, 1861-12-26

STU ItKE VI tHE EtItu VI IT ll4El4u d. .ffEHut l
Cnsonsl Of the First Regiment Douglas Brl-
eadc. Which occurred ut Sulithton, No, on the
2+t1, inst. Faril,cr tlau flint his death was
caused ny typhoid fever, that scouTgc Of camp
1f., !lc. telegraph ly:lves us without particu-
lars. Col. Ncbb WIS horn al Dover, Maine,
in 1894, and was graduate os:West Point III
1855 he received commission as Brevct Second
Lieutenant in the Fourth e, s. Infantry, and
uAs subsequently, First Lieutenant in the Fifth
Infantry. After the breaking out Of the
pr se,t w:r, lit received a commission dated
May 14t1, 1851, as Captain III the Sixteenth
Regiment, recruited largely from this
city, and for n long time stationed al |
Dcsplalncs TN tie Northwestern Railroad. !
Subsequently LIZ received the position Of mus |
te:lng and subslstlng officer at this point, and
under bis ~atchfnl care and with the aid Of his
excellent and practical advice, near1y If not I'LL |
the regiments which nave left here, were or
sanlzcd. At the time or the organization OF
the Douglas Brigade, Col. Webb took an espt- |
cial interc:t in its formation, and SO
largely gained the affections Of the men that
he was unanimously elected Colonel Of the
First Regiment, position which he accepted
H1iA iAI 4Il1u1Se4VA VI klC fFAA 4Ctkl
! After conducting bis regiment to its destina-
| tion il Missouri, tc returned to this city to
settle up the afftirs Of his Office, and leaving
| it in charge Of Lieut. Christopher, he rrjoiucd
t his regiment in Missouri few weeks since,
| and entered upon the active duties Of service.
The next tidings. NC learn, is his sudden
! death, a providence which must be tho signal
Of unusual grief in the military and social cir
cles of this cit7,
Col, Webb 3Yas but Young man, only thir-
ty-four years of age, and had bnt just entered
the brilliant psth marked out for himself. In
| military science Ac was an expert, and Was
| possessed OF all those qualities so desirablein
| military officer, which ct once secured tho
affection and commanded the respect Of lis
| suborlinates. In ptrsonal appearance he wills
the very beau-idcal Of the soldier. His figure
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"f7oc"e'
cbrtst1nos among the Dernt Monde.
number of inuates from disreputable
lonses in this city and 4 numerous delegation
from the various walks Of city life. conrrc-
gated to the number of sixty or eighty at
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1non,1 cfTrct rhis latter vicx Of thr cqsc ,t
oncc snrrcstea itsc1f IN the miller. and hence
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ne,r,nce in +hc ha]1.room in t;s hest attire
f. ,nncarci, to bc ~, nnconcerncd sneetator
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: and presented. a general uprolr followed
amid which sharp Ehril1 whistle was blown
: and in an instant the hall was filed with :
$ delegation Of new cots, bright brass but
5 tons, and regulation caps They were quickly
r upon the floor; maces were brandished, ane
l Capt. Nelson's dance commenced The mu
; sic ceased, and the new master Of ceremonic
+ entered upon his part oy shifting the locale 0
/ operations 10 Inc Al4nofy. oe1ofe &c