Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-06-06

temperature considerably. 10 accordance
with the published programme, those who
joined the street procession reported and fell
in at two o'clock. At three O'Clock the pro-
cession, under the direction of Chief Marshal
w. F. Taylor and assistant marshals, moved
down Second street from Court square IN the
following order:
THE PROCESSION.
ArnOld's Brass Band
Chickasaw Guards.
Bluff City Grays
Memphis Light Guards.
Ex-Confederate Soldiers on Foot.
Bluff City Light Artillery.
German Benevolent Society.
French Benevolent Association, with Banner aud
Italian Society.
Officers of Different Societies.
Officers of Confederate Relief and Historical ASSoci
alton, with Honored Guests and Orator
of the Day, in Carriages
Ex-Confederaies on Horseback.
The route of march was down Second to
Union, out Union to Main, up Main to Adj
ans, out Adams to the Charleston railroad
depot. The military companies and others
on foot got on the train and moved out to
the cemetery, while those in carriages. on
horseback and the artillery marched out on
the dirt roads to the same destination.
AT THE CEMETERY.
By four clock the cemetery appeared to
be crowded, some four or FIVE thousand rRo-
pie were present. In front OF the hill side,
where the Confederate dead were resting be
meath hillocks of earth, a grand stand had
been erected. 1t was enveloped in ever
greens and flowers, wreaths, festoors. etc. In
front a weather-beaten Confederate flag, and
the battle flag of General Hardee's corps,
were suspended. The faded folds of silk,
torn and tattered, were recognized by many
old soldiers who followed them to where the
fight was hottest and death shafts flew thick
and fast.
DECORATION OF THE GRAVES.
The graves of the dead Confederates were
decorated with flowers. Not grave was I'M
recognized. The graves of the twenty eight
members of the Bluff City Grays, company
B, of the One Hundred and Fifty fourth Ten
nessee (senior) regiment of infantry, and
company 4, OF Forests old regiment of
cavalry, were decorated by the surviving
members of the companies. The decorations
we're large floral wreaths, with crossed sa
bels, and underneath, In scroll, the wo rds
bluff City Grays, while attached to each
decoration was card bearing the nama OF
the dead soldier. In addition, a larger floral
decoration was placed in the center Of the
Confederate grave lot. similar In design 10
the above, but bearing the floral inscriptions,
sc. S. A, ITO Oar Absent Dead" and
bluff City Grays." The floral decoration
was surmounted by crown and cross. The
company did not forget brave and gallant
street, near the Postoffice building, In the
Forrest raid into Memphis. His remains rest
in Calvary cemetery (CAtholic). Ga his grave
q like floral decoration was placed yesterday
morning by his living comrades. The mem
bers of the Bluff City Grays. who are buried
at Elmwood, are as follows: Major Phil I.
Allin, Lieutenant r. J Creighton. j G. Rives,
D. j. Doyle, Lieutenant James Switzerland,
Captain I. T. Pattison, 0. G. Pattison, S. H.
]. H: Craft. R. H. Flournoy, G.. p.
Woodbridge, Fred Wherle, J. b. Drake, w. 2.
Walker. w. Park, George A. Falls, James L.
Titus, John F. TITUS, r. c.. Jones, G.. w.
Wilkins, James w. Spicer, William Webb,
l. NJ. Anderson, j. G. Anderson, James W.
Grice, John Z. Eanes, G. Il. Dillon, w. G.
Heiskell At Calvary (Catholic) cemetery is
buried the remains of John Stokes. At the
base of the monument, a magnificent lot of
flowers was arranged Gin Memory of the Mis-
sissippi Dead, and in the midst of the flow
ers was placed framed photograph OF the
late General n. B. Forrest The floral tnbute
was sent from jackson, Mississippi, by Miss
Cola A. Barr, daughter of the late Colonel
James Barr, of the Tenth Mississippi regi-
ment, Miss Molle Mizell, Miss Louise Taylor
and others, of Jackson, Mississippi. And ac-
companying the contribution was the the fol-
lowing note:
JACKSON, Miss, June 4, 1873.
''We send you by to-nlght's train one small
We are indebted to some of our kind lady
friends for them, and while our contribution
may be small, they come from hearts that
are large In all that pertains to the Confede-
rate soldier, and cur people honor themselves
by these tributes to our dead. With much
love | am, your old comrade of company D,
u. W. CLINGAN."
On the opposite side of the base of the
monument was placed basket of magnih-
cent and beauteous flowers. On another side
of the base was floral cross and basket, eX-
quisite in design and beautiful in the extreme.
Attached to it was a card bearing tne folio W.
ing inscription: I'm memory of Major Green
berry Roberts, of Kentucky, IL organs COM
mand Captain VIM. Bourne, company B,
Third Confederate; and Lieutenant Otis H.
Smith, company b, Third Confederate Of
fered by Mrs. A. +. Fisher" The graves of
many Confederate soldiers scattered through
out the cemetery, IN private or family lois,
were decorated by their relatives and friends,
and numberless graves Containing the loved
remains of relatives and friends, not soldiers
during life, were likewise decorated.
THE MONUMENT.
On the crest of the beautiful hill on the
slope CT which the Confederate dead are bur-
led the monument stands. 1t presents a
commanding and artistic appearance. Around
and into the valley, the little white head
stone grave markers rise above the blades of
grass, and peep from beneath the waving
te-topped clover. The graves are numer-
GUS on that spot of hallowed ground: the
boys who wore the gray are close together, In
solid phalanx. But they are dead The fol-
lowing Is the detailed description of the mon
ument: A nodded base, FIVE feet six inches
square, one foot ten inches high. Ga the
front of the same are cut, in raised, polished
letters, the words Confederate Dead" On
the back of the same Is the following inscrip-
ton: 'IAis Victorian Non ID1DoTtalitate,a
Fdta NegGUertHt." On the base rests a
nodded base, four feet four inches square
and eleven inches high, with column plinths at
the angles. Then comes die, three feet two
inches square and two feet three inches high,
recessed at the corners for the shafts The
faces OF the die are highly polished-polished
shafts, carved capitals and nodded bases.
The upper portion Of the die is four feet two
inches square and two feet FIVE inches high,
with Gothic arch and panel on each side,
and with carved wreath In relief On each
spandrel the four corners are nodded Then
comes nodded and carved cap, FIVE feet
square and one foot three inches high.
Above this cap Is a nodded column base,
three feet nine i2ches square and one foot
eight inches high, with the Tennessee State
and the Confederate States arms in high re-
l1ef ABOVE these coats ot-arms and beneath
the trophy are the words "Deo Vindice," in
relief. The shaft is three feet square at tie
bottom and two feet two inches square at the
top, and sixteen feet long, with trophy of
flags and arms at the base of the shaft in
high relief and garlands in low relef-all
polished. The frieze is nodded, and has
stars In full relief between the holdings On
top of all this Is the capital, three ieet four
inches square and one foot seven inches high.
richly carved. Surrounding all is a final
two feet two inches square and two feet eight
inches high, composed OF cannon balls. 50
THE CORNERSTONE.
Some years ago the cornerstone of the
,rrnr Lid amid