The National tribune., 1895-06-20
TIE GRAND ARMY
What is Being Done by the Veterans
for the Good of the Order
TAYLOR'S TOMB.
co,oroaes should visit IL While at Louisville
I'm September.

Comrades Should visit III "iiio ~
in September.
FnrroR NATIONAL TRIBUNE; In view =.
the fact that the next Nstlonal hhcain
will be held at Louisville ny, ~ .t .nas 20 80
interest TO the comrades, as well as oI1eis nv
atten5 TO know that Gen. Zschary Lay LOT OF
tnn,h and monument are located tour nllss
ssst of that city. i was in Louisville the ISL Oh
War and concluded / weud visit the grave
~ the bero of Beuna Vista. made inquiries
ofsome of the old residents OF the clty sUoo' IA
locality and the facilities for gettlhs tnele
was very much astonished 81 the ot,. all
irested bv men who had lived In tue cry 81
thoir lives They all seemed TO know the 1eneIal
as hnr;ad east of the city, but were prolouhuly
;rnoront of the exact locality or the rouue'
anollv cot a Young business man oil the tonn
to accompany me in buggy. WHEN NC 80
ready TO start met an old comraoe' ' a. y
of the city. He said he coula not giNe no ~ ~
ipformatiOn j wanted, but II iS mouiS So mo
Citv Hall the Chief of Police coulo give mo
eI1 tbe information / needed, because he was q
grandson of the General. However, we nav
became skeptical by this time, and our tiine
was limited. and we thought ii just possiOIo
the grandson had forgotten where his great All.
castor was buried. Sowe dove out MAIL So I -
TO the suburb of Clifton, and when we came ~ =
the tollgate we inquired oil the oIu .r .aa' H.
kent the gate. She said we were on the hai !.
ro6shurp road we would have to cross over 81
the reservoir TO the Brownsboro road. Athousu y y
the never saw the monument sne tnousns =
was eight or nine miles out on bhaV S
We thanked her and drove on as olrec'eu' ".u
sbout three m lies from the toigste we ca'pe 49,. =.
sight of the monument quarter ol hlllo -,
the BrownsborO pike, IN q iahilS si"SS'
the old Taylor farm. ,.h
T,ha rnonument stands about one roo south
of the tomb, or vault, where the General y
buried, The vault is closed With very Iuets !
iron door. on which is the simple lnscflpt'on'
s'Zachary Taylor" The monument is OF granite :
and about 80 feet high, including tue liie'slIsu
figure of the General, which STANDS at palaue
rest. In full uniform, with the lelt manu- leoI,e
on tbe hilt of his sword. and the rlght tbrus'
in his bosom. On the south side OF the monu'
mont is the following inscrip ption: nave
ondaavored to do my duty. i am ready 10 ole
~ .on1y repret is for the friends i leave be-
hind me- And below this is: mayor zen
era Zachary Taylor, Twelfth Presldent Oh tns
limited States. Born Nov. 2zth, Ifoa' oleo
July the sth, 1850" rL;.h,..lo,
On the west side are the names oil ms p%'Dles
In Merico-De la Palma, Monterey, buens
Vista. Resacs Palo Alto. ;o,s
ON the north side is the eagle ana shieiN
and two muskets and two flags crossed
ON the east side of the monument Is IN
scribed. Fort Harrison, Black Hawk, okee'
chobee."
There has been no one Durleu Cneio i%o
The whole place is grown over with myrtle, 3
that one makes tracks in walking over In'
graveyard. There we saw the grave Oh oo'
Henry Taylor and his wife, and others OF I'M
TayIor family, besides the Jouetts ana Lees
who seem to be relations of tue Taylor family
After we had wandered over the lace ior som
time we went out into shady lane ana al
our lunch. and after washing it down wltn
strong beverage which every true kentuckla a.
prefers to milk or water, we drove osck
The citv. When passing the tollgate the Oh
lsdv came out and asked us if we found ID
place. and was somewhat surprised to hear
was only three miles away.
The young business man who accompanle
me has lived in the city FIVE years; he e1
pressed himself as well pleased with the ea
cursion, but said be would probably never nav
visited the monument had l not persuaded hif
TO accompany NE. How soon even the gres
men of this Nation pass out of our memor!
When / was five years of age this great gel
eral was so popular in the United States TN
his praises were indelibly impressed even
nv infant memory. But after 40 years
silence In the tomb even those living near ha'
forgotten that great though modest nero
buried there. hope some one will be patriot
enough to decorate his tomb on each Memoir
Day.-JAspER BRowH, Eyans Landing, Ino