The annual pilgrimage of _the American Legion to the tomb of Gen-feral Frederick Townsend. Ward, in Sungkiang, was, marked by special ceremony this year in that for the first time the official visitor's book is opened and for the first time a high military oticer of the American forces was present on the occasion, Colonel Charles F. B. Price's eloquent eulogy of General "Ward did full Justice to the venins and gallantry of 4 remarkable man and it is pleasant to think that the commemoration career which meant so much to janghai has grown in distinction with the years. General Ward waa] mortally Wounded during a reconhalssanee, preceding an attack' on Ningpo. Thus the chance bullet of a 'Taiping rebel robbed his army of hi leadership in the moment of victory. Ward's memory is rightly honoured by his countrymen and, too, by' modern Ching, which recalls) his services in organizing the Ever" Victorious Army against the Taiping Rebels. It is interesting to note from the "North-China Herala® of Septem-her 27, 1862, that the steamer Con-fuels," when' bringing the remains of the General to Shanghai, reported that he was mortally wounded when' defending Tee-chee by an unnamed, European in the. rebel ranks on. September 20. At that time Tee-chee was in the hands of the imperial
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