Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-09-21
OBITUARY.

The funeral Of Lieut.. Col GEORGE W. MEIkEL. Of the
goth Indiana regiment, killed in fight Petersburg,
Va the 10th inst, will take place this "wednesday
afternoon at O'clock from the residence Of his mother
corner Of Mississippi and Ohio streets Services the
Second Presbyterian Church by Rev. II. A. Edison.
Friends will please attend without further notice
'Dalce e decOrUm est pro PatriG mort"
Sand SO they perish one by one.
In whom our country puts her trust;
Al morn they lead TO victory on,
At night they slumbor In the dust.
And day by day Columbia weeps,
Some brilliant star forever fled,
And as her hottest treasure keeps
The memory Of her gallant dead"
With the shouts OF victory ringing in his ears while
yet his gallant achievement. being rehearsed and
appauded by his commanding Generals In the prime 81
his life and the vigor of his manhood,
ITO duty true. to fear a stranger
As those who know him best can tell"
fell the gallant officer the brave soldier and the
man, whose loss we deeply deplore, and whose name
stands at the head of this feeble tribute.
To attempt to trace his honorable since he
tered the service Of his country to rehearse his gallant
Deeds or his varied services not the pro-
vince of the writer hereof Those who knew him well
and
''None knew him but to love him.
None named him but To praise
are too well aware Of his manifold virtues and his noble
traits Of character need such euogy frsm compsrs-
tive stranger.
Throughout this last long and arduous campaign Of the
Army OF the Potomac Col MEssL has In peculiar de-
gree won the love esteem aud confidence OF his CON-
mandng officers, by those sterling traits Of character,
bravery and judgment, that eninently fitted him to
discharge the duties Of his Office. and the high
nded tShim.
Not alone in his regiment, where he deeply
beloved and honores is the loss have expert
enced felt and Acknowledged but the brigade
and DIVISION where his gallaniry proverbia and in
stances OF hi, inireldy ana yaor familiar a. house
hold words" do irreparsbs loss
Owing TO their proximity to our lines, II WA deemed
expedent and necessary surprise and capture, Il
possible the picket line of the enemy front Of por
ton Of our lines. The evening Of the 9th Of September
fixed for the undertaking and to Col MrIKEL and
his gallant regiment was assigned the delicate and haz-
ardous task Nobly brilliantly and successfully did be
perform his part He had captured the enemy's ad-
vanced line with about one hundred prisoners and held
It CALAMITY till daybresk Elsted with his success be
was viewing the captured works and giving directions
bis men, when he Tell MORALLY wounded on the "h.ld Of
ii.
without disparagtmeH' 10 those other brave soldiers
fighting for the
can he truly aid that Col AEIKKl, In positions Of
honor danger responsibility. requiring than
ordinary eOoluess bravery aud discrimination, almost
without peer Though ever careful Of his men be va.
almost reckless Of his life safety and
that
he glored in the post Of danger,
And Ia the path Of duty feli-'
An explanatory precautionary address TO his regiment,
written In bis hand and found in bis pocket stained
With his own life blood conclude, thus and IS character
i-tic OF the
The Lieutenant Colonel commanding the party has
bnt 20 remind gallant officers and whom he has
the honor thus temporarily to command, that this
ment will be watched with deep interest by all their
commanding officers far their Generals. make
them careful lose the high character they
sususiain by indifference or want Of dash"
well. let him sleep, the gallant hearted,
Sleep, N a nation hOnored grave;
His pane traced ere he departed
Amid the records Of the brave
AID II we grieve o tell the story
rs for ourselves we breathe the sigh.
Not for the soldier crowned with glory.
Who died : heroes love 20 die.
MsfxE.
Is rHK TRENCHES sKvoaE PErsEssrAs. sept. H. ls6t.
DlED-on Monday, September -. ise4. BssAssF
JoHxsos. aged yess.
Funeral on thursday. sept.nber ~, At 10 O'Clock A
NJ from hss late ressdsn,e, No s. North Nssissppa
street. Services BY Elder Burgs.. Tie friends -
invited