Democratic Sentinel, Volume 14, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 October 1890 — Another Deserved Tribute to Col. Patton. [ARTICLE]

Another Deserved Tribute to Col. Patton.

The following testimonial of the high esteem in which Col. Patton was held by his comrades was furnished the Remington News in 1886, when the present Democratic candidate for Congress was in the race for State Senator: Editor Remington News: Republics may be ungrateful, yet I hope the senatorial district in which you are located wiU not be so, but trust that, amongst the honored, the brave and the true, none will be thought more deserving to represent your interests in the State Senate than Col. David H. Patten, whom 1 see has been nominated for that position by the people of your district regardless of their political faith. This is no undeserved compliment to the brave soldier whose name has thus so prominently been brought before them for their suffrage. It was my good fortune to be associated with him in the 38th Regt Ind. Vols., from the time we were muaterod into the army (Sept. 1861) until our final discharge after the war, with its hoary head and bloodbegrimed visage) had vanished from oar sight. Being faithful to every trust imposed, from “Corporal of the Guard” he advanced meritoriously to that of Sergeant* of the Color Guard, where, in the midst of shot and shell, hurled from the throats of rebel cannon, amidaf a shower of rifle balls, striking his comrades from his right and left undismayed and fearlessly he stood, keeping the bright stars and pure stripes of our National emblem aloft, flaunting it in the face of onr enemies and bade them defiance. Thus step by step did he advance, passing to the command of his brave company, when at a dire moment at Bentonville, N. C., our regimental commander, Capt. Jim Low, was mortally woundsd, while conducting an advance on the enemy’s lines, it was that Capt. Patton was oulled to the command of the regiment, and whose manngemen- under those trying circumstances developed* the dormant energies which had only awaited such an emergency to bring to right. In his conducting the various outline duties of the oamp.'he displayed equal ability, thus combining with his intrepid bravery upon the field of battle elements whioh proclaimed him “the perfeot soldier.” □ Should it be the good fortune to have my old oomrade, Col. Patton, represent yo.ur district in the next Senate “put it it down on the list” that he will bring to the duties of that office a brave heart, a pure mind and a determination to do right though the heavens fall. If it were possible, I would gladly pull off my coat and work night and day for his election, but hope the loyslty and intelligence of your community will but follow the example of the powers that were, in those times that tried men’s souls, and as they;—“Thou hast been faithful unto few things, we will make thee ruler over many.” With three cheers and a “tiger” for the Col., and a wish that he may be elected, I sign myself, WM. C. SHAW, late Major 38th Ind. Vol. Infty.