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Show UNION ARMY' LEADER DEAD Major General von Vegesack Passes Away at Stockholm, Sweden. MaJ. Gen. Krncst von Vegesack, officer offi-cer of tho Swedish army and former v W 'SEAT DN VZG&1&' . -" ' general in tho Northorn array durtng tho American civil war, died last wpek nt Stockholm, Sweden at tho ago ot 82. Gon. von Vegesack was a distinguished dis-tinguished Swedish soldlor, who had in his veins the fighting blood of sovcral sov-cral gonoratlons of Northland nobles. Ho hold tho rank of brlgadlor general In tho Union army and participated In all tho big bnttles of tho civil war. At Antlotam ho particularly distinguished himself. On IiIb return to Sweden ho was highly honored by tho government and sluco that tlmo ho held numerous Important positions In King Oscar's army. In 1900 Gen. von Vegesack sent a letter of sympathy and comradeship to tho meeting of tho Grand Army of tho Uopubllc at Chicago. |