Interred 1/21/1869
Aged 23
~~~~~~~~~
Name: Henry Y Glisson
Birth Date: abt 1845
Birth Place: Phila
Death Date: Jun 1868
Death Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Age at Death: 23
Burial Date: 18 Jan 1869
Gender: Male
Race: White
Street address: Queen St Ward 8
FHL Film Number: 1003696
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IN MEMORIAM
Died, of yellow fever, at the Pensacola Navy Yard, on the 13th of August, Lieutenant HENRY YEATMAN GLISSON, of the Marine Corps, eldest son of Commodore Oliver Glisson, United States Navy.
Swiftly as a dream has his young life vanished from the earth, and the busy throng, of which but now he was an active member, passes on in eager pursuit of business or pleasure, heedless of the momentary gap made in their crowded ranks, and giving but a fleeting thought to the youthful pilgrim, who in the bright morning of life has fallen and died by the wayside. But shall he thus soon be supposed to fade away from the minds of men, and his name, once fondly cherished, become a forgotten sound? Pause a little while beside his narrow grave all ye who knew and loved him, and pay a tender, regretful tribute to his memory ere it fades away into the dim twilight of the past, and other hopes and newer ties assert their claim to his vacant place. At the commencement of the late war Lieutenant Glisson was on e of the first to volunteer in defense of his country, and as Assistant Paymaster in the navy, he remained on active service during the whole contest; but when the struggle was over, and the Union arose victorious, he resigned his position in the navy, though subsequently he determined to re-enter the service, and having passed an honorable examination - number one of his class - was appointed Second Lieutenant in the Marine Corps. He was ordered to the Pensacola Navy Yard, and while on duty there contracted the disease which terminated a life full of bright promises, and infintely precious to his parents and friends.
The writer of this feeble tribute to his memory knew and loved him from his earliest infancy, when his bright face, his joyous, happy temper, made the sunshine of home. Generous to a fault, there was not in his nature one mean or ignoble trait; possessing a most affectionate heart, in his wanderings through the world his thoughts ever reverted with yearning tenderness to his parents' home, and the dear ones who dwelt there, and especially during his last absence did he seem to pine for a reunion with the friends he had left. Alas! the meeting so earnestly desired, was never to take place on earth. "At noontide his sun went down," leaving to those who loved him only a name, a memory, and a hope, to fill the aching void within their hearts.
"The stately ships go on
To their haven under the hill;
But it's oh! for the touch of a vanished hand,
And the sound of a voice that is still!"
Date: Saturday, September 14, 1867
Paper: Philadelphia Inquirer (Phila, PA)
Page: 5 Piece: Two of Two
Aged 23
~~~~~~~~~
Name: Henry Y Glisson
Birth Date: abt 1845
Birth Place: Phila
Death Date: Jun 1868
Death Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Age at Death: 23
Burial Date: 18 Jan 1869
Gender: Male
Race: White
Street address: Queen St Ward 8
FHL Film Number: 1003696
~~~~~~~
IN MEMORIAM
Died, of yellow fever, at the Pensacola Navy Yard, on the 13th of August, Lieutenant HENRY YEATMAN GLISSON, of the Marine Corps, eldest son of Commodore Oliver Glisson, United States Navy.
Swiftly as a dream has his young life vanished from the earth, and the busy throng, of which but now he was an active member, passes on in eager pursuit of business or pleasure, heedless of the momentary gap made in their crowded ranks, and giving but a fleeting thought to the youthful pilgrim, who in the bright morning of life has fallen and died by the wayside. But shall he thus soon be supposed to fade away from the minds of men, and his name, once fondly cherished, become a forgotten sound? Pause a little while beside his narrow grave all ye who knew and loved him, and pay a tender, regretful tribute to his memory ere it fades away into the dim twilight of the past, and other hopes and newer ties assert their claim to his vacant place. At the commencement of the late war Lieutenant Glisson was on e of the first to volunteer in defense of his country, and as Assistant Paymaster in the navy, he remained on active service during the whole contest; but when the struggle was over, and the Union arose victorious, he resigned his position in the navy, though subsequently he determined to re-enter the service, and having passed an honorable examination - number one of his class - was appointed Second Lieutenant in the Marine Corps. He was ordered to the Pensacola Navy Yard, and while on duty there contracted the disease which terminated a life full of bright promises, and infintely precious to his parents and friends.
The writer of this feeble tribute to his memory knew and loved him from his earliest infancy, when his bright face, his joyous, happy temper, made the sunshine of home. Generous to a fault, there was not in his nature one mean or ignoble trait; possessing a most affectionate heart, in his wanderings through the world his thoughts ever reverted with yearning tenderness to his parents' home, and the dear ones who dwelt there, and especially during his last absence did he seem to pine for a reunion with the friends he had left. Alas! the meeting so earnestly desired, was never to take place on earth. "At noontide his sun went down," leaving to those who loved him only a name, a memory, and a hope, to fill the aching void within their hearts.
"The stately ships go on
To their haven under the hill;
But it's oh! for the touch of a vanished hand,
And the sound of a voice that is still!"
