The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-12-03
OBITUARY.

GENERAL JEFFERSON @. DAVIS.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, Nov. 30, 1879.
To General John Love, indianapolis, Ind:
General JEFF. G. Davis died at $3.50 OF pneumo-
MIA at the Palmer Honse. Mrs, Davis will
leave here with the body at tomorrow even
ing. F. h. SHERIDAN,
Lieutenant General.
The above, with similar dispatches to other
parties, were received in the city last evening
about s O'Clock. As General Davis was in this
city a short time ago, in apparent good health
his many friends were much surprised and
panied at the sad intelligence.
General Davis was born in Clarke county,
Ind, March 2, 1873. He entered the Mexican
war when but a boy, enlisting in Coione.
Lanes regiment. For gallant conduct at
Buena Vista he was promote1 to a second
heutenantcy in the First United States artiI-
lery. Ia 1852, and afterward in 1857. he was
engaged in settling Indian difficulties in the
South. At the breaking out of the rebellion
he formed one OF General 4 nderson's gallant
command at Fort Sumpter, when the first gun
was fired. Previous to this he had charge of
the cargo of An African SLAYER,
which had been captured. Several writs
of habeas corpus were served against him by
the excited people of Charleston, but he
fused to surrender the slaves. The yellow
fever breaking out among them settled the
question, and carried off SO many of them that
Davis was allowed to send the balance to Lii
IBERIA.
at the siege of Sumter, Davis was the only
1ndlanian in the garrison. He was on the ram
parts when, early in the morning of April II,
1861, the first shell exploded over the foit. He
had command of a battery during the bonn
bardment, which silenced floating battery,
and alter the surrender he was promoted to a
captaincy, and came to indianapolis as mus
tering officer for Indiana. After sew
eraI months of severe labor in organizing
and eqipping regiments, he led the Twenty
second Indiana to the field, after having been
detained some time In camp at st. Louis. He
was ordered to relieve General Grant of the
command OF all forces between the Missouri
and Usage rivers. At Milford, Missouri, he
captured superior force, and for gallant con-
duct at this point he was promoted to a briga-
der generalship. At the battle of Pea Ridge
he commanded division, and participated at
the battle of Corinth, Miss, after which he
was assigned to DUTY in the Army of the Ten
About this time in the career of General
Davis, or to be exact, on the morning of Septem-
Der %, 1852, there happened very sad affair.
son, at Louisville. He had ordered
General Davis TO Cincinnati. and Davis
ing the order or matters connected with
it. was met by Nelson with Ut was
ing Language. The meeting took place In
Louisville, in the office of the Louisville Hotel.
the reception on the part of Nelson, stepped
aside, borrowed pistol from a friend, and
shot Nelson dead as he assembled the motel
never tried, and 5000 ordered on duty again.
General Davis was justified generally by pub
division in the battles around Murfreesboro,
and notably and magnificenuy at
e been oamsd Sy ns
friends that he alone withsto0d the re-
Peased and terrific advances e. and gsn #
most terrible battles OF the war, and Ii anyone
had any DOUBTS OF General Davis abb tiles 70
VIGOROUSLY, such doubts were dispeiled after
the battle of Cnickamauya.
In the Atlanta cam paigu and In sherman's
march through Georgia General Davis com.
manded the Fourteenth army corps He wa;
brsvs.1ed major general as st. the END Of tns
Twenry third infantry OF the regular army
after the war he was stationed on the Pacific
coast, commanding for some time the
ka. After the murder OF General Cauby
the army and compelled the Indians t.
surrender. During the past summer GENERA
Davis has been visiting mis- friends in Indians
with his wife, who was a daughter of the iat<
DIR. Ath0n, a we l-knOwn citizen OF THIS CT y
believe hat he leaves no children.
After the ,mbardmeut OF Sumpter some o
his friends OF this city decided to present hiu
~
and galiantry This was at the beginning o
the war, when tails sort OF thing was dons
SYSTEMATICALLY, and with some p1mp and cir
cumstance. The general would have little o
NO ceremony. He insisted that IL sh ud b.
Sa esS BY tine s DICK sa
Esq, who. with . very small party, met. Il W,
mistake not, In the office OF I
livery stable ON Illinois street
Mr.. Ryan made q few remarks, and tn
general acce pied the gift with heartfelt than
and gratitude. General Davis was quie'