Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-06-03
UNDER TWO FLAGS.

UNDER TWO FLAGS.
| I'll. Observance of Decoration Day in CHI
| capo yictors and vanquished Pay
Touching Tribute to the Memory Of Fall
en- Comrades-A Tribute to Bravery BY
the Ex-Confederate Association.
| CHICAGO, May 30.--The observance OF
the ceremony of decorating the graves OF
the soldiers by the veteran organization
| of this city occurred yesterday. Inc
marching column, composed OF posts Of
| The Grand Army of the Republic, was the
largest ever seen on the streets OF CHI
cago on a similar occasion. Ransom
| Post. of St. Louis, was in line, having
come as the especial guests of the posts
of the city. Accompanying Ransom Post
was General VIM. T. Sherman, VINO
marched in the ranks on the right OF the
leading four. He was quickly recognized
by the large waiting crowds on the street
and was wildly cheered. General A1red
II. Terry was also one OF the marcners
and was chcered along the route. Gov
ernor Ogles by, accompanied by severai
other gentlemen, occupied the only car
riase in the column. The veterans IN line
numbered four thousand. The column
proceeded to Rose Hill cemetery, where
the chief ceremonies of the day occurred
During the afternoon the veterans parad'
ed a second time, when they were accom-
panied by the police and State military
commands.
The marching column, after arriving III
Rose Hill, paused in front OF the monu-
oraotaH fn the memory OF (IG0Gfdl
Ransom. After several preliminary
speeches General Sherman said:
COMRADES OF RANSOM POST. GRAND ARMY
OF THE REPUBLIC, AND FRIENDs-We nave
come from our homes in st. Louis, Deyonu
the mighty Mississippi. to lay our mowers
upon the crave Of a comrade who persisted persisted
in his fight for the right, General Ransom,
who, when only twenty nine years oIa, was
in 1864, and whose body was brought TO TINS
beautiful cemetery for burial. We honor
cause he was type of those young men
who defended our country with their lives.
The speaker concluded fervent
eulogy on Ransom with this apostrophe:
You did your duty, Ransom. as a soldier,
and met with patriotic a death as ala
eyer martyr, and we, your comrades, streW
these flowers on your grave in the hope that
they will tend to perpetuate this beautiful
ceremony and help to keep your memory
and the memories of others sacred
A comrade then strewed flowers on the
monument, the band played, and the
crowd sang "America," and a beautiful
floral emblem was set up in the burial lot.
The ex-Confederates, to the number OF
forty. met at their assembly room at No.
Is Washington street at nine O'Clock in
the morning and with the American flag
1T their head, formed in line and marched
to the fremont House where the floral
tributes, large and small, were gathered
up and the club marched to the Illinois
Central depot, where it took the train for
lakewood cemetery.
number of members were accom-
panied by their wives and children, who
bore in their arms a profusion of cut flow
ers and growing plants. The scene was
touching one. The most noticeable
piece was broken pillar composed of
flowers. At it's base was a banner of
snowy white silk inscribed:
wETENDERLY REMEMBER OUR DEAD.
From the ex-Confederate Association OF
Chicago.
Beside this was a magnificent cross OF
flowers fully six feet in height, next to
which was banner of blue silk bearing
the inscriptions:
WE HONOR THE BRAVE.
From the exConfederate Association Of
Chicago.
The train reached lakewood shortly
before noon. From the depot the ex-
Confederates proceeded to the plat of
ground in which the Union dead are
buried, and which is marked by monu-
ment surlnounted by statue of a soldier
at sparade rest" Here the floral cross
was borne and silently deposited at the
base of the statue. Flowers were scat
tered over the graves and the now large
procession moved toward the extreme
south of the burying grounds, where, in
a beautiful grove, lie the remains of $50
Confederate soldiers.
In the center of the grove is a small
mound, and with the exception of one
headstone this is the only monument to
mark the resting place of those who
died in the Southern cause. The men,
bers of the association gathered around
the mound, and while they uncovered
their heads the floral pillar was rever-
emily brought within the circle and
placed on the mound. President For
ester then addressed the assembly in
the following words:
"In all ages, at all times, in all lands,
among all peoples, valor and heroism have
the spot where their sons were slain in de-
fence of their country. and their sons, to
mark the spot where they died for liberty
with lasting monument. So we come to-
day, my comrades. quiet and unostenta-
5iously, to pay our tribute of respect to
brave and heroic men-to these who sleep
here. and those who rest yonder, peace be to
their ashes"
Rev. Robert f. Coyle. chaplain of the
then offered an eloquent and
Iervd prayer, during which he said:
Whatever of sectional luminosity or par
.isan hatred may have been evolved during
the war, we are thankful that it no longer
exists. and pray that may now know but
)ne sentment-the love of God and the love
)f our own country.
President Forester then said:
Comrades. we gather to pay the tribute of
our love and the homage of our tears to the
memory of the heroic dead.
The members of the association replied
n concert:
grave of the brave American soldier, to exalt
7alor and inspire in all deep love for
country and home. Those who wore the
,ray and those who wore the blue are of one
Ired as common heritage, and may Gods
mercy abide with us and His blessing rest
lpon u.s. united country and a united peo-
de, with one flag. forever. Amen"
The stars and stripes were rested
lgainst the floral offering while the MEM
,ers of the association and their COM
AIDES grouped around it. The Confeder.
tie graves were then strewn with flowers
md the assembly broke up.
The Day at Nashville, Tenn.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, May S1.-The an
lual decoration of the Federal dead at
he National cemetery, six miles from