The Detroit Light Guard - a complete record of this organization from its foundation to the present day - with full account of riot and complimentary duty, and the campaigns in the Civil and (14759619351)

Soldiers and veterans of the Detroit Light Guard march in a funeral in Byron, Michigan.
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Title: The Detroit Light Guard : a complete record of this organization from its foundation to the present day : with full account of riot and complimentary duty, and the campaigns in the Civil and Spanish-American wars : a complete roster of members at the time of muster-out of the United States service, as well as a roster of all classes of members
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: Clowes, Walter F. 4n
Subjects: United States. Army. Michigan Volunteer Infantry, 31st United States -- History Civil War, 1861-1865 Regimental histories United States -- History War of 1898 Regimental histories
Publisher: Detroit, Mich. : J.F. Eby & Co.
Contributing Library: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN



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ld surely see that her grave would be amongher kin. Rev. Charles L. Arnold, of St. Peters EpiscopalChurch, uplifted the hearts of the mourners with a powerfulbenediction upon the flag covered body—the soul was inHis Hands—and those assembled to do it reverence, andthen the people moved quietly out to their homes, leavingthe guards to preserve the spirit of the services. The undertaker opened the casket on the morning of the17th for the formal purpose of identification, and the re-mains were found to be in a perfect state of preservationowing to the effective embalming by the army undertakerin Porto Rico; if a little coloring had been added to theface, the dead would have appeared as if in natural sleep. . This formality having been accomplished, the casketwas closed again and removed to the train to be taken to theplace where the familys dead were buried at Byron, Mich. When the train reached Byron a great concourse of peo-ple were found in waiting. Company G, Thirty-third 340 1 .
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M. V. I., and four G. A. R. posts, with delegations fromWomens Relief Corps from several towns, were present,and in fact the whole country side had assembled. Busi-ness was suspended, and half-masted flags and draperies pro-claimed a mourning spirit. The casket was conveyed to the opera house, wheretouching services were held. The gray haired minister ofthe town. Rev. Mr. Joslin, performed his oflice half blindedwith tears; friends from Detroit, the town and the statespoke of the departed soul, and a lengthy telegram fromGovernor Pingree enhanced the balm that was beingpoured upon the bereaved father and the son and daugh-ters. To the solemn time of the funeral dirge, played by theLight Guard Band, the funeral procession wended its wayto the little cemetery amidst flurries of snow. The detailof pallbearers drawn from Company M, with Sergt. DanW. Smith in charge, was composed of H. J. W. Simpson,Francis Avery, Harry J. Pearson, William Allen, IST. E.Winstanley and Geo. O. Goward—men