Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-11-10
OF GENERAL NATHAN
BEDFORD FORREST.


the account given in the Memphi
Appeal of the funeral obsequies @
the great soldier whose death wa
one of the most moving events g
last week:
| All day Tuesday and yesterda,
COL. JESSE FORESTS RESIDENCE
on Union street, was besieged witt
crowds of people, anxious TO lool
upon the motionless and inanimatn
form of the great soldier of the Con
federacy. During the pasttw day
thousands visited the residence t.
look for the last time upon the re
mains of the dead hero, which were
| shrouded in the gray uniform which
General Forrest wore during the lat
/ ter part of the war. Though ema
ciated by disease and long suffering
there was a placid expression, 9
| peaceful repoSe upon the face of the
dead chieftain. There was nothing
on that cold brow to indicate passion,
remorse or suffering; the look, even
in death, was calm unto peaceful
ness; the eyes whence flashed the
spirit of a heart that never quailed
We're closed as if in sleep. On the
cold brow fell in thick clusters the
gray hair, while the lower part of
the face and chin were covered with
white beard and mustache. With
all the ravages of disease and the
intensity Ofsuffering, the dead chief
tain still looked as once he did in
life. Upon the bosom of the manly
form were folded his hands. Scarce
ly an eye was there which gazed
upon that motionless form but what
glistened with tear. Many knew
him personally, but all had heard
of his exploits, and had learned to
admire the greatness of the man.
Strange as it might appear to those
ignorant of General Forests true
character, hundreds of
CoLORED MEN, WOMEN AND Chill
DREN
flOcked to Colonel Jesse Forests
residence, and asked permission to
view the remains as they lay in a
handsome metallic casket, richly
Ornamented with silver. This priv
ilege was accorded the cOlored peo-
pie, who manifested not only a deep
interest in the proceedings, but
evidenced genuine sorrow in the
death of the great soldier. Yester-
day morning over five hundred col
Ored persons viewed the remains.
OF this number not a single one was
heard to say anything but what was
in praise of General Forrest. The
negroes had opportunities to see
and know his goodness and to re-
cOgnize his charity and benevOlence.
Though crude and simple in what
they said, yet their words came from
the heart, and were sincere tributes
to the character and excellence of
the deceased. At televen o'clock the
coffin was placed in the hearse by
THE PALL-BEARERs,
to be driven to the Court street Cum
berIand Presbyterian church, where
the funeral Grafton was to be deliv-
cred by the pastor, Rev. DR.. q. p.
The pall-bearers were:
Hon. Jefferson Davis, President
of the late Confederate States of
Governor James ID. Porter, who
was Il Colonel in the Confederate
army.
Samuel Donels0n, of Nashville,
who was a Lieutenant on General
Forests staff, and is now captain of
the Porter Rifles.
Chancellor r. j. Morgan.
Hon. Jacob Thompson, Secretary |
Of the Interior under President |
administration, and |
during the late war Confederate |
States government agent in Eng !
land.
Colonel Mat C. Galloway, aid-de- !
camp to General Forrest during the
war.
G. V. Rambaut, Major on Gener- /
al Forests staff.
DIR. James COwan, of Nashville, |
medical director Of General Forests |
The following pall-bearers repre-
;ented the Odd Fellows:
Captain r. J. Black, Thomas
Bacon, f. w. Smith, r. A. Bur
on, John A. Holt and c. Carroll.
By the time appointed for the hearse
o move from the house, Gayoso .
and Chickasaw lodge,
No. 8, /. O. O. F., the Chickasaw,
Guards, Bluff City Grays and Mem
Dhis Light Guards, besides Il large
of Confederates and citi-
lens, had reached the residence.
band headed the process
ion, which then wended its way
lOWn Union street to Second, up
second to East Court street, and
hence to the large church near by.
AT THE CHURCH
we're assembled thousands of per-
'Ons, both white and black. The
and even the streets, for
everal blocks were thrOnged and
ahmed with people and vehicles.
rhe military companies and Odd
Fellows drew up in line, and the
.offin was borne silently into the
,hurch, the band playing a dirge.
The church in the meantime was
illed to overlooking, every availa-
DE foot Of space being occupied.
The church was not draped in
There was nothing in
is appearance to indicate an unuSu-
Il event. But there was in the earn
st look and sad expression of the
hundreds of people gathered some
hing more potent than words and
more significant than Grape. The
reached the church at a
luarter to twelve, and the fact was
OOn made known by the mournful
trains of music by the band with
,ut and the subdued tones of the or
ran within. At the proper time
Rev. DIR. Stainback, of the Court
treet Cumberland Presbyterian
'hurch; Rev. S. B. Suratt, of the
First Methodist church; Rev. Eu-
rene Daniel, of the Poplar street
Presbyterian church; Rev. David
Walk, of the Linden street Chris
ian church; Rev. Mr.. M'Donald
md Rev. Mr.. Warnack, of the
Presbyterian denomi-
nation, entered and proceeded up
he left isle to the pulpit. Following
anne the pall-bearers with the cOf-
in, which they placed in front of
he pulpit. The family and rela-
ives the deceased came next, and
hen the Odd Fellows.
THE EXERCISES
we're opened by the choir singing
he following Offertory, Professor
SchultZe being at the organ:
heard voice from heaven saying unto me,
}Iessed are the dead which die in the Lord; |
from hencefOrth, yea, saith the spirit,
That they may rest from their labors