The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-06-25
Gen ERAL THOMAS WILLIAMS.
How the Hero OF Baton Rouge was Shot.
then Blown up and Refused Burial.

The leading cadet in this years gradual
Ing class At West Point was john X. Williams,
who Is 10 oe assigned to the Engineer Corps. 1t
Is "A unique feature of our miiit ny system 10y
which toe eight men, whose four years exueri
euce ut West Point IA. pro,en them To be the
best soldiers in their class. are immeG.ptely
uuou graduation permanently seauestratei irIm
soldiers duty, and divided betseen lne o d.
nance and the Engineer Departments. wners
they are seldom heard OF asLn. lnnse WAC
rank highest become bridge builders aud cnin.
mel openers, and the next Ia gr ide are loo TOD
In arseuals where they year ny sc ar tx lead vast
SUNS vi money in experl nefits, tAs results OF
winch are seldom published or availed of IA any
way. Caiet Wllh ans, however. comes Of n.ning
stock, aud possibly may grow weary of the mon
otonS OF permanent stan Iu1y. Ms grandid uer
MAS - dr nt ohio r, nd Ms flhrt, iuo,nas
Williams, graduated al West Point IN 1887, WAS "A
Lieutenan ana Ctptdn IN ane FbLrtu artillery.
receiving several Oievets iOr or.iltaLt services
III e heNlc an war aud II L. outOre y OF ho
rebeiliun Ne wAs ~ .de N ,jor 10 the new fiflh
Arul,ry. la the TAN of 1851 u. was ru4nuIls,ioA-
Ell Brig dlcT-Geuer / OF Volunteers. anI ana
good service "a ko nuke Island. tie .tc1.n-
pantcd tue Butler exuedt,lpn against New o.
| aus, ana coiuuIauued tue Fedeial TROOPS 1t
don IL puse, ~nen tut place was tureatcalJ
Win res"tzIre by lie reDsls.
Gen; Wiuaus was gallant soldier OF the old
school. Desiring u save the cltlzens II i1atJn
house from tue iisk OF lte hnd destruction Of
proIerty tnat would attend 81 assault upon tue
mace ne uetcT ilheu 10 lelilq dlsn the auNsn-
ll@e OF projection whlcn tns Il Iu.e, NJAld
hnurd, anu accordingly marched hi Troops uut
mao the upeu couuri 20 meet the enriny. lac
federdis gave way uetpre tn VeOeurut Cuargs
~ the rebeis, out a Michigan regineut, rdiN ing
q nckly. restored god urder aud co , 20
sure along tne wh,ie line. zen. VII
Hams, wno was CONSPICUOUS In ms gcn
rtais UNIFORM ana hi, massive Rr beard.
persisted D. reu.lning mn'ittfd ~esins tne
spirudld rally of tue " -rn ln'u, he rode nc
tore tnr regiment, and Il may MS cii,s nj, " |
sec tue Micni1dn men hnlN tner dutN. q u
ti"mrn, salute yuu!' a, ne ut.er lue,s
tue giuund sCur.-c. Ills uodY W . ~ Ce Dn a
steam =, whl-n Was dt-pAtcueI int NJ ~ to
New OrieAn, with litge udlnuer ot WOl iued
su'ule. :. DI,ing the ul-ut "a, Ouii- 4 bars -
euEin 'cr, "cting In the Interest OL .u, tpI,iol-
trei ma on board ,cdptu. me ,urpse
| ol nrh NlIidins ~ touuu the following u \
II fading ~ tue Mississippi river uu a pltuk,
ear led TO New Orleans, whcie Gen. Hutler
ordered II To be buried VITA m ltiry
u"uoIs. me pastor OF O. prOmlneht l-ll4cO-
pa thurch on Canal st.cet gaNe his cOn-cn To
nav tde funeral scrNlNc5 periurne inc,e, % IL
tue female portion of uts cOugregatlun ne ,ti ~.
| OF II termed nor to alloN the ouseu .ne, to
luxe place Nnen tue military escuIL ,.cc in-
pdnyns the Uod' arrived at tie cnurcn tnAt
| ed'uce was crowded e. the portico bN an excited
crowd, principally Imposed OF women. Ct.t.
hens !, at Gen. bitler 81 Il, poli.ely requested
mat sNhce might pe ~ ,de Ior tue tuner ~ ri \
10 enter bu' was Refused Wltn the rrma k ia Il
| ali esrnt were regular wnIsnippeIs thete. nd
~ tney rented news tnry h d . rIgnt L., reiiftl l.
taih' hensel was tore ,d 10 return 10 Bu.Ier' =
uealpd"iters aud snort the onst Gle ne mad
cIuntered, whcreuuln the General ur.le,rd
MN 10 nave tue escurt charge upon the crIwd
WIN uAru DAY onets ana force lurif wa, into
.e 'Hui'n' ms order had the enc. pt caus-
NIX u 'slN retreat nu the udt Of tie teniniil.
Invaders, dud cen. " i4Iidns'- body was AL Icing II
allowed peaceful res lus place.