Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-07-13
ARMY GENERAL ORDERS.


Washington, July IL, 1850.
GENERAL ORDERS, No. 81.
The following order OF the President of the
death of the ilustrious General ZACHARY TAYLOR,
late President Of the United States:
WAR DEPARTMENT, July IL, 1850.
|. The PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, with
profound sorrow, announces to the Army, the Navy,
and Marine Corps the death of ZACHARY TAYLOR,
late President of the United States. He died at the
Executive Mansion on the night OF the ninth IN
slant, at halfpast 10 o'clock
His last public appearance was in participating
in the ceremonies of our National Anniversary at
the base of the Monument now rearing TO the mem
DRY OF WASHINGTON. His last official act was to
affix his signature to the Convention recently
concluded between the United States and Great
Britain.
The vigor OF constitution strong by nature, and
confirmed by active and temperate habits, had in
late years, become impaired by the arduous tolls
and exposures of his military life.
Solely engrossed in maintaining the honor and
advancing the glory of his country, in career of
forty years in the army of the United States, he
rendered himself signal and illusrious. An un-
broken current OF success and victory, terminated
by an achievement unsurpassed in our annals, left
nothing TO be accomplished for his military fame.
His conduct and courage gave him this career of
uneXampled future, and, with the browning virtues
/ of moderation and humanity under all circum-
stances, and especially in the moment of victory,
revealed to his countrymen those great and good
qualities which induced them, unsolicited, to call
him from his high military command to the highest
civil Office of honor and trust in the Republic; not
that he desired be first but that he was felt to be
| worthiest.
The simplicity of his character, the singleness of
his purpose, the elevation and patriotism Of his
principles his moral courage, his justice, magma
| nimity, and benevolence; his wisdom, moderation
and power of command, while they have endeared
him the heart Of the nation, add to the deep
Of the national calamity in the loss of Chief Ma
gistrate whom death itself could not appal in the
Consciousness Of having always done his duty"
The Officers Of the Army, of the Navy, and
Marine Corps will as manifestation of their re-
spect for the exalted character and eminent public
services Of the illustrious Dead and of their sense
of the calamity the country has sustained by this
affecting dispensaton of Providence, wear Grape on
the left and upon the hilt Of the sword for six
| months. "" ....
1t is further directed that funeral honors be paid
at each of the military posts according to general
regulations, and at navy yards, and on board all
public vessels in commission, by firing thirty mi
mute guns, commencing at meridian on the day
after the receipt of this order, and by wearing their
flags at half mast.
By order of the President:
GEORGE W. CRAWFORD.
~ Secretary of War
Ii. The day after the receipt Of this 'General
Order,' at each military post, the troops will be
paraded at 10 o'clock A. M. and the Order read
to them, after which all labors for the day will
cease. .-.>@.. WI.
The National Flag will be displayed at half stat.
AT dawn of day thirteen guns will be fired, and
afterwards, at intervals Of thirty minutes, between
the rising and setting sun, single gun, and at the
close of the day national salute of 80 guns.
The Officers of the Army will wear the badge Of
mourning on the left arm and on their>swords, and
the coors of the several regiments will be put in
mourning, for the period of six months. a.>.
BY order R. JONES,
m....'.A Adjutant General u S. A.