2025-01 Raynors Historical Collectible Auctions
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General Orders No. 16, Head Quarters of the Army, June 26, 1858, signed in type by Irvin McDowell. In full, “It being understood that the remains of the illustrious Monroe, some time President of the United States, will about the 3d proximo be shipped at New-York for Richmond, Virginia, the commanding officers of Forts Columbus, Hamilton, and Monroe will each be on the look-out, and in succession, as the steamer containing the remains is discovered to be within five miles of the post, (if the sun be above the horizon,) lower his flag to half-mast, commence firing minute-guns, and continue these honors until the vessel shall have passed to a like distance beyond the fort. By command of Brevet Lieutenant-General Scott, Irvin McDowell, Assistant Adj.Gen. In 1858, the remains of James Monroe, the fifth president of the United States, were moved from New York City to Richmond, Virginia. Monroe was buried in the Gouverneur family vault in New York City's Marble Cemetery after his death in 1831. On July 2, 1858, Monroe's body was exhumed and viewed by an estimated 10,000 people. The body was then loaded onto the steamboat Jamestown and traveled to Richmond. On July 5, 1858, hundreds of mourners followed a horse-drawn hearse to the cemetery. Monroe was reinterred in the Presidents Circle of Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond, Virginia.
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