The Last Bugle Call for a Pioneer Soldier
Lynden mourns the loss of Captain James O'Neil, a Civil War veteran and longtime local resident.
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Last Saturday afternoon the bugle call was sounded for another of the brave Boys in Blue, who fought four long years under 'Old Glory' to keep our nation, one and inseparable. Captain James O'Neil of Company H, 11th Wisconsin Volunteers, was quietly ushered into the presence of his Great Commander on Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Captain O'Neil was a pioneer of Lynden, and was well and favorably known by many people in Whatcom Co. The funeral took place at the M. E. Church, Monday afternoon and was very largely attended. Rev. White of the Adventist Church of Seattle delivered a very touching funeral sermon.
“The bugle call was sounded for another of the brave Boys in Blue.”
Death notices of Civil War veterans were central to local civic life in the early 20th century, marking the passing of the generation that fought the defining conflict of the previous century.
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