Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-08-01
PROCEEDINGS
OF Meeting TO Remove Confederate
head 81 Iuka. Miss. MaY2L 1851.

Ia meeting Of the citizens OF Iuka, Tisho
"a mtngo county, state OF Mississippi, IN
I HOn. J. u. Martin was called 10 the Chair anC
| Prof T. ]. NOrcom TO act as secretary, who ex
planned. the object Of the meeting to be tbs
adoption Of suitable measures FOR removing
the remains Of the Confederate Dead inferred
at various places in thtstoEn TO an appropriate
Cemetery.
After some very appropriate and touching
/ remarks by ID. n. Cayce upon this duty both OF
/ respect TO the dead, to The feelings OF Their
mourning friends and to our town, Dr. :. n;
| POWelt moved tina n be appointed
BY the chairman TO report suitable resolutions
emb0dying the btst plan for carrying out the
object OF the meeting WneregPon me louos-
| ing gentlemen were appointed on me commit
tee . Messrs- ID. \. Cayce, r W. Price, il u.
Conan, DR.. J.. =. Davis A 7. Mathews, Dr. J.
A. Powell, j c. Honman, CoLJ-L Moore and
on motion Of Maj. Conan, the Chairman Of
the meeting was made Chairman OF the CON-
mittee, and Col. r W Price was elected Treas
urer 70 receive and dis0uTse all funds used for
this purpose
At an adjourned meeting at 9 o'clock pm.
the COMMITTEES reported the following resolu-
Resolusd. That we believe It to be the duty OF
ali good eitzensto respect their Dead BY giving a
grounds consecated to that purpose ard
whereas. there are about two hundred Con-
federate Soldiers, OF whom fOur-fnhs are MIS-
sourisns, buried on private property near the
hotel aud at varIous places within the corpo-
rate limits OF n
Resolved, That we desire to nave them re-
moved and Inferred IN the Shady Grove Gene
tery, near the southeast corner or the town Of
Iuka. already cOnseerafed as a burial ground.
Resolved, That DIT. Vim N. vi lsOu be. and is
hereby authorized, TO remove and inter them
In SHADY Grove Cemetery as speedily as posi-
BILE, according to the following speci dcafinns
viz: The remains Of each one to Dc placed in a
plain box OF suitable length, width and depth,
made OF new plank, and that small head and
foot boards bearing such inscriptions as he
ma, obtain 10 marx their final resting place.
Res0lued, That the sum Of one thousand dol.
lars win be a fair ana first consideration TO be
paid for said removaI and inteIment, and that
DR.. WIN. NJ. Wilson be, and Is hereby author-
izsd, to collect said amount by private sub
seriptiOn, or by soliciting donations frcm the
public in any nenaer most expeditions TO the
completion OF tee work and that all funds
must be first directed and paid % the Treas
urer. Col. ". Price. to be by him received
and paid over to said Wilson as fast as col
iecfed. Until the full amoun Of one thousand
dollars has been paid him for said work.
Peeoltcd, That as the good citizens OF Iuka
sick and wounded In hospital and IN burying
Tie dead, that we solicit nom our friends else
where pecuniary aid FORE efrayinst the expenses
Of q is WORK.
Resodsea. That We rsgard DR.. Wm- n. Wiilson
a hign toned Christian geDtsemsn. and hereby
cordially recommend i'm 70 Trek nd attention
and eopstderation OF 81 whom he may visit or
communicate with IN bis effort to raise funds
for this laudahae purpose.
fhfs meeffnx be oFWarded 20 the 4uka, Mem
mis- and St Louis papers, with the request fer
nnhlicstsou. rich were unanimously adopted.
JU MARTIN, Chairman.
I. J. NoRcoNs seeretaEy. ialslE