The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-05-22

on molten the com mittee decided to meet at the room
Of Company Of University piece Thirteenth
street, at bali past ten A. H. the day q the funeral
and the members and members OF the reg ment are
requested 70 assemble there at the appointed tme in ct
zens drefe black clothes and hat and white gloves with
Grape left arm. An appropriate badge, bearing the
desgnsson Of the regiment, win be worn oy the mem
Oers IL the procession
committee was appointed to receive the remains a.
the Jersey CITY depot this morning and escort them to
the house Of Mr.. Vosburgh, Sr in Greenwich street.
The committee then adjourned 70 meet this morning at
eleven o'clock at the City ball for joint conference with
the mmit from the Common Councl and the Union
Deserce Committee
THE CAREER OF COLONEL vosBURGH AT WASH
INGTON.
Major Buckingham. Of the Seventy frat regiment, left
Washington 10th inst as bearer OF dispatches and
alo to mpany Mrs vcsburgh from this city to
her husband On Saturday night Major received
teIegl aphc despatch from Washington announcing the
alarming Illness Of his commandant, and DESIRING him to
prapce with this Major buckingham, on the
rstauf, drove out to the residence of Mrs.
Colonel vosbuIgh, at Fordaam, and Informed her
her on TO Washington when she felt disposed TO depart
she thin king thai he only was attacked with his Gus
onary fits OF Sickness Did not deem necessary TO start
Saturday night but deferred until Monday last, when
he Major replied that he should be on hand promptly TO
So ss
morning Major Buckingham received telegraphic des-
patch from u,. wsshiDsson announcing the mean
no more-that he expired al half past eight
o'clock that moving, surrounded by q mournful
assembly OF his beloved regiment who were deeply
sensible of their irrepaab loss Since the departure
OF the Seventy fret regiment Col vosb argh hes been
actually duty twenty hours out of the twenty four,
personally experimenting every little duty Of his post
hesiees crling his two or three times day 80
sol ci'ous be of his mems welfare that he would not
more properly belonged to their department, but
would about the barracks at the Navy Yard and
sonay attend to the wants Of the men, and 10 the
proper disposal OF ammunition, arms and equip nens
the suffers depar men, personal y inspected
daily, ard mistakes corrected. BE was always in o
happy ard cheerful mood and always had kind word
for AL.
Major Buckin ham left the city Monday In the Phi
lsde phis train for Washir gton TO send the remains
Mr. Senior the undertaken, accompanied the Major to
prepare the body for carriage The remains will arrive
fathers SOC Greenwich street, whence they will
he convey to Dr. McCeueys church tcorner Of Fifth
and Twenty first street, whore the religious
win take place at p NJ after which the caval-
cade VIII proceed to Greenwood Cemetery.
Appropriate resov'ioas In reference TO the deceased
have been ADOPTED by the various regimen )1fn New
York and vicinity and the national eg viii displayed
Of the city during to day and tomorrow.
SPECIAL ORLRR.
HEADQUARTERS Fifty. FIFTH REGIMENT, N. Y. s. NJ,
LAFAYETTE GUARD, NEW York, May %, 1851.
Pursuant TO reg meuta order this regiment will parade
in full Uniform without kDapsacks, on Thursday, 23d
inst TO participate In the obtequies OF the late
Colonel Abraham yosburgh, Of the Seventy first reg-
ment, who died in Washington The companies Of this
regiment will embe at lafayette Hall, 597 Broadway
al eleven O'Clock A. NJ BY order Of Eng lie GAL Colonel
ommandng. DE LA FIGANIERE, Adjutaut