Shreveport semi-weekly news. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1865-18??, 1866-06-23
Funeral Of Gen. Stockholders on
the Subject.


day. la, day of June. rroximo. the
Custom Houses Of the Uni,ed States
are, by order of the President. di-
rected to be closed on that day. as 81
mark Of respect for tn. memory Of
the deceased Flags of all revenue
cutters will be placed at half mast.
II. MCCULLoCh,
Secretary Of the Treasury
Navy Dept. May 80, 1866.
The Department Announces TO the
Navy and Marine Corps the death OF
Lieut.. Gen. Winfield Scott. Of the
United States Army. This iiluetri-
ous tiicer departed :hie lite n, Yves,
Point, n. y. on tn. 2s,h, a, IL
O'Clock \ N. Ia honor Of this dis
tinguished General the commsndants
Of Navy Yards and stations will d.
rect the tlag- o. their general COM
nands to Or hois,ei Il, half mas: IN
til sundown. and fifteen minute guns
TO be fred at u,eridla ian. on Friday.
June lst, tn. day OF the funeral, or
on the day after the receip, If this
order
tSlgued) GIDEON " ELLEs.
S-c,'y. Navy.
Headqrs 0! Army, \ ii. Geu's. Once,
Washington, May 50, 1866.
Gener 81 Orders ". SO.
With profound SORROW, the Geuer-
-in-Ch'ef announces to the army
the death, at West Point. on the 2a;h
inst, Of it's late illus,rioue command
R-.v..t l,..,,l ~ I
Scott. His history is part of the
history o. our country. 1t is almost
needless TO recall j. TO ,hoe. who
hav. veneraied him so long. Enter
ing the army ns a Captain in 1893.
Al the clos" Of the war OF lSl2 and
IA, he hac already by the fore. Of
merit, won his way to the rank Of
Br.ve, Major General In lsal
Maj. Gen. Scott WAS assigned to the
command of;h- army. In the spring
81 lSjT. the Mexican war having al
ready began, he comm need as Com
mander iuChie: OF the army in N Il
i,o. the execution OF r plan Of cam
paigu. the success OF which was A.
complete MS its conception WAS bold.
and " h ch established his repu. alton
as one of the frs, soldiers O: the ag,.
A grateful country conferred on him
the rank OF Br-v.; Lieutenant Gen
.Ial as token OF i;s estimate of his
brillsn; services AS the vigor OF
his lie, whether IN peace or IN war.
had been devoted TO the servic. Of
the country h. loved 50 we'll. 80 III
hl- age his country CAV. 20 him IN
return that v-nern.!on. reverence and
cs.r-n which l. by far The highest
reward nation can give. o; mos;
commanding presence, with a mind
O! gr, at breath and visor pure, in
lite. bis memory vii! never fade
from the minds o: those who hav.
,ev"renced him 80 long.
AS y Testimony o: respect, toe OF
hCrrs OF the army VII, wear IL. usual
badge Of mourning for SIX months,
on the lett arm and hi,t Of the sword.
Guns VIA De tired y, each military
pos: a, intervals Of thirty minutes
from sunrise 10 i o'clock p NJ, ON
the day succeeding the receipt OF
this order. The troops vii! be- pa
IA drd at 10 o'clock 4 NJ, and this
order read 10 them. After which all
labor tor the day will cease, and the
flag kept At half mast during the
day.
By order Q: Lieut.. Gen. Grant,
<. d TOWNSEND.
A A Gen
Nv Nam,
Washington. Nay 50, 1866.
Special wider No. $50.
The following officers are detailed
to proceed 10 Key West. y. Y, to
attend the funeral of the lat. Lieut..
Gen. Winfield Scott, on Friday, June
/, a. l o'clock Breve, Maj. Gen
l.. Thomas, Adj.. Gen, Breve, Ma.
Gen. 3. Schrener. Inspector Gen
eral; Brevet Mai. Gen. J Holt,
Judge Advocate Brevet Maj. Gen.
a. Is. Eaton. Commissary Gen Brc-
vet Maj. Gen. J. Il. Barnes, Surgeon
General; Breve, Maj. Gen. Is. w. !
Price, Paymss,-r General; BreTe,
Maj. Gen. A. 3. Dyer. Chief OF Ord /
nance; Maj. Gen. O. O. Howard. /!
Chief Of Bureau of Refugees. Freed
men and Abandoned Lands Maj |
Gen. E. A. Hitchcock. U S. Volun-
,eers; Breve: Maj, Geu. a. +. |
Schirves, Assistant Conui-sary .
General of Subsistence Brevet Maj. |
Gen. +. ID. Townsend. 4. A. G. late
Chief Of Staff of Lieut.. Gen. Scott:
BY order of the Secretary of War.
<. d. TOWNSEND, A. A. G.
4 Tistt 10 Faixfar ( ourt House,
A correspondent. gives tHis accoun,
Of the appearance OF things about
kNairtax EntIrt II nnsa.