"'gallant and meritorious conduct at the battles of Deep Run, Ream's Station and on the Vaughn Road, near Petersburg, Va." He was in service continuously from the time of his enlistment until he was honorably mustered out, October 26, 1864. He took part with the Army of the Potomac in the Peninsular Campaign, being engaged at Fair Oaks, White Oak Swamp and Malvern Hill. He passed with his regiment under Col. Gregg from Bottom's Bridge to Jones' Bridge, on the eastern side of the Chickahominy, occupied by the enemy, rejoining the United States forces by swimming the stream at the latter point. During the advance into Virginia after Antietam, in the cavalry action at Philomont, November 2, 1862, when in command of the advance guard of the army, he was severely wounded in the arm, from the effects of which he suffered for the rest of his life, never having the complete use of that arm; at times it gave him a great deal of trouble, as the wound never completely healed. In 1863 he took part in the battles of the Chancellorsville Campaign, in which occurred the celebrated charge of his regiment against "Stonewall" Jackson's flanking movement, a charge, which is worthy of being compared with that famous charge of the Light Brigade, which Tennyson has immortalized in verse and made familiar to every school boy who speaks the English tongue. Of the five officers who rode at the head of that column only two came out alive, of whom Major Carpenter was one, his horse being shot under him. Before and after the battle of Gettysburg he was engaged in various skirmishes, his regiment being thus detailed alone preventing his taking part in the battle itself. In the whole course of the war he was under fire on some sixty occasions, taking part in many minor actions which I have not mentioned. He was one therefore of that noble band of men who served their country in its hour of need, and at the constant risk of life and limb and sacrifice of everything, preserved its greatness and integrity.

Subsequently from 1879 to 1887 he served as one of the commissioned officers of the First Troop, Philadelphia City Cavalry, which has honored his memory by their presence here to-day.

He was, I believe, the only one who was ever an officer of the Line in that body from the very date of his admission, and the Troop recognizes its indebtedness to him for the high standard set for its drill and discipline. A portrait of him in the picturesque uniform of the Troop, which he bequeathed to his son Lieut. Carpenter, is now hanging in the hall of Troop Armory.

After the close of the Civil War Major Carpenter resumed the study of law and was admitted to the Philadelphia Bar in the autumn of 1865. He at once entered on the active practice of his profession which he continued up to the time of his death.

Of his qualities as a lawyer those who were his comrades at the bar can speak far better than I. I can only testify that as my own personal attorney and in transacting what legal business was necessary for this parish, I found him a shrewd, clear-headed, cool, tactful and able business man. He was especially successful in dealing with men, accomplishing his purposes without arousing those antagonisms and enmities which are so apt to arise in cases of serious difference.

I may mention as an illustration of his capability, what every lawyer and real estate man will appreciate, that in purchasing the property on which this church stands, he succeeded in the very difficult feat of placing a mortgage to the full extent of its value on an absolutely unoccupied property and simultaneously effecting its transfer, so that the money thus obtained could be used for the purchase money. Those who knew him intimately professionally, felt that he possessed qualities which would have admirably fitted him for the office of a judge, for which his name was more than once mentioned.

Having thus spoken of his military and professional career, let me speak of him as a man and as a Churchman, and of these qualities, perhaps, owing to my long association with him, I may be better able to speak than others. I should say that after his uprightness and integrity, which were fundamental with him and moulded his whole being, his most marked and attractive characteristic was his geniality. He was universally popular. He loved the society of his fellow men, especially of those who had

the same tastes or occupations as himself. He was most happy in his family life. Married in his twenty-sixth year to Harriet, daughter of Dr. Benjamin Dorr, then Rector of Christ Church in this city, a lady of singularly graceful, attractive and fine personality, his life with her was an ideal married life. They were seldom separated from each other and his constant aim was to promote her happiness by acts of assiduous devotion and attention. He was a man who thoroughly enjoyed the good things of life. Nothing gave him more pleasure than to entertain or go to the entertainments of others. His tastes were refined and cultivated. He delighted in attractive surroundings. He had special interest in matters historical and antiquarian. The connection of his family with Christ Church gave him a special interest in that venerable parish, and both as a Vestryman and of late as a member of its historical society, he did all he could to perpetuate and preserve its associations with the past. Becoming very early in life a member of the Historical Society of this State he served as its Treasurer, which involved the handling and care of a very considerable sum of money for a continuous period of nearly thirty years. He was one of the Vice-Presidents of the Society at his death. It was his pleasure to fill his house with old engravings, family portraits and other memorials of the past.

