JAMES BRAIDWOOD: Died June 22, 1861. br br NOT at the battle front,--writ of in story; br Not on the blazing wreck steering to glory; br br Not while in martyr-pangs soul and flesh sever, br Died he--this Hero new; hero forever. br br No pomp poetic crowned, no forms enchained him, br No friends applauding watched, no foes arraigned him: br br Death found him there, without grandeur or beauty, br Only an honest man doing his duty: br br Just a God-fearing man, simple and lowly, br Constant at kirk and hearth, kindly as holy: br br Death found--and touched him with finger in flying:-- br Lo! he rose up complete--hero undying. br br Now, all men mourn for him, lovingly raise him br Up from his life obscure, chronicle, praise him; br br Tell his last act, done midst peril appalling, br And the last word of cheer from his lips falling; br br Follow in multitudes to his grave's portal; br Leave him there, buried in honor immortal. br br So many a Hero walks unseen beside us, br Till comes the supreme stroke sent to divide us. br br Then the LORD calls His own,--like this man, even, br Carried, Elijah-like, fire-winged, to heaven.