Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-05-24

der God. To defeat the last great effort of the
enemy. establish the Independence of your ni
tive land aud earn the lasting love and gratitude
of YOUR countrymen and the admiration of man
kind R T.. LEE,
General.
HEsDQRs. ASHLAND. May H.
DEATH 90 MAJOR GIN STUART FLOWER OF
CAVALIERS
No incident of mortality, since the fall Of the
great Jack SOn, has Occasioned more painful re-
gret than this Major General j t. b. Stuart
the model of Virginia cavaliers and dashing
chieitain. whose name terror 20 the enemy
and familiar as household word in two cont
neuts. j. dead. struck down by bullet from the
dastardly foe. and the whole Confederacy mourus
him He breathed out his gallant spirit resign
eddy. and ia the full possession of all his remark
able faculties OF mind and body. at - minutes
% o'clock Thursday night at the residence OF
DR. Brewer. relative. on Grace street. in the
presence OF Drs Brewer. Garnet. Gibson and
Fontaine of the Generals staff Revs Peterkin
and keppler, and n circle Of sorrow. stricken com.
rades and friends.
We learn from the physician in attendance
upon the General. that his condition during the
day was very change bile. with occasional deliri-
uD. and other unmistakable symptoms of speedy
dissolution. In the moments of derium the
Jackson, whose spirit, we trust. his has Joined.
in the lapse of reason his faculties were busted
with the details of his command. He reviewed.
IN broken sentences, all his glorions campaigns
around McClellan's rear OF the Peninsula be
yond the Potomac. ana upon the Rtpidan. quot
ing from his orders and issuing new ones 10
his couriers, with last Injunction TO make
haste J."
About noon on Thursday President Davis
visited his bedside. and spent some fifteen minutes
IN the diving chamber of his fsvorite chieftain
The President taking his hand, said General
how do you ieely" He replied. Easy. and vii
ling to die. ii God and nv country think have
fulfilled nv destiny and done NV duty" As
evening approached the Generals delrium in
creased and his mind again wandered tO the
battle fields over which he had fought then off
10 wife and children and off again 10 the front
telegraphic message had been sent for his wife,
who was IN the country. with the Injunction To-
make all haste, the General was dangerously
wounded Some thOughtless but Unauthorized
person.. thinking probably To spare his wife pain,
altered the dispatch to Slightly wounded" aud
it WAS thus she received it, and did no, nuke that
haste which she otherwise would have done To
reach his side
As evening wore on the paroxysm of pain in
creased. aud modification set in rapidly Though
suffering the greatest agouy at times the Gene
raj calm. and applied To the Iund with his
own hand. the ice intended 10 relieve the pain
During the evening he asked Dr. Brewer how
long he thought he could live. and whether il
WAS possible ior him TO survive through the
night The doctor knowing that he did not lie
sire to be buoyei by false hopes. told him frankly
that death the last enemy. was rapidly approach
ing. The General nodded. aud said, Il am re-
signed. IT IL be Gods viii; but would like Ia
live To nv wife. But Gods will be done .
Several times he reused up and asked if she had
come
To the doctor. who sat holding his wrist, and
counting the teetiug weakening pulse. he re
marked. Doctor. suppose | AIN going fa.t
now IL will soon he over But Gods will he
done. | hope have fulfilled INV destiny To my
country. aud nv duty To my God"
At half past Z o'clock il was evident to the
physicians that death was setting its clammy
seal upon the brave. open brow of the General
and told him so-a>ked il he had any last mes
sages to give. The General. with mind per-
fecty cle.r and possessed. then made disposition
of his staff and personal effects. To Mrs Gen
era X. + Lee he directed thai the golden spurs
he given a. dying mementO of his Iowa and
TEEN OF her husband. To his staff officers he
gave his horses So particular was he in small
things, even IN the dying hour that he emphati
cslly exhibited aud illustrated the ruling passion
strong IN death To one of his stall, who was
heavy built man. he said You had better take
the larger horse, he will carry YOU better "
Other mementoa he disposed of in a similar
manner. To his young he left his glorious
sword.
Els worldly matters closed, the eternal In
terests of his soul engaged his mind Turning
tn the Rev. MIR Peterkin. OF the Episcopal
Church. and of which he was an exemp AIRY
member. he asked him to sing the hymn com
mencing,
"Rock Of ages cle'i for me-
Let me hide my self thee
he joining in With all the voice his strength would
permit He then joined in PRAYER with the min
listers. To the doctor he again said, Il am going
fast now: | am resigned, Gods will be done "
Thus died General J. ( B Stuart
His wife reached the house of death and
mourning about 10 o'clock on Thursday night
one hour and half after dissolution. aud was
OF course. plunged into the greatest grief by the
announcement that death had interviewed between
the announcement OF the woundiug OF the Gen
erzl and her arrival
The funeral services preliminary to the cor.
signment IA the grave OF the remains of General
Stuart, were conducted Yesterday afternoon in ST
james Episcopal Church. corner of Marshall
aud Fifth streets Rev. Dr Peterkin. rector Tie
cOrIege reached the church about o'clock
without music or military escort. the Public
Guard beng absent on DUTY. The church VAS
already crowded with citizens. The metallic
case. containing the corpse. was borne into the
church aud up the center aisle 20 the altar the
organ petling solemn funeral dirge and anthem
D., their choir
Among the pail hearers We noticed Brigadier
General John IA. Wincer. General George W
Randolph, General Joseph X. Anderson, Briga
der General Lawt0n anu Commodore Forrest
Among the congregation appeared President
Davis, General Bragg, General Ransom, ard
other civil and military officials in Richmond A
portion OF the funeral services sccording to the
Episcopal Church. was read bv Rev Dr. Peter
Kin. assisted by other ministers, concluding with
singing and PRAYER
The BODY then borne forth to the hearse |
10 waiting. decorated With black plumes and |
drawn by tour white horses The organ pesled
it, slow, solemn music as the body was borne To /
the entrance, and while the cortege wa forming. ,