Western Spy

September 28, 1811   Veteran - Revolutionary War

ZEIGLER, DAVID ESQ. - Obituary - Died in this town, on Tuesday evening, the 24th instant, David Zeigler, Esq. Collector of the port of Cincinnati.  He was a native of Germany, and came into Pennsylvania some time before the commencement of the Revolutionary war.  He was among the first in that war who entered the field as a subaltern, in the cause of his adopted country, and in the course, of it received several wounds--maintaining, on all occasions, the character of a zealous, a brave and an active officer, to the end of the glorious struggle.  When it was found necessary to raise an army for the protection of our western frontiers, he was appointed a Captain under the command of Brigadier Gen. Harmar, and in that capacity served, first in garrison at Fort Harmar, where he married at Marietta; afterwards at Fort Washington and in the memorable tho' unfortunate, campaign of 1790 against the Indians, which crimsoned the field with much of the best blood of our little army.  After this Capt. Zeigler was promoted to the rank of Major of the first regiments, in which he had served as captain--and marched with the army, then commanded by Major Gen. St. Clair, in the still more unfortunate campaign of '91--but was not in the battle, his regiment having been previous detached on separate service.  From some cause of disgust, the Major soon afterwards resigned his ____________ retired to private life.  He returned to this western country, and commenced a successful; commercial career in this town, until sickness disabled him, for several months before his death, from the further _______ of the business.  He was a good husband and a good neighbor, a punctual dealer, and in _______.  On Thursday following the corpse was laden red with military banners, and was ____ pulled to the grave by the Harmonical ____ who played on various wind instruments ____ the procession, which was extremely numerous and respectable.  Thus has America lost another of her Revolutionary pioneers. 

ORDER OF PROCESSION

The Mayor's horse with his saddle holsters and pistols

Clergy and Physicians

Cincinnati Band of Music

    MILITARY

Infantry--Capt. Mansfield

Artillery - Capt. ____

Cavalry - Capt. ___

With arms reversed

Capt. Sloan                   /\               Capt, Jenkinson

                                  /   \

Capt. Torrance           /       \           Capt. Case   

                              /           \

Major Rufish           /               \        Maj. Stanley

                           /                   \

Gen. Gano            \                    /     Col. Riddle

                             \                 /

Pall Bearers             \________/         Pall Bearers  

     MOURNERS

Militia Officers in uniform

    CITIZENS

 A funeral sermon on the death ______ Zeigler will be delivered on Sunday the _____ next, at the Presbyterian Meeting house, by the Rev. Joshua I. Wilson.