Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-07-14

or Meeting to Remove Confederate
Bead at Iuka, Mss, Mayer, 1861.

Ia meeting OF the citizens OF Iuka Tisho
| "A mingO county, Slate Of Mississippi, the
Hon. j. ~ Martin was called TO tue Chalr ane
Prof +. j. NOrcom 10 act as secretary, VINO *
planned the object OF the meeting to be The
adoption OF suitable measures ir renuVing
the remain OF the Confederate Dead inferred
al various places in this To- WI 10 an appropriate
After SEINE very appropriate aud touching
remarks by ID. n. Cayce upon THIS July Doth OF
respect TO the dead, to the feelings OF their
mourning friends, and TO our toNnt Ut j. n.
Powell moved that A committee pc apPointsd
by the chairman to report sulLaole le--luLons
einbodying the best plan for carrying out tne
object Of the meeting whereupnn the iotow-
ing gentlemen were appointed on tae eoInhi.-
tee Messrs. ID. N. Cayce, X ". Price, J. NJ
CONAN, DIR. j. =. Davis A. 7. Mathews Dr. J..
Al. Powell, {. Holman, Col IL Moore and
or mS5ion n Maj. Conan, the Chairman Of
the meeting was made Chairman OF the COM
mittee, and Col r. ". Price was eteeted lfeas-
urer 10 receive and disburse all funds used for
AZ sp sdjourned meeting at s o'clock pm.
the eomBfttee reported the following resolu-
Ps,syred. That we believe it 70 be the duty Of
All g,od cifzeust % respect their Dead by giving a
decent intertnent 70 tnelr Esssall.s ~ sul'splS
wbereas. there are about two hundred Con-
fedsrate Soldiers, Of whom four-nfths are Mis-
aonrians, buried on prlNate property near the
hotel and AZ various places within the eOrpO-
es1i1s5 TlaS We desire 10 have them re-
moved ana Inferred Ia me shady Grove Gene
rarv near ahe southeast corner Of the town Of
fuka. SIready cOnsecrateG as a buuai grOTns-
ReeofgetL. Thai Dr. VIM a.. vi lsOn be, and is
hereby authorized 70 remove and inter them
in Shadv Greve Cemetery A. speedily As posi-
Ne according 70 the following speeincatt0ns,
VIZ: TIE remains Of each one 70 be placed in a
plain box. OF suitable length, width and depth,
made OF new plank, and that small head and
loo3 boards bearing such Inscriptions as he
ma, ObtaA 10 marx their hual resting place.
Res0{rei. Thai tie sum Of one thousand dol
lars will be a fair ana nrst consideration % be.
maid for said removal and ntermenL and that
br. VIM. N. Willsen be, and Is hereby author
Ized tO collect said amount by private sub
scriutiDn, or By soliciting donations from the
pubiic in any manuer most expeditions to The
somuIetion or the Work and that an fands
must be first directed and paid 10 the Treas
urer. Col. K. W. Price. 70 Dc by him received
and paid over 70 said Wilson as fast as coli
.Ieeted, until the full lot Of one thousand
dollars has been paid him for said work.
Rea0lced, That as the good citizeas OF luka
nave been very liberal in attending on the
sick and wounded in hospital aud ia buying
the dead, that we solicit from our friends else
where p~ecuniary aid for defraying the expenses
PesolnsL, THAT we regard Dr.. VIM. N. Wilson
a high toned Christian gentlemen, and hereby
cordially recommend bimt to thek nd attenton
and confederation OF ali whom he may visit or
Communicates with in his effort ~ raise funds
for this laudabie puTpOse-
his meeting be forwarded 20 The luka. AeIn-
Dhis and St. Louis papers, with the request Tor
onblfcaficn. which we're unanimously adopted.
I'D MARTISs Chairman.
T.. J. NoRcoM, Secretary, ielslE