The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1869-06-03
Decoration Day and Decora
ton of Soldiers Graves |

but otherwise pleasant enough. At q
O'Clock P. M. a goodly number of soldiers
and citizens assembled at Soldiers Hall, i
and d soon after, under the command of
Capt. Frantz, assisted bynGen. Lowell,
4 marched IN military order to the GENE,
tery. aoO On arrival az a, beautiful place.
near the cen.re9et the cemetery the pro-
cession was drawn up in circle and FL
der stebbins, standing in the centre, ad4
dressed the assembly He said that when
ne was firstCasked fine would address the
soldiers and others on the occasion of
decorating the soldiers graves, he said
unhesitatingly that he would. And heI
thought it very proper that he should, as
ne held an intermediate position between
the soldiers of the Revolution and the
soldiers Of the rebellion, and was related
to the soldiers of both warsoi His father
wasra, soldierrin the war of the oReFp0lu
ton and served his Country three years,
lighting to gain liberty freedom. and in
dependence. . And Itwb of his sons were
soldiers in the war against the rebellion, |
one Of whom served his. country two
years and the other three, and one of them
was'a prisoner in the rebel prisons fifteen
months. His sons served their country
fighting to maintain the liberty, freedom
and independence gained by our Revo-
Ilutiohary fathers, And holding such re-
lation to, the soldiers of the Revolution
and the soldiers bof the rebellion, a he
thought it was very = proper that he
should make an address on the occasion
for which they lad assembled, Ahd
when h, he was asked to preach the funeral
sermonFof an old lady and neighbor, Mrs.
Ames, as he was, he declined doing SO,
that he might address the soldiers and
Others here assembled. oa '-.g 80 = ~
iuHel thenlspeke ofathe purpose for5which
they had assembted and of the opropriety
Of assembling once year to pay a 5trib-
ute of respect to the memory of those
who fell or lost their lives in defence of /
their country. He was + in favor Of sdchd
annual neatestinggsfallnld decorations, hoped
they would be .continueds and that loyal-t
5ty and patriotism would iBeokept IN full.r
glow from from year TO year through all time.
MI. lStebhins remarks were pointed, well
timed and appropriate, and were appre-
ciated by all, present They were not as
extended as they would have been had it
not been for the raingq But brief as they
were, our Short report Of them must ne
cfessarily be avery imperfect Representa-
ton OF them. s2VeIqqa hg5d ram T
At the close of Ed. Stcbbins' address
the soldiers, accompanied and followed
blythe citizens generally, passed through
the cemetery and beautifully. and impress
siTely decorated the graves of their fallen T
comradeso5l They then returned to sthe,E
plaee!where3 they first halted and the adah
dress was made And then q beautiful I.
p
poem, suitable to the OCCASION. was sung
by the choir, and three volleysIof mus
kerry, under the orders of the cofn1nanI
der, were fred. i'sqba22 a.laa 2a1 E. Il
al Alter the Yoleys of IN u4fAle flt and
during a heavy shower the Rev. Mr.
substantially the following|,
remarks Ell .nofieooash LTe1diI 9liJ "a
There is no act 50 touches human heal hearts isl
as an act Of .heroism. + Whenever a man,
moved by any noble impulse, takes hislife in
his hand and goes forth in defence of sohet
worthy cause or principle, then do we go
down down on our knees before such an one and
applaud the act e ssaisrld .f,f e 4,
1--WE are met here to-day becauserwe needs
must pay a tribute to valor-and to patriot
ISM. ada Jedt 9Gia8mi Yam roy nod ~
,s'' This act of commemoration is tWofoId.d
First ills tribute of respect for the per-9
sonall valor and patriotism of those whose d
graves lie here. Second, it is an expressionl5
of devotion and loyalty to the purposes and
principles for which these men fought and
died 4i2!a.2o 1tsl 3ti 10 ~ D2T 70
80 Tie one object is to keep the memory n of
these brave dead fresh and green in our.
hearts the other to remind us of the sacred
trusts we, as citizens of great nationality, I
hold in our hands, e.d eqaeis;s.,gasi.q r,li
o ut does us good to- stand beside these
graves once a year, and to lay thereon our
tribute of love and respect for those whom
these enshrine, and for the cause which these
consecrate and forever make sacred.
80 BY reverence for the, loyal and the brave
we too grow loyal and brave. and these
graves, in our midst are God keepsake given
unto us, that while we Keep them we, may