Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-04-18
THE BATTLE OF SHILOH.

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Veterans Meet and Have o Good Time-Oid
Scenes and Incidents Talked Ovcr-Camp
Fires Again Hshsea and Hard Tack
Discussed.
Nashville, TENN, April s.-A special
trom Shiloh via Bethel, Tenn, says: The
lay broke bright, mild and beautiful over
Shiloh yesterday morning as the steamer
John Gilbert and w. F. Nisbet dashed To-
gether steamed ap 10 Pittsburgh Landing
with about four hundred excarsionists on
board, mostly members Of the Grand Army
II the Republic of Illinois, indiana and
Iowa Fiags were flying from the mast
heads and rigging, and two brass bands
playing Home, Sweet Home and Aud
Lang Syne." A number of citizens ON
shore clseered the excursionists as they
landed. The column formed and led by tho
bands marched to the flag pole in the center
II the National cemetery, the bands beating
Inc dead march with mufaed drums. Here
hey played webster's
FUNERAL MARCH.
the men standing with uncovered heads.
tears running down the cheeks Of nIafV -
they looked around and recognized the
names Of many old comrades, while the
marble slabs at the heads Of the graves rose
like undulafing waves rs far as the eye
could zee. The column formed again and
marched to the platform erected Tor the
speakers and the band at the west end OF
The cemetery. Prominent among those
present were Generals NJ X. NJ. Wallace, ID.
2 Smith, T. l.. Dickey; Colonels. ]. L.
Godfrey, w. T. Hayes; Major b. b. Bing-
ham; Captains s. S. Garrett, II. r. Sinkle,
i. ID. Patterson, +. NJ. Kyle.eS. L. Enzen-
ger, George c. Jenteries, i. 8. Bryant, ii.
G. Clock David Jones', s. s Garrett,
Juds0n Mccoy, Fred. A. Smith,
Charles vangarden, A. II. Neershy, ID.
C. Address, NJ. Il. Russell and G. p.
Slarle. All the abovenamed took part In
the battle of Shiloh as Federal officers.
The press WAs represented by Mr.. Clarkson,
of the Des Moiiies, a., Register; Blyler, Of
the Grand Army Adr0cate. Des Moines,
La. b. L. Green, OF the IOacd State Register;
Duncan r. Doris, of the Chicago Times,
and Owen s. Prentiss, of the Nashville
American. The ceremonies opened with an
appropriate prayer by Captain Bryant. Rev.
Thomas Cotton, local preacher, explained
that the small assemblage was due to the
fact that many people had been scared
away in consequence Of the
SMALL PoX SCARE.
Captain III. II. Hinkle, of Savannah,
| Tenn, a member of the G. A. r., said the
Governor promised to be present and make
a speech, end Captain Payne, State Super
intendent of Education, had promised II
Governor Bate did not G6hne he surely
would, and deliver the address Of welcome
to the visitors. Mr.. Hinkle heartily Gc.
plored the fact that there were no represent
tatives from Tennessee and from the army
20 welcome the visitors. Hon. b. +. Smith,
of Illinois, was orator of the day, and de
livered speech eulogistic of both
Federal and Confederate dead. He con-
clhded as follows: "As the quiet, steady
flowing current If the beautiful Tennessee
which perpetually t,stbes the feet of the
hill in which rest our beloved dead, comes
down from the uplands of the Sotith to join
| its waters with that of the great rivers OF
the North, SO may the current of the
patriotic 1Use pt country come from
the Southland and Join others from
other parts of the cUuDtry ill all
are embraced in one sentiment of love
and respect for the inseparable union OF
States" General +. Lyis Dickey, Judge
of the Supreme Court of Illinois, spoke OF
the motives that animated the parties to .be
contest and the substantial benefits that re-
suited to the South, even from the fire
through which she had passed and the ter
rible experience always realized by the peO-
pie of soil where armed hosts come to-
gether to prove the earnestuess of their con-
victions by appealing to arms He said
| that from the
TERRIBLE CIVIL WAR
that had become a political necessity the
South had suffered greatly, it was true, but
was recuperating so fast that within the
next decade she would be far more prosper.
GUS than before the war. He then related
some personal experiences of the battle and
interesting particulars regarding General
Lew Wallace and his command. He spoke
of the great self,sacrifces of the soldiers
of the North, and said the Union had been
cemented together by their blood The
entire audience, which by this time had
been largely augmented by people from
across the river and the neighborhood, then
sang Nearer my God to Thee" the band
leading with comets. The children of the
neighboring Sunday school sang hymn
founded on Stonewall Jackson's last words.
Let us pass over the river" This affected
many of the audience to tears, and was
well received. This was all that was said
or done IN memory of the Confederates
dead who lie buried in the surround.
ing fields without a stone to mark the
spot. Inc audience then sang Il love to
tell the story" led by the cornet. The vet
Grams then dispersed over the country as far
as Shiloh Church, looking for the places
where their comrades fell, and they fought
and many were wounded beside them.
Great interest was manifested lin searching
for old bullets, buttons and the like,
and large number were found
I Oh the field near. by, every member
of the party carrying away some relic OF
Shiloh's dreadful day. There was an old
time camp fire on the battle field by the
spring, hard tack, bacon and beans being
cooked and eaten from tin plates. The en-.
tire day was spent in visiting points of in
terest on the battle field.