The body of Capt. J. S. Slaymaker arrived last evening on the eastern train. It will be conveyed to its last resting place this afternoon. The following is the
ORDER OF THE FUNERAL.
The Funeral obsequies of the late Capt. Jonathan Smith Slaymaker, of the Iowa 2d, who fell while bravely leading his command in the storming of Fort Donelson, Tennessee, on the 15th inst., will take place from St. Luke’s Church, Thursday, Feb. 27th, (this day) at 2 o’clock P. M.
The body seats will be reserved for the immediate friends of the deceased and the military. Seats for the clergy will be provided in the chancel.
The services will be conducted by the Rev. H. N. Powers, assisted by Rt. Rev. H. W. Lee, D. D.
After exercises at the church, the remains will be conveyed to Oakdale Cemetery, under an escort from the 16th regiment, followed by friends and citizens in procession.
Carriages will be in attendance at the church for the returned soldiers of the Iowa 2d.
Committee of Arrangements,
JOHN L. SWITS
DAVID S. TRUE
JOHN L. DAVIES
– Published in The Davenport Daily Gazette, Davenport, Iowa, Thursday Morning, February 27, 1862, p. 1
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