Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-08-06

OF Meeting 10 Remove Confederate
Dead az Iuka. Miss. NaV2I 1861,

Ia meeting Of the citizens Of Iukai Tisho-
"A mingc county. State Of Mississippi, the
Hon. j. Y. Martin was called 70 the Chair sno
Prof. 7. J. Norcom 70 act as secretary, VINO *
planned the object Of the meeting to be the
adoption Of suitable measures for remov1ng
the remains Of the Confederate Dead Inferred
at various places in this town 70 an appropriate
After some very appropriate and touching
remarks by L. n. Cayce upon this duty DOLn Of
respect to the dead, TO The feelings or their
mourning friends, and 70 our town. Dr ]. y;
Powell moved that a committee oe appointed
bv the chairman to report su1taole res
embodving the best plan for carrying out ule
object OF the meeting Wnereqpon the Io1lolg-
ing Gentlemen were appointed on the commit
tee Messrs. ID. n. Csyce, r W. Price, J. ID.
CONAN, Dr.. J. =. Davis At. Mathews, Did.
=. Powell, j. c. HOLMAN, Col. L. Moore ard
on motion or Mai. Conan. the Chairman Of
The meeting was made Chairman Of the coni-
mittee, and Col X ". Frlce was elected EIsas-
urer to receive and disbuTse All funds used nOr
AZ an adjourned meeting at 8 o'clock pm.
the COMMITTEES reported the tohoElns resoltl-
Pesolysd. That We believe 1t TO be the duty OF
All good eli zensto respectthe Dead by giving a
decent iuterment 10 their remains IN suitable
grouudg e-9nsecrated TO that PURPOSE. and
whereas. there are about two hundred Con
federais Soldiers, OF Wnom tour-nttnHa are MlB-
sourians, buried on private property near the
hotel and &C various places 4 the corpo-
rate limits Of Iuka,
9esoiTyL That we desire to have them r.
AAA Il NLANA az H.1 HAANHI ~ EAA
terry. near the southeast corner OF the town Qf
Iuka. Already onsecrafed as a burial ground.
Ree0fred. That Dr. VIM 81. Wi lEun be and is
hereby authorized, 10 remove and inter them
In shady Gr1ve Cemetery a. speedily as uossi-
BE. according to the nowing speoidcarfonN
viz The remains OF each one 70 be 2laced in 4
plain box, OF suitable length, width and depth,
MADE Of new plank, and that small head ami
foot boards bearing such inscriptions as hs
ma obtain to marx thsir final resting place.
Res1lued. That the sum OF one thousand dol-
lars will be a fair nd drst consideration TO b.
paid for said removal and intarment, and hal
Dr. VIM NJ Wilson be, and is hereby author
ized, to collect said amount by private Sub
scription, or by soliciting donations from tbs
public in n manrer most expeditions TO this
completion Of the WORK and that all fundii
must be first directed and paid to the Treas.
urer, Col. r W. Price. TO be by BIN received
and paid over 10 said Wilson as fast as col
lected, until the full amount Of one Thousand
dollars has been paid him for said work.
Res0ired, That as the good citizens OF Iuk1
have BEEN very liberal IL ttendin on tho
sick and wounded in hospital and IN buryinG
the dead, that we solicit from 0or friends else
where ~peeuuiary aid for derayfng the expenses
OF t Is work
Res0lusd, That We regard Or. VIM. NJ. Wilson
a hieh toned Christian Gsntiem8n. and hereby
cordially lec0mmendhimfO thek nd aftantfOr
and eOusieeration Of all whom he may visit OF
communicate with IN hts enort u raise fandH
for his audabie purpose.
Rss5fyed. mat o 8 , AZ the proceedings OF
this meeting be forwarded 70 the Iuka, Mem,
phir and St Louis papers, With the request foi
pubicatiou, which we're u-nanimouEly adop1ed
I'D. MARTIN, Chairman.
T. ], NoR1oM, SECRETARY, ielsIW