Colonel John Halliday Patrick
Cincinnati Daily Enquirer, Monday, 20 June 1864, page 3
NEWPORT NEWS
FUNERAL OF THE LATE COLONEL JOHN H PATRICK-The funeral obsequies
of the late Colonel John H Patrick, the lamented commander of the Fifth Regiment
Ohio Volunteer Infantry will take place from Council Chamber this afternoon at
two o'clock. The services will be performed by Rev M P Gaddis, pastor of
the Sixth street M P Church, and will be of an unusually interesting character.
The procession will form at two o'clock precisely on Eighth street right resting on Plum street, displaying west wardly in the following order;
Bank
Grand Marshal and Assistants
Police Force
Sixth Ohio Regiment
First Kentucky Regiment
Second Kentucky Regiment
Independent Order of Red Men
Buras Club
Caledonian Society
Other Benevolent Societies
Fifth Ohio Association
Escort from Fifth Regiment
Pall Bearers
Family and Friends of the Deceased
City Council and City Officers
Citizens
And will move eat on Eighth street to Main street, south on Main to Sixth, west of Sixth to Vine, south on Vine to Fourth, west on Fourth to Elm, north on Elm to Eighth, west on Eighth to Freeman, north on Freeman to York street, where the column will halt and the remains of the deceased will be taken by the family and friends to the Wesleyan Cemetery, Cummisville, for interment.
We are requested to state that the Odd Fellows and Red Men ceremonies will all take place at the Council Chamber previous to the departure for the grave. The Newport Garrison Bank will play dirges in the hall. Colonel Patrick belonged to six societies as follows: Fifth Ohio Regiment, Highland Guards, Odd Fellows, Red Men, Caledonian Society; Buras Club. Two men from each of the above societies will act as pall bearers.
The relatives and friends will find their carriages on the Eighth street side of the City Building, when they will be shown their places by J W Richardson, assisted by Captains Kirkup, MacDonald, Hays and Messrs. J B Enneking, Dougherty, Ellis and McDonnell. Relatives of the fallen of the Fifth OVI in carriages. The disabled of the Fifth OVI in carriages. The pall bearers will meet in the Engineers Room at one PM. All military and naval officers; also all civic societies and organizations are cordially invited to participate.
By order of INVITATION COMMITTEE
NB-The citizens will please observe to drape their flags in mourning during the day.
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From Find a Grave: Civil War Union Army Officer. Born in Scotland, his family emigrated to the United States and settled in Cincinnati, Ohio. He served during the Civil War as Colonel and commander of the 5th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, leading the regiment in several engagements, including the Battles of Gettysburg and Chattanooga, and the Atlanta Campaign. At the Battle of Gettysburg, he was placed in command of his own regiment as well as the 147th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry.
The regiment saw action at Little Round Top on July 1st and then at Culp's Hill the following day after orders to move to the Union right. A monument was erected to honor the 5th Ohio Infantry for their part in the Federal success at the battle depicting their regimental badge adorned with an owl and their motto, "Boys, Keep the colors up!" Colonel Patrick was killed in the Battle of New Hope Church, Georgia, during the Atlanta Campaign.