Tioga County PA Archives Obituaries.....Steele, William  June 1864
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 The agitator.: (Wellsborough, Tioga County, Pa.): January 25, 1865
William Steele, son of Robert Steele, Esq., of Delmar, Pa., enlisted in April, 1864,
in Co. I, 187th Reg’t. P. V., and entered, with his brave comrades upon the
self-sacrificing life of a soldier, willing to share with them the weary march, the
lonely watch, or the fierce din of battle, hoping to share with them the glory of
final victory, long delayed, and dearly won, it may be, but none the less sure. But
Providence ordained otherwise; and decreed him, not the victor’s wreath, but a
fragrant memory in the hearts of those dearer to him than, all beside, save country.
He was wounded before Petersburg, June 18, 1864, and after nine days of suffering,
death released him, and be passed, we trust, to the better land. His remains were
deposited near where he fell, for a season, then brought back, to the home he had
left so buoyant and full of hopeful anticipations, and Dec. 20, laid to rest in hope
of a final resurrection...

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