Frederick F. Wead

from The New York Times, 18 June 1864:

                  Obituary.
   COL. F.F. WEAD, NINETY-EIGHTH NEW-YORK VOL-
                   UNTEERS.
  FREDERICK F. WEAD, Colonel of the Ninety-
eighth New-York Volunteers, who was killed at the
battle of Cold Harbor on the morning of the 3d day of
June instant, was born in Malone, Franklin County,
N.Y., in January, 1835. He was the son of SAMUEL
C. WEAD, a successful merchant and banker of that
place. He graduated at Union College in 1856, and
in the Autumn of that year commenced the study of
law in the office of PARMALEE & FITCH, in his native
village. Subsequently he attended for several terms
the Law School at Poughkeepsie; was admitted to
the bar, and, until the breaking out of the rebellion,
in the Spring of 1861, successfully practiced his pro-
fession in Malone. He then entered the United
States service as First Lieutenant in Company I,
Sixteenth Regiment of New-York Volunteers. About
the 1st of October, 1861, he was appointed one of
Gen. SLOCUM'S Staff, and in that capacity served
through the Peninsular campaign, particularly dis-
tinguishing himself by gallant service at the battle of
Gaines' Mill. In August, 1862, while in McCLELLAN's
army at Harrison's Landing, he was appointed by
Gov. MORGAN Lieutenant-Colonel of the Ninety-
eighth Regiment of New-York Volunteers, the largest
portion of which was raised in his native county.
He was subsequently promoted to the rank of
Colonel. In organizing the army for the campaign
now in progress, his regiment was assigned to Gen.
HICKMAN's brigade, forming a portion of the Eigh-
teenth Army Corps, under Gen. SMITH, and partici-
pated in the battle south of Richmond, at which Gen.
HICKMAN was taken prisoner by the rebels. After
this event the temporary command of the brigade de-
volved upon Col. WEAD.
 With the Eighteenth Corps he and his command
were transferred to the scene of operations, immedi-
diately under Gen. GRANT. On the evening, preced-
ing the battle of Friday morning, June 3, he was
wounded quite severely by a ball in the shoulder,
but could not be prevailed upon to leave the field;
and on that eventful morning, while gallantly leading
his men to the charge, he fell pierced in the neck, hav-
ing received a mortal wound. Possessed in a rare de-
gree of manly beauty of person, and mental endow-
ments of high order, to which had been added supe-
erior culture and refinement of manners, in his early
manhood he has offered himself a sacrifice upon his
country's alter. Generous, noble and brave, filled
with high hopes and with a future bright with prom-
ise opening before him, he has suddenly fallen, and
met the death which a soldier loves to die---death
upon the battle-field, fighting for the country and the
flag which he loved and honored. His memory will
be long cherished, and his name will be enrolled in
the great and noble list of those who in this war have
freely died that their nation might live.