, 1864-08-02
THE LATE GENERAL NC.
pHERSON.
Funeral Obscquics ct Clyde, Ohio.

{From the Cleveland Herald Of saturday1
The pleasant village of Clyde was the
scene OF appropriate and solemn ceremonies
yesterday. The body OF the best and the
brayest ot the brave was laid to rest in the
quiet bosom Of the old Mcpherson home
stead, escorted to the grave BY the gallant
men who had shared his confidence aud Ills
many battles, and attended BY his stricken
relatives aRd q large concourse of military
and citizens.
DISPATCH 70 TIE PRECEDENT.
CLYDE, July -. 1SGl
70 H,s Excellency President Lincoln. Commander
in.chtef Of a! The torces Of tho United states,
Washington, D. c.:
smwe have the honor to raR6rt that the re
Mains Of The DISTINGUISHED Major General Nc:
Pheseon are mon here at The hume Of his childhood
ard reeidcnce oi his widowed mother some or
his pesropal ttad, guard Of honor and proper
aid large GoncoMse OF citizens are here, and
prepared TO deposit In his last retttug place what
now remains OF the tllu9triSgs q dead DEAD: r.,-
R. 4. FosTER, Secretary.
PERSONAL STAFF AND ESCORT,
The members Of the staff Of Gen. McPher.
son present were Major L. L. willard, 4, D,
C., Capt. 6. B. Steele, Capt D. H Gile, and
Capt J. J. Kllnck, 4. Q. ii. Military Escort
from the foLt under command Of Capt Van
Rennselaer and Lieut.. Norvell, 18th Infantry
Regulars
A'A~AA%AAs0s
geon E Everson, d. i. v, Maior Il 4 Foa-
Ter, Hist Q. n. g., Capt T. HIinnell, 128th
o. V. l., Capt n Ellmaker, Com. Sub. u. S.
", and Capt. L. n, Brooks, q. II. .. s. z.
MARsHAs.
n. Dennis, Chief, E. ~. Fish, James ".
Foster Assistants.
TIE PROCESSION.
The funeral procession formed on George
EfFfPf. NnnEfSfj1r n he
Ohio Battery, Capt. Hlll, and laSth o, Y. l.,
Col. Hill, kfrom Johnson's Island, and
strangers aud citizens, marched to Buckeye
street. then to Main. from Main to Maple,
and thence to the residence OF the mother Of
the deceased, where: the body OF Gen. Nc
and escorted, with 4 solemn dirge for the
de.d, to the orchard Of the homestead
where platform and seats had been provided
Directly in front of the platform the per-
eonal Staff were seated, and next the venera-
bic gandp2aar, mother, sister, brothers,
hearse containing the 1.g dr1ped, evergreen
and fowe1-Treathed coffin, surrounded By
the eguard Of honor, stood In the midst Of tue
vast assemblage, while the military, under
Gen. Hill, formed Gordon Of Furnished
arms In the summer sun.
TIE EXERCISES.
The Rev John a. Nudge, ofKoswalk, read
from the Scriptures the 18th Psalm. Prayer
was offered by Rev. J. S. McCune, Post Chap
BY Rey. T. F. Hildreth, Of TifIin. Text, Mat
thew xii. FL: "Render therefore unto Caesar
the things which are Cnsar'6." He paid
heartfelt tribute Of respect to the lamented
dead, and read the dispatch giving an
account Of the touchlng reception Of the
his old commander aud comrade In arms,
Lieutenant General Grant He thought 1t
all that need be eaid-that all present came
as personal mourners over the remains Of the
honored officer who had so suddenly fallen
at the post OF duty. The speaker, with Ter
military and christian character Of the de-
ceased, and held up his bright examples as
worthy of the earnest emulation of the civil
ian and the soldier. He then spoke in terms
of waI7nest patriotism Of the duty Of good
citizens in the present crisis Of our country,
and in denunciation Of traitors and eynpa-
thizers with treason in tho North.
. TIE BURIAL.
The procession moved IN the same order
from the orchnrd to the place Of fnterment,
slight knoll on the Homestead adjacent to
the village Church yard. After the cof1g,
WAs lowered, three volleys closed the rites Of
s'earth to earth, ashes to ashes.''
THE CoScoCRsE-1NcDENTs.
So large funeral was never before held in
Northern Ohio. Special trains were run
from Toledo and Sandusky, end those cities
as we'll as Fremont, NorWalk, Monroevilie,
Bellevue, &c, were uumerously represented.
The people IL all the country round about
came in to pay a last tribute Of respect to one
they had known and loyed SO well. We no.
lced Mayor Dorr Of Toledo, the venerable
flatt Benedict OF Norwaik, Col SAWYER Of
the sth ohio, Col; Jones Of Norwalk, Quar-
termaster Gen Barlow, Of the GoEernor'e
staff, and Others Of note from aboard Gov.
| Brough would have attended, hut for nress.
ing Official duties in Cincinnati
The citizens of Clyde had dressed their
townin the habiliments of mourning, and
ne'ghbor said to neighbor-'s We have lost a
good Us well as brave man-we ehsll never
see his like sgain in our liyes.' Such was
the universal testimony, and all spoke with
a asaddened pride Of the hero head
TIE McPHERsox FAMILY.
The father ofGen. AoPherson was an carly
settler OF Clyde, who was much respected.
and died some seventeen years ago. His
widow, her mother, and youngest son vii.
Liam, occupied the plain, neat home on the
maiden name Of the grandmother was LydIa
Nozton-heI first husband was Russell,
her second Chase, and third Elocum. Hhe
survives thtm all, and ut the funeral seemed
quite hale and active, though numbering he1
fore score and seven years. Russell B. Nc.
! 08AO
connected with railroad building at the front
The only sister, MEs. Yandercoop, resides il
| Fremont.
In his last fight Gen. Mcpherson rode hi,
fevorite black charger that had borne hin
through eTery battle from Shiloh to Atlanta
We ltarn from =. member of the staff. tc
whom we are indebted for the facts of hi
death, that the brave Mcpherson had almog1
come to feel that horse and rider bore charm
ed lives. he would mount no other bu
this INC sttcd in the hour Of imminent peril
The now 1iderless War-horse Ia recoyerlng
and is on his way from the battle-felds 8
Georgia to the clover fields Of Ciyde.
BoSh.
NEW YonK, Monday, Aug. 1.-The Hua,d'
Washington special stys: A strong effort il
making by Republican politicians to Undue,
the Administration to give Mcclellan = com
mlnd on the defensea Of Washington, M
/ HInr I KaEnuud Ia herr II urgn fhe matts