Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-07

+. G. Schafer." said the letter, in part.
Owing to the condition of my health
my friend and physician. DIR. s. CIifrord
Cox. has advised that ] take a sea voy-
age. ! contemplate doing SO. and perhaps
may sail the end Of this week on the
Arabic. Many friends are going on that
ship at that time. If / go and should
not return. and what's left of me Is sent
back home. | desire to impose upon you
the task OF seeing that your old COM
mander is placed beside his wife in Ar
lington cemeteiJ.
4 would like a military -funeral-my old
regiment. the @. A. r.. the Spanish War
Veterans. Medal Of Honor Legion, Loyal
Legion, Naval and Military Order. Span
ish-American War. Second Army Corps,
not forgetting the Elks and our beautiful
ceremony.
Il want the Elks to look after the
burial part. Captain. my dear, good
friend. 1 have never knowingly injured
man, woman or child, never wronged
anybody Intentionally. i may have made
enemies by standing by my friends.
Il have for more than forty years been
working in the interests Of my people
comrades Of the civil war and the war
with Spain. and friends: also the friends
of friends, and / am satisfied have done
a great deal of good work for humanity
Now / will close this memo. hoping
that you will never read II.
Survived by Brother.
Gen. Urell died In Cork at the homo Of
Mrs. d. Byrne. He Is survived by
brother, John w. Urell. who Is an en-
ploye OF the customs house In New York
In April, 1909. upon the reorganization
of the National Guard Of the District.
Gen. Urell. who for many years had COM
manded the &C Infantry, was retired with
the rank Of brigadier general He was
presented with a sword and other tokens
Of esteem by the officers and men OF his
regiment. and even as a retired officer
kept up an active interest in the welfare
OF his old organization Hardly day
passed that Gen. Urell was not stopped
in the street by some member or MS
former battalion or regiment. with whom
he chatted regarding the affairs OF the
command.
Civil War Veteran.
Michael Emmet Urell was born in Ne
nagh. Ireland. November 8. 1874. the son
OF James T. and Mary Urell. Coming to
this country as a child, he attended the
public schools in New York. He Joined
the Union army during the civil war, en-
listing in the SD New York Volunteers.
He served with. distinction in the battles
of RulJ Run, Balls Bluff. Fair Oaks and
the seven days peninsular campaign. In
1869 he was captured In the battle OF
Malvern Hill He was severely wounded
at Bristow Station and left on the battle
field for dead. He was awarded q con-
gressional medal of honor for conspicu-
GUS gallantry, and was brevetted major
for gallant and meritorious service. Just
before the termination OF the war he
was honorably discharged because OF
wounds received in the service and in
1864 entered the government service,
where he remained until the time Of his
death.
Officer in Spanish War.
While in the government service at
Washington he took an active interest
In the National Guard OF the District.
Enlisting at the outbreak OF the Spanish
American war, he was commissioned
major of the LIST Battalion. District of
Columbia Infantry, United States voiun-
teers and took part in the battle of San
tiago in July 1898. He was commandant
OF the guard Of Spanish prisoners after
the surrender.
When the National Guard was reorgan-
ICED after the war with Spain, Gen. Crell
was made colonel of the I'd Infantry and
did much to make that regiment one OF
the good organizations OF the National
Guard of the country.
Gen. Urell was commander-in-chief of
the National Army and Navy Spanish
War Veterans, past department command
er of the Grand Army of the Republic,
and past exalted ruler, B. p. .. Eiks.
For many years. he was q member OF
Takoma Lodge. No. %. F. A. A. NJ. He
was married to Isabel Helen Walton, who
died May Z. 1902