Born: June 11, 1819, Germantown, Pennsylvania.
Died: June 6, 1901, Montclair, New Jersey.
Buried: Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York.
Bourne was the husband of Adelia Ella Martin.
A social reformer and author, he served as chaplain of Central Park Hospital, a military hospital in New York City.
He also edited The Soldiers’ Friend, a newsletter for civil war veterans.
Thy sovereign law eternal stands,
Great God! for Thine is power supreme;
And judgment cometh from thy hands,
Till mercy sheds her milder beam.
In deep distress, before Thy throne
We bow, submissive to Thy rod;
Our sins like mountains vast have grown,
While Thou hast blessed the path we trod.
A nation guilty in Thy sight,
Thy pardoning love we contrite seek;
Oh! make Thy righteousness our might—
Without Thine aid we all are weak.
Save now the people, ere Thy wrath
Shall burn in judgments more severe;
Withhold Thy vengeance in its path—
O God of Nations! lend Thine ear.
Turn now Thine anger, gracious Lord!
Bid war in all our land to cease,
Till every soul, in Christ restored,
Shall worship in a sinless peace.
William Oland Bourne
Poems of the Republic, 1864
If you know where to get a good photo of Bourne (head & shoulders, at least 200×300 pixels),