The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-09-01
FRS, Assistant Msrshal, George w. Lark

Aids, w. II. T, RI II, L4f ye;te county.
j. p. Elliott, Saline oounty.
! VI. e Sardidg Satin. county.
J. S.Whsa'ly, lafayette county.
S Z. Crisp'n, Ray county
S. White, La ayette county.
Abe Furst, Buchanan county.
J. III. Ne rrick. Carroll county.
X A. Collins, Lafayette C .uuty.
w. A. Thornton, Lafay-t e coun Y.
o. H. P Catron, Howell coun y.
Go p. Cord n, Laf ,ystte coInsy.
B u Neal, ID de county.
10 Plsttenburg, Lafaye'te unity.
Frank Trigg, Lafayete county.
Commander of Shelhy's b q e, 3. Elliot,
Lafayette county.
Commander Of Grand Army r public,
f. Meet, Laf .yetts county.
Commander of Ex-Colfe lerat 6, Z.
Gates, Buchanan county.
The line of march commenced a. the
junction of RUSSELL and Washburne STREETS,
moving south on Russell Rect
to Playground avenue I'D taence
west to The lar crumbs, and SO long
was it when ora Sn out in column of twos
In II the advance Of the column was enter
Ing the grounds by the tim. tn. rear erd
was leaving the town. Arrived I'D the
ground the columa moved In a circular
line, winding In~ardiy - the center around
the grand mer,hat, whose position was
marked by flag held aloft, until tie
e tire column wss f cling him in circle,
wh-n a wild salute r,ng forth In that pecu-
liar form known as
THE REBEL YELL,
and the co umn broke ranks.
At this jurctu-e call was made for the
Sixth Missouri,
IRwIN's OLD REGIMENT,
to fall in line behind the flag, and after
much trouble and worry twelve OF tue
twelve hundred men whu once formed II
were founi and martha led behind f,g
big enough to wrap them all up IN. The
Oiessa baud then escorted them TO the
speed ring and in front of the grand stand,
where a temp.rAry speak-rs' stand had
been erecrei They were of course fol-
lowed by hundreds of others and the
grand stand was packed 10 its utmost.
After much difficulty the marshsls sue :.
ersns into line and the crowd cleared away
from thSir front, when Grand Marshsl j.
ID. Conner stated that the survivors of the
manded by Col. Irwin, who had fallen at
is head twenty-three years ago, had thus
BEEN brought toto line for the purpose Of
displaying to them oace more
THE FLAG UNDER WHICH THEY FOUGHT
and which had been presented them by
fair hands, now cold In tide grave gu .rter
OF century ago, and 10 that end he had
the honor OF introducing 10 them Msior
Hickman, the only surviving field officer OF
the regiment. As he closed, there rosa on
the stand a one. armed, gray haired mao Of
medium size, who held aloft the sacred
nemento enwrapped in paper and attached
to a small staff, and as the venerable figure
stood there one could have heard pin
drop, so hu>hed seemed the very breath of
the vast cOncourse of over FIVE thousand
beings who ga0ed upon ii.
''Fellow-c .tizens, comrades and brothers"
spake the figure, l hold in my hand an
emblem that twenty three years ago, wave1
over my head and over yours my comrades
OF the old Sixteenth Missouri regimen, on
THE BLOODY GROUNDS OF CoRNTH,
Mississippi, snd which on that day went
down to earth covered with the gore of
comrades who have never since ans sered
to an earthly 70 call. OF that day and
It's tragedies, need not tel you, for they
are all too indellibly written upon your
hearts for time and eternity. 1t is only mine |
to-day to unfurl TO your gaze once again |
the old banner you followed Sd faithfully |
for principle, and unfurl il, thank God, |
not as then an emblem of dIssention and |
discord and war and hate, but as amemento |
Of the dear dead ones who Tell beneath il, |
and whose memory not only We, but our |
now comrades-then foes OF the @. A. r
love to cherish as those of true brave men
and soldiers who fell In the fore of duty
- Here a portion of the Temporary
stand came down with a crash, causing
great confusion, bat fortunately hurting no
one Amid the confusion, crys of unfurl
the flag "unwrap it 1" were heard. 81
will, said the NJ sjor "when order is restored
We soldiers must not forget a soldiers first
luty is decorum. desire to read TO you
he letter Of Mrs. Irwin, the widow of your
colonel, who
FELL AT VICKSBURG
which accompanies this flag he continued
Is be tore away the wrappiUgs, and DIS
played 20 the breeZa one OF the famili n old
va tie flags so we'll known to Prices corps,
o assisting of red field with thirteen ars
nd crescent. The crescent b ing SET In
he upper inner corner, aud the stars ,
anged in rows over the eotire flag. The
ag was blood stained and iull of bullet
loles, snd as il hattered loose TO the
II, eZ for one moment there was a dead
ush, and many an old veteran began TO !
ripe his eyes. But just as Major Hick-
asn tad OPP nsd ms letter to rad. There =
anne murmur, then a wild cheer from |.
very part OF the throng, that rsrg out !
18th a shrillness most piercing sud was :
1lIowed by the cry ego on" "God bless
ne old one armed major" This seemed
} unerve the speaker, who as the tears
,lled down his cheeks, turned 10 the su- $
fence and said with a trembling voice,
one more such demonstration and You will Z.
nnerye me-. Then mastering himself -
Laior Hickman began to read