The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1862-02-26
Our HOIOred Dead.

son, when 1t was known that three compa-
MICS from this county, one in the I'd, and two
in the 7lh regement, were in the final despe-
rate charge, created painful anxiety to learn
who Of our brave sons were among the killed
and wounded That the news would be
painful, we could not doubt, knowing well
the bravery OF our boys, and that they would
eagerly seek the post of daring and of dan
ger. We could not doubt that many of our
families would be called to mourn, that there
would be among us some, perhaps many
widows and fatherless children. But who
The result has more than justified ou:,
most painful anticpations. We have heard
directly from Co. X, I'd Regiment, Captain
C. C. Cloutman's, and the fatal list is before
us. Seven Of that company, including their
brave and noble commander, sleep the sleep
which knows no waking. Their names are
Captain c. G. Cloutman, of Ottumwa, James
A. Blake, of Blakesburg; w. I. Kirkpat-
rick, Of Oskaloosa, Mahaska County
Joseph Berkcy, son of Esq. Berkey
Of Polk Township; John Hampton, from the
vicinity of Kirkville w. II. II. Whitney
and S. H. Phillips, member of the Band
residence not known. These families and
the friends all have the heartfelt sympathics
ofthe citizens Of the county, in this time o.
their sore affection.
ARRIVAL OF CAPTAIN cLouTMANs REMAINS
The body of Captain Cloutman, in charge
Of Corporal j. II. Mcclure, arrived on the
81 o'clock train, on Saturday night. They
were received by the committee previously
appointed, in whose charge they remained
during the night and by whom they were
prepared for burial The hour of arrival
was SO late that the public generally knew
nothing of it. The body was examined, the
ball extracted, and 1t was dressed and placed
in the coffin.
Early in the morning the body was con-
yeyed to his residence, where its reception
by his wife and children was most heart
u
gotten by those who witnessed it, The day
was the Sabbath, andthough it was not de-
signed to have public exercises there, numer.
GUS neighbors and friends visited the house
during the morning. Religious exercises
were held there by the Rev. B. A. Spaulding,
Of the Congregational Church, after which
the honored remains were taken in charge
by the committee, and conveyed at 3 o'clock
to the Court House, where Trey lay in state
until Monday, at o'clock, the hour fixed
for the public burial exercises. All day
Sunday and Monday morning, the large
Court Room, in which the body lay uncov.
cred, was crowded by citizens Of town and
county, men, women and children, all anx.
ious to pay this last tribute of respect to one
who had SO honored them, their town, their
county, and their country.
TIE FUNERAL.
The hour for the funeral having arrived,
and the relatives of the deceased having taken
last look, the coffin was finally closed, and
the exercises proceeded. The Marshal Of the
day, Capt. J. W. Caldwell, announced the
: order of proceedings as follows: Prayer by
Rev. Mr.. McElroy, of the Presbyterian
Church. A procession was formed, under
the charge Of Capt. Caldwell, Marshal, and
A. M. Bonnifield, assistant Marshal, as col.
lows: 1st, The Sax Horn Band, I'd, The
Hearse and Pail Bearers, James Hawley, DR..
G. c. Warden, d. II. Michaels, Thomas Big.
ham, G. d. Hackworth, and j. w. Norris.
Sd, Members Of the I'd Regiment, Iowa Vol
unteers, headed by Sergeant j. II. Mcclure,
in whose charge the remains were brought
home, who was side by side with his com.
mander in that last fatal charge and who
saw him fall 4th, The family and relatives.
9th, The Clergy and Societies of Ottumwa.
9th, Citizens in Carriages. The procession
was formed little after o'clock, in front
of the Court House, headed west on Fourth
street, on which it moved to the slow and
solemn music Of the band and the tolng of
the bells, to the residence of the de.
ceased on Fourth street, where brief pause
was made to receive Mrs Cloutman, whose
feeble health had not permitted attendance
at the Court House. Then the procession
moved forward to Marion street. down that
street to Second, along Second to Washing
ton, and up Washington to the Cemetery.
At the grave Prayer was offered by Rev. Mr.
Spaulding Of the Methodist Church. and
Benediction pronounced by Rev. b. A..
Spaulding, OF the Congregational Church,
after which the Procession returned in the
same order to the residence of the deceased
where it was d missed.
q This demonstration, by far the largest and
most imposing We have ever had in the
county, testifies to the high esteem in which
the honored soldier, commander and hero was
held by his iellow-citizens, and the depth to
which the public sympathies were stirred
by the casualties Of this war. There were
present.not less than 1900 persons, from
.al'iios. every part of the county. Business
in the city was suspended, that the comnu-
nifty universally might take part in the solemn
exercises.
CAPTAIN, C. c, CL0uTMAS.
1t only remains to say a few brief words
of the lamented dead, and this account must
close. Captain Cloutinan was native OF
Conway Center, Carrollcounty, New Hamp
shire, and was born on the ! 9th Of June, 1924