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or Meeting TO Remove Confederate
Dead at Iuka, Mss, MaY27, 1861.

Ia meeting Of the citizens OF Iuka, Tisho.
u mingO county, Slate Of Mississippi, the
Hon. J. - Martin was called to the Chair and
Prot T. j. NOreom 10 act as secretary who ex-
piained the Objsct Of meeting to he the
adoption Of suitable measures for removing
the remain Of the Confederate Dead Inferred
Al various places in this town 10 an appropriate
Cemetery.
Aner some very appropriate and touching
remarks by ID n. Cayce upon this duty both OF
respect to the dead, 90 The feelings OF their
mourning friends and to our town. DR. j. n.
Powell moved that a committee be appointed
by tue chairman 10 report suitable resolutions
embJdy1ng the best plan for carrying out the
object Of the meeting whereupon the follow
ing gentlemen were appointed on the euIlmit-
tee Messrs- D. n. Cay &c, r. VI. Pfice, I'm.
Conan, DR.. j. =. Davis A. II. Mathews, DR.. ].
A. Powell, j. G. Holman, Col. ! Moore and
ON motion Of Mai. Conan. the Chairman OF
the meeting was made Chairman Of the CON-
mittee, and Col. K W. Price was elected Treas
urer 20 receive and disburse all funds used for
this purpose.
At AN adjourned meeting at 8 O'Clock pm.
the reported the following rasOiu-
tions;
Re5otred, That we believe IL to be the duty Of
all good citzenst 70 respectthe Dead by giving a
decent tntermeut 70 their remains in suitable
grounds consecrated 10 that purpose; and
whereas, there are about two Hundred Con-
tederate Soldiers, Of whom four-hfths are Mis-
sOurians, buried on private property near the
hotel and at various places within the cOrpO-
rate limits OF Iuka.
Resoiued, That we desire to have them re-
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terry, near the southeast corner OF the town OF
Iuza. already consecrated as a battle-ground
kes0tyeG, That DR.. Vim NJ Wilson be. and Is
hereby authorized, TO remove and inter them
in shady Grove Cemetery as speedily as posi-
BILE, according to the following specfffcGtlOns,
viz; The remain of each Oneto be placed in a
plain box, of suitable length, width and depth,
made of new plank, and that small head and
foot bOarus bearing such inscriptions as he
ma obtain TO mark their final resting place.
ReS0iUed, That the sum OF one thousand dol
lars will be a fair auu INST consideration to be
paid for said removal and tnteiment,a and that
DR.. Wn. IA. Wilson be- and is hereby author
lied, to collect said amount by private SUBJ
scriptfOn. or by soliciting donations from the
public IN any manner most eXpsditiOus to the
must be first directed and paid to the Treas
urer, Col. II. W. Price. To be BY MIN Received
and paid over TO said Wilson as fast a. coll
lected, until the full amount of one thousand
dollars has been paid him for said work.
Rce0lued, That as the gO0d citizens OF IukR
have been very liberal in attending on the
sick and wounded in hospital aud in buryfng
the dead, that we solicit from our friends else
where ~pecuniary aid for defrayihg the expenses
Of e. is work.
Res0lred, That we regard Dr.. VIM. NJ. Wilson
a high toned Christian gentleman, and hereby
recommend him to the x M attention
and consideration Of al whom he may visit or
communicate with In mis- effort TO raise funds
for this laudahle purpose.
Res0tued, That a copy Of the proceedings OF
This meeting be forwarded 20 the Iuka, Mem
phis and St Louis papers, with toe request TO-
publication, which were unanimously a1Opted.
I'D. MARIN, Chairman
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