The New York herald., 1870-06-14
MILITARY 0BsEQUlEs.
| Funeral Of Br.gadicr General William See.
huch-Au Imposing Display.

Funeral OF Br.gadier General William See.
hnch-Au Imposing Display.
The remains OF the late Brgadier General william
Seebach were yesterday escorted TO their last resting
place with all the military and civic honors due TO
his rank soldier and to his popularity as man.
At nine O'Clock In the morning, at the late
residence Of the deceased, In Eightyfourth
street and First avenue Rev. Mr.. L. Half
mann, Of the Eighty street German Luthe-
ran church. Of which congregation the deceased
was jealous member, assisted by Rev. DR.. Wedc-
kind, Of the Fifteenth street Lutheran church, oici
ated In conducting the religious ceremonies and
leading In prayer for the eternal peace Of the soul OF
the departed The corpse was encased In silver
mounted rosewood CONN, lined with white satin,
with the ripiion:-"Brgadier General William
Seebach. Died June 10, 1870 Aged forty
i've years, ten months and eleven days,i
After the religious ceremonies had been concluded
the following gentlemen having been appointed pail
bearers by me ne, General Committee OF the German
first vice president, took charge Of the body:Ncho
las Mueller, George Rauch, Louis Lochmann, Edward
Schichting, Frederick Roiwagen, Jr., Jacob See
bacher, William ID. Bruins, Albert Goettnann, Ignatz
Traub and Jacob Setz.
In charge OF the Q pail bearers the hearse pro-
Captain Charles Kleln's Independent Troop OF cav
airy furnishing the military escort. Arriving at the
custody Of Brcvet Brigadier General John T.. Ben-
ak, commanding the fifth regiment. New York Ma
a. one time maOr, and conveyed to the Cover
IRIS Room, which was appropriately decorated Tie
body remained ".n state' Until two O'Clock, Com
pany I, Firth regimeni Captain Bruer, dong duty
as guard OF honor The comm was placed ON an
elevated catafalque, ana at the feet were exhibited
the insignia OF his military rank. pr0fusIon OF
flowers beautifully shaped into crowns, anchors.
crosses and stars formed of white roses aud immor
telles surrounded the casket, being last tribute
OF friendship from his late -cofaborers in tie
department OF Finance'-the Comptroiers
acquaintaEces improved this last opportunity OF
taking one more look the cold features OF the de-
parted AZ prt cisely two o'clock the Second brigade
of the National Guard, commanded by General Bur-
ger, formed In line in the Park, opposite the City
Hall. The following regiments composing the brl-
gade were Oh the ground:-The Fifth, Colonel Ben
dix; the Sixth. Coonel Mason; Eleventh, Colonel
Lux; Ei9hty-fOurth Colonel Conklin9, and Ninety
SIXTH Colonel Krchbiel. When the body was brought
down by detaclnIent OF Company r, Fifth rcgt-
nent, Il was received with the usual salute by the
brigade. which at once formed into line or march
down Broadway to Hamilton ferry. TIE Filth regi-
ment, being the escort formed hollow square
around the hearse. which was accompanied by the
following pail bearers on the part Of the Governors
SaH and the military and also by the civic pail bear
ers above, named:-Generais Townsend, McQuade,
Morris, Tweed, Jr Mosher, Craig, Ward, Varan
and Postey.
These were followed by the members OF the Ger
which came the family, relatives and friends OF the
deceased In carriages. The body was taken TO
Greenwood Cemetery and placed temporarily in The
receiving vault. At the Cemetery Captain Schil.
lings battery OF light artillery, n. G. n. Y. s., fred
minute guns in honor OF the deceased. All the
arrangements were In charge OF Major John J.
Diehl Jr, of the state artillery:
AS an incident WORTH remembering, IL was stated
that General Seebach died on the very anniversary
Of the day June TO- 1902 on which. as captain Of
Company Of the Eleventh New York. by order VI
Colonel Maidhoi, he took pOss esslon or Summit
Point in Virginia, at the head Of his men, ana held
IL for one hundred days.