his country's call. He cheerfully relinquished the comforts and attractions of home, and accepted the lot of the Soldier, with the hardships and perils incident to it. He was one of the original members of the Warren Phalanx, a company of our young men.
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