DEMOCRAT'S OBITUARY FOR COL. CURRAN POPE

There has scarcely occurred in this war anything so saddening as the death of this patriotic soldier and christian gentleman.  It has shrouded in gloom the hearts of all who knew him.  Some may have joined the army from ambition or the love of excitement; but Curran Pope was influenced by pure love of country.  He left the endearments of home, where he was surrounded by all the comforts that wealth can bestow, and exposed himself to the privations and dangers of a soldier's life, that he might do something to save his country from the impending ruin.  From the first moment he entered the army, he devoted his whole soul to his duties, never stopping to consider what would be popular but only what would be right.  Duty to him was the stern daughter of the voice of God.  Wherever duty called him, whether to the tent or to the battlefield, there was Curran Pope to be found.  On the field at Perryville he exhibited so much intellect and courage that the spectator could not help exclaiming, "Well Done, Kentucky!"

Colonel Pope was so modest and unobtrusive that his merit had to be discerned without any agency of his own but that merit had been discovered, and he was on the way to the highest honors.  Already in command of a brigade, he was sure of promotion.  His name will stand among the heroes of Kentucky, one of the biggest on the list.

Louisville Democrat, November 6, 1862