Maj. Gen. White
The grave of Maj. Gen. Julius White is not located within the Civil War section or near the G.A.R. monuments. It stands prominently in a small section at a crossroads of several key paths through the cemetery.
Maj. Gen. White’s marker is representative of officers and enlisted soldiers who decide to be buried in family lots, rather than with other soldiers.
Maj. Gen. White died in 1890, well after the end of the war. An article with the details of his funeral and burial services is below.
Chicago Tribune, May 16, 1890
FUNERAL OF GEN. WHITE.
The body of the late Gen. Julius White was laid to rest at Rosehill yesterday afternoon. The funeral services were held at his late home at South Evanston under charge of the Illinois Committee of the Loyal Legion of the United States, of which he had been elected commander but a few days before his death. The ceremony was conducted by Bishop Fallows of St. Paul's Reformed Episcopal Church of Chicago, who offered a short prayer and made an address to the commandery telling of the sterling character of their departed commander and of is praiseworthy and faithful service to his country during its hour of need. Two familiar hymns were sung by the choir of the Hemingway Methodist Church, and then the casket was taken to Rosehill, where it was met by about fifty members of the G.A.R. who had come up from Chicago. As the hearse reached the entrance of the cemetery the veterans, headed by nine members of the Thirty-seventh Regiment, Illinois Volunteers, fell in behind and followed it to the grave, the foremost bearing a beautiful floral shield composed of white carnations and immortelles, on the base of which were the words: "Our First Commander, Thirty-seventh Illinois Volunteers." At the grave Bishop Fallows, after pronouncing those impressive words, "Dust to dust," asked the assemblage to unite with him in the Lord's prayer, which was done. The Bishop followed with a short prayer. The floral emblems were few but particularly appropriate, consisting of a pair of crossed muskets with fixed bayonets supported over a pillow of roses, lilies, and hyacinths, the gift of the Union Veteran Club, and a pillow of white and yellow roses from the Loyal Legion. The members of the Thirty-seventh Illinois Volunteers, Gen. White's old regiment, who saw their old commander buried were...
Inscriptions on each side of the marker provide information on family members buried within the lot. Although Maj. Gen. White elected to be buried with his family, his marker still notes his military service and details the battles he fought in.
Maj. Gen. White’s wife Catherine Frances and several of their children are buried here.
Maj. Gen. White’s marker features a figure of Hope, one of the seven virtues. Religious symbols are present on each side of the marker and include: