Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1864-10-14
Funeral Ceremonies of General
Ruruham.

The fpueralobseQ1ies Of the gallant and
nphlc General Hiram Burnbsm. took place
In the ,jlla. re Of his residence. Cheryfeld,
on Friday Afternoon the 7th ins'-. y
large number of citizens from the SIR
rounding towns. and large delegations
FINN, the r,ore t'ista-,. points in the county
Of hi. nativity and residence and also from
Haucock county WHERE he had la'teyly he
cone endeare,i. assembled in the afternoon
to pav fitting hoaors 10 the remains Of
pure patriot. 4 warm friend, gallant
soldier and e>sl citizen.
Tie citizens Of the town had taken
measures befor,hsaj. IA have the eeFe-
monies conducted in a manner betting
the noble deal, and in consonanee
With pab'e expectation. y committee of
Arrangements hai been appointed consist
ing # aPpreeia;.ve friends, who faith
fally perfected IT, work entrusted to them.
! IL a.o-u.ns wa< rsiny, and the appear
suees indicated an unusual diSa<rseahle
d. ;ar tAe Attendance Of those expected
from distance. tui the clouds scattered.
tie sga shone OFT, and the sad and sor-
f rowing citizens and ne:-h''ors came ty
hundreds. n qay their respects Ia the re
mains Of CHERISHED friend,
I. Has rear = t.al8ek ere th- procession
let the family mansion nuleF military
escort consisting e a COMPANY Of citizens
i.fr-av=ecl for tie occasion. and veterans
4 tie "old 6t',. Who were especially IN
ylsed to be present. The Ellsworth Brass
Band furnished tie muse. Immediately I
following tie hear>,, vas fayorite bay
horse. faily equipped :or mounting, bear
ing the eniblcms Of mourning. This steed /
had shared vl;h tie ,icnrral the dangers I
If uuuber Of hanl fanch, battles, and F
the noble animal seemed To understand
TIA, it was following lis kiud master for .
tic iast tine. \ long line Of carriages +.
containing the immediate relatives. and
those more distant, with many personal .
friends. followed. The Exercises were
held in the Baptist westinghouse, and
consisted - follows =
Music by tie Band.
Invocation.
Anthem ly the Choir.
Reading Of select portions Of tic Scrip
lures.
Hymn BIZ the Choir.
Prayer by Rev. II. f. Harding of
nachias.
Voluntary BY the Choir. t
Remarks by Rev. Mr.. Harlng.
Mr.. Harding said that General Burn
ham Was best known as the Colonel Of
the 9Th Maine. And after paying 4 fitting
tribnte to this Noble MISUNDERSTANDING to
points in IL glorious history he said chow
much Of il bravery, it, honor it success.
Is iue to is gallant Colonel, noa General
Durham, We all know. He was always
ready 70 lead Hi- voice sounded Ike
clarion to call hs beloved regiment to
duty and the ncn Who had been fashion,
ed into veteran soldiers by hi> skill and
talent, initiating lis frarlcs.nc,> and his
promptncss oteyed with alacFity,
From paving due honor 10 the dead
hero before him, and the officers and men
OF the '.Old 9Th Who shared his dangers I
while in the Geld. and now have eo,.,e
many miles to show tAeir respect for their :
lived Commander, he alluded To the Cause I
in which these men had perIlled their
lives. The speaker was eloquent and earn
est OH this point. We Cannot, without j
using up all the space OF our paper, give
anything like fall report. He concluded
by referring to the last and unfortunate
battle,which terminated the brilliant mill
tary career Of General Burnham. "Ifun-
fortunate" said the speaker" '.it was the
most glorious Of all" IIedc,i AZ the hero
and the patriot dies, doing his duty and
facing the enemies Of has country. "Say
to my family and friends, that have tried
to do my duty" were the last words ar
tculatel by the General To his near aud
dear friend, Capt, Clark, who was by his
side.
I'm. Freeman Esq. made some very
feeling remarks. Il cannot,,' said the
venerable speaker refrain from speaking
Of one whom ! respected when living and
honor, now dead" His remarks were
more particularly upon the character of
the DECEASED as a ncighbor, citizen, friend
husband aud father. He also. in passing
said that General Burnham was offered the
command OF company in Massachusetts
at the breaking out of the war The
speaker referred to the flag of our country,
50 tastefally and appropriately decorating
the building. To the honor of that iiag.and
the integrety of the Union, General Burn
ham laid down his life For his noble
virtues We honored him while living: and
now he having died the death of patriot.
we see tokens all around Us, of wonan's
sympathy and OF mans respect and graft
tude. ''Our country has come with its
patriotic people To pay its respects to the
honored dead" In abiding TO the war,
the speaker said III the language of an.
other ''it must continue, until our justice,
our sovereignty and our fame are secur-
cd"