Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-09-21

THE SOLDIERS EXHIBIT,
Attracted more attention than every
other display at the fair. Here we're guns
swords, canteens and cartridge boxes, car
RED by old soldiers during the war. and
uniforms worn by them, with badges &C.
CURED since the war at the great meet
ings of the G. A. r., and numberless in
teresting trinkets, made up display in
tensely interesting to old and young, a
patriotic educator as we'll as a rare at
traction to all on the grounds. Below
we give list of many of these relics of
the great struggle for the Nations life.
CT. White, officers sword worn at the
front, right where the fighting was and
manhood was tested, during the struggle
&C Linville, a revolver carried during
the war, and piece Of maple wook TAX
en- from the battle field at Athens, Ala.
PJ McCullow, an army flag, and a
sabre worn by him in many battles of
the war.
W Fl Powell, officers sword and case
that gave evidence of hard service in the
battle and OH the march.
A o Rowley, sword captured fromsa
rebel officer ct the battle of Columbus.
Ga, one Of the hottest fights of the war.
Fred Swenson. half bomb shell from
the battle. field Of Gettysburg, the fiercest
field of the war and one on which hinged
the fate of the nation.
John Becker, 21st, Ia, INIT. frame of
army relics comprising badges, papers,
orders, sent by Mrs. Hollenbeck. In this
collection was silver spoon and sleeve
button taken from jeff Davis home just
before it was burned.
Thos Walsh, an army musket carried
by him through the war, it's blackened
throat giving evidence of having belch.
ed its thunders in the face of the enemy
Thos Cummings, copy of the New
York Herald of April Is, 1865, containing
an account OF the assassination of the
immortal Lincoln, that hreathed in every
line the fierce anger and deep sorrow
that swayed the people of the nation or
that memorable day.
Mrs Irene G Adams, an officers sword
an alligator skin, G. A. R. badges and I
picture Of the Soldiers Home at Ho
Springs, South Dakota.
N 8 Durgin, small show case contain
ing 10, Is and so cent U. S. shinplaste
five q cent coins, IL flags and many spe
cimens of Federal and confederate badg
es. Behind the show cases stood the gra.
haired old veteran, with his arm hang
ing by his side, that had been MANNED OF
the skirmish line in pursuit of Lee tw
days before the surrender, alert full
Of life, as ready to do his duty now a
when he braved the dangers of the bal
tie field
In another case were some forty ct til
different division, state and National En-
campment badges that were almost q
good as written history of those occae
J ions to the old boys who participated Il
. them.
G b Miller, copy of the VicksburI
Daily Citizen, published Immediately a
, ter the surrender of the city, that was n
plete with historic interest. There wei
also encampment badges, come photo
graphs and history of Wisconsin.
Mrs h Covey, $50 confederate bll
EB Champlin, German watch bougl
in 1862 and carried through the war, ticl
ing off the weary days Of picket, field an
camp duty, the pain laden hours of th
hospital, as we'll as measuring the SET
! onds of the fateful battle field, in I'll
years that tested the stuff men were mac
of.
M A Taft, o. S. and Confederate cal
teens, some pieces of wood and be
taken at Fort Morgan.