Oxford Times, September 4, 1861
Married: At Christ Church, Binghamton [Broome Co., NY], on the 28th ult., by the Rector, the Rev. Mr. Lightner, John T. Mygatt, Esq., of Oxford [Chenango Co., NY] and Mary Stevens Dickinson, youngest daughter of the Hon. Daniel S. Dickinson, of Binghamton.
Died: In this village [Oxford, Chenango Co., NY], on the 23d ult., Miss Margaret Case, aged 84 years. In the death of Miss Case, one of the last ties which bind us to the past is broken, and we mourn the loss of one who beyond the age of four score years, with natural force unabated, held in her vigorous grasp the hallowed memories of two generations, blended with the liveliest interest in all that pertains to the present. In her youth, Miss Case embraced the Christian religion and through a long life maintained an eminently consistent walk and conversation, and rich in faith, rich in good works, rich in the experience of God's love, she has in a good old age, in hope, been gathered to the General Assembly and Church of the first born on High.
Died: At Lock Haven, Penn., Aug 8th, Susan Hosmer [Morris], wife of Mr. John H. Morris of Syracuse [Onondaga Co., NY], and daughter of the late Uri Tracy of this village [Oxford, Chenango Co., Y], aged 34 years.
Died: In Smithville [Chenango Co., NY], on the 26th ult., Albert [Cowan], son of Benj. F. Cowan, aged 10 years.
Died: In Greene [Chenango Co., NY], on the 27th ult., Mrs. Margaret Hollenbeck, aged 99 years, 6 months and 7 days.
Oxford Times, September 11, 1861
Married: In Greene [Chenango Co., NY], on the 1st inst.., by Rev. J.D> Webster, Mr. Harvey Symonds of Smithville [Chenango Co., NY], to Miss Jane C. Towslee of Greene.
Oxford Times, September 18, 1861
Married: In this village [Oxford, Chenango Co., NY], on the 16th inst., by Rev. W.T. Potter, Mr. Samuel Titus to Miss Mary Case, both of North Norwich [Chenango Co., NY].
Married: In Coventry [Chenango Co., NY], on the 10th inst., by Rev. I.B. Hopwood, Mr. I.S. Sampson, of Cortland [Cortland Co., NY] to Miss Emogene L. [Martin], daughter of F. Martin, Esq., of Coventry.
Married: Sept. 2d by Eld. M. M. Everts, Mr. Baruch Phelps of Barker [Broome Co., NY], to Miss Adelia M. Hayes of Greene [Chenango Co., NY].
Died: In Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], on the 8th inst., Mr. Consider Coolies, aged 72 years and 8 months.
Died: In Alexandria, Va., on the 3d inst. of measles, Mr. John T. Wedge, of Plymouth [Chenango Co. NY], a member of Capt. Tyrrell's Company.
Oxford Times, September 25, 1861
Married: In Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], on the 18th inst. by Rev. W.R. Cobb, Mr. W.D. Willoughby, to Miss Lucy E. Wilcox, all of Oxford.
Married: In Greene [Chenango Co., NY], on the 13th inst. by Rev. J.D. Webster, Mr. Erastus Tremain, Jr., to Miss Mary A. Gates of Smithville [Chenango Co., NY].
Died: In Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], on the 2oth inst., Mr. Joseph Wood, aged 29? years.
Happenings of the Times - Oxford Times, September 25, 1861
How a Man Feels When He Is Wounded and How It Does to Be Shot At
We take the following from a letter written by one of the gallant Iowa volunteers, who fought in the battle near Springfield, Missouri:
I was standing, or rather kneeling, behind a little bush, reloading my musket, just before the rebels engaged in this close work retreated. Suddenly I felt a sharp pain in the shoulder, and fell to the ground. Jumping up, one of our boys asked me if I was hurt. I replied I thought not, drew up my musket to fire, when he said: "Yes, you are shot right through the shoulder." I think it was this remark, more than the wound, which caused the field, all at once, to commence whirling around me in a very strange manner. I started to leave it, with a half ounce musket ball in my shoulder, and once or twice fell down with dizziness, but in a short time recovered sufficiently to be able to walk back to Springfield, nine miles, where the ball was taken out. I was very much pleased to find that the wound was not a dangerous one.
In the battle, every sensation was drowned in excitement. We had no time to think of being killed, except when standing to be shot at by cannon, without a chance to shoot back. This, to us, was the most trying part of the battle. When we had a chance to use our muskets, every thought and feeling was gone, except the one thought, of shooting down the rebels as rapidly as possible. Our regiment certainly did its share of the work that day.
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