It was this interest in historical matters largely which led him in 1888, in conjunction with a number of other congenial minds, to become a founder of this Society of Sons of the Revolution, which is rightly honoring his memory by this service to-day. He took the liveliest interest in its affairs from its inception to his death, his last public appearance being on the occasion of its annual excursion held at Fort Washington last June. He was largely responsible for the formation of its Constitution, served as Chairman of its Board of Managers and as a delegate to the general conventions of the Society continuously from the beginning until his death. And in all the transactions of the Board it was his wisdom and discretion which largely determined its policy. He was also a member and interested in the affairs of

the Military Order of the Loyal Legion, one of the Governors of the Penn Club, member of the Rittenhouse Club, etc.

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A marked characteristic of Major Carpenter's life was his readiness to be of service to his friends and to the community. was not of that class of men who live only for themselves, who are so intent in pursuing their own interests that they have no time or thought for any one else. He was a truly benevolent man, giving of his means as far as he was able, and what is often of far more worth, of his time and labor for benevolent ends. For thirty years consecutively he served as a Vestryman, first of Christ Church, as one of the Board of Managers of Christ Church Chapel, then of this parish. He was regular in his attendance at vestry meetings and always exercised a moderating and harmonizing influence. He was at one time Treasurer of the Charity funds of Christ Church and a manager of Christ Church Hospital in which he took much interest. He was Treasurer of Christ Church Chapel from its inception in 1874 to 1880, and he was Rector's Warden of this Parish from 1885 to his death. He rendered valuable professional services to both these churches in effecting the purchase of their respective properties, drawing their deeds, etc., for which he would receive no renumeration. So, as I have said, he served for nearly thirty years as Treasurer of the Historical Society, which, together with his service to this Society of the Sons, took up a great deal of his time and attention. And what he did for institutions he did for individuals, the members of his own family instinctively turned to him for help and council in any case of emergency and he was always ready to give his professional services to those who were unable to remunerate him. I have sent a number of such cases to him. He was a modest man. Though the hero of so many fights he never boasted of his military career. He liked naturally to talk over war times with his old comrades when he met them, or describe his experiences to his children when they asked him to do so, but in all my intercourse with him I never recollect a single occasion in which he introduced the subject himself or spoke of his achievements. Another of his characteristics was his loyalty to his friends. To all who

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were fortunate enough to secure his friendship he was always the They could count absolutely on his fidelity. I have great personal cause to know this, as not only was he my warm supporter in building Christ Church Chapel, but when my connection with that parish was severed and I became Rector of this Church, it was at great personal sacrifice to himself that he followed me here to a Church situated at a great distance from his house and in which he had had no previous interest and for twenty-one years continued my unfailing helper.

As a Churchman Major Carpenter was intelligent and unbiased. He was not of that prejudiced class who can see no good in anything or believe anything but what they had been brought up to believe. He read and studied Church history and Church doctrine for himself and so was ready to embrace a cause which was at the time unpopular, but which he believed to be intrinsically true. He was able to recognize and embrace, amid all the conflicting teachings of the day, what he believed to be the Catholic faith of Christendom, and at the same time to discriminate between a true and a false Catholicism. Only a clergyman who has to deal with so many minds which either will not or cannot judge of these things, knows what a comfort it is to have such a cool, clear-headed, brave-hearted and intelligent laymen behind him in his efforts to teach and propagate that faith.

And that faith was with Major Carpenter, no mere theory or intellectual pastime, but the daily practical guide and support of his life. It was that which made him so true and just, kindly and benevolent. He was not of that seemingly increasing class who regard the worship of Almighty God and the cultivation of one's spiritual life as a matter of supreme indifference, or if attended to at all only occasionally and superficially. He regarded it as something he owed to God and to himself. Whenever his health permitted he never failed to be in God's House at least once each Sunday and the service he preferred most to attend was that great one of our Lord's own appointment, the Blessed Eucharist. It was this faith and these habits of devotion which supported him in the greatest affection of his life, the loss