The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-20
DEATH OF GEN. BUELL.
AN OFFICER WHO SERVED HIS
COUNTRY IN SEVERAL WARS.
Fought Indians in Florida, Greasers
tant Part in the Rebellion.

LOUISVILLE, Nov. 19.-Gen. Don Carlos
Buell.. whose fame on the battlefelds of both
the Mexican and civil wars has given luster
10 American soidiery, died at his home, four
miles from Rockport, KY, to-day. The end
had been expected, for the general has been
very low during the past few months. BRIEF
funeral services will be held at the home
Monday, when the remains will be taken by
a committee of the Louisville Commercial
Club to St. Louis and inferred by the side
of those of Mrs. Buell..
(The first news Of the death of General
Buell. was received in indianapolis by his
sister, Mrs. Fl. r. Ferris who is visiting the
family of H. /. Brown, No sos East Fiji
tenth street. She will leave to-day for
kentucky)
Gen. Don Carlos Buell. was born near
Marietta, o., March %, 1918. He graduated
at West Point in 1884, and served In the
Florida war and on frontier duty until 1S45.
In the Mexican war he was present at the
battles of Palo Alto, Resaca de la Palma,
Monterey. Cerro Gordo. Contreras and
Cherubusco, where he was severely wound
ed, receiving the brevets of captain and ma
jor. In the latter part of 1S47 and in 1S4S he
was employed in the adjutant generals Of
fee at Washington; from 1919 to 1861 he was
assistant adjutant general in the Depart
ments Of New Mexico, Texas, the East, the
West and the Pacific.
After the commencement Of the civil war
In 1861 he assisted in organizing the army
collected near Washington. In November
of that year he was placed In command Of
the Department of the Ohio, MS headquar-
teTs being in Louisville March, q, 1862, he
was made 2 major general OF volunteers,
his department being incorporated with that
OF the Mississippi under General Halleck He
appeared with portion Of his command on
the field of Shiloh during the first days
battle and with the remainder of his forces
on the second day saved the army under
General Grant from being captured or
driven into the Tennessee river. In June,
Informed district of the Ohio, with his
headquarters at Huntsville, Ala. In July
and August of the same year the Confeder-
Rtes under General Bragg marched into
Kentucky. closely followed by General
BuelPs army. Bragg turned aside from
Louisville, and endeavored to make juno
ton with Kirby Smith, who had entered
the State by another route. Buell. continued
his march to Louisville, where, Sept. 80, he
received orders to turn his command over
was complied with. but at General Thomas's
request the command was at once restored
20 General Buell.. Oct. portions OF the two
armies met at Perryville. where a hot fight
occurred, the Importance of which has
never been properly recognized by any his
from the State. followed by a portion of the
Federals, who annoyed the retreating troops
until they had passed into the mountains Of
East Tennessee. oct. "a General Buell. turned
over his command TO General Rosecrans
and a court of inquiry was ordered to in
Vestigate the military operations in TenneS-
see and Kentucky. General Buell. was mus
tered out of the volunteer service May %,
1894, and resigned his commission in the
army June I of the same year. Since that
berg county. Kentucky, where, for time,
he was engaged in the iron business.