The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-06-21
MISCELLANEOUS

Francis NJ Bristow, member of the Yankee Goa.
gtsss, died a, Eiston, Ky, on Friday, Of hear
disease.
The Fall Of Lieut.. Gen. Polk.
The Atlanta Confederocy has an interesting ae-
count of The fall of Lieut. Gen (E,shop) Polk. Il
appears iha' Gen Polk, with Gen Joseph 4 John
st0n Lieut. Gen HaFdee and Gen Jackson, Of the
cavalry, accompanied by their respective STATS
Pine Mouataie 10 survey the positions. They
reached that elevation, which Is in the neighbar-
hood Of Gen Bates line, some FIVE or six lniies
in fion, of Marietta, about IL Oclack, A M. The
Coafedsraey says
The party were dismounted and all their horses
were left below the crown of the knoll. Come
one had suggested ,ha, large group OF officers
at exposed point might attract the fire Of the
eneny The suggestion had scarcely been Of
fered before shel! from one of The cnemy's bat
t,Tles, recently planted, about nine hundred yards
distant, passed very near them. The group then
began 10 dispeTse in different jirec tons General
Johnston and I.ient Gen Polk moved OFT few
PAGES together aad separated the former select
ing Il path lower down the hill and Gen Polk pro
ceediug along the cone Of the knoll Gen john
ston had scarcely parted from Gen Polk bctGse q
second he'll from ia came battery struck the lat
Ter IN tii- ch,'st anu ne irii without groan.
tol Gale, oi has staff, who GDse we'd his tall, ran
immediately back 10 the spot, but before he had
reached ii Tie great soul oi his loved General bad
sped beyond the clouds There was SLIGHT
tfemor OF the lower jaw, hu, The eyes were fixed
and the pulses ceased. three iuch rifle bali OF
sh. had taken effect ia the left arm, above the
elbow, crushing ii and passing through The body,
aud als0 through the hight arm, just below The
shoulder joint, leaving il in the same muitiialed
condition as Tie lett, puTuus uf The iDtegHIaents
serving To secuic the aIu,s sihl to the frame The
opening through the chest was indeed IA irlshiui
one, aud in al pro.,ahiiity, from the direction OF
the missile, invo,ved tue hrar1 and lungs in its
course. The position OF The GeGeTai, on the slope
OF Pine Munntain, "a. the malacnt NJ the sad oc-
carrcnce, accourts tor The upward tendency of the
shot, as indicated In tue course Traced GA his per
son.
The enemy's battery by tais time began tn FIRE
with great fapidty, and the body was borne bae k
0u Hitter, under heavy lire. II was carried to
The keitf COMMITTEE Ward of DIR N Simmons, tH
Marietta Here, upon exainiaatiUn ot the poe lis
OF qis coat, were I0u"d, in tha, of th. lett side,
his Book of Common Prayer tor the service Of the
Protestant Episcopal Chutch, and In the night
pocket four copies Of the Rev Dl Ouintrd's little
work entitled 'Baim tor The Weary and the
Wounded" Upon the tly leaves OF each OF tliese
littie Volumes indica atins ior whom they were in-
tended, was Inscribed The names respectively of
Cen jas L Johnston, Lieut. Gen Hardee, aud Lieut.
Gen HuOt, ''wiih the compliments Of IL, nj Gan
LeOliIas Polk, June 18TH, 1864 " Wiihin the
fourth volume vas inscribed his own name. All
were saturated with the blood which flowed from
az wound
8 The remains, In charge OF his staff, reached this
,iiy last night, and were received by a committee
Ot citlZ"ns appointed by tac Mayor, and deposited
~ ST i.uke's CnuIch, on Walton street.
The remains were lying IN state IN the church,
and were visited during the nl0ThiHp by thousands
ui ciiizehs. At u O'Clock the beautiful burial
.rvyS< rnftt
performed by prayers being read by the Rev J0l n
Bsckwiih. rhe Rev Charles T Quintari, Pastor {
81 Luke's, and Chaplain ON the staff OF Gen Polk,
delivered an eloquent and impressive eui0ky upon
tLe distinguished dead, alter which the reiAatns,
enclosed III metallic case, were escorted to the
Augusta tain, where special car had been Sc
cured to caNy them to Augusta, en- route 10 their
place of intermeht IN North CatOlina.
At the door OF the church the sarcophaxus was
received by Major Gen Gustavus w smith, Brig
Gen Rugglcs, Brig Gen Marcus Wright, Brig Gen
Reynolds, coi b Eweil and Col Crawford,
a. pan bearers, who, with me city military, the
ocers OF the post, The personal staff and relatives
oi the Cenerai, anu iaiga number Of c,izeMs on
foot, constituted the funeral cOrtege 10 the tata
station Inc sarcophagns, appropriately clad III
White roses Win cross Vi r0ses upan shc breast
OF the dead warrior, was placed upon carpet III
the centre OF the car, together wlh his side arms
AID sw ord
1he following Is Gen JehnstOn's official order
relative to the death Of Gen Polk
HEADQUARTERS Army OF TENNEssBs,
La the Field, June IA, 1864.
faeneral Field Orders, No2l
Comrades You are called to mourn your fiis
captain, your oldest companion TN arms Lieu
tenant General Polk fell Today at the outpost Oi
this asmy--the army he raised Ond comma ntcd-
In ali OF ah0se trials he has shared, 10 all Of whore
victories he Contributed.
In this distinguished leader We have lost ih<
nt0st courteous vi senticMen, the most gallant o
soldiers
The Christian, patriot, soldier, has neither livet
nor dteJ tn vain. Ills example 10 before y0u--hi.
mantle rests with you.
y Z JOHNSTON, General
foRy PRovasr LnsRAruRE.-A correspondent
sends the Atlanta Register lhe following. 1t Is al
official paper from the able pen Of the Yanke.
Provost narshal Of Monroe county. East Tennes
see. It is an exact copy Of the original, word fo
word and letter fos letter:
NADss0AvLLs, TKNs,
Feb %, 1854.
Mrs lna siepI.ens-I setc myself Dowa ,hi
Isyrnia to Dso2e you few lines ~ lete y0U know
that from The aWte Kases haas bia cOta Miitea b
some person One none tome but Changing AiheS
5tephe ~ Cleveland stephens James Thumas and
others there was three NV Wy S0idier metH Ia Ia
Road ON day ibis Laste week and thsr horses 4 40
praatess taken from them, and comp beta AHds
10 Ne and Asking that thaae ys'u ana DaWtOs Ma
thauel Waiers0u tatAeiy lfos heAsety Sas ~
TAouaas Nancy hauktus and susan hynhiUs 10 b.
taken aid held as heat0gs fus the citIga OF Mun
roe Coaty aud property, am Detesnd 10 chaAt
the thtRg Ia this l0nSty 10 u thes II amp more b
beratsoa Don IN this county yoa ata shalt DO Gested
aud plasrd 10 pts ~ oMA hei ~ ci0sc c0a Ga nrat
and lher is no fhiag Don you all shall be pso
tectcd Us other citisesn ot said casiMly AlAef
Siephens the last ] saw OF htM mo and bin
was fiaadly since that nme ! nader staAas
hee has been WatchieS for ne 6wasln thai
fmfsmd m NM rne I 6unle know kav gnshek