Show DEATH OF A DRAW BRAVE SOLDIER W we 0 copy the following from a sparta wisconsin paper we have received a private letter from capt fisk under tinder the date of june in which lie he mentions the death of thomas Gal gallagher lagier a motu member ber of company C and an d formerly a resident of this village I 1 I am sorry to i inform you or of the death of thomas gallagher 0 who was shot through the head hea d by a sh sharp shooter on the instant iio he was standing by my iny side at the time watching the he was one of the best and bra bravest vest men in the company and we all feel his loss not only in tle the time of battle butin but mour our social r gatherings rathe rings 11 I 1 the deceased was at a younger brother of af major P A gallagher ad infantry C V and previous to the war had been a teacher in the town of sparta wisconsin but volunteered immediately after the breaking out ot of the rebellion and has stood nobly by his country on many a bloody held since ainee his enrollment while his death is deeply fo be regretted n it is the greatest of all possible consola consolations tiong to the bereaved members of his family to know that lie he merited and possessed the estee mand respect I 1 of all who knew him and that thou though gli death came suddenly his constant Christian life and carriage Z consistent throughout gave ample I 1 reason to believe that at lie he stood pre 1 nu pared to meet the tribunal of his creator I 1 requiescat scat in pace J 1 |