Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-07-11
mERRIMAH. BYRD g CO.,
-DEALEEs M
WATCHES,
= Q W SICy,
Silver and Plated Ware; Watchma-
kers and Manufs curing jewelers.,
275 MAIN STREET,
Opp. SOuth Court =. MEMPHIS. TENN.
-OCEEDIN
OF Meeting 70 Remove Confederate
Dead az IUka, Mss, May2I 1861.

Ia meeting 81 the citizens % Iuka, Tisho.
"A ming0 county, state of Mississippi, the
Hon j. f. Martin was called TO the Chair ant
Prot TT. Nurc0m to &C. as secretary, VAC -
pl unel tie object Of The meeting % he tMt
I adj .ptIOu Of -ultaI.. measures nr rcmovfmu
TN remains Of the Cau iedeFate dead inferred
az Nor W PLACES IA tAis t0TutO anspuropr.ate
@ metCIY.
After some very appropriate and touching
remarks BY ID n. Cayce upQu this duty both Of
respect 70 the dead, 20 The FEELINGS Of their
mourning friends. and to QUE town, DR. J. N.
Powell n0ved that "A cOmmiltee be appointed
by the chairman 10 report suitable res lutions
embodying the D. So p.sn for carry ing out the
object Of the meeting whereupOn the follow
ing gentlemen were appointed On the commit
tee MessrS. ID. N. Csyce, X W. PGice, j. NJ.
Conan, DR.. j.. r. Davis A. r, Mathews. DR.. j.
A. Powell, j. e. Holman, Col. LII Moore and
A ". Patterson.
the meeting was made Chairman OF The COM
mittee, aud Col. r w. Price was elected Treas
urer to receive and disburse all funds used Tor
AT an adjourned meeting at s O'Clock p.u
the committee reported the follOWiag resolu-
Pe5olped. That we believe Is to be she DUTY OF
all good en- to respecttheIr Dead by giving a
decent inrermaDt 10 their remains IN suitable
grounds aOnsecrated to that purpose and
Whereas, there ara about two hundrsd Con-
federale Soldiers, OF whom fOur-hfths are Mis-
s%Ourians, buried on private property near the
hotel and al various places within the corpo-
rate limits Of Iuka.
moved ana inferred In the HnaQF GrOfe Gene
terry. near the southeast corner OF the town Of
Iuka. already cOnsecrated as q burial grO1nd.
Res0lrsd. That Or. Wm "a. WI lson be. and is
hereby authorized, 70 remove and inter them
in Shady Grove Cemetery as speedily as posi-
BILE, according to the following specihcauons.
viz The remains of each one TO be placed ma
plain box, Of suitable length, Wldsh and depth,
made of new plank, and that small head and
foot boards beguus such Inscriptions as he
ma obtain TO marx their Anal resting place.
ReS0tUeh, That the sam Of one thousand DOH
lars viii be q fair and first consideration TO b.
paid for said removal and inteTment, and thai
DR.. VIM. NJ. Wilson be, and is hereby author
lied, to collect said amount by private sub
seriptiOn, or by soliciting donations IRON the
public In aay manner most expeditions 70 the
completion OF the work and that all funds
must be hrst directed and paid 70 the Treas
urer, Col. W. Price, TO be by him received
and paid over TO said Wilson as fast as col.
lected, until the full amount Of one thousand
dollars has been paid him FOR said work.
Resolved, That as the good citizen. If Tuka
have been very liberal IN attending on me
sick and wounded in hospital and in burning
the dead that we solicit from our friends else
where pecuniary aid for defraying the expenses
Of tlis WORK.
Resolved, That We Fssard d.. Wn. NJ. Wilson
a high toned Christian gentlemen. and hereby
cord ally leco44Mehdhimto the kind attention
ana CONSIDERATION Of al whom he may visit or
communicate with in his effort to raise funds
for this laudah4s purpose.
Res0ined, That a copy OF the proceedings Of
this meeting be forwarded TO the Iuka. Mem
phls and st. Louis papers, with the request To-
publication, which were unanimously adopted.
I'D. MARTIN, Chairman.
IT, NoRooM. Secretary. jelSlW