The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1867-05-16
Soldiers Monuments.

The correspondence had by Capt. J
w. Pearman, of this city, with the
Quartermaster Generals Department OF
the United States. as already published
! i'm the Gazette, attests the Willingness,
/ the anxiety, indeed, of the National
Government to provide suitable head
boards for all the soldiers of the late war,
who died in the service of their country.
General Meigs, Quartermaster General,
has ordered that wherever the graves of
such soldiers are to be found without APP
propriate headboards, and the relatives
of the deceased are too poor to provide
such headboards, the want shall be at
once provided at the Nations expense.
This order reflects credit OH the patriot
ism and energy Of General Meigs, and
illustrates the desire of the Government
to acknowledge the services of our fallen
heroes in every possible way.
General Myers, Chief Quartermaster
of the Department of the Platte, in
which Department Iowa is now embrac-
ed, has promptly taken action to carry
ont the orders of General Meigs. He
has instructed Capt. Pearman to prepare
as soon as possible, a list of the graves Of
soldiers found i'm Iowa, and not vet ap-
proprately marked. Capt Pearman is
also directed to procure the name Of
each of such soldiers, with his rank reg
iment, company and arm, in order that
these particulars may be inscribed on
the headboard; specimen of which
may he seen at the Post Office in this
city, is made of iron, galvanized and
lettered. This is designed to be firmly
set Oh base of stone, into which it is to
be fastened with lead solder. Thus
made and erected these headirons will
al n t..;
preventing all oxidation.
GoV. stone has also promptly extend
ed his aid in this important matter, and |
has solicited the assistance of the Judge |
of Probate, in each Off the several counties |
OF the State, In procuring, full lists of /
the graves of soldiers buried in these |
counties, in order that such lists may
be forwarded to Capt. Pearman. Ifthis |
praiseworthy action of the Governor is !,
seconded, as it should be, by the County
Judges, and by the CitizeEs of the various
counties, Capt. Pearman will be able to
make complete record showing the name
and burial place of every soldier now
resting in Iowa soil. 1t is to be- hoped
that the people of the entire State will
cordially cooperate in this most praise
worthy and patriotic effort.
ii should he noted in this connection,
''''e WV "t'tN WI eitttlHS county NsSiu-
n!ents TO the memory of the soldiers of
the Republic has lost none of its impor-
tance-has, rather, been rendered much
more pressing-by the lapse of time
since the war closed. In our own State
Scott county had the honor of the first
suggestion OF "a County Soldiers Monu-
nlent and the honor, also, of making the
nrSt effort to secure the funds needed for
this sacred object. The effort met with
much success, but was soon suspended,
III order that an appeal, then indis-
pensable, for the establishment of the
orphans Home near this city might
have no competitor before the patriotic
ana benevolent. public. more than five
hundred dollars have for year and
halt past been deposited in the Daven-
port Savings Institution, credited to the
scott County Soldiers Monument Asso-
cation. That amount ought to be in
creased to three thousand dollars, at
least. and an appropriate monument
erected before another winter visits us,
- IGrrnUO}f f,u-ette