St Landry County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....Peters, Samuel M. November 17, 1913
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St. Landry Clarion (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, December 06, 1913, Image 5

In Memoriam.

I was requested to write a short sketch of the life of Mr. Samuel M. Peters, 
who departed this life on November 17, 1913, at 5:50 o'clock P. M.

Mr. Peters was born in New Orleans in 1844. His parents came there from 
Bavaria. During the yellow fever epidemic in New Orleans in 1853, all the 
family died, except Samuel M. Peters and his older brother Matthew H. 
Peters; they were placed in an orphan asylum; after a time Matthew was taken 
out by a German tailor by the name of Phillipe Scrib, but ran away from him, 
and went North on a Mississippi steamer. Where he remained until the war 
between the States broke out. Then he enlisted in the Union Army, in Co. E. 
16th O. Inf. Volunteers. He was wounded three times during the struggle. But 
Mr. Samuel M. Peters was taken from the asylum by Mr. Joseph Chachere of 
Opelousas, and lived here, until the breaking out of the war, when he joined 
the Confederate Army. He served through the war in Company H. 3d La Cal. 
Volunteers. Was wounded in the right leg below the knee. This is one of the 
many instances of brother fighting against brother, in that cruel war. After 
the war was over, and a semblance of peace reigned in our country, Matthew 
Peters, the Northern soldier, returned to his home in the North. He is now 
Post Commander of Williams Post No. 25 G. A. R. of Watseka, Illinois. While 
his younger brother, Samuel M. Peters - returned to his home in our sunny 
Southland; and until his death, was a devoted member of R. E. Lee Camp, No. 
14, U.C. V., of Opelousas, La., the meetings of which he always attended 
until he was laid low on the bed of affliction. Of the Christian life of Mr. 
Peters, I know nothing; but let us hope that his soul is now basking in the 
sunlight of God, and that in God's own time, his wife and brother shall meet 
him on the Beautiful Shore; where there will be no more heart-rending 
partings from those we love, no more disputes, no more cruel wars in which 
brothers fight against brothers; but where the love and peace of God reign 
supreme forever. The members of R. E. Lee Cam No. 14, U. C. F., and the 
Gordon Chapter, U. D. C. No. 1470, wish to express their sympathy to the 
bereaved ones of their deceased comrade. May God be with you in your hour of 
trouble.

CARRIE M. YOUNG, Historian.


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