Polk County IA Archives Obituaries.....NEWLAND, JASPER N. July 1, 1862
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 "AMERICAN PATRIOTISM" OR, MEMOIRS OF 'COMMON MEN.'" by LEONARD BROWN, 1869
JASPER N. NEWLAND
AGE, twenty-seven;  accredited in the Adjutant's Report to Polk County; native
of Ohio; enlisted Jan. 16, 1862; died July 1, 1862. "A good, sturdy soldier,"
says Lieutenant  Reese Wilkins; and Captain Studer says,  "A good, quiet,
faithful soldier; never said an unkind word to his companions; a religious man ;
a Methodist. He would get down on his knees and pray, unmindful of jeers or
scoffs. Fought bravely in the battle of Shiloh. Died at Monterey, Tenn., of
typhoid fever." 


Additional Comments:
This is taken from "AMERICAN PATRIOTISM" OR, MEMOIRS OF 'COMMON MEN.'" by
LEONARD BROWN, published by Redhead & Wellslager, 41 Court Ave.Des Moines,IA. 1869.
This book contains remembrances of fallen soldiers from Polk County during the
Civil War. This includes some genealogical material as well.

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