Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-05-27
THE SOLDIER DEAD.

BenedictOn.
THE SOLDIER DEAD.
Following a custom observed for sew
ersl years. post decorating committee
will in addition to the usual services at
the county soldiers monument decorate
the graves of the sleeping soldiers in
Chippiannock cemetery. The records in
the hands of Capt. J. NJ. Beardsey show
that the soldiers inferred there are:
n. B. Buford. brigadier general; -
Meatyard, lieut.. and asst. adjt. gen. I;
Theo. Edison, major of ordnance corps,
L. S. A; John Morris, major 126th H.;
Thomas Morris, LIST lieut.. Il, As H.; l..
W. Padgett. l, 126th Ill; Andrew Erred
erick, H, 126th H.; George Graham, II,
37th III smith Graham, B, 65th H.;
James McCoTd, captain; John Clement;
James W. Bracket, surg. 9th Ill. cav :;
! John peitz, sergt. Co A, 9th III. cav. :;
| Thomas Mccartney; Chris. KiIber, I'd
lieut.. Fl. 126th Ill; Peter S;rupp, A. 9th
! III. cav; John Sargent, Confederate
| ARMY: Daniel Knlttle, Thomas Yates,
| George Heisel. William Hoffman, big
gen. L. S. A; Joseph Kelly, Joseph
| Eaton, lieut.. \, 37th Ill; John Green,
James Green L. NJ. Haverstick, capt. +,
130th Penn; Judge Benedict. F. Copp,
capt. F. s9th III Stephen Spencer, Will
! liam G. Blackburn, capt A. 9th Ill. cav;
! Joseph n. Knox. lieut.. X, 9th Ill. cav. !;
| r. Fl. VeImiIlion, William Trouble,
Louis Martin (colOred), Jack Besrdsley
| (colore,). Herman Wolford, capt. IL,
37th Iii; Wesley Swain, Henry DeSanto,
Napoleon Woods (colored). F, 1872; Col
NJ. Handshaw. E. 43l H.; George L.
Nash, C, 21st Iowa; David Hitler. capt.
A, 9th III. cav George W. barrow, Jacob
r. Phillips, George Wylks. Il, S7th III;
Gabriel Bollman, l., i4Ih III.
cav; James Linton, A, 93d
H.; Matthew Mccullough; David
Shires, a. 93d H.: Thomas E. Davis.
David Rettig, A, OH Ii. cav; a NJ.
Crane. A, 18th IL; 81. G. Stanley. F,
seth IL; W. B. Seymour. capt. II, 45th
H.: August Herkert, 9TH Iowa cav.
Menss Exner. 4lst III George W. PHI
grim, A, 37th, ILL.,; John W. Lahiff, *,
5sth III Clement Bradshaw, A. 9th III.
cav; Fritz Gall d, 9th Ill. cav; Frank
Fulsinger. A, 9th Ill. cav, A Van Camp,
L, 14:h Ii. cav Charles L. Mccarthy,
K. 5Sth Ill Thomas Clark (colored)i
David Beck, C, 102d H.; N. Mccormick,
NJ. Goss William Kaiser, Samuel Thur
man.
II any omissions have been made IN
this list, any one knowing of such will
confer favor by sending the same &c
W. P. Quayle at THE ARGUS office.
AT THE CEMETERY.
The Memorial day exercises at the g.
tional cemetery at Rock Island srsens
will be in charge of Graham post of Mo
line. At 100 special train will leave
Davenport with the comrades of August
Wen,z post and citizens for Moline ant
about the same time electric car
will leave Rock Island carrying
Buford post and the rest of tn
Rock Island delegation. The exercise!
on the island will begin at 2 o'clock ant
the programme there will be:
. Call to order by Grahm post.
Reading of order Of adjutant.
n PRAYER.
: Music by glee club.
Address by post commander.
I. | Oration by Assistant Postmaster Genera
4 Whitfield.
4 Music by band.
o Music by the glee club.
n Dirge by the band.
n Strewing of flowers.
Firing Salute.
n | Song, America" by gfee CLUB.
:: Benediction.
e The Geneseo militia company wi
. come down on special train, whic
leaves that city at IL IN. The largest al