Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1864-08-11
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darn Vol. SaW0S "A. Aullgan. .r-
The remains of the gallant Col. Null
ligan, who lost his life in one of thu
recent battles in Virginia, arrived a
Chicago on the 8lst ult. The funera
took place at St. Mary's Catholic
Church on the I'd inst. The eulogy
was pronounced by Rev. S. McMullen
D. D., President Of tho University oil
st. Mary's of tho Lake. and fellow
student of the departed. DR.. McMul.
len concluded his Grafton as follows /:
"Oh, my country. that thou had
more such heroes Oh, that protesta.
tions to you were not mere verbiage
in the mouths of manyl Oh, that
you could find more Christian men,
whose patriotism is the spontaneous
growth of virtuous hearts, with roots
fixed deeply in eternal truth Then
might thy beauteous plains be spread
out to-day covered with the abundance
OF smiling peace, rather than be made
the graveyard Of thy children thy
rivers seek the interminable ocean,
which girds thee round, white with
commerce bearing blessings to the
needy of other lands, rather than Grim
soned with fratricidal gore. You
want heroes whose devotion to you
cannot be purchased by the dross of
carth-whom deadly envy and foul
ambition cannot tempt to rise against
their common mother You want
them, but alas you find too few
But you shall have them yet, children
of the Church of Christ, whom she
shall have nurtured at her breast,
strengthened with that nourishment
which the blood of her most holy
spouse imparts. They shall be the
heroes whom you seek they shall be
your devoted children in truth-heroes
in war, and heroes in peace-like him
who to-day lies sacrificed for thee.
Then all that remains to US Of the
bravest and truost, we consign to
sacred resting place, a hallowed shrine,
Christian hero's grave. We will
lay them where the wild flowers
bloom, fit emblems of the purity of
that spirit which enlivencd them. We
will lay them where the free winds
play. the purest dew drops fall, and
where the first glances of the King of
day, after having touched the bosom
of Lake Michigan, shall rest, and
throw around them a little garb of
glory, faint resemblance of that in
which the soul is blessed with God.
Rest, sacred dust, no ruthless hand
shall more disturb thee Around
your shrine shall be heard only the
whispering of prayer. the sigh of
friendship, and the patriots blessing,
until We all shall rise renewed, trans
formed and immortal"
As the obsequies commenced Mrs.
Mulligan tainted in her seat and for
some moments the solemn proceedings
were discontinued.
The funeral was attended by vast
conconrse of people. Col. Mulligan's
remains were inferred in Calvary
cemetery.
The following incident is related:
"During a charge on the rebel lines
at the battle Of Winchester, Col. Multi
gan was shot in tho shoulder and
thigh. A squad of his men attempted
20 carry him of the field, when the
rebels, who we're pressing our lines,
came charging on and the colors of
Mulligan's (Irish) brigade were en-
dangered. Mulligan said to the squad
which were carrying him, Lay me
down and save the flag" The men
refused, when he again commanded
them to lay him down, this time more
peremptorily. He was laid down and
fell into the hands of the rebels. A
flag Of truce was sent to endeavor to
learn Of his condition, and if dead. to
secure his body. His wife accompa-
MED the flag of truce, and succeeded
in recovering his remains"
The following impromptu stanzas
were composed upon