#U576 FDC CONFEDERATE GENERAL NATHAN BEDFORD FORREST FUNERAL MEMPHIS MASONIC

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THE FUNERAL OF
CONFEDERATE GENERAL NATHAN BEDFORD FORREST
Took place at the Cumberland Presbyterian Church,
Memphis, Tennessee on October 31, 1877
General Forrest lay in the residence of the last survivor of the
Forrest brothers, Colonel Jesse Forrest.
The cortege was in the following order: Marshals, Ex-Confederates on horseback,
Arnold’s Band, Chickasaw Guards, Bluff City Greys, Bluff City Light Guards,
Memphis Encampment I.O.O.F., other lodges of I.O.O.F., Pall Bearers, Hearse,
Family and Relatives, Detachment of Police, City Firemen, Mayor
and General Council, Ex-Confederates on Foot, Long Line of Carriages.
The procession extended for eight squares and moved amid a roll of drums and
firing of cannon to Elmwood Cemetery.
The pall bearers were Honorable Jefferson Davis, Honorable Jacob Thompson,
Governor James D. Porter, Colonel M.C. Gallaway, Major G.V. Rambaut,
Mr. John A. Holt, Captain R.A. Burton, Captain R.J. Black,
Captain Sam J. Donelson, Mr. F.W. Smith, Captain Thomas Bacon,
Judge R.J. Morgan, and Dr. J.B. Cowan.
He was lowered to his last resting place in Elmwood Cemetery.
FIRST DAY OF ISSUE, FIRST DAY COVER, FDOI
LONG, BUSINESS SIZE ENV.
POSTMARKED: MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE, NOVEMBER 8, 1975
THIS WOULD LOOK BEAUTIFUL FRAMED
CONDITION: SEE PHOTO FOR CONDITION
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