COL. BOSWORTH. Each of us here let the world go as it will, and be victorious or not victorious, has he not a little life of his own to lead? One life-a little gleam of life between two eternities-no second chance to us for evermore.--Curlyle. Among the long roll of heroes and martyrs who have added renown to the records of Illinois, the subject of this sketch-Lieutenant Colonel Amos BOSWORTH-deserves a prominent place. He was born at Royalton, Vermont, April 12, 1831. In 1858, his father removed with his family to Illinois, and settled at Grand de Tour. He received a limited English education, and at an early age entered the employment of Leonard Andrews, manufacturer of plows. He afterwards became his partner in business, under the name of Andrews & Bosworth. Their factory added greatly to the prosperity of the town, and was of considerable benefit to the farming community of that district of country. Durthe summer of 1861, when the project of organizing the "Rock River Regiment" was suggested, he worked most energetically for the success of the enterprise, and it was his exertions, combined with those of Col. (now Gen.) Kirk, that it was so speedily raised. He was elected Lieut. Col., and proceeded with the regiment, designated as the 34th Illinois Volunteers, to Kentucky. Col. Kirk being placed in command of a brigade of McCook's division in December, the command of the regiment devolved upon Lt. Col. Bosworth. His great energy of character and talents as an engineer, placed him and the 34th in the advance through Tennessee, and was, doubtless, in the rapidity with which destroyed bridges were reconstructed, and the consequent rapid movement of Gen. Buell's column, one of the means in the hands of an overruling Providence of saving the day and the cause of the Union in the West, in the memorable and bloody battle of Shiloh. While superintending the construction of a bridge a few days before the arrival of the army at Pittsburgh Landing, Col. Bosworth fell into the water, and took a severe cold, which brought on a fever. Although very unwell, he rode at the head of his regiment until the army were near Savannah, when he became so ill that he was compelled to take a place in an ambulance. During the battle he lay at Savannah, and it was with great difficulty that his physician restrained him from going to Pittsburgh Landing to take command of the regiment. From this time until his death he continued to fail rapidly, and it was apparent that he could not live much longer. He was removed from Savannah, but on his arrival at Dixon, Ill., was so low, that he was unable to endure the journey home. He died of typhus fever, at the residence of his friend, W. C. Andrus, April 23, 1862. His funeral took place at Grand de Tour, Sunday, April 27th, under the auspices of the Freemasons, of which order Col. Bosworth was a member. The people from the town and surrounding country were present in great numbers to witness the ceremonies and participate in the last sad rites due to the departed. The religious services were conducted by Rev. A. J. Warner, his former teacher, assisted by Rev. Geo. C. Street, in the beautiful service of the Episcopal ritual. The procession was formed by the Fraternity near the Grand de Tour lodge-room, and marched thence to the late residence of Col. Bosworth, taking his remains to the M. E. Chapel, where religious services were held. Mr. Warner delivered an appropriate sermon. The procession then marched to the cemetery, where his remains were deposited in their last resting place under the impressive ceremonies of the Masonic order, the whole presenting a scene of the deepest interest, and much more imposing than any service of the kind heretofore had in that part of the State. Col. Bosworth was a man of extraordinary energy of character; his family connections are among the most estimable in the country; he had many personal friends; his business connections were extensive; his labors in the public service were of a kind invaluable to the country; his high standing as a man;-all contributed to swell the number in attendance and throw a shadow of deep sorrow upon the interesting ceremonies of the mournful occasion. The following letter was addressed to the gentleman at whose house Col. Bosworth died, by Gen. McCook, dated from his headquarters. near Corinth, May 23d, 1862: It af Claims upon my time and attention have kept me from answering your communication sooner fords me exquisite pleasure to bear humble testimony to the worth, the integrity, the gallantry and soldierly qualities of Amos Bosworth, late Lieut. Col. of the 34th Regiment of Illinois Volunteers. My first acquaintance and connection with him