The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-05-31
Conservation of Confederate
Monument i'm Chicago.
TO THOSE WHO DIED IN PRISON.
A Famous Battery of Cannon Spiked
Beside the Granite Shaft.
Noble Address by Gen. Wade Hampton
southern Roses, Magnoiias and
Paimettos Strewn Upon the soldiers
Graves-Wonen Take Prominent
Part In the Exercises.

Chicago. May sa-with The des,catiou
today IN this. one OF The stannche<t OF
Union cities. IN the heart OF the country
whence came the hIue-coated warriors
VINO marched from Atlanta to the sea-
or a handsome monument TO the lasting
memory OF those who wore the gray and
rought for the lost cause under tho
stars and bars. r Confederate "hsgh-water
mark" was established far north Of that
set at Gettysburg by force or arms. This.
too. with the ungrudging consent OF tho
staunch Unionists among whom II iS
placed. and with the countenance and as
sistance of veterans in biue--foes In arms
but friends in peace. doing honor TO an
acknowledged valor which Is now thu
common heritage Of our common country.
The dedication was accomplished by per-
hsps the most impressive and imposing
ceremonies among the exercises set down
for Decoration day in any part OF the
Union
At Cottage Grove avenue and Thirty
nth street, then the outskirts but now
In the heart OF tho city, a storkade was
built during the civl war and named
Camp Douglass. and there many thou
sands OF Confederate prisoners We're cons
fined between the years of 1882 and 1855.
The men held there under the restraints
which befeli captives OF war had spenc
their lives in the balmy climate OF tho
sunny South. and the rtgors of a North
ern winter told severely upon them As
a consequence 5000 OF them were itber-
ated by death and buried In oakwooi
cemetery, at Cottage Grove avenue and
S!xty-seyenfh street. II was to the mem-
ory of these e.00n who had died IN a miii-
tary prison In an eneuy's country thae
this monument was Dedicated by conf
ra6ieS and opponents. the spot where they
lie buried. IL 10 the first monument to
the Confederate dead erected In the
North, and the event was perhaps with
out a parallel IN history. IL does not ap-
pear that anywhere else on the face OF
our round globe within period of thirty
years after the close of a bitterly fought
war. the vanquished have ever hcfore
erected a monument to the memory OF
their comrades In arms in the heart OF
the vic;ors' territory. Especially has tho
sight never been witnessed or the viciors
heartily joining the vanquishsd In doing
honor 10 the yalor of the vanquiShed
dead.
This dedication is the outcome OF
movement begun 10y the Confederate As
ISOLATION OF Chicago. 1t undertook To
raise the necessary funds for the erection
OF the monument. and Gen. john Y.
Underwood, Southern officer In COM
mand of the Northern divisions oc
the United Confederate Veterans. Was
chosen to carry forward the work Ihle
fund was started with $3.50 from lee
Georgia ssftizens of Chicago also sub
sscrgbed $1,000 and subscriptions by Con-
feeerats. veterans and others In tho Soufh
brought the fund up to the necessary
amount The monument was three years
under construction the largest aessH-
blaze of distinguished Confederate vetsr-
ans ever seen In the North was one OF the
notable features of the OCCASION Thooo
rresent included Generals john B Gcr-
don, Wade Hampton, James i@ohss,reel.
stephen ID. Lee. Fitzhugh Lee. Harry
Hath s g. French, T.. G.. Walthail, NJ
- putler +, l.. I,ornax Marcus j. Wright.
Frank c. Armstrong. Eppa Hunion, Jo-
.e,h Shelby William II. payne, fayeliS
Hewett G. A. Evans ana joseph -iis
Lewis Nearly all these distinguished WIS.,
iors accompanied ny fheir WV az
families together with representatives OK
the Confederate Association OF Washlns-
ton city. Camp Mouitrie, sons OF vet
.srans OF Charleston. >. e., aha rsPiv
sentative delegations from AuailtA Aho
oaner points South, arrived seSAsiuas.
They were met at the depots Dy cofifdaes
In arms who preceded them. anu ~ u's
local receptlon committee, composer OF
FEDERAL and Confederate veterans aIh
the leading professional ana oueaess
fnnn of the clty, with a Sultaoss eFNOtl'
ami driven TO their hotel. Later they at
tended a matinee performance Al tile ths.
ster In The evening they were "eicoHlea
~ tho city bv Mayor Swift, Gen. Goruoh
responding Tnis was followed py a hiosp
brilliant banquet at Kigsleys-
sroaay's ceremonies began with tho
r,ngino ~ the Columbian liberty bell ana
the firing or a national salute ny hattefy
u 4 n c.. on tho lake front iaeh a
large f.ar-sde OF renowned Northern an1
ssn,stber, generals was formed and moved
,,naer military escort 10 the IwsLita
street depot and took trains IN "aiu.ls
for oakwood cemetery. where the deai-
ca.ton ceremonies occurred. The nilf,afy
escorr consisted OF the well-known fifst
ys.yir,ent l. NJ G.. under command OF
Henry L. Turner and the Chicago Rus
sars a mounted military organizaugn OF
aeven.y-fve men, under command OK
Capt. Quincy. 1000
,t.t nraver nv Col Joseph DeSha fick-
err chaplain OF the Kentucky orphan
hyIoaae g. s. A. Then Gen. John {. Tn
a-,.sood In a few Introductory remarks
rfacea in the chair Rev DR.. w. ri. Bot
- nastor of the Centenary Metnodis1
church. ard past commander OF - >.
Co.. post No. q. @. A. r., OF Chicago.
-, de1tverea a brief address on ASSUME
,,g hts duties, The dedicatory orauon
~ Lieut.. Gen. Wade Hampton OF south
r,aroIlna followed. He said:
ssrhe scene presented here tc1ay - ons
.t., could not be witnessed In any other
country but our own. ana tor this rtA-
so1 n FOR no other. u presents S'S-
SVhs a. - u9n~af1re worthy OF