In their retreat they lost several men,
and among others the brave Major Andrew McCleary, who was killed by a
cannon shot after he had passed the Isthmus of Charlestown."
A letter now before the writer of this story, signed by Walter Neal and
addressed to his mother at Portsmouth, tells of his service during the
battle, while he was a member of the regiment to which Andrew McCleary was
attached, and in it the miller says:
"Tell Sewatis that our noble friend is no more. He has given his life for
his country, and when America takes her place among nations, McCleary's
name will stand out bright as the sun."
THE END.
End of The Project Gutenberg Etext of Neal, the Miller
by James Otis
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