Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-07-21

or Meeting TO Remove Confederate
Dead at Iuka, Mss, May27, 1861.

TIA meeting Of the citizens OF Iuka, Tisho-
[ "a miugO county, slate OF Mississippi, the
l Hon. j. u. Martin was called to tue chair and
/ Prof 7. j. Norcom 10 act as secretary. who TX
[ plsined the object Of the meeting to he the
[ adoption Of suitable measures for removing
the remains OF The Confederate Dead Inferred
sc various places in this tow 10 an appropriate
Cemetery.
Aner some very appropriate and touching
remarks by D. n. Cayee upon this duty both OF
/ respect 70 the dead, 10 the feelings Of their
mourning friends, and to our town, Dr. ]. n.
[ Powell moved that a cOmmtttee be appointed
I by the chairman to report suitable resolutions
embodying the btst plan for carrying out The
| object OF the meeting Whereupon the follow
ing gentlemen were appointed on the commit
tee Messrs. ID. n. Cayce. r ". Pfice. J. N.
/ Conan, DR.. J.. r. Davis A n. Mathews, DR.. j.
A.. Powell, J. G. Holman, Col i'll Moore and
ON motion OF Mai. Conan, the Chairman OF
the meeting was made Chairman OF the com
mittee, and Col. r W Price WAS elected Treas
urer 70 receive and disbuTse all funds used for
At an adjourned meeting at s o'clock pm.
the committee reported the following resolu-
RssolusL That we believe It % be the duty Of
all good citzeusto respecbther Dead ~ giving a
decent intermeut 70 their remains in suitable
grounds c0nsecrated TO that purpose aud
whereas, there are about two hundred Con-
federate soldiers, OF Wnom louf-nlLns are MIS-
sourians, buried on private property near the
hotel and at various places within the eorpo-
rate limits OF Iuka,
Regolped. That We desire to have them re-
moved and Inferred 10 the Shay Grove Gene
terry, near the southeast corner Of the tOwn Of
Iuka. already cOnsecrafed as a burial ground
Res0tUed, That Dr. Vim N. vi lsOn be and is
hereby authorized, TO remove and inter them
in Shady Grove Cemetery as speedily as posi-
BILE. according to the following specidcaGiOus,
viz The remains Of each one 70 be placed in a
plain box, or suitable length, width and Gepth,
made Of new plank, anu that small head and
foot boards bearing such Inscriptions as he
ma, obtain TO mark their final resting place.
Res0lued, That The sum OF one thousand dol
lars will be a air ana nrst consideration % be
paid for said removal and intefment, and that
br. VIM. N. WiusOu be, and is hereby author
lied. to collect said amount ~ private sub
scriptiOn, OF by soliciting donations from the
public in any manus mCsb expeditions to the
complexion of tire work and that all funus
must be nrst directed and paid 70 the Tress-
urer, Col. X W. Price. to be by him received
and paid over % said Wilson rs fast a. e0l-
lected. until the full amount Cf one thousand
dollars has been paid him for said work
Res0tued, That As the COED citizens OF Iuka
have been very liberal in Attending on the
sick and wounded in hospital and in burying
the dead, that we solicit from cur friends else
where ~peenutary aid for delraytug the expenses
Of o. Is work.
ResobBed, That we regard DR.. Vim. N. Wilson
a high toned Christian gentleman. and hereby
cordially recommend BIN to thek M attention
and consideration Of all whom he may visit or
communicate with in his effort to raise mnds
for this laudable purpose.
Res0tUed, That a copy OF the proceedings OF
this meeting be forWarded % The Iuk Mem
phis and st. Louis paper, with the request fOr
publication, which were unanimously anOpted-
J. MARTIN, Chairman
7. J NORcoM. Secretary ielSlw