Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1863-12-21
THE FUNERAL ExERCIsEs OF THE
LATE MAJOR GENERAL BUFORD.
Large Assent isgc OF Military aud ca,

| According to the announcement made on
Saturday by the published General Order OF
Major General Augur, the funeral of the late
Major General Buford took place from the New
York Avenue Presbyterian Church, of which
the Rev. =. d. Gurley, D. D., is pastor. BY
two o'clock the military guard detailed for the
| purpose, were on the ground.
| Il consisted of eight unattached COMPANIES
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NMeridihn ii'il' Two sectiohs Oh artiilerS from
Camp Barry, and a squadron of cavalry Of
Scott's 900. The Inyaljds headed nv III,
.n,o,d,d hand ar s,,,,,s o,o ,.o.o 49, T.,
p' :, 'a"' VI So'' wv, "''e uia"" up u"
line on IL street, between 18th and l4th streets,
the artillery on 18th, and the cavalry on the
corner of 18Th street and Ncw y,rl ,ve,,e
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| v" 'n' ''so ''sV''a'ioh ulrectly Ill front OF
| the church very large number of military
men aud civilians were assembled. General
ston,man had the c,tire cb,roe NJ IA. ,soor,
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ahu py MS efforts ana those oil Lieut.. Colonel
Sawtelle, his chief of staff, the programme was
carried out to the letter.
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WV" '"O '""e'"' eAere'ses III
'nc ehureh lWhich was crowded to overflow
ing) were commenced by d solemn dirpe being
chantcd by IN, choir. Ray nr crrIoy than
al -, ,,.,,.,.,-,. 49,,
~" ''"" "fP'oP'i"'o seieetcu passaSes oi
scripture, after which he delivered some very
interesting funeral rcmarks showing ,he froiltv
of human iir, aud ,,,i,,, n sb,r, r,,r,,.,,,, ~
"""" "'o anu SWING ehort rcrospect oi
'ne ueparteu onieefs past career, concluding
as follows;
No wonder ths, tbo., whom, n, c,,,so,,od
and led were devoted 10 him; no wonder thev
are saddenCd nv bis un.yr.c,rJ d.,tb No
wonder they p,t6.r tr,rr,,iir srnnad liz SO a.,
TODAY and mourn mud ,,rnr a. 49,, ,'L 80,
hi, faded features. and see him rsrrieJ 70 III
rest, The country mini,Ics its tn,rs vii ,b,ir
aud well IL NAV ior nn, Of NJ hr,vc., dnrrn5ars
has fallen. one Of its cboirr.i military nGjcers
| is being carried to his grave His last -irLncss
was but bripr-the frnit II may he Of nrn-
tracted toll and expo.,Irr JTc maj /, c,Irri,
quietly. and without n Innrmmr
He desired 70 live that he ,ni",,, ,on,,.r s.rvc
the lacerated and hirndin', ca,,.a ',c ~ pa,,ri
lie. I'm, vhcn rc,,,,d,c. J,I1d III i, 80 -,
that his end WINS n.ar ha .iIan,r 80, ~ ,i
beh.st or U.nver nni "o,'a,n,t,1 ~, AZ NJ
| Goyernmert bnn"rcJ bi,, -, ~ t w. ''I! ~,
day of bis dca,h and hni iii iii, 49,,
his J,ra,tnr" H. ,n,',", ''t.'o mn''o U1'p'e
General was put into his feeble hands-a dis
i,,Is sn, ".aa ,"'uJu anu wen oeslowcdi o. bst
| to the nation, and n boon I" III. anil I ue
| lived long enough to know that the Government
ne had defended appreciated his services; then,
yrniIy I.iJ !, ,sida ,I iiS eo.iu,SS,oh, ne
| bling with the warm pulse of patriotism, bea,
on tor few brief moments, and then grew
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even the bravest and the hest of them dc. hv;
the cause of the country abidcs, the Guardian
NV oa M 'hG country Ves, and our confidence is
to lax. ths Mace ~ ,ha u c Tis Forward others
tional life and unity shall h,. rr.snryoJ -
more than our former strength aud glory shall
oe i,s."tea. ana when, IN The end, the people
furnace Of trial n"rit"d Lr ,h aTr'n iao inc
and singing as their snp,r of d.Iivcrancn .s.Th,,
Lord hath done great things for us, whereof we
are giad, then surely they will honor the me-
hroys a. ~ u.eeu heroes, tue ioyai, the
their sepulchrcs and reconn,tn,, ,hair aaJ. "
| valor and devotion, will consecrate themselves
anew 10 the welfare OF their rescued country,
pr,viJ,noa a,a ,nI' 10 esuse, iosteIed oy
is secure from the assalts of lis enemies and
shall ney or perish.
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