The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-08-17

THE DEAD SOLDIER.
Ne nssss.g-f 1se~ q ArlIsstss seleese6-
Onel>1 order Frsn ehs war Depart
m~ns Anssanetsg the G~nsrnrs Death
- sh~ Army Details sss she fsnerai-
WAsnrxorox. Aug. 1.--General Me-
y~~ly. General ID. II. Rncker tretired)
Ana Major -ydecker % The army. visited
Arlington Cemetory to-day for the pnr-
poe Of selecting = site .or the grave %
General sheridan
The following general order was issued
lhis afternoon;
Wan DEPsnrNE r.
AUIrIA<I-IF<FnAL< OFFICE,
WAsny>CroH, y. g.. Auxustc. ir,t
WIN profound sorrow me Secretary Of war
announces 10 thc army that General sheridan
dIed last evening a Sonquitt ~ the STATE OF
Massachusetts, lie was barn IN 1871. Upon
rr..fu1tinn from Wcsl Point he entered tho
AMY July I. f-13 as ijreret second Lieutenant
q me FIRST Infsntry. HIS nrst service was on
Inc fronfter % Texas: th~n IN Oregon and Cali
sr~r,N engaged against hostile Indians in tho
Tnkoms expedition -ud the defense ~ the Cas-
rnlfrx In 1851 having reached the grade %
Captain In the Thtrte>nth Infantry. ne was
placed on duty a. Chief Qlartermaster and
Cor ssary Of the army under Nalor-Gencral
curtis N the Pea Ridge campaign and subsc-
cn@ntly A. Qulrtermastfr ~ Naiortseneral
Hnueck's headquarters IN the advance on Co
rata Mi<< lie Vas appointed Colonel Of the
s.c..nf Michigan Cavalry May =. 151: Briear
DR. General Of Volunteers July I. and Major
Gene A % Volunteers December 81. Of tho
same year. having participated with distinction
Al numerous engagements in the armies OF the
a "a and Cumberland until April 4. is5t. when
- n rnl nm ~ the cavalry
q the Army Of the Potomac and subsequently,
N middle military division and the Army u
or Shenandoah.
Fur the raIiantry. military skill a. a courage
sf~played in the brilliant series OF victories
zrhIesed ~ hts army in the valley Of the
snsnandoah. especially AZ Cedar Run. he 70
rrs,et the hanks Of Congress. and was appoint
81 BrrsdierGeneral o. the Army Of tho United
states september n ss6A and November 4
ia va@ promoted 10 Malor-General OF the
yr,ted states Army. for the personal gallant
~. military skill and just confidence IN the
courage ana patriotism Of his troops displayed
~ nm On the f9fh day OF October a. Cedar
Kun. whereby under rte blessing Of ProvI-
cence, his routed army was rcorganixci, >
great National disaster ayertec. AMI .
brilliant victory achieved over the rebels for
fhe third time in pitched battle within thirty
days In the final campaign. which resulted in
tne surrender % General Lees army. he bore
distinguished part
since The close Of the war he commanded
1890 ~. v,.i,s.rv ssvs.ion. ~ ,he south
-, 49, r.uif IT, r,fth uII,tarv Distrfct The
rr~n,rtn>n, n wi.sours Ana the piy,slon of the
Mfssrur. Re VI. appointed Lieutenant Cen
eral March 4 1874. and assumed command o.
she Army Of the United States November 1.
fssa- In recognition Of hts military services.
sne grade Of General vas revived ~ Congress-,
- which ne vas appointed June =. - These
pI.sea I'm = .ne IRON, ~. 49,. =
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- .sr,.a ~ ~. .rr,,~ ~. - n rerson. II
aniirrparah.e. but he work that he dill and
the associations that cluster about his name
I'll be grateful memory 20 Is older and In
sptration % ~ younger oricers- The message
q nc rre-insnt. To-Day >-nt 70 consfe~- ana
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