Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-05-17
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.
Tho confeaerat. Dead.

Tho Confederate Dead.
It is the Intention of the -Confeder-
ate Association Of Missouri to improve and
beautify the Confederate Cemetery at
Springfield and to dedicate it to the Con-
federate dead of Missouri. IN pursuance
of this resolve the following appeal has
been made to the people of Missouri by the
association:
- ST. ST. Louis, Mo-, April 25, 1888.
When the late war came to a close the
battle, OF. who had died in hospitals in Mis-
soun, were scattered throughout the State,
especially in Southwest Missouri, which was
the, chief battle-ground of the State. The
soldier-dead of the Union were gathered in
cemeteries at jefferson Barracks, Jefferson
City and springfeid' each of which cemeteries
Federal Government in a manner worthy of
the cause for which these heroes died. The
Confederate dead have had no such protector
to guard and honor their remains, and for
years their bones rested in widely separated
and uncared for graves; In 1862 nowexer' the
humane as well as patriotic motives, took
steps to renter the bones bones OF the scattered
field, Carthage, Dug Spring and the various
skirmishes in the Southwest.
BY voluntary contributions from friends
Springfield, adjoining the National Cemetery.
in which their remains have been reinterred
and have since been cared for by a local or
ganization These dead belong to Missouri.
Their courage and devotion to their conviction
of duty hallow their memories and cause them
to be revered by men of all shades of political
opinion.
es that they be taken care OF by the people OF
the entire State, and more especially by their
surviving comrades and their friends. In the
cemetery there are now sol graves. Most of
them are of unidentified men. but all are
known to have been soldiers chiefly from Mis-
souri,, Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas, who
were under Price, Mccullough and other Con
faIa obi inf ing yEh q rn
known are numbered the graves OF Col BENZ
Brown, Col. John NJ. Foster. Lieut.-Col. r. H.
Lieut.. Seth Johnson, H c. Dawson, Monroe
Layton, Capt Haze Farris, William Hughes,
John Newton, of Morehouse Parish, La, and
W. J. -Grigson. The remains of Col John S.
Bowen lie in an uncared-for grave in field in
Mississippi. His comrades hope to see them
marked and honored in this cemetery as they
do those of other heroes whose bones are now
lying in neglected spots.
The cemetery at Springfield consists of three
easily susceptible of high Improvement; 1t is
enclosed by a wooden paling fence, which is
marked S BY headboard of cedar wood, painted
white and numbered with reference to the
register, which states all that is known of the
are growing; bluegrass has this year been
sown. The local society having done all in its
that the Cemetery should be the care OF ali ex-
Confederate soldiers in Missouri, it was ten
dered to the "Ex-Confederate Association Of
by that society adopted as the Confederate
cemetery of the State-there is no other.
A meeting of the Council of the Association
Gts Executive COmmittee) was held at Spring
field, Monday, April q, when the cemetery
was inspected, and the President was instruct
essary by the Council that at least coo shall
be raised in order that the grounds shall be:
LIST, permanently fenced; I'd, have small head
suitable monument, commemorative OF the
virtues of the fallen braves: 4th, be provided
sary repairs. The sum asked seems to be the
least with which the purpose can be properly
accomplished.
The National Cemetery, but few feet away,
has cost, beside maintenance, simply for per-
manent improvements, over S65O00. 1t does
not nearly SO many as will ours, if we do our
duty by it. With twenty thousand dollars tho
Confederate cemetery can be so improved
his descendants, in contemplating it hereafter,
viii need to blush when he steps a few feet
north to look upon the monuments which
have been erected to the memory of the gal
liant Federal dead. We do not solicit. nor do
we expect, Government aid. We can only re-
ex.Confederate soldier, and upon the Iberaiity
of all men who revere bravery and conscien-
tious devotion to principle even though they
soldier yielded up his life. Especially do we
call upon our own comrades and solemnly as
them that eod they sx this
it a bounden and an imperative duty to do tor
this cause his part Could each one be APP
1y and certainly be raised. The diff
ficuty lies in securing for the plIr-
pose the necessary organization. 1t is the
object of this address to set forth the facts, to
urge, particularly upon the Vice-Presidents of
the association in the various districts, a
every county in the State. and to ask of ex-
Confedcrates especially, and of others VINO
may feel disposed to aid us, prompt and
generous response. With active eXertion the
10000 should be secured during the next two
months, and before the meeting of the asso-
citation at jefferson City, Augut % and %.
Some of the ex-Confederates not being able to
assist in any considerable sum, and some of
them being inaccessible to this brief call, it
will be seen that those who can do so must
contribute as literally as possible. No cause
could more forcibly appeal to our hearts. Let
us see that it does not fail of success. Very re-
specially, JOHN S. MARMADUkE,
Prest Ex-Confederate Assn of Missouri.