The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1886-06-04
UNDER TWO FLAGS.

The Observance of Decoration Day in Chi
cagO - VictOrs 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. The
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, who
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 Alfred
II. Terry was also one of the marchers
and was cheered along the route. Gov
ernor OglesbY, accompanied by several
other gentlemen, occupied the only car
riage in the column. The veterans in line
numbered four thousand. The column
proceeded to Rose Hin 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 at
Rose Hill, paused in front of the mOnu-
ment erected to the memory of General
Ransom. After several preliminary
speeches General Sherman said:
COMRADES OF RANSOM POST, GRAND ARMY
OF 1AE REPUBLIC, AND FRIENDSHIP have
come from our homes in st. Louis, beyond
the mighty Mississippi, to lay our flowers
upon the grave of cOmrade who perished
in his fight for the right, General Ransom,
corps commander, who died in Rome, Ga,
in 1884, and whose body was brought to this
beautiful cemetery for burial We honor
him because he was a brave man and be-
cause he was type of those young men
who defended our country with their lives.
The speaker concluded a fervent
eulogy on Ransom with this apostrophe:
You did your duty, Ransom, as a soldier,
and met with as patriotic a death as did
ever a martyr, and we, your comrades, strew
these flowers on your grave in tho 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 ssAmerica," 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.
10 Washington street at nine O'Clock in
the morning and with the American flag
at 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
OakWood cemetery.
number of members were accom-
panied by their wives and children, who
bore in their arms profusiOn of cut flow
ers and growing plants. The scene was
a touching one. The most noticeable
piece was a broken pillar composed OF
flowers. At it's base was a banner of
snowy white silk inscribed:
WE TENDERLY REMEMBER OUR DEAD.
From the ex-Confederate Association
Chicago.
Beside this was a magnificent cross of
flowers fully six feet in height, next to
which was a banner of blue silk bearing
the inscription:
WE HONOR THE BRAVE.
From the ex-Oonfederate Association o
Chicago.
The train reached Oakwood 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 a mOnu-
ment surmounted by statue of soldier
at ''parade 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
q beautiful grove, lie the remains of 480
Confederate soldiers.
Tn, of fc n
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-
entity 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 herofsm have
been admired. Fathers point with pride to
fence of their country and their sons, to
preserve in store their fathers memory,
mark the spot where they died for liberty
day, my comrades, quiet and unostenta-
tiously, to pay our tstbute of respect to
here, and those who rest yonder, peace be to
their ashes"
Rev. Robert f. Coyle, chaplain of the
association, then offered an eloquent and
fervid prayer, during which he said:
Whatever of sectional animosity or par
tisan hatred may have been evolved during
the war, we are thankful that It no longer
exists. and pray that we may now know but
one sentiment-the love of God and the love
of our own country.
President Forester then said:
Comrades, we gather to pay the tribute q. Of
memory of the heroic dead
The members of the association replied
in concert:
awe come to place garIands upon the
grave of the brave American soldier, to exalt
valor and inspire in all deep love for
country and home. Those who wore the
gray and those who wore the blue are of one
blood. Let their valorous deeds be treas
ured as a common heritage, and may Gods
mercy abide with us and His blessing rest
upon us, a united country and united peo-
pie, with one flag, forever. Amen"
The stars and stripes were rested
against the floral Offering while the mem
bers of the association and their COM
rades grouped around it. The COnfeder-
ate graves were then streWn with flowers
and the assembly broke up.
The Day at Nashville, Tenn.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, May 3I.-The an
nual decoration of the Federal dead at
the National cemetery, six miles from