The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-05-27
THE CONFEDERATE DEAD.

MEMORIAL SERVICE AT NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
OF THE BLUE AND THE GRAY-FEDERAL
AND CONFEDERATE FLAGS IN The PRO-
CEssIoN-A GRAND AFFAIR.
MEMPHIS, TENN, May 2i.-The memorial
ceremonies to-day were the grandest ever wit
messed in the South, despite the threatening O
weather. At early hour the streets were
filed with people, bearing flowers, where
with to deck the graves. Business
was almost entirely suspended, while from nu-
merous buildings msu9na, ana co eonIederate flags
forms of the state guards, gave the city holiday
appearance. At noon the procession was formed
moved down Main street in the fol-
lowing order: Chief Marshal, Gen. Col
@ar Sm Company & irish WoInGteeTs Ts@p
lars, gU9rds, orators of the day in a carriage.
soldiers of the Mexican and Florida wars, In
vincible Fire Company carrying General For
rests battle flag and The battle flag of the Third
Tennessee federal cavalry, ex-confederates on
horses, music, Hibernian Mutual Re-
lief sSciety IRISH Tsta, erSy society
Societe Franca Sc, societa DE Union. E. Foril-
Tonga, Italiana, Music. German Benevolent So
ciety, German Casinos, Deutscher Bruder. Band,
Memphis ManeTchor, Templars of Love, nine.
division, music, city schools, SEQ:
Dad division, in carriages, the mayor and
general council, army and navy union, ex-fed-
| eral officers and soldiers, 81. Andrews Society,
rsete FERN IN ci5ens aSa ~ me procession L, was
the, principal streets, which were crowded
with people bearing flowers, they gave
special spec Interest were seen: At the head OF the
mounted ex-cOnfederateS rode Gen. Forrest and
surviving members o 81 hi his e STAN d Thie the the
How. In one carriage was two large flags, federal
and confederate, made entirely of flowers. The
| was flung TO the breeze. The number O.
EX FEDERALs PARTICIPATING
In the procession was about one hundred, repre-
senting nearly every state in the Union, amons
whom were Lieut.. Col. Geo. Gibson, u. 8. A.
Col. ]. w. Jefferson, who served throughout the
Regiment" and now prominent cotton mer
tchant, and who, like most of the ex-fed
e@ss part in aSy puSIic demonstraton Before Col
Harry Tomlinson, formerly adtutant general or
the stats Of Gems. Curtis and Schofield; Capt N
ID Minkin, formerly of Gen. Rosecrans' as staff
leading dry goods merchant; Capt. +. b. Ed
gington, 18th Iowa, prominent lawyer
Ohio, a prominent lawyer; Maj. Jas. o. Pierce
assistant inspector general on General Wash
burns staff. one of the orators of the day; Capt
Matt Lowe, OF Gen. Buffers staff; Capt. ALI. q
luther, OF Gen. Buckland's staff; Major l.. i
J Harrigan, U. 3. volunteers, and many other
! who occupy prominent positions in the city
After traversing the principal streets
, the procession took the Memphi
and Charleston trains for Elm
wood cemetery, where a grand stand has
been erected for the occasion, and on arrivin
| the g the following order OF exercises was oh
HMM. "Rock of Ages" by the Mencelssoh
Quartette Club; poem, 1.-The Blue and Gray;
Master Lee Merriwetheri Grave song, Memphi
, Mannerchor; Grafton, Luke E Wright, Esq.
HYMN. Nearer my God 10 Thee" Mendlssoh
: late of the federal army; Night Song of tn
: Warriors" Memphis Mannerchor; poem, CON
posed by Dr.. Granger, United sia1es army
QuarIette Club; benedIction, by n
Rev. James Carmichael. The ors
. tions were in keeping with the soirit OF N
occasion and everything passed off well, andth
general impression prevails that Dothtn
: since the war has occurred to so con
pletely break down the barriers betwee
8 the North and South and unite our whole pee
% pie. Only one accident occurred to mar the ce
ebration, and this was caused by Gener
@ Cotton Grene's tthe chief marshaD horse fallir
|, upon him on his return to the city this evenin
n and breaking his left leg just above the ankle.