began at Camp Nevin, when he, with many other gallant sons of Illinois, Indiana and Ohio, rushed to the assistance of Kentucky. My official relations with him were of the most pleasant character, and as a friend I esteemed him as one of the truest and best. Prompt in the discharge of every duty, efficient as a soldier, courteous as a gentleman, he was one of the brightest ornaments of the volunteer service. It was not vouchsafed to him to lay down his life upon the ensanguined field, yet, a peer in patriotism with the gallant Levenway, who died so nobly leading the 34th at Shiloh, he has left a legacy of which his children may be proud, and with his life sealed his fealty to his country and the Constitution. To his widowed mother and his sisters, to whom he was so devoted, I tender my sincerest sympathy. The give. I freely offer; and I ask his children to cherishi little consolation that a stranger's heartfelt words can his fame and memory with honest pride, and as they would a blessing of Heaven. With the kindest regards for yourself, I remain, sir, very respectfully, Your obed't serv't, A. McD. McCOOK, Commanding Gen. 2d Division. Who dies in vain COL. THRUSH. Upon his country's war fields, and within The shadow of her altars? Mrs. Hemans. Col. WILLIAM A. THRUSH was born in Shuffersburg, Pa., Dec. 18, 1828, and received his education in that village. In 1848 he removed to Peoria, Ill., and obtained employment in a druggist's establishment, and afterwards began the same business on his own account. He was also for some time the owner and manager of a flour mill. In the summer of 1861 he raised a company for the 47th Regiment, as Captain. On the election of regimental officers, he was chosen Major, his commission dating from Aug. 25, 1861; and on the death of the Lieut. Col. of the regiment, he was promoted to the vacancy, May 9, 1862. On the resignation, in September, of Col. Bryner, he was appointed Colonel of the regiment. Col. Thrush was killed while gallantly leading the 47th in the bloody battle of Corinth, Oct. 3d, where so many of our noble soldiers gave up their lives in defence of the old flag. When the sad news of his death reached Peoria, a meeting was held at the Court House by the principal citizens, on which occasion the following resolutions were unanimously adopted: Resolved, That we have heard with unfeigned sorrow of the death of our townsman, Col. Wm. A. Thrush, who fell in battle while gloriously leading on his troops to victory under the flag of his country, at the recent engagement with the enemy at Corinth, in the State of Mississippi; and that we recognize in his death the loss of a brave man, a true patriot, a most useful member of society, and a citizen of the highest personal worth and most exemplary deportment in all the walks of life. Resolved, That we deeply sympathize with his bereaved widow and his child, who have thus been deprived of an affectionate husband and father. Resolved, That the citizens generally be requested to join in the funeral ceremonies when his remains shall arrive in this city. Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be sent to the family of the deceased. A meeting of the "National Blues" was also held, to take suitable action in regard to the death of Col. Thrush, formerly a member of the company. His remains were taken to Peoria for interment, and never before was there such a concourse of people assembled in that city. The religious services took place at the Second Presbyterian Church, whither the body was brought, escorted by the Knight Templars, the Masonic fraternity, the 103d Regiment, members of the 47th and other regiments, the National Blues, and a long line of carriages. The coffin, draped with the United States flag, and covered with wreaths of flowers, was taken into the yard of the church, where, owing to the vast throng assembled, the services were held, commencing with reading the second chapter of Job, by Rev. Mr. McCulloch. Next followed an impressive address founded upon the tenth verse of the same chapter-"What! shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil?" The services were concluded with a prayer by Rev. Mr. Stevens. The procession then re-formed, and marched to Springdale Cemetery. The procession was over a mile in length, without reference to the thousands of spectators that lined the streets. At the cemetery, the usual Masonic ceremonies were performed, which were very impressive, the whole concluding with several volleys of musketry fired over the grave. Thus was put to rest the remains of a fellow citizen beloved by all, and who nobly died in defence of his country's honor and her yet unsullied flag. He has left to