The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1863-12-18
Minnesota Soldiers in Hospital at
Mem phis.

The Sanitary Commission have trans
mitted to the Governor the following list
of Minnesota soldiers in the various hos
pitfalls at Memphis during the month of
November Those marked by stare (*)
have recovered and returned to duty:
THIRD REGIMENT -*S. s. Howard, Com
pany II Christopher Peterson, Company d,
transferred to St. Louis; *Lt. W. H. Morse:
I'D. B. Woodwork, Company F. A. S. Bragg,
Company L; y. L. Beatty Company E Morris
McGoughey, Company E Cyrus Redlon, Com
pany E Chas. P. Hanson, Company E, trans
ferred to St. Louis; G. d. Gibbs, Company G
E. Crirum, Company G.; Caleb Chase, Com.
pany H *Andrew Johnson Company d.
FOURTH REGIMENT.
*Isaac Vanderwarke, Company H; Edward
Tuckney, Company A: Townsend Nichols,
Company B; D. Weland, Company G: c. r.
Barth, Company b; Charles Rogers, Company
A; "Lieut. S. F. Brown. Company D; *Lieut.
R. H. st. Cyr, Company G; Charles ID. Pea
body, Company D; "A s. Bragg, Company I;
+William Dynes, Company I; *K. Killing,
Company II S. V. Borck. Company E; Chas.
L. Dresser. Company Fl: II. l.. Gish, Compa-
nyI.
FIFTH REGIMENT.
*Patrick Kilmartin, Company A; *William
Deutch, Company K: "A. II. Mcdonald,
Company X; VI. c. Roberts, Company G.;
Thomas Tierney, Company b: +Peter Barth,
Company E: Edmund Taylor. Company A;
Fl. s. Reed, Company A; George NJ. Lent.
Company L; Nicholas Kra. Company z; G.
Vescott. Company D: ]. 2. Green, Company
G; Henry Base. Company X.
Death and Burial Of Gen. Saunders
at Knoxville.
In the skirnishing near Knoxville the
gallant General SAUSDkRs, Of Kentucky,
xas killed. The correspondent OF the
Cincinnati Commercial relates the follow.
ing interesting incidents Of his death and
burial:
To-day am forced TO chronicle the death of
General Saunders, who calmly and peacefully
breathed his last about ten o'clock this morn
ing. Rational to the last. he never once la
mented his hard fate in dying SO young, aud
but three weeks after he had received his COM
mission as Brigadier General. He was bap-
tized this morning and received the last sacrs-
mcnts of the church in the humble spirit Of the
Christian hero Shortly before he died he re-
quested that his mother might be told that he
died a true soldier.
As An officer, General Saunders was brave to
fault untiring in his devotion To duty; &C
tive and vigilant always, and of for more than
average ability as an officer. As man, he
was generous. kind hearted, jovial. ready al
ways to serve friend al the expense of HIM
self
| HIS FUNERAL.
| Tonight, the 10th inst, was most wonder
! full episode. General Burnside wished to at
tend, and his days just now being occupied to
the last moment, he appointed the funeral for
this evening. A delay in the preparation OF
the coffin postponed the ceremOnins until ten
| O'Clock. At that hour Maj. Gems. Burnside and
| PaIAc, and Brig. Gems. Mason Hascall Potter,
| White and ShackelfOrd, and many other officers,
assembled in the surgeons room of the Lunar
| Hospital, when the Rev. Mr.. Hume proceeded
| to read the funeral service of the Episcopal
Church. The remains of the gallant dead were
then removed to the yard Of the Second Pres.
byterian Church, where the grave was pre-
pared. ..u .a..
! clouded, the pickets firing away to the front
| the reading of the burial service by dim Ian.
! tern light, the grouping of our Generals around
tia grave, brought vividly to mind the similar,
and equally melancholy night in Spain, where
mot q soldier discharged his farewell shot
! Der the grave where our hero We buried. I" Z
| PRoAorED.-Second Lieutensnts HIRAM
LoBpsLL and EDWARD @. KKSsEr, of the
Second Regiment, have heen promoted te
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