The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-03-19
A SOLDIERS FUNERAL.
william &. Hilton Buried with Mill
tary HOnOrs, Oh sunday.

correspondence of the Register.
BARNEsvILLE, o., March II.
For the last hundred days, William e.
Hilton has been lying in u hopeless con-
dition at his residence on South Chestnut
street, suffering intensely from disease OF
the stomach and bowels. Thursday night
he died, and st last the remembrance OF
the old days of the rebellion came upon
him, and ne requested that he might be
buried with the honors OF war. lie had
served in Company G., OF the tiity-second
0. v. l., the regiment of which Fighting
Dan McCook" was Colonel, ana
whose memory was enlivened anew IN
eloquent eulogiam at the reunion held
here by the regiment last summer.
Mr. Hilton passed safely through the ter
rible ordeal OF war until the last battle,
at Bentonville, North Carolina, where he
lost an arm.
To-day, for the first time in thirteen
wears, military funeral occurred, aid OF
course in peaceful village like ours,
where pageants OF every kind are OF rare
occurrence, great interest WAS manifested
in the proceedings The services occupied
the time from two till tive O'Clock. Rev.
Sinclair, of the Presbyterian church, and
Rev. Sullivan of the Methodist church,
officlated, and made lengthy addresses at
the hesrse, while the crowd stood patient.
ly outside, alternately in shower and
sunshine. The procession moved a. 3:oO,
headed by Msjor j. Il. Moore, OF the
Second Ohio National Guard, and the
Barnesviile Cornet Band, with squad of
ten mem bers OF the Tom Young Guards,
of this place, with arms reversed. In
rear OF them came the coffin, draped
with the national colors; then the
family, and detachment OF the old
veterans of the war, numbering iorty
men, some with empty sleeves, and all
| bearing traces of times never restiul
writing. Some of these men had been
Mr.. HIlton's comrades IN the same regi-
ment. In the rear o. them marched the
remainder of the local milltls company
without arms, but with bright new uni
forms. Probably thousand people were
in the cemetery A. the closing ceremonies.
A plantive funeral dirge was played
by the band, the benedlctlon
pronounced by Rev. Sinclair. Then the
gun squad fired three volleys in rapid
succession over the grave, which, for the
moment, drowned the cries OF the be-
resved friends; arms were recovered,
the drum resumed its tapping, and the
crowd dispersed, the family being es-
corted back by the military.
Mr.. Hilton has had 3 splendid funeral
"A more brilliant ovation perhsrs than
many q man will get who has devoted all
his yesrs and intellect TO the service
OF humanity. One set OF his hie
shines forth spicuously. At a
time when men were needed he respond
ed promptly, and the actions Of our c'ii-
zens today show that, however migrate
tul republics may be called, the solcier
| who risks his life tor his country will, IN
| spite OF whatever faults he may possess,
be honored tor his patriotism and devo.
tion TO duty IN the trlsl.tlme Of the rs
tion. Shakespeare was wrong, as Is
proven St every desth snd funeral. Il
is no. the erii which men does that lives
alter them. 1t is the good which sur
wives, ard the cell is often inferred with
their lives. WARREN.