St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-15

cum. They Will be of a military nature,
and every respect will be paid to the
dead soldier and veteran. The services
will be held at the Church of the Mes
siah at O'Clock OH Tuesday. DIR. Baker.
the rector. officiates.
The interment will be in Greenwood
cemetery.
This evening the following gentlemen
were telegraphed to and signified their
Willingness to act as pa!l-oearers: Maj.
Gen. John NJ. Schofeld, Maj. Gen. Fitz-
john Porter, Maj. Gen. Daniel E. But
terfield. Maj. Gen. Daniel E. Sickles.
Congressman w. j. Coombs, ex-Bridge
Trustee William Marshall, ex-senator
James A. Pierce, Maj. Gen. q. Howard.
Supreme Court Justices. Edgar Cullen
and Calvin Pratt.
There are to be twelve palI-bearers,
but the others to whom, kilograms have
been sent have. not as we: answered, and
their names will not be told until
they do.
At the funeral there will be present
all the members from the Grand Army
posts OF Kings county, the Twenty-third
regiment of Brooklyn, and the light
artillery from Fort Hamilton. Six. SER
geants of the light. artillery will act as
guard of honor. :,
Telegrams Of sympathy were received
today from all parts of the country,
Among the most prominent were those
FROM Secretary of War. Daniel S. Las
mont, Senator. d. B. Hill, Gov. Flower
and ex-Goy. Foraker, of Ohio. ,,
Henry Warner Slocum was born at
Delphi, n. Y. Oil the Oath of Septemb Der,
1927, and received a military education
at West Point. graduating in 1852. His
first service was as a lieutenant of ars.
tillery i'll the Florida war. He resigned ,
after having earned promotion. and
engaged in the practice of law at syria;
cuSe. AT the opening of the Civil war
he returned to the army as colonel of
,teerS. aud was severely wounded at the
| first battle of Bull Run After his re-
covery he was promoted to brigadier
| general of volunteers, and assigned to
the command of a brigade in Frank
| Inns division. In the peninsular cam
paign he participated IN the siege
Of Yorktown and in the battle
at West Point, and on the assignment
| Of FgsnhlIn to the Sixth corps became
! COMMANDER OF the DIVISION, He rem
dered efficient service at the battles of
Gaines Mills, Glendale and Malvern
Hill. In july, 1862, he was promoted
to be major general, and at Gettysburg
commanded the right wing of the army.
AT the second battle of Bull Run, at
| South Mountain and at Antietam. he
bore conspicuous part, as well as at
| charlottesville and fredericksburg.
| He was shortly afterwards transferred
to the West, and served III the depart
ment of the G Imberland, where lie was
assigned to the command OF the district
of Vicksburg. in August, 1864, he sue
| ceeded Gen Joe Hooker in the command
| OF the twentieth corps, which
was the first body of troops
to enter Atlanta, and on the
| march to the sea he neld command of
| the left wing OF the army, aid took
| part iii all the engagements OF the army
| till the surrender of Gen. Joseph E.
| Johnston. He resigned from the army
| III September, 1865. and resumed the
| practice of law at Brooklyn, n. Y. In
the same year he was the Democratic
| candidate for secretary Of state OF New
York. but was defeated. In 1868 he
was elected TO congress, and held his
| seat till 1886, and after a brief retire
| ment was again chosen representative
and served four years. He was one of
the most active of members, and was
especially interested In ali that con-
cerned the welfare of the old soliiiers.
He was a lifelong Democrat. and high
~ esteemed In every walk of life.