The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1891-02-26

United States Infantry; Our First
Colonel and True Friend" Only the
solemn nature of the occasion served to
restrain the spectators from venting its
enthusiasm on this select contingent,
nearly all of them
White Haired, Feeble and Weak,
for they were nearly all of the remnant
of that gallant band that followed
rUncle Billy" as they Familiarity called
him, through Chicasaw Bayou, Arkansas
Pass, Champion Hills, Vicksburg, Jack
son, Collinsville, and Mission Ridge,
WHEN the gallant old Thirteenth did
heroic service The caisson was fol-
lowed by a number of the local clergy
of all denominations in carriages and
after them came the pall-bearers that
had accompanied the remains from New
York and the honorary pail bearers Sc
lected in this city. Close behind these
were the surviving members of the per-
sonal staff of the, dead general, as well
as the survivors of the Western sanitary
commission. Then, in carriages followed
the family, and the New York party,
while the army committee, Gems. Scho-
field, Miles, Slocum, Andrews, Howard,
Randolph, Lieut.. Kinsbury, Capt, An
drews, and Capt. Barrett brought up
the rear. There were 1000 troops in
this division with the band, 20 cavalry
horses and 40 artillery horses.
Delegation of G. A. r..
There was slight break between this
and the Second division, which was
composed of communicates of the
Society of the Army of the Tennessee,
and the Loyal Legion. 1t was headed
by ex-President Hayes, as commander
in-chief and staff, and comprised in
order delegations of the Missouri,
Illinois, Kansas, Indiana. Iowa, Wiscon-
sin, Nebraska, Ohio, Pennsylvania and
Minnesota communicates. A delegation
of 100 members of the Army of the Ten
nessee from Chicago, brought up the
rear of the division. The companies,
for the most part, appeared in uniform
with white gloves, the insignia of the
order without rosettes, and a band OF
crepe encircling the left arm. The ILL
nois contingent of the Grand Army,
headed by Department Commander w.
L. Distin and staff had the right of line
in the Third division, and was followed
by department delegations from Kansas.
Michigan, Nebraska and some forty
Missouri posts.
The Sons of Veterans
of the state were represented by large
delegations from over twenty camps.
Col. j. Drassieur was marshal of the
division, which had over 5000 in line.
About 1000 state troops and 900 regu-
lars made up the first half of the Fourth
division. The second half was led by
Chief Justice Thomas 81. Sherwood and
his associates of the state supreme court,
the judiciary of the United States and
minor courts, all in carriages; Lieuten-
ant Governor Clayton heading the state
senate; Speaker Tuttle heading the
house of representatives and the state
officials, closed the division. The Fifth
division was strong in numbers and rep
resentative in character. 1t was com
manded by Major Charles G. Rainwater
and consisted Of civic societies, mercan-
tile, historical, and quasi military or.
CARNATIONS. Two hundred members OF
the
Ex-Confederate Association
of Missouri wearing mourning badges
and Grape, armlets, marched behind the
chief of staff, silent tribute to the
memory of the warrior whose superior
genius had compelled them to lay down
their arms and sue for peace, and mute
testimony to the fact that vanquished as
well as victor mourned the fact that
eOld Tecumseh" had gone from sight.
They wore old ex-Confederate uniforms
and attracted general attention. Also
in line were a society of German war
veterans, several Turner's societies.
lodges of the Knights of Honor and the
members of the Historical society. In
the sixth and last division were the city
officials headed by Mayor Noonan, city
controller, Gen. John D. Stephenson,
who was a corps commander under
Sherman, the city council and house of
delegates, all other city departments
and boards, the merchants and me-
chanics exchanges and citizens afoot and
in carriages. From beginning to end
the procession was over +
Three Miles in Length.
And SO the cortege slowly wendell its
way to Calvary. With perhaps the pos
sible exception of the demonstration
that accompanied the remains OF
BILE tribute to the memory of an Ameri
can that the country has ever Witnessed
The route-west on Pine to Grand av-
enue, thence north to Florissant avenue,
thence west to the cemetery-was fully
five and half miles in length, but at
no point was there perceptible diminu-
ton in the unbroken line of spectators.
1t seemed as though twice the entire
population of the city were on the
streets; yet at no point was there either
disorder or unseeming levity. Every
thing was in keeping with the solemnity
of the occasion. Minute guns were
fired by the battery; church bells were
tolled as the caisson passed by, and the
bands alternated the Dead March in
Saul with other dirges and the old
familiar
marching Through Georgia,
to slow time. At O'Fallon Park, the
TWENTY-FIVE veterans OF Ransom post,
who by this time were worn and tired
were relieved by similar number that
had awaited their arrival. There was
halt when the intersections of Grand
and Easton avenues were reached, and
as1e tRe arms dispersed d and
the members joined the throng Of
pedestrians toward the cemetery. Ii
was nearly 2 o'clock when the head OF
the column reached Calvary. An i'm
mense crowd had already passed
thrOugn, Dut large force OF police had
kept open the route to the grave and
prevented intrusion upon the space re-
quired by the family. Outside the
Safes the cavalry and artillery deployed
to the right and left. Gently the old
veterans of the Thirteenth lifted the
casket from the caisson, and tenderly,
with slow and measured tread,
They Bore 1t to thesGrave
and laid it down upon bier. Father,
mother, son and babe were united in
death. The bier had been placed directly
in front of the grave of little Willie, who
died at the age of 8 years, in 1858. To
the right was the grave of Mrs. Sher-
man, surmounted by handsome monu-
ment; to the left of the baby, Charlie,
who died in South Bend, Ind, in 1864,
before his first year of life had passed.
The wind whistled through the life
less branches of the trees, but every
head was barred and bowed as Father
Sherman stepped to the head of the
casket. The fortitude Of his sisters de-
serted them at this trying juncture, and
they gave way freely to their grief in
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