Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-06-30

0zfE rnznt ExnE soLBfEas WHO
J C0CfA REsFECrA DYING on DEAD
! EsEszx
IN the pear 1876 WAY wa being Bag /
In Germany, between Teyelted end KN
publican Franco, and the Alstrian Era
pire. Among the French evolutionary
Generals MARcEAu was ially dis-
tinguished. He was born ia 1863, and
enlisted as private 1t tile see Of fifteen
years, and his career had beet a con
slant suceessios Of glssies. Hexasmor-
tally wounSed on The 18th Of September,
1875, in the retreat from the banks Of the
Lain to Altenkirchen, and General
JoURpAN was compelled to leave hiEa
behind at that place, and wrote a letter
10 the Austrian Generals, recommending
him 10 their generous attentions. The
p~Tecaution was s~uperluous. MABczAU
was not less esteemed in the Austrian
army than in that of France.
on the morning Of the 10th OF Sep
tember, says the Fetoires ct CoaqIstes,
VIM, lis, a Captain Of hussars eommand-
ing at the advanced posts, was informed
OF MARcEAU's condition; and in q little
while the Austrian General HADDrCK
came to testify to the dying General
how profoundly he regretted his misfor-
tune. The veteran General KRAY gave
special and very touching proofs Of his
regret. Profoundly afflicted, and the
tears flowing from his eyes, he pressed
the dying hands Of MARoEAU. The
officers and hussars Of Blankenstein and
Barco sent q deputation to visit him, and
their sorrow was as great as if be had
been their commander. The Archduke
! CHARLES himself visited him, and or
dered his Surgeon to attend him.
On the 2lst Of September he died.
The officers who had remained with him
asked that his body should be restored to
his brothers-in-arms. The Archduke
promptly consented, with new proofs Of
his esteem for the dead. The - was
escorted by a strong detachment OF Aus
trian cavalry to Nieuwied, aud the Arch
duke requested to be informed OF the day
when the prisoners remains would be
buried, that the Imperial army might be
able to unite in the funeral honors to be
paid the deceased.
The body was buried e CobleHtz, in
the redoubt of Pstersberg. which after
wards took the name Of Fort Marceau +;
and on the day Of the sad ceremony, the
Austrian and French armies were under
arms at the same time. S&lvos Of aFtil-
lery on each bank of the Rhine an
nounced to France that she had lost one
Of her most devoted defenders. and to
Germany that one of the most mustrions
warriors against whom it had eombated,
was dead.
So do true soldiers honor each other
and pay the last sad offices to the dead.
IN the United States, when twenty
months Of peace ought to have efaced
all the acerbities of the great struggle,
glorious to both ~combatants, not only the
Subaltern General GRIFFIN, but also
General SHERIDAN, both Of them soldiers
Of the old army, forbade the decent hon
ours OF a peaceful procession of citizens
to be paid to the remains of ALBERT
SIDNEY JOHNSON, also an officer OF the
old army, a General init when they were
Second Lieutenants, and who, a gentle
man ana man Of honor, and a true and
gallant soldier all his lile had fallen on
the field Of glory,
S. And Ieaviug 10 battle no biot on his name,
Looked proudly 10 heaven from the ~daatn-bed
Of Iame.'
Need we add a single word of COM
meut?