The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-06-05
UNDER TWO FLAGS.

Touching Tribute to the Memory OF FAIL
en- COmrades-A Tribute to Bravery By
the Ex-Confederate As, collation..
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 thu Republic, was tho
largest ever seen on the streets OF Chi.
cago on 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 Hill cemetery, where
/ the chief ceremonies of the day occurred.
During the afternoon the veterans parad-
ed 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 THE REPUBLIC, AND FRIENDSHIP have,
come from our homes in st. Louis, beyond
the mighty Nj -sissippi, to lay our flowers
unOn the grave of a cOmra1e VINO perShed
in his fight for the right General Ransom,
who, when only twenty nine years old, was
a CORPS commander who died in Rome, Ga,
in 1864, and whose body was brought to this
beautiful cemetery for burial. We honor
him because he was brave man and be-
cause he was n type of those Yonng 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 soldier,
and met with as patriotic death rs did
ever a martyr AMI we, your comrades, Strew
these flowers on your grave in the nope that
they will tend to perpetuate this b autltul
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 he
crowd sang "America," and n 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
1t their head, formed in line and marched
to the fremont House where the floral
trbuIes, large and small, were gathered
up and the club marched to the Illinois
Central depot, where it took the train for
lakewood cemetery.
A number of members were accom-
panied bv their wives and children, who
bore in their arms profusion of cut flow.
ers and growing plants. The scene was
touching one. The most noticeable
piece was II broken pillar composed OF
flowers At its base was a banner OF
snowy white silk inscribed;
WE TENDERLY 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 u banner of blue silk bearing
the inscription:
WE HONOR THE BRAVE
From the ex.Confederate Association ot
Chicago
The train reached Oakwood shortly
before noon. From the depot the eX-
COnfcderates proceeded to the plat of
ground in which the Union dead are
: buried, and which is marked by a monu--
ment surlnounted by a statue of a 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.
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 mem
bers of the association gathered around
the mound and while they uncovered
2 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;
k "In all ages, at all times, in all lands,
+ am ng I'LL peoples, valor and heroism have
. been admired. Fa hers pc mt with pride to
u the spot where their sons were slain in de-
fence OF their country. an their sons, to
preserve in stor' their fathers memory,
d mark the spot where they ed for liberty
d with lasting monument So we come to-
/, day, my comrades, quiet and unOstenta-
tiously, TO pay our tribute of respect o
brave and heroic men-lo these who sleep
n here. and those who rest yonder, peace be to
:, the T ashes"
II Rev. Robert F. Coyle, chaplain of the
= association, then offered an eloquent and
A fervid prayer, during which he said;
II Whatever of sectional animosity or par
, tisan hatred may have been evolved during
Il tie war, we are thankful that 1t no Longer
Al exists. and pray that we may now know but
one sent iment-the love of God and the love
of our own country.
President Forester then said:
- Comrades, we gather tn pay the tribute Of
," our love and the homage OF our tears to the
le memory of the heroic dead.
a. III. ,oa,,borS of tho association rpDliad