Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-08-20
GALLANT LITTLE PHIL
Buford Post Pays Homage to Sher
idan.
Int resting Memorial Services ut
the FIRST NJ. r. Church Last Even
In"---Rev. cues Sermon.

int resting IMMORAL Services n
the FIRST VI. f.. Church Last Even
in"---Rev. cues Sermon.
Imposing and impressive We're the me
mortal services held unde- the auspices o
Buford post. 243, G. A r., at the FRS
NJ. E. church last evening in honor of tn
late Gen p H. Sheridan. The post wa
accompanied by members of the Relic
Corps, Sons of Veterans and Aid society
while VENT post, of Davenport, an,
Graham post of Moline. were also repre-
sented The church had heen very neat
" and appropriately dressed with deco
rations embematic of the patriotism o.
the deceased and the grief at his death
The organ was trimmed with flags AM
black, while in front of the pulpit Their
was Il beautiful white cross on q blu
back ground surmounted with the wor,
"Sheridan,' IN white letters on Il blu,
| arch. The pulpit arrangement was tn,
idea of Mrs f H. Buck. The banners o
| the post and Sons of Veterans were fold
| ed and tied with crepe aud one stood on
each side of the church Immediately il
| front OF the pulpit was q saddle trimmed
with black The front Of the church ant
| the gallery rail were trimmed with the
national colors interviewer with bluck
Tie services were conducted by Posi-
Commander Z H. Buck in accordance
with the G. A r. ritual for memorial
services and included the reading of q
sketch ot the lie of the gallant soldier by
Adjntant NJ. T. stafford and the
muiii-d drum beat at the conclusion.
The memorial sermon Was delivered by
Rev. t.. ". Cue, who took for his text
II Samuel. l:27
How the mighty have fallen
The great men OF the war. Mr. Cue
said, are fast passing away. Soon there
Will be neither commander nor soldier
who VIII answer TO the rCll call of yrter
ans in the late War. OF the three most
conspicuous commanders of the Union
army, ten. Grant has passed away. Gen.
Sherman has rturtd from active service.
and now Gen. Sheridan. the gallant sol.
der, has fought has last battle. Among
those things which belong Ia people As
individuals, not less than to the nation ~
II whole are the fame and the glory of
their heroes. No man great in The hons
or OF his country, dies but the hearts Of
his countrymen suffer the sorrow of per
sonal loss Gen Sheridan is dead, and
throughout the land where bravery Is cs-
terlned rs one of the golden virtues.
thousands will mourn who knew the hero
only IN hts deeds. About the name ol no
soldier of the union clngs more romantic
interest than that ot Shrrlann's military
life. For more than quarter Of ccn>
Iury Lieut. Gen Phil. Sheridan has filed
II large share OF the public attention
Coming to the front nj the crisis of the
civil war as the very ideal of the dashing
cavalry mau-A realization Of what the
people felt was the American soldier At
his best. He WAS brave beyond the
verge OF rashness skIilful, relentless and
loyal to the core Gen Sheridan Little |
Phil as he was known at every camn |
his work lust Mt the time |
when the people We're weary of waiting |
for a real tighter-such Ms he was. He |
went into the war as one terribly in ear |
nest In every stricken field across |
which he rode he was there for the one |
purpose of intilCting the greatest possible |
injury upon the enemy in arms. Mol
leader WAS more tireless or more rasolutp
in all the great army who fought and |
helped to bring the rebellion to the fiual |
AT AppomottaX. our people |
looked 10 him rs the French looked to |
Marshal Ney for brilliant victories and |
stubborn pluck They saw him make |
the American cavalry one of the chief
weapons with which the rebellion was
crushed The record of Gen Sheridaps
life was the record OF soldier. The
last thlrtv-thret wears of his life had |
been spent continuously in the army
DtHllUlbL ~ Tue LOWEST TiiiIOI bI me
military ladder in 1858, he assembled
step bT step and closing with the
exalted position rs general cons
all the forces IN America.
This greatest honor came to him uusOlic-
tied and solely rs the reward of his splen-
Hid services to his country. His great
tactics m war were the taciirs of ~ FIGHT
#. He land small stress upnp theories or
he art of war, but always went into 81
inht to win, and consequently made no
for retrea,. II probably
levpr occurred to him during the war
hat he would ever be defeated, and for
hat or some other reason he never was.
lie had studied military science, but
here was nothing more scientific in his
Methods than the art of hitting head
whenever he saw it, and with true Irish
hitting it hard. He
ought to put an end to the necessi>
Y Of fighting When at Missionary
Ridge he was ordered to take the
lrst line of rifle pits. he never
topped until he reached, the last
ine on the top Of the mountain