A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents. Volume 4, part 1: William Henry Harrison
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A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents. Volume 4, part 1: William Henry Harrison
Harrison, William Henry, 1773-1841; Presidents -- United States; United States -- History -- Sources; United States -- Politics and government
For the present it is deemed sufficient to say that the whole military
part of the procession, including the regular troops of every arm and
denomination and all the militia corps, whether of this District or
of the States, will be consolidated in one column of escort, whereof
Major-General Macomb, Commander of the Army of the United States,
will take the general command, and Brigadier-General Roger Jones,
Adjutant-General of the Army of the United States, will act as
adjutant-general and officer of the day.
WALTER JONES,
_Maj. Gen., Comdg. the Militia of the District of Columbia_.
ADJUTANT-GENERAL'S OFFICE,
_Washington, April 6, 1841_.
The Major-General Commanding the Army of the United States and the
major-general commanding the militia of the District of Columbia, having
been charged by the executive officers of the Government with the
military arrangements for the funeral honors to be paid to the patriot
and illustrious citizen, William Henry Harrison, late President of the
United States, direct the following order of arrangement:
ORDER OF THE PROCESSION.
FUNERAL ESCORT.
(In column of march.)
_Infantry_.
Battalion of Baltimore volunteers.
Company of Annapolis volunteers.
Battalion of Washington volunteers.
_Marines_.
United States Marine Corps.
Corps of commissioned officers of the Baltimore volunteers, headed by a
major-general.
_Cavalry_.
Squadron of Georgetown Light Dragoons.
_Artillery_.
Troop of United States light artillery.
Dismounted officers of volunteers, Marine Corps, Navy, and Army in the
order named.
Mounted officers of volunteers, Marine Corps, Navy, and Army in the
order named.
Major-General Walter Jones, commanding the militia.
Aids-de-camp.
Major-General Macomb, Commanding the Army.
Aids-de-camp.
CIVIC PROCESSION.
United States marshal for the District of Columbia and clerk of the
Supreme Court.
The mayors of Washington, Georgetown, and Alexandria.
Clergy of the District of Columbia and elsewhere.
Physicians to the President.
Funeral car with the corpse.
_Pallbearers_.--R. Cutts, esq., for Maine; Hon. J.B. Moore, for New
Hampshire; Hon. C. Gushing, Massachusetts; M. St. C. Clarke, esq., Rhode
Island; W.B. Lloyd, esq., Connecticut; Hon. Hiland Hall, Vermont;
General John Granger, New York; Hon. G.C. Washington, New Jersey; M.
Willing, esq., Pennsylvania; Hon. A. Naudain, Delaware; David Hoffman,
esq., Maryland; Major Camp, Virginia; Hon. E.D. White, North Carolina;
John Carter, esq., South Carolina; General D.L. Clinch, Georgia; Th.
Crittenden, esq., Kentucky; Colonel Rogers, Tennessee; Mr. Graham, Ohio;
M. Durald, esq., Louisiana; General Robert Hanna, Indiana; Anderson
Miller, esq., Mississippi; D.G. Garnsey, esq., Illinois; Dr. Perrine,
Alabama; Major Russell, Missouri; A.W. Lyon, esq., Arkansas; General
Howard, Michigan; Hon. J.D. Doty, Wisconsin; Hon. C. Downing, Florida;
Hon. W.B. Carter, Iowa; R. Smith, esq., District of Columbia.
Family and relatives of the late President.
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