his kindred and State a glorious example, and his name will long be cherished as a citizen and a soldier sans peur et sans reproche-a worthy companion in arms to the lamented Baker, and Ellsworth, and Wallace. "Now our tones triumphant pour Let them pierce the hero's grave: High they bloom and flourish free; GEN. STUART. Robert Stuart, the father of the subject of this sketch, was a descendant of a Scotch Covenanter. He was a man remarkable for his enterprise, courage, energy and capacity, and was for many years an agent of the American Fur Company-a kind of Robert Clive or Warren Hastings amongst the Indian traders of the Northwest. In 1807-8, Robert Stuart, with his brother, David Stuart, joined the expedition of Clark and Lewis, crossed the Rocky Mountains, and opened the pathway to trade on the shores of the Pacific. In 1809, when John Jacob Astor embarked in his far-seeing undertaking to create a trading expedition for furs at the mouth of the Columbia River, he selected Robert Stuart as his confidential agent, and he went round the Cape and established at Astoria the first mercartile trading post on the waters of Oregon, by which means the foundation was laid for securing that rich and thriving State to the American Union. At the time of the war of 1812, this point was seized by the British Government and broken up. Those who desire to learn the characteristics of Robert Stuart, and the romantic daring and dangers of his life, will find it all portrayed in the history of Astoria by Washington Irving. Soon after the peace of 1815, when Mr. Astor became the managing owner and master spirit of the American Fur Company, he placed Robert Stuart at the head of its affairs at Mackinaw; and there, for many years, The style of an East Indian prince, he gave life, and laws, and energy to the fur trade, extending then over Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, as far west as the Rocky Mountains, and south to the Arkansas River. All the early pioneers of the Northwest remember Robert Stuart as a kind of frontier potentate, whose will was law, whose integrity and honesty were never doubted by man, and whose whole life was a strange compound of the sagacious and cannie Scotchman, the stern and iron religious asceticism of a Scotch Covenanter, and the genial and splendid address and manners of an Indian prince. Many of the best business men of the Northwest, such as Gurdon Hubbard, John H. Kinzie, and others, were his pupils, and all who ever knew Robert Stuart, recall his name and virtues with reverence and respect. Gen. DAVID STUART was his second child, the eldest being a daughter. Young Stuart pursued his academical studies at Utica, N.Y., for some years; then at Oberlin in Ohio; and, at about the age of seventeen, entered Amherst College, Massachusetts, where he graduated at about 1838 or '39. He at once entered the office of Alex. D. Fraser at Detroit, where he acquired his profession, and soon attained a lucrative practice. About the year 1842, soon after he took his certificate of admission to the bar, he was appointed City Attorney of Detroit, the duties of which he discharged with ability for two years. He was then elected Prosecuting Attorney for Wayne County, Michigan, and in this office, in the prosecution of criminals, he soon achieved the most brilliant success, and won the highest position at the bar as a críminal lawyer. Although never a laborious student, or what is called a plodding lawyer, yet Gen. Stuart, by his consummate tact and shrewdness, by his masterly finesse and address in the cross examination of witnesses, and by his clear and forcible and earnest style of forensic eloquence, was almost always successful; and criminals soon learned to feel that when Stuart was called upon to prosecute, that there was no chance of escape, save only in establishing their innocence. more vigorous, successful and able criminal lawyer than David Stuart has rarely been found at any bar, and in this department, no man ever stood higher at the bar of Detroit than he did. With the manners and the courtesy and high breeding of an accomplished gentleman, an address singularly fascinating and agreeable, Gen. Stuart, of course, soon became a popular man, in the true sense of the word; and having, from his very youth, espoused the doctrines of the Democratic party, he soon became one of its idols. As a young man, and although opposed most earnestly in all his political aspirations by his father, who was a true and earnest Clay Whig, yet he mounted, step after step, the ladder of political preferment, until, in the year 1852, he was elected to Congress from the 1st Congressional District of Michigan, as successor A |