Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-09-21
Order of Gen. Sherman.

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Order of Gen. Sherman.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 20.-The following or
der was to-day issued by Gen. Sherman:
Headquarters Adjutant Generals office.
Washington, D. c., Sept. 20.-General order
No. II:
The following order of the secretary of war
announces to the army the death of James A {.
Garfield, president of the United States:
War department, Sept. 20, 1SS1--With pro-
found sorrow the secretary of war announces
to the army that James A. Garfield, president
of the United States, died at Elberon
at twenty-five minutes before II o'clock on
the evening of September ~, 1881. The great
grief which is felt by the nation at the un-
timely death of the president, will be especial
ly felt by the army, in whose service he bore
so conspicuous q part during the war OF the
rebellion. In him the army has lost beloved
Proper honors will be paid to the memory of
the late chief magistrate of the nation at the
headquarters of leach military department,
division and military station. The general OF
the army will give the necessary instructions
for conveying this into effect. (SigneG
ROBERT LINCOLN, Secretary of War.
On the day of the receipt of this order at
the headquarters of military commands in the
field and at each military station, and at the
military academy at West Point, the troops
and cadets will be paraded at 10 p. m. and the
order read to them, after which all labor for
the day will cease. At dawn of the
day thirteen guns will be fired
at each military station, and afterwards
at intervals of thirty minutes between the ris-
ing and setting of the sun, single, and at the
close of the day national salute of thirty
eight guns. The national flag will be dis
played at half staff at the headquarters of the
several military divisions and departments,
and all military stations, until the remains of
the chief magistrate are consigned.
Cleveland, O. Officers of the army of the
United States will wear the badge of mourn
ing on the left arm and swords, and the colOrs
of the regiments will be put in mourning for
period of six months.
The following officers of the army will,
with a like number of officers of the navy Sc
lected for the purpose, compose the guard of
honor, and accompany the remains of their
late commander-in from the ma
tional capital to Cleveland, and
consigned to their last resting place. The
general of the army and Major General w.
s. Hancock, Quartermaster General M. c.
Meigs, Adiutant General R. G.. Dunn, Inspect
or General D. B. Sackett
By command of GEN. SHERMAN.
r. G. DUNN, Adju tant General.
PRESIDENT ARTHUR.
The following additional order was also
issued this evening:
Headquarters Of the Army, Adjutant Gen
erals Office, Washington, Sept. 20.
General Order No. 72-The following order
has been received from the war department:
The secretary of war announces to the army
that on the death of James A. Garfield, Pres
ident of the United States, C. A. Arthur,
Vice President of the United States, on the Goth
day of September, 1881. at his residence
in the city of New York took the office as
president of the United States, to which office
he succeeded by virtue of the constitution.
President Arthur has entered on the discharge
of his official duties. (Signed.)
RoBT. LINCOLN, Secretary of War.
By command of Gen. Sherman.
r. G. DRUM, Adjutant General.