Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-02-26

composed of nearly thirty. Lieut. Gov
| Marquis represented Gov. Campbell.
| In the fifth division were ex-Confed
crate Historical and Benevolent Society
and the Deutscher Militacr Verein.
The sixth division was made up of the
city officials, Merchants Exchange and
School Board. With the city officials
were those members of the Council and
| House of Delegates who were not NOV
ing in the other divisions. The organ,
lied bodies of the Sixth were all in car.
riages and the division formed a long
| line.
The military order of the Loyal Legion
was represented by the communicates
of Missouri. Illinois, Ohio, Kansas,
| Nebraska, Iowa, Wisconsin and other
| States, among them being General
! Wagner Swayne. General Alex. Webb,
| Colonel Loveland and Captain Renssae-
| Ter. of New York.
| The Grand Army contingent consisted
| of representative OF General w. G..
| Neazey, cOmmander-in-chiefG G.. A. r.,
| and his staff. past national officers and
| aids Department Commander VIM. l..
| DlSt1n of Illinois @. A. 4. and staff
| Department Commander ClarksOn of
Nebraska and staff, Department Com
mander Henry NJ. Duffield Of Michigan G.
y. r. and staff: Department Commander
COttens of Kansas G.. \. X. and staff.
General Lyon Post. No. 2. Henry Evers.
L. c.: Colonel HaSSendeubel Post. No. Is.
|. j. Hoffman, Z. c.: Henry p. Harding
Post, No. 107, August Dettoff, p. c.;
Ransom Post, No. 131, L. Il. Ripley. P
{ Ip1 (.o,oSoJ,n NJ
DettOtf, p. G.: Charles Denny Post. No
sol. y. Ioll1, p. c.; John 4. Logan Post
No. 304. ]. \. Brown. p c.; Colonel
Shaw Post, No. 443, H. Z. Taylor, 2. c.. !:
Elwood Miller Post, No. Al, Dav.
Purdy, p. c.: Colonel Mersman Post,
No. 1876, Charles Briger, p. c.; Garfield
Post, No. 6, Custer Post, No. :, Shield
Post. No. SO, Owens Post, No. 332, Gen
eral George r. Smith Post, SO, of Soda
liza, Mo, Hecker Post of Believile, Ill,
Mcdowell Post of East St. Louis, Al
ton Post and many members of unor-
ganized posts who were formed at
headquarters and assigned a position
in the line.
The Sons of Veterans We're extensive
ly represented, among the camps in the
column being General Schaefer Camp,
No. IS. General j ohm c. Fremont Camp,
Nc. 80, Admiral Porter Camp, No. Il,
General ,!ohn Pope Camp, No. 80, Gen
eral Noble Camp, No 81. Sergeant
Bauer Camp, No. 81, Colonel d. Z. Stat
terry Camp, No. s., b. z. Lovejoy Camp.
No. 100, Lincoln Comp. No. l., of st.
Joseph, BIO: Samuel Hoax Camp, No.
10, of DeSoto. Mo: Meadowbrooll
Camp. No. 1SS, of Pacific. Mo: Wash
ington Camp. No. 1914.
The procession marched slowly west
on Pine street from Twelfth street to
Grand avenue, and then turned north
and proceeded GlOug Grand avenue and
tlorissant avenue to Calvary Cemetery,
which is to be the final resting place of
all that was mortal OF William
Tecunseh Sherman. Pine street
was lined with people on both
sides, and all heads were uncovered
during the passing of the caisson
bearing the dead heros remains.
Every window on the street was filled
with faces and everywhere feeling of
reverence and solemnity was manifest.
Many Of the houses were draDed in
black and flags We're seen here and
there at haif-Inast or furled and
wrapped with Grape. a similar scene
was presented all along Grand avenue,
and n fact, to the gates of the Gene
terry.
Many affecting scenes were wit
messed as the division with the caisson
passed by. At one point on Grand ave
nuc an old colored man with a Grand
Army badge on his breast went down
on his knees as the caisson
came abreast, and, tears streaming
down his wrinklcd cheeks, raised his
hands over his head in the attitude Of
prayer. Hundreds of people showcred
punches of roses and of viOletS on the
gun carriage as it passed them. At the
corner OF Washington avenue a group
of veterans revercntly uncovered their
heads and said goodbye" in unison as
the caisson passed out of sight. No set
floral pieces were permitted on the cof-
fin, and the only one which appeared in
the entire procession was a large shield
which was carried in the rear of Ran
som Post.
The religious services at the grave
were brief and were conducted by
Father Thomas Sherman, son of the
deceased. The funeral was in every
way military funeral, it having been
the old hero's wish to be buried as d sol
der alongside of his wife. Upon the clos
ing of the grave the buglers of the
Seventh cavalry sounded the customary
taps, and then the volleys were fred by
the United States infantry present, i'm
mediately followed by three salvos from
the artillery outside the cemetery.
Thus was buried Gen. William Te-
cumseh Sherman, one of the greatest
and most popular military chieftains in
American history.
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