Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1895-06-08

an1 G 'eoeraIs in the battle of Nashv;,t
ana subsequent enpapements rv'ii Nv,
lo"s.t'ate lonn FIELD battery of light ortii
!, !: y VI distinguished battle record ,n,
naa;. "ere permanently parked, neve,
aRa'n to belch forth deadly miss;i"s as'u. T.
H1rrl0le 0le splendor OF war. All hail ti, H.
sieneed l guns we consecrate wh;oh .p'
,.o,l,i ma'n 'he shot and shell piled in monm
mental decoration on this buriaI saat =
are ', henceforth dedicated as a mi,;ta,, pu,
".uo'e "m OF valor, fortitude and deoth :,
,,,.,, Decorate the monumentm com
n,eoed n,ahoed Gen, Underwood, and thar
oS. miSs Catherine Stewart, Miss Marior
5u'lI'an 5n and Mrs. R. l.. Walker
ulessea s IN white and escorted by tbros
sun S'aii ofllcers bearing floral decorations
approached the inscription face of tha
'nonolnent and in turn placed white
1roSs and laurel wreaths on easels ~,
,he center and corners Of the h.,a
u'oulca'ihg them to the chivalrons
'y bravery OF the dead there buried and
Nheeied upon the lower stems with
'neir arms folded on their bosoms
Whlle the Arion oetette chapte1 a.
God Wills-Amen." 90
THREE voLLEYs AND TAPS
MISS Eliza S. Washington. advano;nn
10 the front, the three ladies stii1
hneelins, recited requiem poem
Ai'er thls ceremony the monument
guns and piles of shot wer, covereJ
with flowers. 'o''
Then the field was cleared and Col
nehry L. Turner of the First regiment
marched his command to a nositinn
oesloes the graves, and three vollevs
the final military tribute-were firsd
over the graves. A bugle blare and
taps We're sounded, and the cere.
monies OF the day were over
A notable feature of the Journey in.
10 the cemetery was the welcome
winch the ex-confederates received at
the gate, where they were met bv tho
oeorge ii. Thomas Post, G. A. R
which wheeled about and escorted
them to the monument
Inc heat during the exercises at Oak.
woods was intense. The unobscured
sun shone. down upon the heads of the
thousands gathered there, until it was
more than flesh and blood could
Every few moments woman
would faint, and even strong men were
overcome.
INCIDENTS AND ACCIDENTS.
On the speakers platform a G. A. R.
was overcome by the heat and
sank to the floor. His comrades bore
am away to a shady spot The
'rowd around the speakers stand |
vas great, and every seat in the
grand stand was taken, and during
he exercises part of the stand
ilrectly IN front of the speakers fell
with crash. By a miracle of good
nck no one was hurt Mrs. Dixon, a
lady on the grand stand, was
'vercome by the heat
Following the set programme came
he decoration of the graves of Union
oldlers in the cemetery by the Ex-
confederate association, assisted by a
lrge number of visiting ladies from
he south many of them noted south
IN beauties, among whom was Gen.
nderwood's daughter, Gen. Long
treet's daughter, Gen. Capell's daugh-
n and many other southern women.
After the exercises the guests were
ntertained at luncheon by the Chica-
0 club and reviewed the procession Of
lie G. A. r. from the balcony of the
The display Of flowers on the graves
the confederate and federal dead
as very impressive and will long be
membered. Several days they had
zen coming by the car load, six car
ads having come by one railroad
one an unprecedented supply. Sa-
nnah sent palmettos, moses, I
lilaX, magnolia blossoms and laurel ,
reaths. New Orleans sent 5000 mag
lila blossoms and other tributes y
me from New Orleans and Pensacola. I
he Charleston car contained 600 green I,
lmettos, 1000 pounds of Carolina u
oss, branches of cedar, magnolia and :
lrel, and many set designs in laurel y
ives, interviewer with the letters, =
!. c." the work and offering of the
,men of the Daughters of the Con-
leracv and the Ladies Memorial as
,iation of Charleston. Two car loads y
ne from Atlanta and included roses, !,
lmettos, moss and designs by the :,
lins' Memnrial nsSnciat ion of A. "