Co.G, 15th KY Infantry (US)
Remains removed from Huntsville, AL
[jsims]∼The Goodhue Volunteer (Red Wing Minn)
August 20 1862
A Confederate Funeral
General Mitchell, the Federal commander at Huntsville, Alabama, in answer to a request by his prisoners, allowed them the privilege of funeral rites over their dead.--Among those buried was a young officer and namesake of Howell Cobb. He was a brave young man, and of refined manners. Two hundred young ladies of Huntsville strewed his grave with flowers.
Col. Bernard McGinnis was also buried by the Confederate prisoners with funeral honors. The Rev. Father Tracy performed the solemn services of the Catholic Church in both instances. So touched were the prisoners at the kindness of Gen. Mitchell, that when they returned to their gloomy quarters they passed a series of resolutions, thanking the officer for his kindness, and Gen. Mitchell for the courtesy he extended, and closing with the hope that the day might not be far distant when the soldiers of the South, and the defenders of the Union could shake hands and fight by each other's side in a common cause. The moral effect of such an event is greater than a battle. With this war brought to a speedy close, how many thousands will exclaim "Oh, that we known each other better before."
Remains removed from Huntsville, AL
[jsims]∼The Goodhue Volunteer (Red Wing Minn)
August 20 1862
A Confederate Funeral
General Mitchell, the Federal commander at Huntsville, Alabama, in answer to a request by his prisoners, allowed them the privilege of funeral rites over their dead.--Among those buried was a young officer and namesake of Howell Cobb. He was a brave young man, and of refined manners. Two hundred young ladies of Huntsville strewed his grave with flowers.
Col. Bernard McGinnis was also buried by the Confederate prisoners with funeral honors. The Rev. Father Tracy performed the solemn services of the Catholic Church in both instances. So touched were the prisoners at the kindness of Gen. Mitchell, that when they returned to their gloomy quarters they passed a series of resolutions, thanking the officer for his kindness, and Gen. Mitchell for the courtesy he extended, and closing with the hope that the day might not be far distant when the soldiers of the South, and the defenders of the Union could shake hands and fight by each other's side in a common cause. The moral effect of such an event is greater than a battle. With this war brought to a speedy close, how many thousands will exclaim "Oh, that we known each other better before."
Co.G, 15th KY Infantry (US)
Remains removed from Huntsville, AL
[jsims]∼The Goodhue Volunteer (Red Wing Minn)
August 20 1862
A Confederate Funeral
General Mitchell, the Federal commander at Huntsville, Alabama, in answer to a request by his prisoners, allowed them the privilege of funeral rites over their dead.--Among those buried was a young officer and namesake of Howell Cobb. He was a brave young man, and of refined manners. Two hundred young ladies of Huntsville strewed his grave with flowers.
Col. Bernard McGinnis was also buried by the Confederate prisoners with funeral honors. The Rev. Father Tracy performed the solemn services of the Catholic Church in both instances. So touched were the prisoners at the kindness of Gen. Mitchell, that when they returned to their gloomy quarters they passed a series of resolutions, thanking the officer for his kindness, and Gen. Mitchell for the courtesy he extended, and closing with the hope that the day might not be far distant when the soldiers of the South, and the defenders of the Union could shake hands and fight by each other's side in a common cause. The moral effect of such an event is greater than a battle. With this war brought to a speedy close, how many thousands will exclaim "Oh, that we known each other better before."
Remains removed from Huntsville, AL
[jsims]∼The Goodhue Volunteer (Red Wing Minn)
August 20 1862
A Confederate Funeral
General Mitchell, the Federal commander at Huntsville, Alabama, in answer to a request by his prisoners, allowed them the privilege of funeral rites over their dead.--Among those buried was a young officer and namesake of Howell Cobb. He was a brave young man, and of refined manners. Two hundred young ladies of Huntsville strewed his grave with flowers.
Col. Bernard McGinnis was also buried by the Confederate prisoners with funeral honors. The Rev. Father Tracy performed the solemn services of the Catholic Church in both instances. So touched were the prisoners at the kindness of Gen. Mitchell, that when they returned to their gloomy quarters they passed a series of resolutions, thanking the officer for his kindness, and Gen. Mitchell for the courtesy he extended, and closing with the hope that the day might not be far distant when the soldiers of the South, and the defenders of the Union could shake hands and fight by each other's side in a common cause. The moral effect of such an event is greater than a battle. With this war brought to a speedy close, how many thousands will exclaim "Oh, that we known each other better before."
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