Date: Saturday, September 14, 1867
Paper: Philadelphia Inquirer (Phila, PA)
Page: 5 Piece: Two of Two
Interred 1/21/1869
Aged 23
~~~~~~~~~
Name: Henry Y Glisson
Birth Date: abt 1845
Birth Place: Phila
Death Date: Jun 1868
Death Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Age at Death: 23
Burial Date: 18 Jan 1869
Gender: Male
Race: White
Street address: Queen St Ward 8
FHL Film Number: 1003696
~~~~~~~
IN MEMORIAM
Died, of yellow fever, at the Pensacola Navy Yard, on the 13th of August, Lieutenant HENRY YEATMAN GLISSON, of the Marine Corps, eldest son of Commodore Oliver Glisson, United States Navy.
Swiftly as a dream has his young life vanished from the earth, and the busy throng, of which but now he was an active member, passes on in eager pursuit of business or pleasure, heedless of the momentary gap made in their crowded ranks, and giving but a fleeting thought to the youthful pilgrim, who in the bright morning of life has fallen and died by the wayside. But shall he thus soon be supposed to fade away from the minds of men, and his name, once fondly cherished, become a forgotten sound? Pause a little while beside his narrow grave all ye who knew and loved him, and pay a tender, regretful tribute to his memory ere it fades away into the dim twilight of the past, and other hopes and newer ties assert their claim to his vacant place. At the commencement of the late war Lieutenant Glisson was on e of the first to volunteer in defense of his country, and as Assistant Paymaster in the navy, he remained on active service during the whole contest; but when the struggle was over, and the Union arose victorious, he resigned his position in the navy, though subsequently he determined to re-enter the service, and having passed an honorable examination - number one of his class - was appointed Second Lieutenant in the Marine Corps. He was ordered to the Pensacola Navy Yard, and while on duty there contracted the disease which terminated a life full of bright promises, and infintely precious to his parents and friends.
The writer of this feeble tribute to his memory knew and loved him from his earliest infancy, when his bright face, his joyous, happy temper, made the sunshine of home. Generous to a fault, there was not in his nature one mean or ignoble trait; possessing a most affectionate heart, in his wanderings through the world his thoughts ever reverted with yearning tenderness to his parents' home, and the dear ones who dwelt there, and especially during his last absence did he seem to pine for a reunion with the friends he had left. Alas! the meeting so earnestly desired, was never to take place on earth. "At noontide his sun went down," leaving to those who loved him only a name, a memory, and a hope, to fill the aching void within their hearts.
"The stately ships go on
To their haven under the hill;
But it's oh! for the touch of a vanished hand,
And the sound of a voice that is still!"
Date: Saturday, September 14, 1867
Paper: Philadelphia Inquirer (Phila, PA)
Page: 5 Piece: Two of Two
Aged 23
~~~~~~~~~
Name: Henry Y Glisson
Birth Date: abt 1845
Birth Place: Phila
Death Date: Jun 1868
Death Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Age at Death: 23
Burial Date: 18 Jan 1869
Gender: Male
Race: White
Street address: Queen St Ward 8
FHL Film Number: 1003696
~~~~~~~
IN MEMORIAM
Died, of yellow fever, at the Pensacola Navy Yard, on the 13th of August, Lieutenant HENRY YEATMAN GLISSON, of the Marine Corps, eldest son of Commodore Oliver Glisson, United States Navy.
Swiftly as a dream has his young life vanished from the earth, and the busy throng, of which but now he was an active member, passes on in eager pursuit of business or pleasure, heedless of the momentary gap made in their crowded ranks, and giving but a fleeting thought to the youthful pilgrim, who in the bright morning of life has fallen and died by the wayside. But shall he thus soon be supposed to fade away from the minds of men, and his name, once fondly cherished, become a forgotten sound? Pause a little while beside his narrow grave all ye who knew and loved him, and pay a tender, regretful tribute to his memory ere it fades away into the dim twilight of the past, and other hopes and newer ties assert their claim to his vacant place. At the commencement of the late war Lieutenant Glisson was on e of the first to volunteer in defense of his country, and as Assistant Paymaster in the navy, he remained on active service during the whole contest; but when the struggle was over, and the Union arose victorious, he resigned his position in the navy, though subsequently he determined to re-enter the service, and having passed an honorable examination - number one of his class - was appointed Second Lieutenant in the Marine Corps. He was ordered to the Pensacola Navy Yard, and while on duty there contracted the disease which terminated a life full of bright promises, and infintely precious to his parents and friends.
The writer of this feeble tribute to his memory knew and loved him from his earliest infancy, when his bright face, his joyous, happy temper, made the sunshine of home. Generous to a fault, there was not in his nature one mean or ignoble trait; possessing a most affectionate heart, in his wanderings through the world his thoughts ever reverted with yearning tenderness to his parents' home, and the dear ones who dwelt there, and especially during his last absence did he seem to pine for a reunion with the friends he had left. Alas! the meeting so earnestly desired, was never to take place on earth. "At noontide his sun went down," leaving to those who loved him only a name, a memory, and a hope, to fill the aching void within their hearts.
"The stately ships go on
To their haven under the hill;
But it's oh! for the touch of a vanished hand,
And the sound of a voice that is still!"
Date: Saturday, September 14, 1867
Paper: Philadelphia Inquirer (Phila, PA)
Page: 5 Piece: Two of Two
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