Butts-Henry-Oglethorpe County GaArchives Obituaries.....Kimball, John Pittman May 2 1862
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Died of typhoid fever on the second day of May 1862, John Pittman KIMBALL. 
the subject of this notice was born in Ogelthorpe county, March 28, 1840, where 
he spent a portion of his infancy. His father soon moved to Butts County, where 
he was principally brought up. brother KIMBALL united with the Baptist Church 
at Philippi, Henry County. September, 1859, and lived a Baptist until his 
death. 

He enlisted in the Confederate army about the first of October, 1861, and 
during his short sojourn with the army he exhibited a Christian spirit towards 
his fellow soldiers, for he was almost constantly engaged in nursing the sick 
of his company, until in January he was seized with disease. Having recovered 
from his attack he wrote to his father that it was a sweeth thought to him that 
he had a father at home who remembered him at a rich throne of Grace; that he 
thanked God he served a God who would succor His people when left alone without 
kindred to cheer them; that he had found the Holy Spirit comforting to his 
drooping spirit. He further remarked that he was, and always expected to be, 
glad that he had tried to serve God when he was young. 

Having recovered from his first attack, he resumed his office of kindness to 
his fellow soldiers until April, when he was prostrated with typhoid fever, and 
was sent to his father (elder John T. KIMBALL) in Butts County. the disease was 
so deeply seated that when he arrived home his mind was wandering. However, a 
few days before his death, he remarked to his father that the greatest thing 
was happiness--that eternal happiness above. 

In the death of our brother, the church has sustained a loss of one of its most 
promising lights; the Army, a worthy soldier; his parents, a dutiful son; the 
vicinity in which he lived, a beloved neighbor. But we feel confident that he 
is gone to that rest which awaiteth the people of God--Therefore, we use the 
exhortation of our Savior, "Weep not for me, but weep for yourselves and your 
children" 


Oh sing to me of heaven When I am called to die,
  Sing Songs of holy ecstacy To wait, my soul on high WJS 


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