The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-06-06
TO THOSE WHO
WORE THE GRAY

, In Chicago, May 80, was dedicate
monument to the confederate dead
With the dedication In this, one O
the staunchest OF the union ci les, o
handsome monument to the mem
ory Of the men who wore the gra,
and fought for the "Lost Cause"
confederate "high water mark" wa
established far north of that set a
Gettysburg by force OF arms; ant
and this, too, with the countenanct
and assistance Of veterans in blue
The dedication was accompanied by
perhaps the most impressive ant
imposing ceremonies among the
exercises set down for decoration
day in any part of the union. Al
Camp Douglas, now Cottage Grove
avenue and Thirty fifth, thousands
of confederate prisoners we're con-
fined between the years of 1862 and
1865. Six thousand of them were
liberated by death and were buried
in Oakwood cemetery at Cottage
Grove avenue and Sixty seventh
street.
1t was TO the memory of these
5000 who died in a military prison
in an enemy's country that the mon
ument was dedicated by their COM
rades and opponents in arms. It is
the first monument to the confeder-
ate dead erected in the north. 1t
does not appear anywhere else on
the face of our round globe, within a
period of thirty years after the close
of bitterly contested war, the van
quished have ever before erected a
monument to the memory of their
comrades in arms in the heart of the
victor's territory, especially with the
victors heartily joining the van
quished in doing honor to the van
quished dead.
This dedication is the outcome of a
movement inaugurated by the con-
federate association of Chicago.
The largest assemblage of distin-
guished confederate veterans ever
seen in the north was present, includ-
lug Gems. John B. Gordon, Wade
Hampton, James Longstreet, Stephen
d. Lee, Fitzhugh Lee, Harry Heth,
s. G. French, E. @. Walthall, M. @.
Whittier, e. L. Lomax, Marcus j..
Wright, Frank g. Armstrong, Eppa
Hunton, Jos. o. Shelby, VIM. H.
Payne, Fayette Hewitt, @. A. Evans,
and Jos. H. Lewis. Nearly all were
accompanied by their wives and
families, together with representa-
tives of the confe derate association
OF Washington, d. c., Camp Moul-
trie, Sons of Veterans, of Charleston,
IS. c., and representative delega-
tions from Atlanta and other points
in the south. They were met by the
local reception committee, composed
of federal and confederate veterans
and the leading professional and
business men of the city. In the
evening they were welcomed to the
city by Mayor Swift and Gen. Cor
don responding. This was followed
10y mos; brilliant banquet at Kins-
ley's.
The ceremonies began with the
ringing of the Colombian Liberty bell,
firing Of national salute by battery
ID, Illinois national guard, on the
AXE front. Then carriage parade
OF the removed northern and south
ern generals was formed and moved
under military escort to the Twelfth
street depot and took trains for Oak
wood Cemetery, where the dedica-
ton ceremonies occurred. The
military escort consisted of the we'll
known first regiment, Illinois national
guard, under command of Col. Henry
L. Turner, as well as the Chicago
Hussars, mounted military crgani-
cation of seventy five men under
command of Capt. Quincy.
The dedication ceremonies were
opened with prayer by Col. Joseph
Desha Pickett, chaplain of the Ken
lucky Orphan Brigade, y. s. A.
Then Gen. John O. Under wood in a
few Introductory remarks placed in
the chair Rev. J. III. Bolton, presi-
dent Of the Centenary Methodist
church and Past Commander U. s.
Grant Post No. 28, @. A. R., OF
Chicago, who delivered a brief ad-
dress on assuming his duties. The
dedicatory Grafton by Lieut.. Gen.
Wade Hampton of South Carolina
followed.
He said the scene presented was
one that could be Witnessed In no
other country. Brave men from the
south and north stood facing each
other in hostile array, and the best
blood of the country was poured out
like water on many q battlefield.
Thousands, hundreds Of thousands, OF
braves sleep in bloody graves: men
who gave their lives to prove the
faith of their convictions; and now
north and south, standing by these
graves wherever they may be, grasp
hands across the bloody chasm, and
proudly claim federal and confeder-
are soldiers as Americans. No mon
ument >in the world had such an