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ON THE MELANCHOLY DEATH OF LIEUTENANT HALSTED,[1]AN OFFICER OF THE 87TH FUSILIERS, INTERRED AT CHESTER, WITH MILITARY HONORS.
See that mournful array!
Hark! that drum's muffled roll!
'T is a solemn lament
For a warrior's soul.
Yes! a hero's no more;
But we trust it will prove
He was only advanced
To the armies above.
Hark! that drum's muffled roll!
'T is a solemn lament
For a warrior's soul.
Yes! a hero's no more;
But we trust it will prove
He was only advanced
To the armies above.
- ↑ He was killed by a fall from the top of Chester castle, and was a young man of great promise, having distinguished himself in several engagements, during the Burmese war, in the East Indies.
